Asphault or Asfault? by Megan K., Healdsburg, CA Raven strands uncompromising to wind and song, outstretched arms teeter and totter through jungle gyms of our fathers and our father's fathers ... Continue...
Autumnal Dance by Michael H., New City, NY I sit and stare across the lake, spy on sparrows and cardinals silhouetted against the western sky.
In the wind, gilded leaves mingle, ... Continue...
Aware of Grace by Kelly A., Cincinnati, OH When I awake in a cold sweat and submerge in the fear of inadequacy I worry about my weight, my complexion, social status, and hide in the sheets of doubt. I fly to the moon and breathe in glittering stardust ... Continue...
Catholic School Girls by Brittany B., St. Cloud, FL Born with a silver spoon later used to freebase heroin Boredom and cynicism catalyze the rec-room adventures in little plaid skirts and mary jane (shoes). ... Continue...
Concealed in a Sunset? by Jennifer C., Ft. Mitchell, KY Acrylic paint is the white-out to my sentiments when tears can't wash away the indelible ink ... Continue...
Daydreaming by Elisabeth F., San Francisco, CA The metal Jesus can't even look me in the eye Plastic neon stars seem to be all falling onto me A million wishes yet my mouth is clamped shut Or am I falling into the stars to drown slowly in the darkness? The music takes me away to smoggy settings a poisonous beach ... Continue...
Eating Glass by Dan P., Glen Gardner, NJ I hate to go out in late January Among the narrow, dry, icy roads To eat glass from my windshields The frame bent, a penalty To receive for feeling too good ... Continue...
In Realms Apart by Brooke B., Bailey, NC They tell me you've gone to Florida where it's always citrus-scented, sleek at night but in the morning sunburned like your freckled face ... Continue...
Known by Lauren F., Denver, CO I know little, but what I know is that reality is a twelve-foot step and I know I want a fairy tale without a climax a solid, sane, simple barrier of contentment ... Continue...
laugh lines by Emily S., Sligo, PA when i was small, love felt best tucked away in a feather bed, my sugarrush fading with the last spark of sunlight. ... Continue...
Lunar Eclipse by Kimberly C., Great Bend, PA The fair moon, a guide of many souls, hidden from their eyes, on a sporadic occasion. Leaving multitudes, ... Continue...
Mondo/Katauta by Wendee A., Mililani, HI (A Japanese formula poem)
Why when people sleep in the daylight, do they look strange and seem to evoke laughter? They have no eyes, no teeth, no opinions, no rage, no worries, no care for me.
Nice to Meet You by Caitlin M., Smiths Falls, ON, Canada So charming. Intriguing, mysterious, Of course I wanted more. Your kiss a rose, Growing in the cracks of a busy highway. ... Continue...
One Sound by Matt C., Cleveland, NC a single singing violin strung in an orchestral concerto of clamoring canons
it's ironic how you can't distinguish this violin a singular separate sound ... Continue...
parent evangelists by Kathleen M., Middletown, NJ you parent like those neighborhood evangelists who come to your door and beat ideas into your head impress upon you ... Continue...
Studded Leather Paradise by SaraEllen S., Bethesda, MD Slip between the cracks Enfold yourself within the nooks Like so many grains of dirt: your neighbors. Bask in the shadow of the combat boots And marvel at the piercings; ... Continue...
Teenage Rebellion by Laura P., Lexington, MA Why? the mom cries, why purple hair? Your hair was so beautiful before and now it's disgusting, and the daughter ... Continue...
Untitled by Carissa B., Oswego, IL Part 1 I had a day when someone came to me and told me "Change the world." As I thought about the prospect ... Continue...
Untitled by Sarah B., Spokane, WA The city slickers appraise the rain And sidle out from the marquis A fizzle and then the cigarette falls Blinking to destiny It's the best kind of weather ... Continue...
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