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The mantle of the Criminal, a crown that doesn't fit. Working through probation, and shovelling with shit. Somewhat out of character, somewhere out of place. Acquiring unwanted labels, that hang heavy with disgrace. The mantle of the Crimi…

Criminal • Opuss № I

The icy wind was harsh, as was the tone in his voice. He said: "One of us has to die! We have no other Choice!" They all looked at each other, each trusting his words where true. He said: "My friends, the needs of the many, far outweigh t…

Peter & The Wolves • Opuss № I

That was a kind of strange moment, but it passed and again I can think. Maybe it's all the smoke that I've had, or maybe it's just the drink. But I lost myself to the moment, and for a second forgot all I knew. I'd pay to capture that seco…

You • Opuss № I

Ok, so where the party?

Opuss 1 Today • Opuss № I

Oh my dearest Opuss, Oh what a year it's been! The friends I have encountered, The things I've read I have seen. Oh my dearest Opuss, In one year we've become more than friends. And oh my dearest Opuss, In my heart I hope this never ends. …

Happy Birthday Opuss • Opuss № I

"There's a message in there somewhere", said the spider to the fly. He always liked a chat before he ate. "Don't be sad now fella, it's a shame to see you cry. Who are we to judge the hand of fate?". "You see Mr. Fly, i'm hungry, my childr…

Spider To The Fly • Opuss № I

*Warning - Contains themes some readers may find offensive. You have been warned.* Silent night, unholy might. Travelled through time, to slay this night. Found the virgin and soon she bled, double tap and the baby was dead. Taking them do…

Silent Night • Opuss № I

"Can you imagine Thomas, if the Union wins the war, Lincoln gets his way and frees up all the slaves? I worry 'bout the future, for our children, what's in store, if the Union army sends us to our graves?". I had a dream see Thomas, of a n…

Grey Prophecy • Opuss № I

A ship had been bought, when his house had been sold. He'd assembled a fine crew, from the brave and the bold. So with men in the rigging, and food in the hold. They set sail on the promise, of a horde of old gold. With eight weeks at sea,…

Old Gold • Opuss № I

Firstly, let me tell you the entries for this have been great read, and it really has not been easy to pick my Top 3, but, after much consideration, here are the results: In 3rd Place is the Brilliant "Humans Vs Cucumber" by @CuriousCraig …

Colour Challenge Results • Opuss № I

A big thanks to @HeatherAnne for choosing my entry "Icy Blue" Congrats to the runners up and well done everyone who took part! Remember to insert: #ColourChallenge in your post, and tag @Weirdwolf in comments so I can read the entries for …

Colour Challenge • Opuss № I

It was sticky in the bush, for Pablo and his mates. Bouncing around with the kangaroos and challenging turtles to race. Now things where pretty bonza, for Pablo, Mixxy and Titch. They loved it in the outback, and the food was pretty rich. …

Watership Down Under • Opuss № I

There is something about a moment, just a moment, nothing more. All I ask from you is a moment, that I may cherish forever more. So share with me this moment, and I in turn shall give, to you, each and every moment, every moment that I live…

A Moment • Opuss № I

Welcome to Umbra Babylon. This tower was never pulled down. As the enemy fights over ruins, it grows in secret renown. A true celestial temple, an inner, outer space. An untouchable achievement, a true wonder of our race. It is larger tha…

The Tower Of Umbra • Opuss № I

Ice blue where her eyes, to match the bitter cold of her soul. She was host to the bleakest winter, as the warmth from the sun he stole. Frozen where her teardrops, upon her snow white face. Her naked body glistened in the morning frosts e…

Icy Blue • Opuss № I

I am pained by the injustice as white phosphorous falls from the sky, and the IDF are lacing up their boots. I'll never understand why the children have to die, at the hands of those who claim god at their roots. It is murder, ethnic clean…

Palestine • Opuss № I

It was a fragile stability, that kept the man in his place. Shuffling up and down corridors, inner turmoil etched on his face. He hated the indignity, when summoned to cue for his meds. Hated the rubberised mattresses, and the rough starch…

Tommy • Opuss № I

I stood at the base of the great Tree of Life. At its summit I saw a Golden Apple. I started to climb the tree. Half way up I saw snake eyes in the shadowy darkness of the branches and heard hissing. I continued to climb. When I reache…

A Dream... • Opuss № I

I once held a precious treasure, a fragile beauty in my hands. A prism of reflective pleasure, with gentle radiance it shone. It was formed with compassion, in a furnace fired with love. It was shaped with pure emotion, by a deity from ab…

Tainted • Opuss № I

"What do you mean it's too early for beer?", he said with a mischievous smile. He looked to the sky and than said with a sneer: "I havn't had beer for a while.". The beer failed to numb his senses, so he rolled up and sparked up a spliff. …

Fire In The Sky • Opuss № I

The peasants where revolting as the cleric with the hook ran a ring of shame around our leaders throats. The people see no justice, should have thrown at him the book, but instead Abu Qatada sits and gloats. Where's a Hitman when you need …

Revolting • Opuss № I

I will always remember my forefathers, men who fought through times of war. Remember their every sacrifice, at home and upon foreign shores. I remember them for their bravery, as I remember them with pride. I remember the fields of Poppy's…

Remembered Upon Foreign Shores • Opuss № I

*Warning - Not for the sensitive. * He had spent too long in the wild, unaccustomed now how to speak. Lost in the forest since he was a child, no longer a man but a freak. He was tainted now by the darkness, for through life he'd avoided …

By The Grace Of God • Opuss № I

Leave alone the cocaine son, always stick with the speed. And if you feel like getting drunk, then boy go smoke some weed. Masturbate and fornicate, but keep your tackle clean. Experiment and deviate, but never be obscene. Have Faith and …

Father to Son • Opuss № I

There is a veil of tears, A discomforting morbid shroud. It shadows the light within me, So I may not shine in the crowd. I wear a cloak of loneliness, It's fabric formed from pain. As darkness lingers in its folds, Like a sky amassed with…

Veil Of Tears • Opuss № I

Originally written eleven years ago today: A wound so deep has opened within my soul. Tormenting me while I sleep, and waking me into a world so cold. Something's missing every morning, as each new morning brings despair. Something taken …

