A River of Consciousness
by Nathan R., Oshkosh, WI
tell the prophet to come
the skyscraper burns as the children fall into
evanescent desire
deeply embedded
deeply embedded so long as I keep writing ...
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American Dream
by Ivy S., Loganville, WI
so this is where all the dreaming takes me
to a cold, empty reality
with sleep still in my eyes
shivering, confused, I must’ve overslept
now it’s time to wake up ...
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Cartesian Dualism
by Shi-Shi W., Columbia, MO
Natalie found offbeat inspiration in a dragonfly
perched on a green-purple berry.
Here was a jumble of layers, swing slings, flapping sleeves
and appendages - a frenetic explosion of iridescent color
invested in one jacket wing ...
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Consummating Geometry
by Katelynn B., W. Des Moines, IA
In memory of period six
Why does this matter?
Fifteen more minutes
Gray numbers, robotic, ...
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Golden Years
by Emily J., Oxford, OH
So this is it
The best years of our lives
Start looking toward the future
They say it’s coming fast
But keep your head turned over your shoulder ...
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Lift Off on Maple Street
by Aaron C., Fryeburg, ME
The house on Maple Street
With only the attic light left on
A force is lifting it right off its feet
The smoke and flame cover the lawn
Possibly commotion in the attic ...
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Lost Relations
by Mary S., Phoenix, AZ
Far away on a dark hill,
Stands a girl,
Reminiscing in pieces of black and white
And trying to distinguish between the two.
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May 23, 1998
by Karen S., New City, NY
I pressed damp shoulder blades
together, stretched my aching arms.
The hardwood floor reflected pale 9:00 sun,
giving the spacious room luminosity ...
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My Grandfather
by Joe P., Hawthorne, NY
My grandfather’s hat is the color of blue.
Not the regular, out of the crayon box blue
but like the sky spreading in every direction,
anything is possible type blue ...
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My Special Place
by Megan G., Eau Claire, WI
The grass waved
At me from our front window
Indian paintbrush flowers
Peeked out of the grass
Waiting for us ...
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Night
by Melissa F., Sugarland, TX
The touch of darkness
Imprisons me in her grasp
Daring me to leave.
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the notion
by Claire T., Normal, IL
Hey, I’ve got this notion
that in the end we’ll both be okay
I’ll set this love in motion
Set down your load
Just watch me press play ...
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The Penny Garden
by Phoebe S., Asheville, NC
Buried flowers
hidden under box elder leaves
on pearlescent glass
near my castle stump
the shady place I played ...
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Untitled
by Lucie S., St. Paul, MN
When I was little, Puff the Magic Dragon
Was a storybook character, living in the painted worlds
Of my little kid books
Then I grew into storybooks with
Thick bindings and heavy paper ...
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Untitled
by Emily L., Fair Oaks, CA
flickering strobe lights
silhouetting the figures who undulate
against the apparently unmoving wall
it depends what pill i took
bodies pulsating sweaty against ...
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Waiting
by Steven S., New City, NY
The pavement burns under my feet,
I lean against the chain-link fence,
bounce off of it like a trampoline.
The leaves twirl -
they are concentrated, as if in a waltz. ...
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Winter Night
by Rich M., Congers, NY
Cold winter air bites my skin.
A light breeze has the power of wind,
but the silence is peaceful,
yet lonesome. The crickets have stopped ...
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Woven Web
by Lauren M., Leonard, MI
You’re like a disease
Something that just can’t be pleased
Running over the water
A sinkhole swallows me up in one gulp
Just like you, always eating me alive ...
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