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This Is Where She Appears In Dark of Night

from World's Okayest​.​.​. by Chuck Parker

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warped asphalt ribbons and moldering foundations
the homes and hearths are gone, just weeds and rusted bathtub virgins
the old grey church upon the hill, it's cemetary fenced
in rusted iron stands sentinel, it's community past-tense

this road misses the passing cars, clicking by like insects.
it longs for spirits of the past to which it will never reconnect
the rails and the mines are stripped, the Bull's Head tavern derelict
no longer will they genuflect beneath the smoking spires


Some folks speak of acursed land,
for violence done by Mollys' hand
The legacy of Ignatitus' blight,
the village razed, too weak to fight
this is where she appears, in the dark of night

the flames of hell, below they lie,
waiting out the last to die
the spirits of the past survive
in veins of smouldering anthracite
this is where she appears, in the dark of night


Out past a mottled earthen mound lies the story of fallen town
told in painted missives on the cracked and blistered ground
professing lust and love and wit, ignorance and fear
they barely scratch the surface of the tragic tales here
"That which is not dead may enternal lie,
in strange aeaons, even death may die"
Great Old One slumbers restlessly, more so here than in the sea
The essence of those living here, is consumed further year by year
though Lovecraft never passed this place, his horrors here persist


Some folks speak of acursed land,
for violence done by Mollys' hand
The legacy of Ignatitus' blight,
the village razed, too weak to fight
this is where she appears, in the dark of night

the flames of hell, below they lie,
waiting out the last to die
the spirits of the past survive
in veins of smouldering anthracite
this is where she appears, in the dark of night


this slow burning conflagration ,this steadfast abrogation
suffocates the spirit as sure as any other cancer found within
This will eventually take me...This town will win

Some folks speak of acursed land,
for violence done by Mollys' hand
The legacy of Ignatitus' blight,
the village razed, too weak to fight
this is where she appears, in the dark of night

the flames of hell, below they lie,
waiting out the last to die
the spirits of the past survive
in veins of smouldering anthracite
this is where she appears, in the dark of night

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from World's Okayest​.​.​., released November 15, 2019

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Chuck Parker Virginia

A performer for more than 35 years, Chuck has filled many musical roles: heavy metal guitarist, singer/songwriter, jazz sideman, open mic host, filk circle regular, and World’s Okayest Bassist™.

A regular on the con circuit, find him at open mics and backing up the Blibbering Humdingers! ... more

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