Alone I Weep

Alone I Weep

By Nomar Knight

Alone I weep for what we were

Can't believe how time blurred

Still feel your caress

Surely knew I was blessed

Our love was real

My heart you did steal

Alone I weep under stars

Eating candy bars

Recalling your tender kiss

Picturing our nights of bliss

Hearing moans fade in the dark

No way our love was a lark

Alone I weep for lost love

Praying to heaven above

That you'll find your way back

Without you I lack

Completeness and joy

So don't be coy

Alone I weep for another chance

Wish I could keep you in a trance

To hold you so tight

Mustn't give up our fight

You know we're meant to be

I love you endlessly

Alone I weep for all to see

How could you do this to me

Abandon courage and reason

Committed the ultimate treason

My soul didn't come cheap

And so alone I must weep

 ©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Poem.

Time is the Enemy

Time is the Enemy

By Nomar Knight

Time is the enemy

Don't you know

It brings false hope

Then strikes a blow

Waits until you're distracted

Then creeps up on you

Makes hair disappear

And pink spirits blue

Problems come and go

Worry lines add wrinkles

Gray becomes the new brown

Tired eyes don't twinkle

Babies become adults

Straight postures bend

Surroundings die

But they never end

Teeth fall out

Dentures save the day

Nature hits hard

So you can't stay

And if you think

At last you understand

Crap does happen

Depends become quicksand

Time is the enemy

I kid you not

We are limited

To what we've got

Make the most of it

Don't waste those seconds

Cherish everything

Because death beckons

 ©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Poem.

Poisoned Wish

Poisoned Wish

By Nomar Knight

Be careful what you wish for

When you open your heart

Vulnerability opens a door

Forever tearing us apart

We envisioned two lovers

Dancing in the night

Swaying under covers

Allowing love to take flight

But when fate delivered

What we hoped to be sweet

Reality made us shiver

Delight no longer neat

Trapped in cruelty's passion

Desire threw caution away

Not even infidelity's fashion

Could make you stay

We had much to lose

You chose not to break a dish

I'm left singing the blues

All from our poisoned wish

©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Poem.

Burning Love Sizzles

Today just happens to be my birthday.  I woke up expecting this to be an ordinary day.  Imagine my surprise when my friend, Alex Morgan posted this review of my newest book, Burning Love on his blog, Book Junkie.

Nomar Knight is an accomplished and exceptional horror author so I was intrigued when he wrote an action thriller, with not a spooky specter in sight. Whether it’s a grisly tale or a battle between hit men, Knight tells a great story.

You may read the rest of his fabulous review here. 

You may purchase the eBook at Amazon UK here    Amazon US here  


Amazon EUR here

Thank you Alex. And a special thank you to all who have purchased the book. Enjoy the ride.

Anti-social Butterfly

Anti-social Butterfly 

It's almost that time of year again for me.  My vacation will soon be over and I'll have to work with people, again.  I prefer dealing with imaginary characters because I know I am anti-social.  I wasn't always like that, but since I'm dealing with a different culture, I find it easier to keep to myself than accidentally insult someone.  I wonder how many other people feel like this. 

Anti-social Butterfly

By Nomar Knight

I here you claim to be anti-social

So you sit away from everyone

Eat alone as if you're hoping

To become invisible

I see you! Do you see me?

You react with disdain

When our peers gossip

You're about respect

Afraid to get burned

I see you! Do you see me?

Pretty people try and say hi

Your mouth curves

Eyes wander round

Thinking why do they bother

I see you! Do you see me?

Sometimes you forget

And smile at someone

Say the nicest things

Yet I wonder why you're alone

I see you! Do you see me?

You may think you're fooling

Everyone who glances at you

Not realizing I know a secret

You're a kind soul

I see you! Do you see me?

Don't have to be afraid

Though we are human

You may get hurt

If you decide to care

I see you! Do you see me?

So be prepared

For I'm a coming

To bug you until

We become friends because

I see you! Now look at me!

©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Poem.

Watch Me Burn

Watch Me Burn

This poem was inspired by Eminem's duet with Rihanna, LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE. After you read this poem, you can listen to the video located on my post, Break the Chains of Abuse, here.

Watch Me Burn

By Nomar Knight

Stand and watch me burn

You said I'll never learn

I ran off to get away from you

Not realizing I would pay dues

He dazzled me with his lies

And now I'm paying the price

A back slap here pulled hair there

Fattened lip and no one cares

I called the cops thinking I'd be free

Seeing him in chains and beggin' me

Ate my heart with a guilt trip

Can't have my man's dignity stripped

See you watch me burn

Sooner or later I will learn

But you don't understand

Love hurts and he's my man

He promised never again

Would he touch my bruised skin

Melted my will with sad eyes

Thinking this time no more lies

But after a few days I messed up

Pissed him off breaking his cup

Before I could run and hide

He took me down hell's ride

You stand over me in tears

Worn down from all those years

My corpse in ashes I never learned

Last time you'll watch me burn

©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Poem.

