A Blue Mirror By Johnathan Whisenant A blue mirror, Of all who was, All that I am Formed of a drop Caressed by clouds Of love and dreams Falling faster Through lost vision Of Happiness Drifting from one Aspiration To another Never content With who I am, Who i will be All traces lost Foundations, [...]
tucson By Samantha Bell the world begged me to love it from the start. bouquets of cactus needles in my palms were the shy propositions of a second date. my first kiss, between my shoulder blades, blazed across my upper back like a summer sunset. aloe vera pulp concerned itself with my skin. early afternoon [...]
By Anonymous Hey _____, Can you still hear the gunshots? the ringing of flames burning hot, not destroying but cleansing? Can you see the others’ feet still marching to the drummer’s beat? sleet dampens the flames of your wounds, burning hot Hey _____, Can you feel yourself growing nameless? Can you feel the [...]
Geometric Electrocution Patterns flash across the sky; a network of cracks in the ceiling trace veins under my eyelids. The pool is a bit too cold today, and the water tastes off. But I relish my stay – thunder grumbles threateningly at my defiance. Slowly my goldfish dreams float into the clouds [...]
Taboo smoking is not allowed on this flight. in this compartment. when children are present. around hay. taboo – who uses that word anyway? nothing around children. never the children. the stables were on fire last year.
Going Solo Ash. I am made entirely of ash. Last night, city officials searched the home and found: -2 beta fish -7 half-opened boxes from the Home Shopping Network And dust, Layers upon Layers Of skin cells no longer needed. Searching for books, they Found empty Ben and Jerry’s cartons stacked neatly on top of [...]
/Heal/ By Anonymous The crack of the gatorade gap: orange gives way beneath a palm, and dry lips seek out purple water. Empty stomachs groan and scream, salty tears rub against scarlet eyes– internally and externally crushed. “I wish I could help you,” the little boy’s voice is small. “I want to take away your [...]
Reflection By Kelli McIntyre Have you ever looked in a mirror And wondered who’s looking back? Sure, she’s got brown hair and blue eyes, But they’re full of doubt. I pity the girl in the mirror: She’ll never be good enough. She doesn’t qualify for scholarships and she’s indecisive. She doesn’t know when to say [...]
We wait alone Or in packs Silent, saying nothing We stand apart from others Not acknowledging their existence Nor they, ours We sit secluded Not paying attention to the world around us Observing from a distance Others watch us seated there, Dead to the world Others talk while life goes on Yet still we say [...]
Today is the most wonderful day ever A woman has baby formula in a plastic bag Today it is beautiful A girl wears crystal dangly earrings The sun is shining Three little children and their mother sit down The air is clear A light blue car the shade of the sky drives in front of [...]