27 Chimichangas

Adam Ray Cronk
Scuzzbucket
Published in
2 min readNov 26, 2023

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Photo by Skyler Smith on Unsplash

I fancied a stroll through the park the other day,
but the promenade called my name.
I asked
“What makes you the better for my steppers?”
“Well, the salt spray feels nice on your face.”
It was right, I did like that — but it was already raining,
so I kept on keeping on.
Someone thoughtlessly tried to hand me an umbrella,
as if common courtesy had gone out the window.
I see no need to hide myself
from those who would greet me from above.
The faces in…

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Adam Ray Cronk
Scuzzbucket

Poet & short story writer, lover of eldritch horror and anything Poe or Lovecraft | My writing ebbs and flows, from dark to light and back again.