The Black Madonna The gifts of heaven can be hard and cruel, watching the ebony sea come, pushing and pulling too and fro. Distant fires can be seen and the repetitious chants of hunger repeat, repeat. The black silk sky flows like ink in heaven and in hell. I saw her dance in her porcelainContinue reading “The Black Madonna”
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The Tomb of Los Angeles
The Tombs of Los Angeles The rain came downCold and distantKinda weird for this time of yearMy bones dew tight Swaddled in motorcycle leatherBlack turtleneck, Crowley MAGICK The air arid with a distinct freezeI felt my thoughts wondering awayAnd hereI recover Thawing marrowFinally relaxing across the ThickChez Lounge that holds meProtects me, enveloping meLike anContinue reading “The Tomb of Los Angeles”
Teenagers
Teenagers Skipping class, smoking in the time we were supposed to be on the clock in homeroom. Talking Bowie, how “It Ain Easy” or that we had “Five Years” (what a surprise) and how “he thinks he’d Blow our minds……. We knew, yes we knew. I learned a thing or two watching H.R. Pufinstuf… ShitContinue reading “Teenagers”
S.H.E.
S.H.E. SpellboundHand of GloryEvocation There was a Southern drawl in the air.From the North to the South no one alive ever one cared. The smell of scorched earthThe wind of death, a pound of fleshEvenly sharedMonsters came in the form of humans This year. A right eye, loosed tongue, a left earIt was clear DuskContinue reading “S.H.E.”
🌙 Crescent Moons 🌙
This is a Very exciting, truly innovative way to shop, share, and Style. Gothic aesthetic, Horror, including Vampyre & Witch lifestyle, and art, music and literature. The Undead are living Dead. Welcome to the coziest place 6 feet under and have a monster’s ball! This is the Coming of Raven Black. Underneath the Crescent MOONS🌙Continue reading “🌙 Crescent Moons 🌙”
To Whom It May Concern
To Whom it may concern…. Yes, I was vulnerable, trusting … Stupid. I worshipped you as you still mock me..Gaslight me…..and I’m sure “Block” meWhich will be a welcomed relief so you will not see my thriving responses….. A message To others? Beware…… This is a patten. And her “Bipolar,” Is the excuse, yet IContinue reading “To Whom It May Concern”
Do You Remember
Do You Remember What do you rememberWhat do you remember about MEDo you rememberWhat was meant to beOrWas that just an illusionNothing but a Dream I dreamed I’ve held onto hopeI’ve held onto darknessI’ve held onto comfort,in simple memories Do you rememberThe way you made me smileThe way you could make me laughas the worldContinue reading “Do You Remember”
Freedom
And we dance, with freedom in our hair, centuries of exile manifest strength within these bones. We are one, this our sisters coven, born of blood and the pain of intolerance. We are might, we are Strength, we are the circle of The Cone of Power. We are women frolicking in the joy of ourselves,Continue reading “Freedom”
Romance is Not Dead
Romance is Not Dead Romance is not deadIt’s us the air that fuels these tired bonesUp here in the cemeteryIt calls upon my nameI see beauty and pain around me…..yes, I hear your nameThe wind is howling like thunderOnly wicked places to hideEven I … try to protect youFrom Mephistopheles harsh liesYou and I areContinue reading “Romance is Not Dead”
Home to Me
Home To Me: Silence is Darkness’s older siblingDancing in the Raven sky aboveMy name… Echoes in the Night 🌙🦇😈 Raven BLACK🖤🥀 Silence is Darkness older sibling. I love that. People often fear the silence as much as the darkness, because both things confront us with our own thoughts and fears. But this is also theContinue reading “Home to Me”
Raven BLACK🖤🥀
Fall of Night
The Fall of Night Who am I but the harbinger of night and death. I circle above you in silence, I see visions of black and red. The innocent souls bleed for freedom, the guilty cry out against their fates. The time for judgement has passed along as what transpires is according to their ownContinue reading “Fall of Night”
Midnight Suns
Midnight Suns Eternal moonsMidnight sunsMy skin… Cold to the touch To be one With the evening skyBack alleys My place to now to feed Empty veins call my nameRaven BLACK, Vampyre WitchThe city sleeps and I wonderAm I, Will I remain… Alone A candle burns in a windowInside I see Her as I knew MeBeautiful,Continue reading “Midnight Suns”
“For All of my Goth Brothers and Sisters”
“Para todos mis hermanos y hermanas góticos”Reprinting by Black RAVEN Soon~🌒🌕🌘 93/93 “Todos somos Brujos y MagosTenemos las llaves del cosmosy las muchas dimensiones.Por ritos y diseñoSomos los creadoresdesde donde se alinean las estrellasDe voces antiguasnos regalaron el verdadero conocimientode los recursos divinosy por intencionesCreamos y definimos nuestro universodesde muy adentroNosotros mismos” *(Mateo Bowers)* ~93*********************************Continue reading ““For All of my Goth Brothers and Sisters””