The Wound • Opuss № I

"How did you find me?", he asked, with what little strength left in his breath. "How did you find me?", he asked once more, the effort bringing him closer to death. "I found you because I looked for you", came his executioners reply. "I …

The Messenger • Opuss № I

Last night I gazed up at the sky, and saw a spaceship, way up high. It could have been a satellite, but they only travel from left to right. It wasn't a comet, it had no tail, just a single light, shinning white, and pale. It wasn't the sp…

U.F.O • Opuss № I

America 1 - Saddam Hussain dead. When they toppled this leader, they pulled off his head. America 2 - The Taliban Dead. Insurgency followed, so they pay them instead. America 3 - Bin Laden dead. Black ops in Pakistan, shot in the head. …

United States Of Monstrosity • Opuss № I

If I was a cocktail, I'd be a: Dragons Breath. A fiery alcopop to some, to others a painful death. With Naga chilli extract, and crushed scotch bonnets too. Add to that a quadruple Vodka, 1000x hotter than vindaloo! You can't drink me if …

Mix It Up • Opuss № I

Here we face the future, Israel's finger on the button. They call themselves the lambs of god, though in truth the Devils Mutton. It's the threshold to Armageddon, as they prepare for war in the sand. We feed on what we are fed on, and for…

Power Monger • Opuss № I

Fifty shades of emotion, that herald my dark devotion. It used to be speed that fed my need, now new rivers feed needs ocean. Perhaps once it was chaos, the thing upon which I fed. I suppose chaos is still the pinwheel, that turns the cogs…

50 Shades Deeper • Opuss № I

I only knew him as Lenny, Leonard Frank Gardner was his name. Born in 1933, into the world, next door, he came. He lived there his whole lifetime, never married, had no kids. So when he died, not many cried, for a lonely life was his. He …

Empty House • Opuss № I

Inspired by @sarahgamal I was sitting in my garden, where Weirdwolf's often sit. When I beheld a groovy "Comment", and thought: Man, this is it!! For the "Comment" begat a vision, on the lawn, under the sun. It could be a group Endeavour …

Opuss Almighty • Opuss № I

He looked up to the heavens, said a prayer to the old gods and smiled. Gripping tight his two handed battle axe, he could hear the beast had been riled. He could feel its thunderous footsteps, he could smell its pungent scent. Gangaloonian…

Gangaloonian The Goblin Berserker • Opuss № I

It had been a long time coming, he wasn't there because he was vain. He was there because he deserved it, and King Leelee was his name. The throne suited his bottom, as he suited the top. He writes like he's on fire, with a talent that's …

Hail To The King Baby! • Opuss № I

I've got a naughty pussycat, she keeps catching butterflies. I think she has convinced herself they're birdies of small size. She stalks them on the lavender, they seem to like that spot. She thinks that she's so clever, comes and shows me…

Lola • Opuss № I

Iselian was a jester, though not a natural clown. Born with harsh deformities, an odd ball of the town. An outcast from his village, now a servant of the throne. He took the torment and beatings, for the job came with a home. His body was…

The Fool • Opuss № I

He woke up feeling queazy, he woke up feeling strange. He felt somewhat uneasy, he could feel some kind of change. Where was this he'd awoken, because he wasn't in his bed. He considered his mind was broken, maybe something wrong with his …

Transplant • Opuss № I

I know that this is not a poem, But I always dreamed of shedding a tear whilst John Lennon sang. Epic!

Closing Ceremony • Opuss № I

If I was mankind's saviour, disease would have no place. I would quickly eradicate cancer, and protect the human race. If I was mankind's saviour, I would see an end to war. No genocide or homicide, for these things I would abhor. If I wa…

Saviour • Opuss № I

I guess you could call it empathy, perhaps it's a pact with Hell. An extra sensory sympathy, for dead men have stories to tell. Some kind of divination, from a primal place in my mind. Like automatic writing, or channeling of some kind. M…

E.S.P • Opuss № I

He could taste the blood in his mouth, and he knew that he was hurt. He could not feel below his waist, as he choked on the dust and dirt. He'd been sitting in his office, he'd been talking on the phone. Now he lay broken, surrounded by ru…

9/11 • Opuss № I

It won't be long until Yule, though some say it will be different this year. Perhaps I am just a fool, for letting rumours steer. Still I've made my preparations, and I've gathered my supplies. I'm not taking any chances, I won't mind if i…

Apocalypse Now? • Opuss № I

Stay away from me September, you and I will nevertheless be friends. You fill my year with sadness, that lingers and never ends. Each year on your arrival, the sun is stolen from the sky. It is not the rain that wets my face, but the tears…

Grey September • Opuss № I

Jesus was never a carpenter, for Jesus was never born. Just a vessel of herd conformity, To ensure that sheep are shorn. Jesus was never my saviour, common sense knows I wasn't there. With 2000 years between us, its pathetic to think he'd…

Opinion, Religion, Reality. • Opuss № I

Ladies & Gentlemen!! Your winners for yesterday's household challenge are: In first place: @AWriterGirl with her excellent piece: An Essential Necessity! In second place: @brownowl2012 with her entry: Aboriginal And taking the Bronze …

Household Restults • Opuss № I

L,l,l,ladies & Gentlemen!!! As you may have noticed I had OBVIOUS heatstroke earlier by thinking evolution happened in the household, personally I blame Spider Venom. Therefore, today's 'Household Challenge' Is........ LOINCLOTH Rules…

Household Challenge • Opuss № I

At last! There's sunshine for breakfast! I've an appointment with the lawn. Best I get my shorts on, cos' it looks like its gonna be warm. My front garden's like a jungle, and the hedge is eight foot high. I doubt I'll make it to the top u…

Overgrown • Opuss № I

Deep in the swamps of Louisiana lives a man called Banjo La'Munter. His momma was a Cajun beauty queen, his poppa a Gator hunter. When he was born he was four foot eight, now full grown he's eight foot four. His poor old momma was never th…