Dream On!

Dream On!

There was this boy who woke up one night with a nightmare. He cries, “Mummy, Mummy!” His mother came rushing into the bedroom and the boy told her that he had a dream that Grandma died. So a week later, his Grandma died.

The boy woke up another night screaming and he told his mother that he dreamt that Grandpa died. Strangely enough, a week later Grandpa died. The boy woke up yet another night screaming that he had a nightmare in which his father died.

The mother told the father and he became very cautious. He watched his health and treated his body excellently. So a week passed and the postman died.

Sophie went to see a psychiatrist about her husband.

"Doctor, My husband has this problem. Almost every night now he's dreaming he's a refrigerator!"

"My dear, that is not really a problem! A lot of people dream that they are somebody or something unusual..."

Sophie leans forward as she softly whispers this confidence: "But you see doctor it is also a problem for me! Jake sleeps with his mouth open and the light keeps me awake!"

A distraught man goes to see a psychologist. How may I help you?  The doctor asks, "Doc, every night, I have the same dream. I'm lying in bed and a dozen women walk in and try to rip my clothes off and have wild sex with me."

"And then what do you do?" the shrink asks. 

"I push them away," the man says. 

"Then what do you want me to do?" the shrink asks. 

"Break my arms!"

Dream Come True

Three dreams of a man:


To be as handsome as his mother thinks.
To be as rich as his child believes.
To have as many women as his wife suspects…

FAT CHANCE!

Catch you on the dark side.

Nomar Knight

©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Presentation.

Break the Chains of Abuse

Break the Chains of Abuse

By Nomar Knight

As you all may already know, I hate abuse of any kind.  Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with abuse is to try and understand why it occurs.  However, I believe I’ll never understand the psyche behind a spouse’s willingness to put up with abuse.  The only reasonable explanation that comes to mind is that the entire process becomes an addiction.  The aggressors indulge in the acquisition of power to the point they feel the need to express themselves.  The victims find they need the morbid display of affection even though they know it’s wrong. 

One of my favorite songs is Eminem’s LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE which features Rihanna who happens to know from personal experience what it’s like to get bashed in by a boyfriend.  Here is an excerpt of the lyrics to the song.

Rihanna sings:

Just gonna stand there

And watch me burn

But that’s alright

Because I like

The way it hurts

Just gonna stand there

And hear me cry

But that’s alright

Because I love

The way you lie

I love the way you lie

Eminem raps

I can’t tell you what it really is

I can only tell you what it feels like

And right now there’s a steel knife

In my windpipe

I can’t breathe

But I still fight

While I can fight

As long as the wrong feels right

It’s like I’m in flight

High off of love

Drunk from my hate

It’s like I’m huffing paint

And I love it the more I suffer

I suffocate

And right before I’m about to drown

She resuscitates me

She freakin’ hates me

And I love it

Wait

Where you going

I’m leaving you

No you ain’t

Come back

We’re running right back

Here we go again

It’s so insane

Cause when it’s going good

It’s going great

I’m Superman

With the wind in his back

She’s Lois Lane

But when it’s bad

It’s awful

I feel so ashamed

I snap

Who’s that dude

I don’t even know his name

I laid hands on her

I’ll never stoop so low again

I guess I don’t’ know

My own strength

I understand addiction is extremely difficult to overcome because a habitual cycle must be broken in order to step away from abuse.  The question I pose to my Knight Chills readers is: how can you help someone that either doesn’t recognize they have a problem, or doesn’t want to break the chains of abuse?

Listen to the song in the video link and comment.  I’d love to know what you think about this subject.

Catch you on the dark side.

Nomar Knight

©2011 Nomar Knight. All rights reserved.

A Knight Chills Presentation.

One Sick Ride: Review of The Carnival by Lisa McCourt Hollar

One Sick Ride: Review of The Carnival by Lisa McCourt Hollar

As a kid I always looked forward to visiting a carnival for its sweet cotton candy fragrances, the children’s laughter, and the high pitched screams of the excited teenagers.  The colors tended to magnify everything, making me feel smaller than I actually was.  I recall the joy I felt as someone won a big prize. 

It wasn’t until I got to my teen years that I got on scarier rides.  I recall the Funhouse being weird since mirrors distorted my appearance.  Or did they really provide me with a glimpse of how we humans really look.  Hmm, I guess that’s for another post.  Anyway, I enjoyed the creativity that went into trying to scare people in the House of Horrors.  A dummy hanging by its neck, a mummy moving mechanical hands towards my head, and a maniac with a sharp looking scythe on one hand and someone’s head on the other, usually got screams from the other kids.  I did my best to eliminate fear by naming them after relatives. 

