The Mercy of Madness: American Gothic Poetic Fusion

By William Winter

"The darker elements of poetics have always brought the good into the light for me. I've taken great measures to document my reality and speak from the heart. This is my gothic peace of mind, a journey into the underground of the world, the heart of a city, a shadow in the palm of a devil's hand on a balmy summer afternoon."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503532762

William Winter

Willam Winter is an American by birth and a writer by nature. Born in the city of Chicago in 1981, a tumultuous life has been led well in the city of hell, romancing an oncoming storm in the face of Windy City cold.

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THE MERCY OF MADNESS

AMERICAN GOTHIC POETIC FUSION

WILLIAM WINTER

Copyright © 2015 by William Winter.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2015900269

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-5035-3275-5

                Softcover        978-1-5035-3277-9

                eBook             978-1-5035-3276-2

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Rev. date: 01/09/2015

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CONTENTS

Vines

Subtle

Brunch in Nepal

Frost Now

Grave of the Cowboy

Hyena’s Song

Karmaa

No Snow

Cages, Maddening

Shades of Bone

The Mercy of Madness

Eyes and Lies

The Lights, They Dim Soon

Time of Beauty: The Wild

The Air is on Fire

The Weather in Hades

Split Infinity

Means So Little

The Cool Night

Instincts and Caffeine

A Simple Skip

Mirrors

Dreams Into Weeping

Perfect Moments

Statues and Limitations

Safe

Good Mourning

Share the Skies

The Old Face

Lumen

No Such Thing as Suicide

VINES

I am this place

It’s all rotting

Writhing up the headstones

And choking out the sunlight

Tear me apart tonight

Can I find one as strong as I want you to be?

Will you all just turn weak when you’re faced with me?

I hear the sweetest music

The darkness could not be