Banjo La'Munter, Alligator Hunter • Opuss № I

Locked away, no longer a man, solitary for all time. Locked away, no longer a man, punishment beyond its crime. Locked away, no longer a man, but an animal in a cage. Locked away, no longer a man, just a vessel housing rage. Locked away, …

Bronson • Opuss № I

Skiing down slopes was a breeze, for Diego the Portuguese. He was simply the best, for no slope was a test, he could ski any mountain with ease. Until one fateful day, he collided with Santa's sleigh. The impacted snow, didn't cushion the …

On The Piste • Opuss № I

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Just look at how well you've done. I taught you well, while others fell. Oh isn't deception fun! And it's all down to me, for I taught you how to be, well placed at the top, secured not to drop, with my tentacled trickery. Y…

Doc' Ocs' Protégé • Opuss № I

I follow the path of the wolf, to be his strong left hand. Finding myself from pillar to post, my time often lost to demand. Still I follow in its footsteps, and they lead me were I tread. Sometimes amongst the living, though often amongst…

Feral Company • Opuss № I

Opuss you have given us a quill that needs no ink. Opuss you have given us a page on which to think. Opuss you have given us a theatre and a stage. Opuss you have brought about writings new golden age. You see without you Opuss these word…

The Opussian Prayer • Opuss № I

There's a spaceship in my garden, it must have landed last night. I saw it there this morning, it didn't half give me a fright. I think it's a bit of a liberty, if they'd asked I wouldn't mind. But it's landed on my vegetable patch, and it…

Get Off My Land! • Opuss № I

He stood at the crossroads, devoid of direction, A Rose he laid at his feet. Standing in silence, He savoured the moment, the ritual was now complete. The scent of Patchouli, still lingered around him, as if his soul was infused. Residues …

Lucius • Opuss № I

I've had enough of English summertime, it's getting on my nerves! With all the dreadful rainfall, far more than the season deserves. And what about all these Mosquitos, they seem to have doubled in size. I'll be glad to see the back of the…

English Summertime • Opuss № I

The night will soon be upon me, like an imposing, unwelcome guest. I hate nothing more than sleeping alone, so again the night brings a test. For it tests my fragile sanity, and it probes my weakened resolve. As memory pours from dark shad…

Death Bed • Opuss № I

@OpussSmiles There is a smile, not seen in a while. A smile to make the heart sing. With lips that curve, a smile to serve, A kiss, such joy to bring. This smile divine, deep red, like wine, intoxicating to the mind. The promise of sin, h…

Smile • Opuss № I

He woke up early in an empty bed, his fingers all wrinkled like prunes. Trying to shake the song from his head, haunted by yesterday's tunes. The song was a song of hatred. The song was a song of tears. The song had left him berated. Impal…

Spent • Opuss № I

He watched them from the shadows, his eyes locked tight to his prize. Soon the pair would go their separate ways, one of which soon to meet their demise. He had waited, he was patient, he would savour well this night. He would share with t…

Passionate Violence • Opuss № I

If the men of England stood in revolutions name. Would the outside world hold our government to blame? Would united nations support us in our plight? Would Russia then, and China, support us in our fight? Would Muslim nations arm us and c…

The Rebel Right • Opuss № I

It was cold and wet in the trenches, the great war of 1914. Samuel was a soldier now, three days on the frontline, still 'green'. Not accustomed to the blood and dirt. Not accustomed to the stench of death. As his trembling hands clutched …

Blue Eyes • Opuss № I

There was a sadness in his eyes, though it's depth could not be seen. Freedom only found in sleep, to sleep, a chance to dream. To sail on open waters, to fly amongst the stars. A body formed from energy, not a body wrapped in scars. Here…

Dream Broken • Opuss № I

Often did he linger, in the woodlands, late at night. Falgrim's footfall silent, as above the stars where bright. Something of uncertainty was breathing in his ear. Not often was old Falgrim in the company of fear. His bow was notched and…

Falgrim Saga • Opuss № I

Just co's I ain't found no dead folk yet, Don't mean I ain't gonna fuck em! (Banjo Solo)

The Hillbilly Necrophiliac • Opuss № I

The hand of fate slapped his face with a grin. Now he must take part in a battle, that only someone else can win. ....... or lose. Washed away was his discontent. From selfish to selfless by an omen of dark portent. So she would not notic…

Nemesis • Opuss № I

He was mechanical in his actions, cataloguing each part. If he was to ever live again, he must build himself a heart. The one he had was rotten, had forgotten how to beat. Petrified and fossilised, through deception and deceit. Dark and t…

Tin Man • Opuss № I

Scarification. Self mutilation. Born from the very depths of Frustration. No way out of a bad situation. Bleeding to set my soul free. Damnation. Religious condemnation. I bend my knee to the True God of creation. Set on Spiritual Ejacula…

Fubar • Opuss № I

It's raining again, quite heavily, and I've had a beer. I wish the downstairs toilet, was closer, far more near. It's like an army assault course, in the middle of the night. Having only a downstairs toilet, it really isn't right! Sometim…

 • Opuss № I

Off with her head!!! The Seamonster fed. Once again Pure words could be read. Harmony reigned, the land again tamed. Nobody was guilty now, with nobody blamed. The Crown had returned, to the one whom had earned, now that the wicked witch …

Tough Justice • Opuss № I

He stepped into the sunshine, and he felt it on his skin. Like the kiss from a lost lover. Warming and embracing him from deep within. The shadows of his solitude, where left behind inside. He tilted his face to the sky. Savouring the mome…

Sunny Spell • Opuss № I

I take little pleasure in being unkind. I don't particularly like being cruel. But one thing I like far less than both, is being taken for a fool. We each have misdemeanours, all have our cross to bare. But when something stinks of impurit…

My Tower • Opuss № I

Lady Frankenstein's monster, was not quite what you would expect. It was not made of 'body parts', but 'other' parts instead. Bits and pieces here and there, arranged in different ways. A tongue from this, a tail from that, the Ladies mo…

Lady Frankenstein • Opuss № I

He was wet. He was cold. He was hungry. His blood craving nicotine. His mood was as dark as the clouds in the sky, as he thought of what could have been. He could have been a contender. He could have had it all. He could have taken the 'ti…

