C Peril : Writing

The Beauty and the Bar (I)

The Beauty and the Bar (I)

A Poem by C Peril


"Mila, when are you just going to say yes?"He sat there on his stool, just like he had a hundred times beforehand and he studied her. If you paid atte..
Where Does A Heart Go?

Where Does A Heart Go?

A Poem by C Peril


Do you expect the dagger,with the heart on your sleeve?Surely you know thatyou'll bleed?Cause the sinners and angelsalike, well they aintall that nice..
The Gallery of Heaven

The Gallery of Heaven

A Story by C Peril


A rather odd piece I wrote... somewhere between a long poem and a short story, that tries to contrast the ideal world that can only exist in art and t..
Summa

Summa

A Poem by C Peril


Do you remember that summerthe one we spent in bedthe one that went by in a blurWhat do you remember of that summerwill it be the way the sheetsstuck ..
We Let Burn

We Let Burn

A Poem by C Peril


It's the fire we letburn; we let it feed onour holy scriptures, our guidingwords It's the devil's tongue,red and wretched, that singsto our inner desp..
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

A Story by C Peril


Just give it a read.
Visibility

Visibility

A Poem by C Peril


A short poem exploring the conflict between wanting to make the most of the modern/digital world whilst wanting to maintain a degree of privacy and au..
Eyes Like Yours

Eyes Like Yours

A Poem by C Peril


With eyeslike bayonetsYou butchermy heartYou renderit a bloodymass,of tissueFleshAgainBeating barely,on the floorSo that Imay sinklowerthan beforeAnd ..
Heart Attack

Heart Attack

A Poem by C Peril


A youthful preoccupationwith foreverTender hearts longingfor happy endingsAn adolescence insuspended animationSurviving fragmentsstill hopefulYet to b..
The Cross

The Cross

A Poem by C Peril


To find redemption, in a cross,that's lostStand in that spacious buildingand believe, for a momentIt isn't emptySee a pure, white light filter inand k..