Beauty and The Goat
Beauty and the Goat Bend and swoonUnderneath a Harvest moonYou are the goddess of beautyI am the ugly beast of burden I will always love you in the ways That cannot be perceived by men. I will follow you as Persephone into dark harshness if the underworld. Grab me by the horns, and do whatContinue reading “Beauty and The Goat”
Down The Lane
Down on the Lane The hazel autumn whispersBrought tears to my eyesBrought tears to my eyesI have never been touch beforeNo never like this No Never like thisWild Raven hair reaches for meI surrender myselfI surrender myselfIf wind had a name would it comedown the LaneI put her to my lipsI put her to myContinue reading “Down The Lane”
Secrets of Wonka
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory taught me even in my youth, the very secrets of life!Such quotes “open” your mind to receive other Deep universal messages, lessons and Truths. Nothing is truly what it seems. Reading between the lines raises your personal vibrations, and makes you more available to Spiritual growth! Becoming More “Don’tContinue reading “Secrets of Wonka”
Ouija
Ouija Heavy humidCrisp velvet stalenessCool air drops To mystic bones Talk to meContact meCome through the veilof time and death Touch meHold meCrossing lettersback and forthYes or No Fox trot danceAcross the boardThrough SpiritualistsPromises madeI call on theeHave PatienceWorth of gold Mysterious OracleCan you answer meAnubisHorus OsirusThe riddle of the SphinxReceived through My planchette heartFingerContinue reading “Ouija”
The Hierophant
The Hierophant Seated on a throne ForevermoreBetween two mighty pillars One Law / LibertyThe other Obedience / DisobedienceThe actions of contradiction The Hierophant Wears a triple crownA purple gownEmbossed with golden revelryHe holds the keys To Heaven That rest at his feet He is the Pillar OfThe Power Conventional Traditions The representation of marriage InContinue reading “The Hierophant”
All That Glitters
The “complete version” of All That Glitters*Book link Below************************************* All That Glitters Black bird sings, under her wingThere’s no safety in the silence carried upon the wind Her pain and misfortune of a Life denied a chance of breathHaunting her thoughts now Filled with heavy regrets Red spots appearedAlong with the fearSo vulnerable with theContinue reading “All That Glitters”
Friends of Fire
Friends of fireFriends ofgreat wastelandSister of MarianYou never cared Oh Babylon RisingI was more than wrongThe blind elementalOf the Scarlet WomanThatFor meNever Existed Through tempered fireAnd Pain forged before meI behold secrets and liesThat I was Never clever enuffTo bare or endure as NowYour purposeful silenceIs absolutely both poisonAs well as deafening The wasted RiddleContinue reading “Friends of Fire”
Circle
CircleCirculo☠️traducción a continuación☠️ It’s all in a circleStar of DavidPentagramSeal of SolomonThat creates What is real. Round and RoundUpside downSkrying with intentThrough suchCommunicationThe LAWIS Bound MB932022***********************************Circulo Todo está en un círculoEstrella de DavidPentagramaSello de Salomónque creaQué es real.Vueltas y vueltasAl revésSkrying con intencióna través de talComunicaciónLa LeyES Atado MB932022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid09crvk6PcukxWMNETjP8chKEchDccqbYroydDQyLMCVcNdbhgdBYFhrbPDYZZQRyBl&id=100007091027098
Prophet of the Aquarian Aeon
Here…. 93/93… ✨Prophet of the Aquarian Aeon …. I see through bullshit intents and the lies of the broken bird of eternal potential and this laying corpse of the dead butterfly of change that would and could not. I See Things that do not manifest within the eye within the Eye of Horus, before us,Continue reading “Prophet of the Aquarian Aeon”
Among the Gods
A conversation with Asherah You are identifying your situation and finding and owning resolve!I AM so Very Proud of youI AM so Very Proud to have you as friend…..This world, This medium is So much better because of you You Do feel that right? You Do feel the natural support, emotionally shared by so manyContinue reading “Among the Gods”
Lunar Pull
Transcending physical Spiritual matters drawnUpon the lunar tides abyssLuring procuring essencesRecurring obscuring shadowsOf the blood moon nightMagicKal practical heady windsDrawn up on the inner wisdomDesires beyond pagan reproachThe tides of crystalline oceansStretch and pull the undertowsSandy planes lay barren remorseAs naive children turn awayAnd lose themselves in the fireOf eternal remorse MB93
A Breath from the Universe. Monad. the Muse…..