The Boxer • Opuss № I

Warriors and Wordsmiths. The Sword and the Pen. The making and the breaking and the fashioning of men. The memory of hero's, and tales of the dead. Forever unspoken, now written instead. The future is deceiving, and history lies. But th…

Swords & Pens • Opuss № I

The Chaos Gods where grinning. Blind and maddened they smiled. Through the incantations of the Sorcerer, the Chaos Gods had been riled. Cthulhu, dead but dreaming, started stirring in the depths. Shadows started twisting, writhing, spewing…

Chaos Sorcerer • Opuss № I

Fear replaced the fading dream, the moment of waking spoiled. The sudden realisation of where he was, and how he became embroiled. He saw it as his duty, to stand up and protect his men. His rank allowed him some privilege, but he consider…

The Box • Opuss № I

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#tshirt 3 • Opuss № I

The battle of Damascus, lasted only seven days. Airstrike after airstrike, bombed it back to the stone age. There was now no chance that history could ever know the truth. Damascus had been flattened, along with any proof. Now the race wa…

Prophetic • Opuss № I

He was dead when he woke up, barely alive when he went to sleep. He had said in prayer that evening, ".....the lord my soul to keep." Here now though, in Purgatory, with not a cloud in sight. No angels playing trumpets, no st.Peter, no bri…

Purgatory • Opuss № I

There goes a smile, a face I will never forget. There goes a friend, a friend I had never met. There goes an inspiration. Now wilts the rarest Rose. Such a tragic end to a beautiful beginning. There's an empty space in your place, and it…

Gutted • Opuss № I

Be still. Be silent. Be calm. Be tranquil of mind. Be patient. Be ready. Be strong. Be well defined. Be pure of heart. Be vigilant. Be valiant. Be brave. Be unbound. Be unshackled. Be free. Be no mans slave. Be justified. Be merciless. …

Become • Opuss № I

The engraving took several hours, this was not something to be rushed. The device designed in silence, whilst every sound was hushed. It had to be symmetrical, it had to be precise. If this, in fact, would come to be, a true doomsday devic…

The Spear Of Dawn • Opuss № I

Oh, so you want me to be serious? But I cant be serious you said? Last night you called me pathetic. Sick of the shit you where fed? Look at us today then, when old rivalries are renewed. How many times have we severed the bind, of this e…

Serious • Opuss № I

At last! I admire her honesty! I knew it! Now she's free. Mind racing. Heart thumping. She's crying. Inside a little piece of me's dying. Gotta be strong. No time to shatter. Listen to Metallica. Nothing Else Matters. Climb over the mome…

Put To Bed • Opuss № I

The Dutch gas mask fitted nicely, and a bargain at the cost. Only £4.50, without it his life would be lost. Even the N.B.C suit, that was £4.50 too! Nuclear-Biological-Chemical suit. Unused, unopened, brand new. He said a prayer to eBay, …

Nuke II • Opuss № I

Tic-tock, tic-tock, time was running out. Tic-tock, tic-tock, he frantically rushed about. Tic-tock, tic-tock, there where only moments left. Tic-tock, tic-tock, his senses where bereft. Tic-tock, tic-tock, he had to get underground. …

Nuke • Opuss № I

*Swear words and stuff* Things to do before I die..... Kill 100,000 Zombies! Not on Left 4 Dead, 4 Real! Crush some fuckers skull in, to rescue a baby seal. Be in a happy threesome, one that doesn't go tits up! Find a cure for death so…

My List • Opuss № I

A 'niggle' between his shoulder blades, like the twitching of unseen wings. Someone just stepped through the doorway. It was one of those 'Channeling' things. Then a sense he'd skipped a heartbeat, and a relocated view. Like looking from j…

Hell's Assassin • Opuss № I

Woman are the sexual predators. Women take the lead these days. Wherever there's a strong man, there is a woman at the reigns. So here is my predicament, I'm ready to 'Jump Ship'. Nobody chooses to be alone, I can't cope with the lonelines…

Save Me • Opuss № I

Over 300 followers, never more than 30+ likes. I thank those of you who are bothered, To like the stuff that I write. But I doubt now the legitimacy, of all but a few. Seriously, if you don't "like" the things that I write, Don't follow m…

Legit • Opuss № I

It will be known as 'Black Wednesday', the first Wednesday of June. It will always live in the memory, and I fear it comes too soon. I cannot tell you why it will, be such a tragic day. For all our futures are set in stone, we adapt to 'co…

The Black Wednesday Prophecy? • Opuss № I

"How does it taste, defeat? I have never tasted it myself, at least not in it's finality." The Witchfinder removed the gag from his mouth. Just a cough, and a splutter, releasing backed up sick. This man felt the weight of his suffering, …

Witchfinder II • Opuss № I

He stripped himself naked, beneath the pale moon. The cold exciting his skin. He knew the change was upon him soon. He knew soon the change would begin. It started with a tingle, at his core, base of his spine. Sending electrical sensation…

Full Moon • Opuss № I

Now milk tasted bitter, far more sweeter was the blood. And he thought it was a Shitter, co's he thought of all, that Milk was good! Never mind, he thought to himself. I'm off out tomorrow night! I'm gonna live the fucker like it's my la…

Forgotten Sunday • Opuss № I

'You sneaky little buggers!', the wise old dragon thought. With one eye barely open, he had spotted a man and his dwarf*. (*This story is set in a kingdom, where slavery is still ok, and dwarves make pretty good sidekicks, in a strangely c…

There Be Dragons! • Opuss № I

"Best we just wait here.", Jeff said: "seems daft to go outside." June was engrossed in her cross stitch, and nodded mechanically at his side. "Shall I put the kettle on?", he looked at her and said. June was mumbling away to herself, glan…

Milk • Opuss № I

Six guys grabbed their pieces, as Honey unlocked and stepped through the door. In the corner a girl was huddled and crying, with another, half naked, passed out on the floor. The stench of sweat and sex and weed, hit her senses as she step…

Rise Of The Face Eaters Part IV • Opuss № I

Tick-tock tick-tock, tick-tock, went his mind. The fuse was steady burning, he was sure to blow in time. Material possessions, Hell, they could be replaced. No, what really mattered was the safety of the place. The world outside was cruel …

