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Under the Dirt and Flowers
By: Sammy – (Samuel D. Giles) When my parents had me, I was my father’s only and my mother’s third.ContinueContinue reading “Under the Dirt and Flowers”
Heaven Was Discovered by Cowboys
By: Caroline Magill It’s not too far to travel to heaven. At least, that would be the perspective of aContinueContinue reading “Heaven Was Discovered by Cowboys”
Tokens
By: Andrés Manuel Cintrón-Scala I have a habit of collecting tokens. Not those that are circular and stamped with anContinueContinue reading “Tokens”
To Those Of Whom I Dedicate My Love
By: Gabrielle Hornung To The First, To you, who was there when I was first welcomed into this world. YourContinueContinue reading “To Those Of Whom I Dedicate My Love”
hang painting here
By: Halle Kay “hang painting here?”a pink sticky note laid on the wall,you left it there last time you walkedContinueContinue reading “hang painting here”
Sparta
By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss He fell from the sky,a god cloaked in wings,his beak a blade,his love a wound. Bronze-bellied,ContinueContinue reading “Sparta”
The Apple Woman
By: Megan “MegLynn” Moss I peel myself with a paring knifered-skinned and milk-veineda fruit bred for rotthe sink fills withContinueContinue reading “The Apple Woman”
Heart of Mine
By: Catherine Berry Oh, heart of mine, why are you stubborn?You simply do not obey my commands at all.On someContinueContinue reading “Heart of Mine”
House on Fire
By: Jetta Whitehurst My memories burn off my skin, shaping the configurations of my body.Every rise of my arms isContinueContinue reading “House on Fire”