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The Black Veil is a publication dedicated to dark poetry. Let your words bleed across the page.

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Dr. Shamaima Irfan in The Black Veil

Jul 2

Marked Death

Poem

A shadow crosses my path,
an ink-stain on the fabric of life,
dark and unrelenting,
a mark that cannot…

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Alistair J. Kraft in The Black Veil

Jun 13

Our Skin Can Never Glow

Like our bones do

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Scott Zosel in The Black Veil

May 29

eternity

The Wasted Landscape

A Poem

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Rena Aliston in The Black Veil

May 1

A red room with chains hanging from the ceiling

Poetry | Rhyme

Hell’s Children

Chains and cupcakes

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Rena Aliston in The Black Veil

Apr 3

Poetry | Decibel

Help Me Suffer

Pain haunts me

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Alebrije Poético in The Black Veil

Jan 31

You Were Not There Today, When I Needed You The Most

The void you left

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Tas (they/them) in The Black Veil

Dec 28, 2023

Death Day

A villanelle

Call me when the bell tolls five;
I shed a tear as I stand on this scaffold.
(The hangman’s…

J.K.Hammond in The Black Veil

Dec 3, 2023

Charon, the ferryman, on the river Styx.

The Ferryman Approaches

[Reaper Series Part Four] All who wish to cross over Styx must pay Charon a…

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J.K.Hammond in The Black Veil

Nov 15, 2023

Neath the Mire I Sink

[Reaper Series Part Three] A poetic reminder that sometimes all is lost.

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Scott Zosel in The Black Veil

Nov 12, 2023

Tragedy’s Spector

A Poem

Peel the swords from your side,
tug on each one
carefully now
to savor each drop of…

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