Run Two • Opuss № I

It's my own fault, I'm too weak to leave. No fucking self confidence, just no self belief. I'm insulted here every day, after almost eight years, why do I still stay? No mercy, no trust and no love, at least not in the way that were capabl…

Run • Opuss № I

Postman Pat where are you? I take it your not coming today? I know the transactions all went through, I'm waiting for stuff from eBay! Oh sure, you'll bring me junk mail, and red letters, bills to pay. But why do you always take so long, …

Postman Pat • Opuss № I

"Get....the.....fuck...off me!", In the struggle she let out a scream. Now she needed someone to save her. Maybe with 'Uncle Bob' she had been a bit extreme? The face eaters face was against hers, though it had lost it's nose and it's eye…

Rise Of The Face Eaters Part III • Opuss № I

The garage was in lockdown, with it's heavy steel shutters all locked. There was a Bentley with it's roof down, and it's radio playing rock. She was sitting in the drivers seat, the car up on the ramps. The guy she had locked in the boot w…

Rise Of The Face Eaters Part II • Opuss № I

"Don't look back.... Don't look back!", "keep moving.... Look straight ahead!". His voice was soft and breathless, still holding her hand he said: "Honey just keep moving, and quietly, don't make a sound. Keep an eye where your placing you…

Rise Of The Face Eaters • Opuss № I

It was just a little country lane, in an Essex green belt town. Quiet and elderly neighbours, jostling for the 'Best Garden' crown. He was a hermit and a loner. (though married and with two kids.). People heard he had lost the plot, that h…

The Fortress • Opuss № I

Doris, she was furious! How dare they close down her store? She had worked there half her lifetime, since the age of twenty four. In her spare time she was a member of the Camping & Caravan Club. And organised the gas bottles, she had beco…

Dangerous Doris • Opuss № I

He rolled one up, then kicked back in the sunshine. The night before had certainly been a "fun time". "Nice one Sarge", the first voice said. "I think I make that sixteen dead!" "No, I'm sure it had to be more?", came a fourth voice, dif…

Voices • Opuss № I

She howled at the moon, the moon above the sand. She howled a wolf alone, in a far off foreign land. The moon shone bright above the dunes, as the dry wind carried her cry, to the pinnacles of the pyramids, the she-wolf's lullaby. The Pha…

The Pharaoh & The She-Wolf • Opuss № I

You should know things are not right between us, I thought you could read my mind? Look at us baby, oh they should have seen us, drugged up, loved up, and blind. A rainstorm washed over both of us, and a song made both spirits fly. Loosing…

Blame • Opuss № I

He hung suspended by madness, orchestrating his motionless descent. Ascending only to fall, again, compounding agonies torment. To offer her hope was cruel and foolish, he knew this, and so pain was born, from beauty, by a beast, so happin…

Sorrow • Opuss № I

Unexplained was his absence, from humanity's grace. Unexpected states of consciousness. Unknown Nordic race. Of the thirteenth sign of the Zodiac. Of a time, Moon - void of course. Seven is his number, and ruling from the North. Of miracl…

Sorath • Opuss № I

Rumplestiltskin was a goblin, who lived underneath an oak. A sickly grey looking fellow, who very rarely spoke. He would not be seen for days and days, an no one knew his name, and he lived beneath the oak roots, and collected pixie brains…

Rumplestiltskin • Opuss № I

Hope shattered against realisation. His happiness, his sacrifice. His playfulness imprisoned. Withdrawn from all, but one.... And two.... And two.... Withdrawn from all. Withdrawn from view. The platform raised in admiration. His failure,…

Withdrawn • Opuss № I

One upon a NikNak pack, underneath a hedge, lived the happiest Goblin ever! ......... and his name was Reg. There was a reason for his happiness, and this was plain to see, for Reg had the biggest goblin gonads, the world had ever seen! …

The Happiest Goblin • Opuss № I

Sigmund was a berserker, he was fierce, as he was brave. He excelled in blood and battle, sending countless to their grave. His blade was legendary, forged by Völundr's hand. The greatest blade, that Völundr made, the greatest blade in the…

Sigmund Saga • Opuss № I

He felt like Leonidas, but no Spartan King was he. Though they shared a common bond in life, both had 300 free; Thinking individuals, that filled each man with pride, to know they had the Bravest, 300 at their side. A BIG Thank You to You…

300 • Opuss № I

It was on a Monday morning, in the merry month if May. In the fair land of Opussia, it was pronounced Happiness Day! Everyone was smiling, (on Happiness Day this was law), and if everyone had a party hat, they'd be wearing them for sure! …

Happiness Day • Opuss № I

It was going to take him ages, to get there, he couldn't fly. Not like those silly fairies, bumble bees and butterflies. So Ichymus the Goblin, (who lived in ancient Greece), threw a tantrum on a tree branch, on which hung a golden fleece.…

The Flight Of Ichymus & The Golden Fleece • Opuss № I

A pound of flesh for your pleasure, bite down harder for my pain. This morbid, sensual treasure, a knife blade from insane. The beatings and the bruises, a reminder of the hurt. But the pleasure is a treasure, as with danger we both flirt.…

Lovers Games • Opuss № I

He kept them in the chest freezer, he kept them out of sight. He kept them in eternal sleep, where they would never feel the light. He had a tall fridge freezer, in which he kept his food. But the chest freezer was special, for the things …

Cold • Opuss № I

Three Billy Goats had a Goblin, they kept him as a pet! Underneath a rickety bridge, where it was damp and soggy and wet. The Goblin didn't like it, the three Billy Goats didn't care. They agreed the bridge needed a Goblin, now that the Og…

Bad Billy Goats • Opuss № I

Oh wow! A trail of breadcrumbs!, the short, fat Goblin said. As he waddled along getting fatter, as he followed and ate the bread. This had been a great find, never mind the dickie birds! And if his mouth had not been quite so full, he'd …

Breadcrumbs • Opuss № I

It was all about the drama, for it made a pitiful dance. One fallen, rotten apple, took a solitary stance. He was a deluded contender, thought himself a shinning star, but he was going on a bender, and was acting quite bizarre. He was lo…

