RETICENCE by Rick Adams
RETICENCEBy Rick Adams
reticence
a heart shatteredlike a brokenmirror; the shardsof glass slitthe wrists ofa man’s desire
plagued with lonelinessand fear andhatred and...
RUBY THROAT by Jessica Sabo
RUBY THROATBy Jessica Sabo ruby throatsit down she saysmake yourself comfortableput the napkin in your lap / keep your hands folded / sit up straight she sayscross your ankleslift your chinact like you...
HERE FOR THE FOOD by Tim Wenzell
HERE FOR THE FOODBy Tim Wenzell
Shoes (Global Warming Version)
A true woman evacuates with her shoesand makes certain that all of them,wrapped in garbage bags,fill...
FIREHOUSE BABY by Austen Roye
FIREHOUSE BABYBy Austen Roye
1. hang in there
my springboard is a type ofsocial solitudepublicly isolated with head downin plain sight.managed two maybe threehours of sleep...
AFTER HIS TOUCH by Leanne Talavera
AFTER HIS TOUCHBy Leanne Talavera
After His Touch
That’s how they’ll get you, throughyour eyes. It’s your eyesthat will cradle flickering irises. Thatwill swim in white...
MIND OF A BOY by Jhier Wells
MIND OF A BOYBy Jhier Wells
Mind of a Boy
When I was a boysummers were waves waitingto carry me to the ocean’s center.When I was...
POKHARA, THE CITY OF ANGELS by Bikal Paudel
POKARA, THE CITY OF ANGELSBy Bikal Paudel
Hour Hand’s Message to a friend
Dear minute hand,
I wait for you for an hourAnd...
LITTLE BLACK BOY by Daniel Jackson
LITTLE BLACK BOYBy Daniel Jackson
LITTLE BLACK BOY
after William Blake
As a stubborn child my father hit me,his hand glistening black as AfroSheen...
REEDUCATION CAMP by Michael Anthony Istvan Jr.
REEDUCATION CAMPBy Michael Anthony Istvan Jr.
Reeducation Camp
a necktie around your neck brace
becoming the object of a dare
REFLECTIONS ON TIES THAT BIND by Jan Little
REFLECTIONS ON TIES THAT BINDBy Jan Little
If marriage offered a narrow tether like Denmark’s attachment to Europe,I could have conformed that much to a husband’s wantsAnd gladly given...
