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Our Relationship Would Be Easier If You Could Just Play Nice 
By Megan B., Gilford, NH
She emitted a snarl that warned
of her vermilion rage,
and seized the shiny, silver toaster
(my breakfast cookware of choice)
and brandished it above her head
with threats of defenestration....
Daddy's Womb 
By Carl H., Staten Island, NY
i asked my father if i could swim,
and he said that i would drown.
The Sea would imprison me – he said
if my feet had left the ground.
So i walked out to the water,
and cried out – how...
56th Street 
By Kate C., Green Village, NJ
The velveteen beards of words on the veterans of wars
Their day-swindled spindly legs framed by Oakwood canes
Skin as thin as oil-soaked translucent paper
Thin as cellophane hanging off the face...
March Wind 
By Kurtis D., Crosby, TX
Untitled 
By Jessica P., Sloatsburg, NY
Pen Pals 
By Christina B.,