Character Assassination • Opuss № I

There was something in the air, like a calm before the storm, like the charge before the lightning, silence, from which, thunders born. It was the Fimbulwinter, the prelude to the end. Against three long winters of ice and snow, neither ma…

Ülfgar Saga • Opuss № I

He was a kind of strange dude, getting stranger by the day, and it was just a matter of time before she told him to go away. But there was something different, something damaged in his mind, and all his sense and reason, simply vanished, h…

Infatuated • Opuss № I

The failing expectations, Of European nations, Has many complications, To compound all our frustrations, And so we face damnation, And years of exploitation, A sickening medication, To ease the banks infection, Yet they offer us deception, …

Euro • Opuss № I

Once upon a Giant's cloud, high up in the sky, a Goblin sat on a beanstalk leaf, eating a butterfly. First he pulled the wings off, then sucked out the juice, then tossed away the empty skin, and set off for the Golden Goose. He was a Gob…

The Goblin and the Golden Goose • Opuss № I

I love you, not a picture, for beauty never dies, beauty stands the test of time, beauty never lies. You see, I know true beauty, is deeper than the skin, beauty spills out through the eyes, revealing truth within. Beauty does not wither,…

Beauty • Opuss № I

*Adult Content* The flagellant and the flagellant. One did it for the kicks. One did it for religion. Both of them where sick. One was sick with promise. One was sick with lies. Both treated their bodies, to the bile of their despise. Bot…

S & S • Opuss № I

Once upon a munchkin, in a land not far from here, there lived a goblin called Gilbert, who was a goblin musketeer. He lived deep in a forest, where the pixies dare not go. A place so deep and dense and thick, never touched by rain or snow…

The Goblin, The Wisp & The Alchemists Kush • Opuss № I

"How could you do this to me?", he looked at her and said: "It's quite a dark and scary place, to be inside my head." "I have never felt this feeling, that is pulling at my heart. How could you do this to me? It's tearing me apart." "Your…

Fall • Opuss № I

This time he felt himself age, from the memory of his soul. Never had he felt so lifeless, never had he felt less whole. There was a taint of chaos, there was something in those eyes, that bewitched him, and enslaved him, and he felt his …

Hypnotised • Opuss № I

Another tale of goblins, I think must now be told, this time of three goblins, one short, one tall, one old. It's setting is a toadstool, a huge one underground, hidden in a hollow, beneath a mossy mound. The hall inside the toadstool, wa…

A Tale Of Three Goblins • Opuss № I

Once upon a time, in a garden, long ago, there lived a happy goblin, his name was Wash & Go. His happy goblin parents, thought the name suited him well, it was a choice between two bottles, the other Loreal, They lived off the recycling, …

Recycled • Opuss № I

Oh what a damp and miserable day! Why did I get out of bed? I could have dreamt the day away, all warm and tucked up instead! The odd rumble if thunder, and dark clouds overhead. Wet and cold and gloomy and grey. Oh why did I get out if be…

Back To Bed • Opuss № I

He was not afraid of the dark, for it was light turned inside out. He always found himself illuminated, where others fumbled about. He had no fear of monsters, or creatures under the bed, knowing as he did that monsters, where hidden in th…

Dark & Light • Opuss № I

He'd been sitting at her table, and he watched her face, as she dealt the cards. He was hoping she was lucky, all he needed now, was the ace of hearts. Then his eyes moved to her fingers, as she softly turned, the next card from the deck.…

Ace Of Hearts • Opuss № I

Part I They gathered their trappings, these five men at arms. They donned their armour, engraved with charms. Their cause was worthy, and so they went, to slay a woman, from Hell she was sent. One was a Druid, one was a Thief. One was a…

Five • Opuss № I

The softness of the breeze, gently cooled his sun warmed skin. After so many rainy days, waiting for, the summer to begin. The heat wasn't remarkable, but it chased away his memory of the cold. The winter had been bitter, and he felt it m…

Mid May • Opuss № I

The reply to @leelee101 "Nick" So you think you have not seen me? Do you think that this is true? For you have always walked with me, as I have always walked with you. You think if you cannot see me, that could mean we are apart? I am the…

Nick's Reply • Opuss № I

He had mixed his powders and potions, his incense the essence of death. Black was his colour of choice today, his alter before him was set. For a lifetime he'd studied the grimoires, the Egyptian book of the dead, from the black book of Ag…

Cold Breeze • Opuss № I

When I was diagnosed, as having B.P.D, I didn't know if I was lost or found, or who I was meant to be. I thought it was like bi- polar, the constant ups and downs, a new name for manic depression, one of my many crowns. Was this to be my …

B.P.D • Opuss № I

He scratched his skin, as if to relieve the itching of his blood, Bringing it up to the surface, the last few layers, the only dam before the flood. His jaw clenched so tight, his ivory grinding into bone, He could not bare the separation,…

Soul • Opuss № I

Words are my toys, that bend and do not break. Like an unbreakable sword, double edged, give or take. From a scale of one to love, to the loneliness of death, words can breathe in life, words can steal the breath. Words can be exaggerated…

Words • Opuss № I

His lonely tears where washed away, by the unforgiving rain. He had hidden himself away from the world, he had hidden himself from the shame. Now he was a Wolf's Head, a wanted man of the woods. He could steal a barren existence, from trav…

Wolf's Head • Opuss № I

O Puss, o puss, where art thou o puss? Meeeoooowwww!! O puss, there thou art!!!

