By Ellie Rose McKee September September is silence. Spiders creeping under doors in search of central heating. The start of school and people rushing about, meeting other new students. New schedules. Shifting off the old season. But underneath: quiet. A girl alone in her dorm room, miles from home. Her phone not ringing. Dark night … Continue reading September and Autumn
Include and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Include Include via inclusion. Embrace change And improve Surroundings As well as oneself. Help and assist While resisting Negativity, And strive to better The world, And that itself Is a choice. Let voices Vocalize To help realize The precious value Of accepting Acceptance Not Always Gone Forever Even when grieving, Never … Continue reading Include and Other Poems
Insomnia
By Sydney Clark I can’t sleep. Have you tried counting sheep? Yes, I’ve tried. I still can’t sleep. Have you tried sinking deep? Yes, I’ve tried. I know you have cried because I’m not by your side. I’m not asleep. Look on the bright side - put your worries aside. I won’t make a peep. … Continue reading Insomnia
The Handmaiden
By Mehreen Ahmed Eliza stood in front of her bathroom mirror and squeezed the end of a nearly empty tube of toothpaste. Between her thumb and her index finger, her fingernails turned an inconsistent color of white pink, the plumpness of the tip of her skin diminishing. Breathing short and tight, her lips were thinning … Continue reading The Handmaiden
The Proposal and Other Poems
By Fernanda Poblete Gonzalez The Proposal Let's deceive time, so that you can look at me like the first time. Smile at me without wanting to, and kiss me like yesterday. Let's turn the world upside down, just one more time, to see the stars appear during bedtime. Let's forget fear and let's jump with … Continue reading The Proposal and Other Poems
Tails, You Lose
By Leslie Knibbs He maintains stiletto like eye contact with each of those playing the game. Never looking down, his sharp eyes dart from one player to the next in staccato-like movements. Under a crude canvas canopy, the crowd gathers eagerly, all placing coins on the table. Standing…... Like some shifty sleight of hand artist … Continue reading Tails, You Lose
With Hands Tied
By Fernanda Poblete Gonzalez The door opened, and he entered quickly. He had a coffee cup and a few papers in his hand. He stood in front of me as he adjusted his crooked black tie. "Miss Martinez?" He addressed me. "Yes," I replied, with my hands wet from my anxiety. “I am Detective Patricio … Continue reading With Hands Tied
Kidnapping
By Fernanda Poblete Gonzalez Robert lifted me into his long arms, as he usually does, and put me in the place that he had been painstakingly preparing. I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen; every hair on my body stood on end, while my pupils slowly dilated. With their false smiles, … Continue reading Kidnapping
Telos and Other Poems
By Carl Scharwath Telos Two evening lovers’ echoes In you forgotten dreams and memories of essence. Touch wordlessly in a greater optimism. Waves of summer morn Under a cloudless sky with flickering lights of desire. Turning like a dancer alone on the stage of life The evening leaves turn after Their first death and sleep … Continue reading Telos and Other Poems
Safe From the World and Other Poems
By Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal Safe From the World Under a somber cloud I hear a distant echo from the waves at sea. Deep in the ocean or just half the way, a whole new world exists. Great giant fish thrive there. The sun is just a white speck in the sky. The waters are cool … Continue reading Safe From the World and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 