KN Magazine: Poetry
THE MURDERER’S FATE
As twilight settles over a forest gallows, the hanged body of a murderer becomes both spectacle and symbol. The Murderer’s Fate is a haunting, lyrical meditation on justice, consequence, and the eerie calm after violence.
Unfinished Exit
Claudia Wysocky’s poem Unfinished Exit explores themes of loss, absence, and the search for closure through vivid, haunting imagery. With emotional honesty, the poem reflects on the missing, the unfinished stories, and the hope that words offer for healing and understanding.
ANOMALY: CAT WITH TEN LIVES
In ANOMALY: CAT WITH TEN LIVES, Cary B. Ziter explores the layered consciousness of a cat in her tenth life—a poetic meditation on experience, desire, memory, and the wisdom earned through multiple reincarnations. With elegance and sly humor, the poem reflects on what we carry forward and what we choose to leave behind.
Ghosts of the Past
A haunting and lyrical meditation on memory, grief, and emotional entrapment, Ghosts of the Past explores the internal battle of burying pain while being buried by it. With stark imagery and symbolic resonance, this poem digs deep into the soil of loss.
Breadcrumbs for Starving Birds
A quiet meditation on survival, solitude, and offering in a snow-covered world, Breadcrumbs for Starving Birds is a vivid winter scene layered with empathy and quiet resilience.
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