Opuss's Lament • Opuss № I

Lay with me tonight, let us share what's left together, of the dark. Because in the morning light, you know, again, we will be torn apart. In my dreams I hold you still, and every night I always will, until the morning that I wake up to yo…

Lay With Me • Opuss № I

She woke up in the morning, to find an empty pillow where he laid. Went down and drank a coffee, then finished off the other one she'd made. She hadn't put the bins out, cos' that was something that he used to do. The cat was looking hungry…

Grass • Opuss № I

This wound would be the deepest. This wound would be the worst. This wound would test his mortality. This wound would leave him cursed. And he knew that it was coming, And he knew that it would hurt, And he knew that it would floor him, An…

Unprepared • Opuss № I

*sung to the tune of.... Onward Christian soldiers, What the hell are they? Half the church is bent now, The other half is gay. Abuse in Ireland and in Rome, That can't be heaven sent? When the dirty priests do evil deeds, And never do …

Onward Christian Soldiers (parody?) • Opuss № I

As he ran across the open fields, his two dogs by his side. The three of them travelled together, to keep each other alive. Society fell quickly, and chaos fell about. No food, no water, no money, the country had simply run out. At first …

13/03/13 • Opuss № I

Flawless was her image, with not an imperfection found. Like a perfectly formed diamond, liberated from the ground. Her skin was without blemish, her beauty unsurpassed. Her image now inspiring, an image from the past. She reminded him of…

Haunted • Opuss № I

His inbox was just bursting, as the offers kept coming in. He had only filled in one online form, then the deluge did begin. Around the Xmas period, when money was pretty tight, he saw an online payday, and thought: "hey, this looks alrigh…

Payday • Opuss № I

He didn't go to his mothers funeral, but not because he didn't try, but because his sister would not tell him, the location in which she had died. He knew his mother died in Holland, he knew she died by her own hand. He knew that she had h…

Regret • Opuss № I

His face was numb, the taste of blood on his lips, his own. Soon again they would come, and again he would face them alone. The sun starting to set, they would come again in the night, this he could not forget, as he watched the dwindling …

ReOccuring Fightmare • Opuss № I

The rain it fell for days and days, he thought: "I need to build a boat! Something proper sturdy, something good enough to float!" He got his tools together, and some wood he had in the shed, took off all the downstairs doors, and dismantl…

The Flood • Opuss № I

The hut was filled with smoke, the fire was burning blue, the incense was mind-altering, and so where the mushrooms he chewed. He was going on a journey, for a villager in need, they called him "Papa Smellyfingers", their shamanic, tribal …

Papa Smellyfingers • Opuss № I

The crescent moon was bleeding and blending, the wind blowing in from the west. Soldiers were shooting and seeding, igniting the growing unrest. Sticks and stones against bullets, to secure a saviours crown. Rivers of blood now flow in the…

Crescent Moon • Opuss № I

The foulness of his mood was intoxicating, angering the air all around. An almost silent vibration, a deepening, darkening sound. His thoughts where building like thunder, lightning bitten, so as not to strike. How quickly he turned, when …

Dark Spell • Opuss № I

"Ready!" His heartbeat like the artillery boom, reminding him why he had fled. He had run away from the trenches, he had run for he feared being dead. "Aim!" His breathing was erratic, as he choked on his rising vomit. His men had choke…

Yellow • Opuss № I

He was a New Era Explorer, the company C.E.O, he had access to privileged info, that only the rich can know. It would be his first expedition, and he hoped it would not be his last, as he set out on his mission, to find a relic from the pa…

Pandora's Box • Opuss № I

I am Shakespeare to your Muse.

'Tis True • Opuss № I

"Grandma, what big eyes you have! So very big, and bright, and Grandma, what big teeth you have! They could give a nasty bite!" "And Grandma, I think you could use, a brand new lady shave, 'cos Granny all that facial hair, it's no way to b…

Inspired By Wolfie • Opuss № I

It was laying in the long grass, somewhat useless and forlorn, and she hadn't even noticed that she'd lost the cross she'd worn. In fact today she had felt lighter, with a new spring in her step, unaware a heavy burden had since fallen fr…

Crucifix • Opuss № I

"What are you doing here dad?", the soldier said in shock, then he went and took a seat next to his father on a rock. "I've come to bring you home son, I've come to hold your hand. I've come to take you far away, from this broken, war torn…

I.E.D • Opuss № I

I've come to love my followers, those who dare to take a look, so I think one day I may just try and write myself a book. I'll make sure that I mention, each and every one of you, I'll start with past and present, and later future too. …

Magnum Opuss • Opuss № I

He gorged himself on her beauty, until he could not consume any more. The taste of her was soothing, the taste of her was raw. He drank in her perfection, and savoured each sip of her wine. Deep and dark and red and thick, one mouthful at …

Hunger • Opuss № I

Yorkshire tea, the way it's meant to be, as an avid tea lover, I would have to agree! I must admit I used to like a pyramid P.G, I was also a bit partial to a round bag Tetley! As a Next Generation, I'll confess I liked Earl Grey, an eas…

The Way It's Meant To Be • Opuss № I

"Charlie's in the tree line, about three clicks ahead, and we're out of luck on fire support, cos' the radios are dead, we're pretty low on ammo, last night we lost four men. Fire team one's completely gone, Reily, Jones, Austin and Ben. " …

Shade Of Grey • Opuss № I

I am silenced by the gutless, in their towers of ivory and gold, muted into violence, as all of my cards they hold. Bastardised by a label, I am England's forgotten son. Look what the system has done to me mother, just look what the bastar…

Blame • Opuss № I

He paid the sky with a smile, a simple gift from him to the blue, as he pondered for a while, on storm clouds rolling into view. The journey had been long, arduous and cruel, still, he kept himself strong, through the mud, and death, and g…

Crusader • Opuss № I

"Stand your ground men!", said the sergeant major bold. "I said stand your fucking ground men! I will shoot the first man I see fold!". "Second rank, make ready!", the sergeant major cried. "Front rank, kneel!", "Second rank, Fire!". Voll…

Waterloo • Opuss № I

I can't wait for the zombies, the day of the living dead, a zombieland apocalypse, though I'd call them "Walkers" instead. I've been watching it on telly, on FX, quite late at night, it's call The Walking Dead, it would give some folks a f…

Walkers • Opuss № I

The pain was comfortably numbing, for he was a disciple of pain, but also a prophet of pleasure, he considered them one and the same. Some people thought he was crazy, some people had labelled him mad. Some people thought him the salt of t…

Modified • Opuss № I

I say Sir, you're with her Sir? I must say Sir, she's a one! I beg your pardon Sir, excuse me Sir, you had better, hold your tongue! It is the truth Sir, should have seen her Sir, for I saw her Sir, with these eyes. With a sailor Sir, so …

