Zack Valenta : Writing

Charlie Ten-Knives

Charlie Ten-Knives

A Poem by Zack Valenta


It was half passed two-o-clock Sammy was down by the Cripple docks To the sea his nose would be Taking shallow breathes of a nicotine breeze God..
Introvert's Paradise Returns

Introvert's Paradise Returns

A Poem by Zack Valenta


There are moments where the black pastel stains the web of my thumb and index and I look at it with reverence There are things that lie unnoticed a..
Mold for Company

Mold for Company

A Poem by Zack Valenta


Opaque green glow on my fly infested home A foundation of hoarded scraps of metal and wire Circuit boards hooked through Styrofoam and used napkins..
Decrepit by Dusk

Decrepit by Dusk

A Poem by Zack Valenta


Sadistic Immemorial fiend Friend of the night Only seen in my dreams Biting on the rust Vigorously Laboring fingers Dismantling beam He is..
Empty Windows of the Gutted Shell

Empty Windows of the Gutted Shell

A Poem by Zack Valenta


Inscribed in the wrappings of used brains A word of a dead language an unnerving and yet true statement: There must be more who can grip the ritual..
BATTERED BRAINS,GALORE! (Deformity and Decay)

BATTERED BRAINS,GALORE! (Deformity and Decay)

A Poem by Zack Valenta


In the absence of light I am a monster A convulsing entity of horror and insanity Dive into the fabric of my mind's soul and tremble destructively ..
Cold-eyed Crow

Cold-eyed Crow

A Poem by Zack Valenta


A poem of gloomy, humor intent.
A Similar Tone

A Similar Tone

A Poem by Zack Valenta


A poem about a man who has lost his son to an illness and his wife to another man expresses his distress and torment.
Section I - The Dead Breeds

Section I - The Dead Breeds

A Poem by Zack Valenta


An abstract, artful poetry series about the relation between darkness and beauty and the relation between insensitivity and light.
Black Rail - Primordial Exposure

Black Rail - Primordial Exposure

A Poem by Zack Valenta


This is a free-form poem about a wretched creature lost in the sewers. Its origins are unknown, and for some reason it is jealous and detests the huma..