By Marianne Brems The crackling green of early life becomes the yellow jacket of pride in perfect banana ripeness. But soon shy specs of brown rear their tiny heads, grow confident, mature into warrior spots puffing out their chests, charging into a softening yellow marsh, rejoicing in their twilight advance. Multiplying, Conquering, until finally … Continue reading Banana Spots
The Baptist Evil Eye
By Wanda Morrow Clevenger we girls learned to sew and sew well Mom saw to that with four years of home-ec some cooking thrown in in the bargain I waited for her to leave for work then shortened my dress by 3 inches before school taking it out later with one long … Continue reading The Baptist Evil Eye
The Untranslatable: Toska
By Thomas Page The Untranslatable This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. The ticks of a tock slow down to a mockery, The ebbs of a flow slow down to a disappointment, The pushes … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Toska
A Piano Falls
By Marianne Brems As I climb up a third flight of stairs, a piano falls from the sky. Invisible, silent. It lands slowly, deliberately burrowing into my quads. No path to climb out. Somewhere along the way a neuron shifts. A familiar handle sits just out of reach. A window seems harder to … Continue reading A Piano Falls
While Dancing With Boys
By Wanda Morrow Clevenger at the Coliseum one Saturday night while dancing with boys some pissy prom queens robbed me lightened my bag of compact, lipstick, perfume leaving the money I took it as a compliment
FLIP IT BABY
By Marc Carver I have to feel sorry for you if you really think you have free will. All these people that come randomly into your life you think you choose them. You think you pick when you are happy and when you are sad. You think you can walk down the street and avoid … Continue reading FLIP IT BABY
Trust
By Marianne Brems Within the quiet interstices in our conversations, small voiceless moments of trust in sheep’s clothing bring our humanity together like nickels to magnets. Trust that our message can sustain suspension. Trust that this suspension can enhance our message. Trust that we can stand tall in our tolerance for silence. Trust that … Continue reading Trust
Adoption
By Ahmad Al-Khatat When I was a teenager I donated to a little orphan since then I made a vow that I would adopt her, and marry her Days go by and nights come I learned how to hurt myself by doing bad habits that will guide me to die below the bridge I lost … Continue reading Adoption
The Untranslatable: Jijivisha
By Thomas Page The Untranslatable This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. Hourglasses slushing with sand have an expected result, Once the sand empties into the bottom then the hour is up, Simple However, … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Jijivisha
Respect
By Sahaj Sabharwal *1Respect is the Desire of everybody's mind, But is only given to people who are kind. *2Respect is given to those who deserve it, And is not given to those who are unfit for it. *3Respect is like a fuel of life, Without which a man cannot work rife. *4Respect to our … Continue reading Respect
