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Midnight Matinee

I had a dream I was kidnapped
by Mole People,
at the midnight matinee.

They tore themselves from
the screen, showed me
what theater they’d made underground.

We ate stale popcorn,
watched movies with rubber
monsters and saucers on strings.

‘THEM!’ I screamed,
and they looked at me
as though I’d set fire
to the screen.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

John Sara is a writer from Parma, Ohio. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Ashland University, where he teaches as an adjunct and edits for The Black Fork Review. His work has been featured in such places as Maudlin House, Blood+Honey, Bending Genres, BRUISER, Cul-de-sac of Blood, and more. His debut poetry collection, The Poet Who Cried Monster, was published by Alien Buddha Press in January of 2026. You can follow him on Instagram @darkbat616.