By Alex Andy Phuong Technicality Technically Life can be technical Yet people are not machines Human beings have brains With the gift of intelligence But only the ones willing to think Can change the world for the better Especially since the mind Is more powerful than any computer Serving Service Help heal the helpless Do … Continue reading Technicality and Other Poems
Manhole
By Alan Ford When Jamie went out he usually felt bored. Like some people he couldn’t put his brain on hold. He needed something to think about. One day he was looking down at his cell phone, sending a text message to a friend, when he fell down a sewage manhole. He ricocheted off the … Continue reading Manhole
The Face of the Oppressed
By Michael Emeka A brisk wind stirred up waste papers, old cellophane bags, dead leaves and empty containers from the refuse dump by the roadside and chased them across the street. I didn’t see the objects because it was pitch-dark. But I felt them skitter past me, some getting caught at my feet. And I … Continue reading The Face of the Oppressed
Bouncing Golden Curls
By Nancy Lou Henderson Bouncing golden curls running through the grass, Singing, dancing, spinning, having just a touch of sass. Bouncing golden curls looking to the sky, Stopping, smiling, pointing, saying Angels are flying by. Bouncing golden curls kneeling on one knee, Smelling, touching, picking, giving wildflowers to you and me. Bouncing golden curls although … Continue reading Bouncing Golden Curls
Spare a Dollar? and The Price: Found Poem from the News
By Jason D. DeHart Spare a Dollar? Now here is Mr. Brautigan, sitting on the sidewalk with his poems scribbled on fish-papers again. I picture him in rags, always. He says, I’m the beggar poet asking you to pay attention to a syllable, please listen to the way I wrap a word upon … Continue reading Spare a Dollar? and The Price: Found Poem from the News
Tea With Honey
By Laura Teodorescu Tea time is at eight o'clock every morning, without exception. Emily puts milk into hers, but mama and I take it with a hearty amount of honey. We drink it slowly, in the Great Dining Room, without exchanging any words. When we're done, Emily cleans up quickly, mama goes in her study … Continue reading Tea With Honey
Life is Like a River
By Lorrin Johnson Life is like a River it flows in different directions so get your gheenoe and go for a ride. You might find something interesting along the way. Life is full of surprises you never know what you will find. Sometimes a rare jewel you can even find a fool life is a … Continue reading Life is Like a River
Inconsequential Memories
By Natasha Rogers I remember when I wrote the letter volunteering for this. A woman takes my hand and carefully leads me down some stairs. Her arm is barely grazing my shoulders as we descend, “There you go, good, one more step,” she says. I can’t see anything; I’m blindfolded. It’s voluntary, but I probably … Continue reading Inconsequential Memories
The Church and Other Poems
By Ezewuzie Nkiruka Juliet The Church I knelt in front of the confession box Father, what to do? I see dead nuns everywhere in the church. On the altar, they giggle and smile at me. Father looked up at me and said, this is the church of the dead. He tore off his white collar, … Continue reading The Church and Other Poems
Soon
By Arti Rai your heart is a green island wherein i have grown as butterfly pea laden with flowers your green and orange lichens my compost of life i thrive dangling on your edges with every sunrise my tentacles climb quick to hold your unlimited sky fasten me it's urgent my flowers are over loaded … Continue reading Soon
Academy of the Heart And Mind 