Astoria ~ Samantha Rose

Something lurks in the obsidian atmosphere

above the quaint town

as fog creeps in tandem with the night tides.

 

Whistling winds

sway the chimes and the bobs at the wavering docs,

draining still silence from empty streets.

 

The theater smells of a handsome fellow

cloaked in a white tux and smoldering jaw,

who dances in mirrors

 

and paints with shadows in the corner of your eye.

The doorknobs turn themselves,

the empty hallways shriek the loudest.

 

The lighthouse, a columbarium

leaks ectoplasm from its barnacle covered bricks.

Protecting its honorary lighthouse keepers

 

as ships miss its lights

and perform vanishing acts upon the deep waters,

leaving phantoms in the night

 

to be dashed against the rocks

and to creep upon the skeleton of the wreckage.

The moon drags Cthulhu’s silhouette across the ocean floor

 

as cosmic chaos implodes

in the sleepy town

that never sleeps.

 

© Copyright Samantha Rose 2018

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[Astoria is a coastal town in the state of Oregon, rumored along with many of its surrounding areas to be haunted by various creatures and spirits. To read more about the haunting history and ghost stories of Astoria, click HERE.]

You can catch more of Samantha existing at her blog, Existential Poetry.