WIRED by Michael Milburn
WIREDby Michael Milburn
WIRED
He’s quick to find thingswrong about himself,or makes them upto feed his insecurity,
sees flaws in peoplethey seem not to see,and wonders if a setlike that exists in him.
He wants to know those...
LOTUS by Martina Reisz Newberry
LOTUSby Martina Reisz Newberry
1. LOTUS
On the other side of the mountain,my wealthy friend has built a castle.It was a long project but now sits,
quiet as a profound thought, complete.The day I visited her, we...
ALEX ON HIS GUITAR by Linda Barrett
ALEX ON HIS GUITARby Linda Barrett
Alex on His Guitar@2016 Linda BarrettHe got it as a gift from his fatherOn Christmas EveThe acoustic guitar of deep mahoganyCost around $500But the owner put it on saleAt...
DARK LOVE by Ayanna Lopez
DARK LOVEby Ayanna Lopez
Dark LoveThis angel fellShe lost her lightTrudging through the gates of hellShe gave up the fightNo man or godCould bring her backUntil she looked into his heartBlack as coalHard as iceTheir...
TRIBUTE by Heide Arbitter
TRIBUTEby Heide Arbitter
These daysSome assertHistory is a lieThe Holocaust never happenedSomebody made it up
In Washington, DCCapitol to a countryOf assailed settlersThe blood of recollectionSprinkled on soilFertilized CementAnd blossomedMemory
Some insistAll visit the Nation’s CapitolTo throw...
TENDER WORDS by Dayna Lellis
TENDER WORDSby Dayna Lellis Shroud of StubbornnessThe quicksand is devouring her.She’s struggling, sobbing for help.I rush to pull her to safety.She refuses to take my rope.I scramble to find other options.I offer her rope after...
THE PARTY by Laura Solomon
THE PARTYby Laura Solomon The PartyYou have to be dead to be invited to this party.As is to be expected, all the stars are here.Janis, Marilyn, Jesus.There are ordinary people too though.Kevin Watson who died...
POND FROG by Dr. Nathanael O’Reilly
POND FROGby Nathanael O'Reilly
Pond Frog
a young frog makes her homein the backyard pond
beneath the stone water featureunaware that every summer
for the past five years anotherfrog has lived in the same pond
until consecutive hundred-degreedays heat...