AS MEN by Talon Florig
AS MENBy Talon Florig
As MenAs men we are taught that a woman’s walls are to be conquered, their gates to be crashed. We learn that only in the thrill of the hunt will we...
LOVE by Katharine Studer
LOVEby Katharine Studer
Love
Before the word is spokenA man might walk on handsDangling mid-air without a net or wire,Concentrating to keep the weightof his legs extended straight in the center,Nudging his fingers to gain an...
BRAND OF BROKEN by Madison Smith
BRAND OF BROKENby Madison Smith
brand of broken
They will tell you it’s nature, not nurture. The disorders and the diseases. Because the list of Bad Things That Need Fixed grows (and they know you’re sensitive about it).Generational,...
ROGUE RIVER REDEMPTION by Clint Frakes
Desire #31(a meditation on a condition)
The crazy lady tries to get intimate with meevery Wednesday & Friday. I say,“Listen, lady, you should ask before going through someone’s bag—& hey that’s my fucking magazine!”She leaves,...
OLD SCHOOL by Sean Murphy
Ars moriendi
It’s true, she died peacefully, in her home.This is all she wanted; all we asked for(after asking for a great number of things,each denied in turn, by doctors, her bodyand all we can’t...
NAILS by Jennifer Lauren Collins
NAILSby Jennifer L. Collins NailsYou used to paint your nails,fluttering them in the airaround us as if they were mosquitosto dart and stingtheir color along clothingor my cheek,threatening feminine touchwhile drying on makeshift wind.I’d be...
SLEEPY WHALE by Terry Brinkman
SLEEPY WHALEby Terry BrinkmanSonnet CCLXVIIBristles shining wirily in weak lightLady Chapel Jack Priest PeacockMotley affairs of a moss covered rolling rockLast swig of the Challis at twilightLoom of the Moon-lightPat of her destruction FlintlockThe...
TODAY by Stella Prince
TODAY
by Stella Prince
TODAY
You and I we live by day,At night you tend to fly away,Leaving me to live for tomorrow.
I want more than you can give,But you say live and let live.Leaving me with...