Kayla Angelie Romero | Age: 20
Description: "I wanted to write something that involved the holidays, and take a shot at writing poetry and horror, which is something I don’t regularly do."
The place was filled like every other
Something around every corner
Whether it's smiles or a gift
This season is all for it
For this house, no smiles are upon
Yes around this corner you find something wrong
It’s not the fireplace or the tree
Or the music that seems merry
A family member went missing before
This festive season came in store
So now they look down and see
What present they received from thee
A beautiful present wrapped with paper
But when they unwrapped it, it was a heartbreaker
When a knife was revealed stained with red
It paired with a letter that soon was read
“Maybe with this I am seen
what kind of monster I truly can be,
Look at the river, and you’ll see.”
And so all came and saw
Their loved one
Displayed for all
A body encased in ice
And wounds stabbed more than twice