By Mehreen Ahmed At midnight, someone was knocking on my window pane. It was a sinewy twig, wavering in the blustery winds. Knocks persisted. The window had fogged up from the recent cold waves. I walked up and stood before it. A coal spattered night, there was the twig rubbing itself on the fog. This … Continue reading I Took the Plant Out for a Walk
Wounds Transcend
By Moola Veereswara Rao I know your wounds... but quit ye not the noble route. Remember how a silent reed became a flute. Don't kick them out, because they're all just lifeless stones. But how became a rock into a sculpture...moot. Ye don't concede to whetted darts of mean critique. Ye watch this road that … Continue reading Wounds Transcend
The Alter Ego
By Medha Godbole Singh She was standing at a crossing on the road, waiting to get to the other side. She was lightly tapping her feet, impatient. It was getting late for her on her first day at work as a Public Relations assistant. That was not her plan. The girl looked at her watch … Continue reading The Alter Ego
Almost Autumn and Other Photographs
By Kj Hannah Greenberg Almost AutumnSnailCould Be LunchRoosterCan Survive
Don’t Try Anything
By Mahathi The days of Kentish fire are over. Your whole body has hackles. No way you can hightail. Our newest friend Covid is too brobdingnag and in sanguinolency. She is roughhousing the whole human race. Before this tiniest new giant on earth you are just a Lilliput. Your intransigence and your mummery wont work. … Continue reading Don’t Try Anything
One More Chance
By Nancy Lou Henderson Did that fire happen, or am I dreaming? Now I need to check myself out. My back feels solid and straight, both of my arms feel attached, my seat not burned, all four legs are still there, but I only feel one foot. I feel blistered and scorched on one side, … Continue reading One More Chance
An Elegy to Barkeley
By John Goodie I had to witness death today No, not just any death, but that of my best friend, a selfless, comforting soul The soul of an Angel she had You could tell it by her tail and the licking of toes Or jumps to give a kiss Barkeley, a lab/pit mix I met … Continue reading An Elegy to Barkeley
Formatting and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Formatting Organization Transformation Formatting to fit Upon a page And also in real life Because of social Expectations Despite such standards, Challenging the status quo Helps people know How people truly are So format oneself By being oneself Unapologetically Residential Residing at home Sometimes by the sea Any land fairer than … Continue reading Formatting and Other Poems
A Small Haul
By Ranjit Kulkarni At 9.15 pm, Sub Inspector Satya got a phone call on his landline at home. "Sir, tonight," the sneaky voice at the other end said. Sub inspector Satya looked around to ensure no one was listening. His wife was not in the room. "When?" he asked. There was a slight disturbance in … Continue reading A Small Haul
Let Go
By C.T. Zaremba He set the pace. She walked the path beside him. It was grass covered, sometimes rocky. In order to get by the obstacles they held hands. Those hands held their world. She set the boundaries. He pushed the limits. It was the push and pull of a marriage. The highs and lows, … Continue reading Let Go
Academy of the Heart And Mind 