Here is my bodyFill meI am they vesselI have slain egoProstate myself before YouDivine glory Hidden whispersSecret vowelsMagick fills my bowelsAnd I reap all thatYou have me Sow
Magick
There is No Room Upon My Altar
There is no room upon my altar for a Christ that gave away his life for useless intentions The scapegoat became the savior for the people of guilt Their final cries echo the release in hopes of being forgiven within deathbed confessionals Those born and raisedbeing spoon fed fear from birth blindly following corrupted manipulationContinue reading “There is No Room Upon My Altar”
Patriarchal Heathens
This is a poem from my book Something Witchy This Way Comes Goddess worship Was the beginningWitchcraft the wayBringing life into this worldMaking needed rainfallRaising crops In dying fieldsGranting protection To soldiers of ancient warsHuman society The bond of creation The understanding Of life, death, and sacrifice Mother Gaia… Many cultures , many names…. ItContinue reading “Patriarchal Heathens”
Winter Woman
From the Deluxe’ Edition of Something Witchy This Way Comes… #deadmanspressinkI’d like to share one of the Bonus Poems featured……. Winter Woman Morning woke in full bloomTurned a key of faded gloryLet madness out typhoon smileIn bitter rhyme and rhythmic dance Embers smudge spirit callingsElectric waves docile momentsCrossing current equinox twinIn dime store shelter lostContinue reading “Winter Woman”
Winter Woman
From the Deluxe’ Edition of Something Witchy This Way Comes… #deadmanspressinkI’d like to share one of the Bonus Poems featured……. Winter Woman Morning woke in full bloomTurned a key of faded gloryLet madness out typhoon smileIn bitter rhyme and rhythmic dance Embers smudge spirit callingsElectric waves docile momentsCrossing current equinox twinIn dime store shelter lostContinue reading “Winter Woman”
Coming Soon…..
My Next book release projects are in the works…. These will both be released this year. Harlequin Sky & MagicK Moon
LIVE!!!!! READING!!!
LiveSomething Witchy This Way Comesrecorded for Book Release Party on All Hallows Eve 2021 *(matthew bowers)* ~93 Available on Amazon.com – New Deluxe edition printing! 50+ poems 175 pages, glossy cover, bio, photo, quote… Same low price!
New Release Deluxe’
Special Thanks to Hex’m J’ai & R.M. Engelhardt of…Dead Man’s Press Ink for All of their efforts as well as patients (Hex I’m looking at You!) and making MagicK possible!93 *NEW* Deluxe Edition Publishing of Something Witchy This Way Comes. Published by Deadmanspressink This is my first book release, and has been well recieved allContinue reading “New Release Deluxe’”
Celestial Archer
Forgotten Goddesses(The Patriarch Repression)
Different godsSame godsHostsOf variant tribes ArtMusicSexWarControlling windsAnd ocean’s waves Caught in mysteriesLost IdentitiesIdentifyingDeity CalamityIdolatryHarrowingJourneysSearchingForHidden keysAncient religions! Chasing omnipotent shadows CreationSensationQuestioningRelationFromOriginsOfPlanet EarthToMotherGaiaThe maiden The peoplesThe prophetsThe practicesForgottenBeliefs in MagickRitualsMesopelagicDeepDeepBelowThe surface of the wavesSacrificeGoldIncenseIvoryJadeWooden polesIn Ashera’s name Priests cowerDeny the powerOf creationandSourThe namesOf the True GoddessesWith their own jealous intents VilifyDecryLamb’s bloodFrom a hanging tree MythsLegendsForgotten pastsPathsContinue reading “Forgotten Goddesses(The Patriarch Repression)”
Black Star
You came to meIn a celestial dreamClaiming to be MorpheusMuse, Hermes TrismegistusYou’re the whisper in my earThe strength behind my penYou are LegionMy friend.For We are Many…Without ego or destinationI writeBut not for meOr poetic lackey’sNarcissus capture long agoFeeding them scraps of egoThey wear like golden trophiesAbout their long slender necksI write for the sakeContinue reading “Black Star”
Video for my book Something Witchy This Way Comes
Book is available NOW on #Amazon Something Witchy This Way Comes https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J799RRB/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glc_fabc_N02TVE9SGFYAZ37ZS2MK 138 pages, $13.93 available on Amazon
The House of Raven 🐦⬛ 