By Amruta Gaiki Originally published in 2 Rules the Magazine Weary from my travels, I turned the corner into their lane Coming home, back to them Everything a little different, but still just the same. The selfsame faces beaming round the table A meal and some deliberation The warmth washed around me in waves Even … Continue reading Streetlights
This Town we Pass And Other Poems
By Lindsay Baik This Town we Pass This is where the lost boy found home, with small houses and colorful slides This is where a girl forgot her name, buried in pretty dresses and fake paradise This is where no one passes by, cursed stories and miserable souls This is where a lost girl once … Continue reading This Town we Pass And Other Poems
Never Meant to Be And Tears at Aphelion
By Amrita Valan Never Meant to Be The sands of too many lifetimes intervene one can no longer retrace footsteps to the fatal turning point that separates those meant to be each other's courage, comfort Holiest dreams. Each other's fire and desire the wheel remorseless turns The relentless gyre rearranges forces In shapes dire. Now … Continue reading Never Meant to Be And Tears at Aphelion
Symphony of Life and Other Poems
By Austin Chung Symphony of Life This is where all hardships lie written papers and unfinished assignments This is where children grow out of their dreams This is where students cover their light This is where people take their magical side then throw it away for a future This where I grew my brotherhood among … Continue reading Symphony of Life and Other Poems
The Fox and Other Poems
By David Kim The Fox My mother is a fox, sly and cunning, In sneaking in veggies, she was stunning She'd chop them up and mix them in, And I'd eat them up with no regard Her wit was sharp Mapping all my devious mechanisms Taught me how to be a better liar But she … Continue reading The Fox and Other Poems
The Sun and Other Poems
By Junseo Lee The Sun The Earth’s revolution around the Sun Is not a perfect circle It’s an ellipse An oval Which means that Some days it’s further away And sometimes we look West and wonder If it’ll ever rise again But it comes back It always does It’s shine is always there When furthest … Continue reading The Sun and Other Poems
The Town and Other Poems
By Yoon Park The Town This where children broke their legs running from their brothers This is where they rolled down the mountain grass hills and said someday they’ll make great machines that fly into the forever and blue sky This where young boys found their hearts and broke them there drunk on hand-rolled cigarettes … Continue reading The Town and Other Poems
finish line And Other Poems
By Heeseo Lee finish line sea to sky and sky to sea— an interconnected system of condensed entropy. high to low and low to high, energy flows wherever it may go, cycling in a forevermore. past under present, future over the now— time pulls forward in relentless ascent. the earth spins, the skies rain, and … Continue reading finish line And Other Poems
the porch light is off And “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”
By Isabella Dunsby the porch light is off and I’m holding a pint tub of yogurt ice cream with both hands. I’m watching it sweat white beads onto my lap like the droplets of milk that an infant can’t quite catch on his mother’s breast. I’m watching us all convince ourselves we’re better off immortal. … Continue reading the porch light is off And “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”
The Salty Sea and Other Poems
By Karen Lee The Salty Sea Marking the closing of the day, The ball of fire descends down Until the jewel reaches the horizon, The birds dance their final dance. The gentle breeze strengthens at shore, The waves kiss the shore farewell, The scent of the salty sea Surfing on the winds, whispering goodbye. The … Continue reading The Salty Sea and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 