Prelude To A Duel • Opuss № I

Linger a little longer my friend, just for a little while. Linger that I may look upon you, little herald to a smile. My days on earth are numbered, I am weak, my body is frail. You have been my only comfort, in the confines of this jail. …

Robin • Opuss № I

It was early in the morning, with a mist still in the air. One man had a dark demeanour, the other man was fair. They had come to settle a quarrel, they had come to set things straight. Each man to stand, with pistol in hand, to seal the o…

The Duelists • Opuss № I

There was comfort in the herd, strength in numbers, some would say. We have no need for numbers, for as one we hunt our prey. Across the wide savannah, the herd sweltered in the heat. We move towards the water, when they go to drink, we …

Lions • Opuss № I

He was a dark and stormy Knight, tempered in a skin of steel. He rode upon a pale horse, the devils spurs upon his heel. It's hoof fall burning colour, into fading shades of grey. The darkness was around him, as he rode into the day. The …

A Dark And Stormy Night • Opuss № I

He traced the lines cut in his flesh, as she drew back the blade. He saw the anger in her words, but still he was not afraid. So, let her tear his heart out, so she could hold it in her hand. He would let her take his final breath, if this…

Fate • Opuss № I

Wash me away with the water. Carry me off on the wind. Burn me with fire, then bury me deep, that the earth may cover my sin. Elemental separation, is tearing my essence apart, for you are the rain that blows on the wind, that quenches my…

Elemental • Opuss № I

He thought that it had left him, he thought that it had gone. He thought he'd beaten the demon inside. He'd thought, but then he'd thought wrong, You're mine, you fool, I own you! I live within your skin. I have done since you burnt the oa…

Soul Candy • Opuss № I

Who can offer me sanctuary? Who can offer me peace? When I am done fighting monsters, will I find what lies beneath? Will I settle into stagnation? Will the voices hush to silence? When I find myself without a foe, will I live in a world w…

What Lies Beneath • Opuss № I

I ask of you only to conceal my rage, a task so simple, for the world is not a stage. I ask that my pride be served to a lesser degree, for the sight from my eyes, is for my eyes only to see. The thoughts of others are concealed within th…

Insecurity • Opuss № I

I remember the beginning, but fear greatly of the end, where there shall stand an enemy, where once there stood a friend. The laughter will fade into silence, the river of warmth will run dry. Where tears of joy flowed freely, tears of sad…

Reflection • Opuss № I

A generation lost to debt, an Empire up in flames. Fat, gluttonous and greedy, the bankers ate the blame. All nations hope lies dwindling, beneath a shroud of lies, as swollen cats sit on fences, and witness our crafted demise. The youth …

Usurper • Opuss № I

She looked out at the carnage, across a battlefield of death. The sky was dark with storm clouds, the wind had lightning on the breath. Midgard shook with thunder, the carrion birds took flight, bloated from the aftermath, macabre winners …

Valkyrie • Opuss № I

Be brave, I will keep us safe.

Apocalypse • Opuss № I

The Gates of Hell where open, as I followed her sweet scent. The flames where all around me, as through the gates I went. I did not follow Dante, I did not follow Heracles. I simply followed her sweet scent, that blew up on the breeze. I …

Inferno • Opuss № I

Its so cold mommy, she said in mandarin. It's so cold mommy, as the junk began to sink. Go to sleep now little princess, her mother had then said. The little girl looked up, bemused, "will I wake up if I'm dead?" Her father then looked do…

Water Lilly • Opuss № I

I see you and I want you, I touch you and I breath you. I smell your sweet scent and I sleep you. I dream you and I love you. You bore me, you ignore me, you never do anything for me. You stink, and you snore! Being with you is a chore. I…

These Feelings • Opuss № I

I live life as a sentence for a crime, from once, when I lived, upon a time. I stare out at what was, and realise what is, and wonder if I can be. I think back to memories, a time when I was not. I see in my future a picture, and a face f…

Heirloom • Opuss № I

Alone in the forest, I sing to the wind, Free from the shackles of man. A ghost in the shadows, Vargi I Verum. I forfeit my soul for the land. A freedom only found, Set to roam neath the bough's, Of the Oak, the Willow, the Elm. This canop…

The Ranger • Opuss № I

Though the days grow darker, and the nights grow cold and long. Though I can no longer hear your laughter, and no longer feel I belong. Though the pain recedes so slowly, and the tears take so long to dry, I still cannot believe that you c…

Tess • Opuss № I

It was winter in the wasteland, and the blood had stained the snow. Bodies frozen into statue, in the 33 below. He was a Roman Legionary, his discipline ingrained. He'd fought in many battles, and between each fight he trained. Now his lo…

33 3rd • Opuss № I

What now for our Grandchildren's children, Will they remember who we where? Or will they see a second Dark Age, will their history be blurred? What now for our Grandchildren's children, In their future techno age, With their holographic i…

Our Grandchildren's Children • Opuss № I

Where is the dream that was promised? The vision that guided, The truth that was decided? Where is the Dawn of the new creation? Where is the celebration? All that exists now is anticipation. Where are the Prophets, the speakers of "Heavenl…

Broken Promises • Opuss № I

Onward they came, ever onward, their ranks a mass of death. The foul wind that prevailed them, was enough to steal the breath. Onward they came, ever onward, bringing darkness ever near. Although we where hardened warriors, our hearts wher…

Legion • Opuss № I

Quiet solitude, this peaceful moment, contemplating on memory's lost. Many times in this state, so often spent. Abstract thoughts sail through the mist, Falling on waves of broken identity, trying to find my true personality. Unsure of whic…

Home • Opuss № I

Prey listen to me Sir, for I need a place to rest. My clothes are sodden from the storm, and I feel a cold upon my chest. I saw the light from yonder field and made my way with haste. A panic spurred me to my heels, for no lie Sir, I was …

The Wolf Before He Bites • Opuss № I

The stillness of the blood in my veins, pains my un beating heart. As my final breath hangs on free flowing chains, My fear is for now we must part. For I cannot take you with me, though your hand is in my own, Please my darling forgive me…

The Death Of Life • Opuss № I