By Peace Nkeiruka Maduako Balloons If there's pain in your soul, Let it go. If you're hurting on the inside, Let it go. Like balloons left to the wind, Let it go, When they fly they become a sight, Let it go. Up to the clouds far far away, Let it go. With some tears … Continue reading Balloons and Identity-Me
Anxiety’s Grip
By Matthew Comorre It smothers you as gravity suddenly thickens Its weight presses against your chest Your heart suddenly aches It stifles you as your lungs gasp for air Your head’s underwater The surface seems so far away It cripples you as muscles tense and spasm Your movements heavy, sluggish Water much like honey Strength … Continue reading Anxiety’s Grip
Slingshot
By Jim Bates He was quiet that fall. Withdrawn. He’d started classes in a new grade at a new school. Old friends were drifting away. He couldn’t help it, but he felt sad much of the time. He didn’t know why. He took to walking in the nearby woods after school. He found, surprisingly, that … Continue reading Slingshot
Curse Upon a Star
By Zuha Masood A merchant was fleeting through the desert under a starry night. The dust specked wind howled past him while the stars twinkled above his head. The man shielded his face with a head scarf and staggered on the sandy plains along with his camel. As he was toiling to find safety for … Continue reading Curse Upon a Star
The Promise of Another Day
By Vanja Malathy “Today I have to speak.” He said to himself, amidst million thoughts that were revolving around his mind. “ Does a light blue or green striped shirt look good on me?” He disproved a dozen shirts which lay collected in a pile on the floor. ‘I shall walk to her place. This … Continue reading The Promise of Another Day
The Photo
By Chris Vrountas Harry just got off the boat. Already dark in the Port of Piraeus when he stepped down the gangway with his old duffel bag from the Army and a picture in his pocket. Feeling the photo in his hand, her image hung in his head. Dark hair, smooth skin, and big dark … Continue reading The Photo
A Bowl of Ice Cream and Other Poems
By Danny P. Barbare A Bowl of Ice Cream Ice cream in a bowl makes everyone sweet as if to get along if only for a carton scoop for scoop whatever your flavor. Riding to the Mountains In the mountains I see the proud blue sky and the trees as the flowers greet you the … Continue reading A Bowl of Ice Cream and Other Poems
Entre Familia
By Eduardo Jáuregui Martínez Situated in the lush hill countryside of northern Guanajuato, hidden in the peripheries of the peripheral municipality of Xichu, there stood Matusalén de Jiménez. It was not much bigger than your average small town, centered around the towering red-brick walls of the church, a bronze bell, paid by the remittances from … Continue reading Entre Familia
Forget the wind! Let’s Wage War
By Sircharlesthepoet An ant crawls under a crack I had forgotten below my window. The wind blows suspensefully so the curtains wake, bothered they sweep their skirts to get up reassemble their limbs and wrinkles to keep warmth. Sunlight intrudes into my faulty sight how blind could the blind be made? What’s an alert, emergency … Continue reading Forget the wind! Let’s Wage War
Four Roses
By Neil Brosnan ‘You’ll be more comfortable down here; in your favourite room.’ So typical of Lillie: ever the pragmatist. She is right, of course. This has always been my favourite room, and I will be more comfortable here. Not only does the bay window offer a triptych view of my flower garden, but I … Continue reading Four Roses
Academy of the Heart And Mind 