Nicole Laszlo : Writing

Fantasms

Fantasms

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


I woke upAbruptly one nightAnd found myself shiveringA fine sweat lining my templesMy breath was labored and shakyI traced the room slowlyNoting how t..
Screaming From the Outposts

Screaming From the Outposts

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


I heard them-Screaming from the outposts "Why did I die?"Crying from the outposts "Why did I die?"Strident shrieksTinged strangely with ignomi..
Unfolding Skies

Unfolding Skies

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


So what did you learn-While you were carrying the world?What was it like-To see the sunSeparate itself from the sky?And when did you notice-That the t..
Dark at Daybreak

Dark at Daybreak

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


It was dark at daybreakA timeWhen those who walked in silenceNever woke the dead- I thought you ought to knowFor it was dark at day breakBut we knew d..
This is Where There's Light

This is Where There's Light

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


As a kid, I always wondered-Why all the bugsFlew towards a light that killed them-It killed them every timeIt's not like it killed them once in a ..
Five Bodies Found

Five Bodies Found

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


There were five bodies found- Down at town square that day Five bodies found Yet not a single sound As snow fell to the streets In bea..
Walls Can't Talk

Walls Can't Talk

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


If walls could talk It's a saying in which I hear far too often If walls could talk- Oh the stories they'd tell- If walls could talk? ..
Until the Lights Come Again

Until the Lights Come Again

A Poem by Nicole Laszlo


Lights stretch along these tired streets Illuminating some of its lost buildings But these streets are busy And the lights are scattered to a..
Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A Chapter by Nicole Laszlo


Part 1 Darkness can reside in light-- Chapter 1 ..
Chapter 2

Chapter 2

A Chapter by Nicole Laszlo


Chapter 2 I felt my opponents ribs bend against the top of my foot. In the same second I brought that foot to meet his head. He was..