After reading Lisa McCourt Hollar’s short tale, The Carnival, I flashed back to the old days because just like those rides, this eBook is definitely not for the squeamish.  It starts rather innocently, with Lucy, a pregnant teen following a carnie to a more secluded area on orders from her fiancé Tom.  Along the way Lucy describes in vivid detail all she sees, bringing the experience to life for the reader. 

I recalled being mesmerized by Lisa McCourt Hollar’s prose as her imagery and dialogue slowly peeled away the illusion that the main character was living under.  Yes, things aren’t always what they seem to be and this author maintained a high level of tension throughout. 

Now, I must warn you, this story is extremely graphic near the end, so gore lovers, this is one read you’ll want to sink your teeth, er, um eyes into.  For those that appreciate a good horror tale, Lisa delivers the goods.  Although, if you have a weak stomach, you may want to read this one after you’ve digested your meal.

Here's a link to the book, The Carnival, on Amazon.  Be sure to read her other books, including children's tales.  Yes, she's a wonderfully versatile author. 

© Copyright Lisa McCourt Hollar 2011. All rights reserved. 

Lisa McCourt Hollar has granted Knight Chills non-exclusive rights to display the book cover for The Carnival.

© Copyright Nomar Knight 2011. All rights reserved. 

A Knight Chills Book Review.

Living With Monsters: A Brief Look At Domestic Violence

Living With Monsters 

Living With Monsters: A Brief Look At Domestic Violence

By Nomar Knight

There may be a thin line between love and hate, but some lines should NEVER be crossed.  It’s bad enough that we’re surrounded by violence, but do we have to put up with that nonsense in our homes?  I don’t know what would possess a guy to hit a woman.  Although I’ve had my buttons pushed and in my mind I committed some atrocities, I never lost it to the point where I would lay a finger on a woman.

Here’s some National Data on Domestic Violence:

• One in three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.
  (Source: Sexual Assault Experiences and Perceptions of Community Response to Sexual Assault, 2001)
• One out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
  (Source: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
• On average, more than three women a day are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States.
  (Source: Family Violence Prevention Fund)
• Every nine seconds, a woman is beaten in the United States.
  (Source: American Institute on Domestic Violence 2001)
• Women ages 20-34 endure the highest rates of domestic violence.
  (Source: American Institute on Domestic Violence 2001)
• Only about one in five domestic violence victims with physical injuries seek professional medical treatment.
  (Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics)
• Sexual violence starts very early in life. More than half of all rapes of women (54%) occur before age 18; 22% of these rapes occur before age 12.
  (Source: Tjaden and Thoennes, 2000)
• Intimate partner violence is the leading cause of injury to women. It affects 1-3 million women a year in the U.S., making it more common than muggings, stranger rapes and car accidents combined.
  (Source: Frisso JA et al., 1996. Tjaden P, Thoennes N, 1998)
• Domestic crime against adults accounts for almost 15% of total crime costs: over $67 billion per year.
  (Source: Victim Cost and Consequences: A New Look. National Institute of Justice Research Report, Jan. 1996)

Okay, so this has been around for years and the numbers seem to be escalating.  I wonder when the madness will stop.  Like Rodney King said, “Can’t we all get along?”

Unfortunately, the chilling statistics spill over into medical costs.  Here a few more stunning stats:

Health Care and Violence

• An estimated 10% - 20% of emergency department visits by women with intimate partners are a result of domestic violence.
  (Source: The Health of Washington State Domestic Violence, 2004)
• 50% of all mental health care dollars are spent on adults who were abused as children.
  (Source: Victimization Costs and Consequences: A New Look. National institute of Justice 1996)
• In an HMO study, abused women cost the plan 92% more than the general female population.
  (Source: Wisner, C.L., Gilmer, T.P., Saltzman, L.E., and Zink, T.M. Intimate partner violence against women: Do victims cost health plans more? Journal of Family Practice 48(6): 439-43)
• More than 50% of abused women present with the following symptoms: fatigue, depression, anxiety, chest pain, back pain, abdominal pain, sleep disorder, shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, headaches, decreased appetite, dizziness.
  (Source: Sutherland, C et al., 1998)
• More than one third of sexual assault victims and battered women experience symptoms of depression.
  (Source: Toolkit to End Violence Against Women)
• 46% of domestic violence victims have symptoms of anxiety disorder.
  (Source: Toolkit to End Violence Against Women)
• If an injured victim of domestic violence is treated by a physician or nurse who does not inquire about abuse or who accepts an unlikely explanation of the injuries, and the patient then returns to the abusive situation and sustains further injuries, the physician or nurse could consequently be held liable for those injuries.
  (Source: AMA Guidelines on Domestic Violence, 1992)

I feel the best way to combat this problem is to educate, especially our male species.  Certainly we can rise above this and treat women with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Catch you on the dark side.

Nomar Knight

Statistics provided by Washington State Department of Health.

©2011 Copyright. Nomar Knight.  A Knight Chills presentation.