It took years to dislodge the hatesearing my brain and every limb,like a tree burning in a firestorm.I’m charred but still standing,waiting for the rains of spring. ☼☼☼
(M)ilitary (S)exual (T)rauma by Anonymous
Military Sexual Trauma they say, or simply “MST”An acronym for ease or one really just to hide the dis-ease? When it happened to me there were no acronymsand certainly not much awareness I went into the military in the era …
Down with Democracy! and Select Poems by Wortley Clutterbuck
Down with Democracy! Are not fools and stupid beings a majority in the world, and ought they not to have their representative? — Honoré de Balzac, Le Député d’Arcis. There’s been some muttering I’ve heard about a goverance preferred; it …
Fall is in the Air by Abigail Hansen
When night’s shadows no longer subside Autumn declares it has arrived The summer light now fades away Bringing with it shorter days Leaves of red soar to and fro As they clatter down the road Green fades to orange and …
Author Feature: Select Poems by Lache S.
Haikus of Finding Lostlost in a forestfor the last 5 hoursmeditations with treeswomen exhale smoke in Spainstep over glass on Irish streetsWhere do I fly next?reading Lorde alonein the black night silencelaundry spins in the machine188 days backpacking2 more remainlover …
Fear of the Blank by Suzanne Seyfi
If you don’t crack jokes on Twitter about Avoiding your writing by being on Twitter,Are you even a writer?What did people do before the internet?Jane Austen wrote letters instead of chapters,Took long walks past fields and seashores,Exchanged gossip with her neighbors.Lord …
House, Water by Taylor Gorman
HOUSE When my house burned down, I built myself into a house. I wanted to understand. WATER I thought I found your body underwater Near the lake you were born in. It was only a reflection— It’s hard for me …
Beltane by Camille Liptak
You said you’d marry meon Beltane,the Gaelic May Day,when life and earthare at their peak.You said I’d be your Flora,your goddess of Spring,we’d exchange hands and we’ d exchange rings;You said you’d merrily marry me,and forever bemy Jack-in-the-Green.I said I’d jump …
Death Ferry by Ahmed Salih
In the city full of misery There were people in the ferry They were glad and about to celebrate They did not know about their inevitable fate They felt hilarious to buy the ferry tickets But the man was greedy who found nuggets “This is too …
Her Name’s Cleo by Juanita Rose Quengua
She, who loves me despite of my flaws and imperfections,She, who never left my side even just for a second,She, who put smile and happiness in my bad days,She’s one of my dogs, and her name’s Cleo.Her short tail that …