Kenji Light : Writing

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A Poem by Kenji Light


You are a failure And success for me. A labor in vain Or a crinkling display of nimble fingers Cutting through your aluminum And twisting you l..
Nightly Visits

Nightly Visits

A Poem by Kenji Light


“Catch me if you can!” A shout in the night. Dodging and darting between the trees. Lingering upon the bending branches. Beckoning ..
Naked On Stage

Naked On Stage

A Poem by Kenji Light


Consumate me against my will Your violent exchangeof fluids The curtain rises on the basement scene. No heat on concrete floors but temperatu..
Peacoat

Peacoat

A Poem by Kenji Light


If I had not hung you up in that bathroom closet no larger than a broom and dust pan's bedroom to linger quietly there on a rust-colored hanger wou..
The Demon Eye

The Demon Eye

A Story by Kenji Light


Parker shivered as she awkwardly climbed off of him. Her pallid skin looked more transparent from the bright fluorescent lights shining down on her f..
The Cooler

The Cooler

A Story by Kenji Light


Lemon Lime Gatorade…check.Cool Blue…got it.Let’s see…Bug Juice, Bug Juice…where’s the box of Bug Juice?There..
Mai Lai

Mai Lai

A Poem by Kenji Light


There is an old photograph in my mind of a little girl ablaze. Her olive-colored skin trailing behind her as her wide eyes betrayed her terror a..
Symphonic Torture

Symphonic Torture

A Poem by Kenji Light


That sweet clarion call, bellowing, wailing through the night air, pierces the sky and calls the clouds as a kettledrum's roar crashes overhead. ..
While Staring Out the Window

While Staring Out the Window

A Poem by Kenji Light


The rain comes, though only lightly; Crying down my window panes. “Run for cover!” I shout. As people less fortunate than I Get caught..
The Esplanade

The Esplanade

A Poem by Kenji Light


The walkway feels cool to the touch as the darkness stretches itself across the grassy campus. A silhouette in the distance leans against a cement st..