By Marvel Chukwudi Pephel I dreamed you last night. You. You were wearing a purple robe, tiara and all. Your lips were red, they looked hungry. Famished. I loved everything about the lips. Full lips! I dreamed you sitting with my head on your thick thighs. I dreamed you to be different from the others, And … Continue reading A HALF-FORMED LOVER
How to Treat Others
By John Page The council shall start now, Mr. Wisprr do you wish to start?” The councilman said to the assembled delegates of the Atigonian inter species society. Mr Wisprr stood up. He was tall for an Animalkin, about four foot three, with the features that resembled a chicken mixed with a bear. His feathers … Continue reading How to Treat Others
Two Poems by Tommy
By Thomas Page “Constellations” The night painted sky showcases Many sparkling unique lights. You can draw anything from these Dots flanked by moons and bright planets- Warriors, animals, and gods. You can try to foresee future Events under timeless, twinkling star That were, are, and ever will be “Like Flies” At the end of … Continue reading Two Poems by Tommy
Tommy Haiku #167-171
By Thomas Page A skeleton of An overpass flanked by grass Starting to grow there “It’s a yellow day” My dad says as the sun tries To simulate heat The train car salted, Beaten by boots and oxfords: Mineral collage Venomous tongues spake Falsehoods that were hard to break. How could one forsake? Lonely beer … Continue reading Tommy Haiku #167-171
Release Me
By John Page
He IS
By Gabriele McPeek He is the warm blanket you reach for The steady breathing of perfect sleep The smell of summer after the rain The crunch of dry leaves And the bite of mountain air The slow constant of a sunrise The infiniteness of the stars He is the feeling you get when you know everything … Continue reading He IS
Hateful Letters
By John Page The car moved along the streets with a screech. It is a small but sleek car. An inquisitional car is swift and can get anywhere swiftly. However today is not a day for going fast. The Imperial Corridor is as bad as always and Depaget had gotten impatience. He turned off the … Continue reading Hateful Letters
Space Facts
By Don Kingfisher Campbell Our love is like lightning on Venus --35 miles high This relationship is floating like ions in Titan’s atmosphere The discovery of us began as teenage galaxies light years away It’s that dark energy made us realize the force with which we oppose gravity So, like Voyager 2, I believe we … Continue reading Space Facts
Homeward Bound
By Scott Thomas Outlar I sang to my Father on his deathbed. He had not spoken a word in days, cancer-ridden, organs collapsing, high on morphine, but I knew he could still hear me. I sang a song from a book I’d written years earlier during a particularly good time in my life, and this, being … Continue reading Homeward Bound
Tommy Haiku #141-145
By Thomas Page White on blacktop, stark Declarations of commands To obey the known law. Facades of stone and Wood with white paneling o’er Vivid colored signs Shivering sun ignited With the frigid air Of new winter Frosted glass, white panels, Sleigh bells on leather straps ‘round A ring on doorknob. Slow as molasses Time … Continue reading Tommy Haiku #141-145
Academy of the Heart And Mind 