Tuesday, October 21, 2025

an upcoming dystopian winter by J.J. Campbell

here comes the rain

the hollow ache
of an upcoming
dystopian winter

hope was slain
on the side of the
yellow brick road

any fool could
see it coming

bleeding hearts are
never meant to last
long

eventually, we harden

become these brash
bastards unraveling
whatever the fuck

progress was ever
deemed to be

eventually, that will
become a society
that eats itself

in the distance
caligula is laughing

amateurs

just a bunch of
fucking amateurs

--

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is a 3 time Best Of The Net nominee and was recently nominated for The Pushcart Prize. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at The Beatnik Cowboy, Synchronized Chaos, The Dope Fiend Daily, Yellow Mama and Horror Sleaze Trash. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)