POSITIVE by Emily Brummett
POSITIVEby Emily Brummett
A heavy waft of Sunday breakfastawakens meearlier than a routine Sunday hangoverEach smell circles my stomachand lumps slide up and down my throat,and a headache...
NIGHT HYMN by R. Nikolas Macioci
NIGHT HYMNby R. Nikolas Macioci NIGHT HYMNA prostitute saunters back and forthunder a streetlight, takes permissionfrom the night to be there. She poses,walks a few steps, poses again. Sheis a beginner, barely able...
PROPERTY by Monty Jones
PROPERTYby Monty Jones
Property
How hard it iswhen you start to think about itto get everything together.
Even a “bare” stagewill have its...
DOMINION by John Casey
DOMINIONby John Casey
deference for despair
still sodden frigid mornmuddled ubiquitous shadowsscattered, brittle leaves at footfallraven sky black thoughts dark path
restlessly listless...
PICTURE NEGATIVE by Gabrielle Amarosa
PICTURE NEGATIVEby Gabrielle Amarosa Stars’ Crossed LoveI see her across an inky sky,Pure light,Brighter than any other.She is part of the great bear—Like a bear herself,The strongest and most fiercely beautiful.We all orient...
LEAVING BUCHAREST by Jules Elleo
LEAVING BUCHARESTby Jules Elleo
Leaving Bucharest
In the courtyardof my apartment block,there is an elm tree.Its foliage reaches upto the 5th floor.Its rootsrun deepbeneath our sleep.TwiceI will...
TODAY I TRAVELED TO THE PAST by Jose Manuel SÁNCHEZ
TODAY I TRAVELED TO THE PAST by Jose Manuel SÁNCHEZ
GÜEI VIAXÉ AL PASÁU
Nel vieyu mundiugüei entamaba l’inviernu,güei ye’l Samaín,“l’acabu del verañu”.+++++Güei lleve-yos floresa los mios...
OUR OWN by George Payne
OUR OWNby George Payne
Our Own
The status quo is killing our soul.Life is not about paying the mortgage.
It is not okay...
COME TO ME AND LET ME HOLD YOU by Olivia Du Pont
COME TO ME AND LET ME HOLD YOUby Olivia Du Pont
Come to me and let me hold youIn the dead of night where voices are hushedBreathe life into...
WORK OF ART by Valerie Patrick
WORK OF ARTby Valerie Patrick Work of ArtHold my face like the Portland VaseTrace the pictures on my cheekbonesGaze into my eyes like the Mona LisaAppreciate every stroke of colorCaress my body like...