Horror Show
In all
this quiet
across the
couch, we
think there’s
nothing here
to hear.
Then the
phone rings
to break
the night.
God, fear
is not
a theory
even when
we know
the call
is coming
from inside
our house.
Aaron Sandberg resides in Illinois where he teaches. His recent poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Asimov’s Science Fiction, English Journal, Abridged, The Racket, Writers Resist, Yes Poetry, perhappened mag, Unbroken, and elsewhere. You might find him—though socially-distant—on Instagram @aarondsandberg.