By Savannah Sisk This essay is a journey of self-discovery contained in a meager two thousand-something words. As you read you will watch me discover, then re-discover the concept of identity. As you read, you will watch me discover my identity. Along the way, you might be influenced to begin your own journey of self-discovery. … Continue reading Who Am I? A Journal of Self Discovery
&&& (anchor) And and tire of it
By Grace Yoon &&& (anchor) after WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS if that were to be so,that the current current didn’t expect much, how would the waves dodge its depends? or will it always be fate&destiny it rests upon?the promise of the next tide shall bring a-nother share of tomorrow’s peace and the redthat bleeds will turn … Continue reading &&& (anchor) And and tire of it
Decom Posit
By Christopher C Tennant I walked out to pastureBut the chief’s horse was missingSo I searched for herAnd I found her lying on the groundA gray mare in a brown fieldFruiting upon salted earthHer hair was glossyAnd her mane still silver-greyBut her eye sockets were emptyAnd her stomach rescinded into a grapeAnd so I weptAs … Continue reading Decom Posit
A Sneaky Way to Deprive the World of Rain
By Steve Grogan Starting to get sick of this:myself, my attempts to survive.I will regress, I will rebel,stomping my way to a heart attack.This is all I need.This is all I forget.In the mirror you can measure how quickly I fall.Mirrors reveal everything.Mirrors indicate if Earth really revolves.Tongues unmask the truth as well.Does your skin … Continue reading A Sneaky Way to Deprive the World of Rain
My mind is like the ocean
By Angie Matthew endless crashes gallons and gallons of my own conceptions and convictions slam against the shore feeling no mercy as rocks and shells are unwillingly bombarded tumbled through the wave they find peace among the sand. feeling no mercy as dread and shame unwillingly surface tumbled through my spirit I find peace among … Continue reading My mind is like the ocean
Does the Flower Know Its Beauty?
By Mike Turner Does the flower know its beauty?Or the skies the joy of flight?Do birds know their sweet melodiesBring us out from dark of night?Is our worth not that internalOur love not held in heartBut rather that which we each giveTo others, thus impart?Let loose those things we hold most dearThat they may fly, … Continue reading Does the Flower Know Its Beauty?
Who’s at the Door?
By Abe Margel There was someone outside her door. First she’d heard the footsteps, now someone was knocking. She was scared. Only a month earlier there’d been a home invasion just down the street from her so she wasn’t going to take chances. The knocking persisted. She pressed her age spotted hands against her ears. … Continue reading Who’s at the Door?
the shining and Other Poems
By Jacqueline McAleer the shining I can see your hands from across the cemetery(I always knew we were similar Wandering insomniacs in the moonlight Not upset, just disturbed)But what I can’t reason Is how they came to be so red, so bright I’d kill for hands that proud Even among all these dead things, lives … Continue reading the shining and Other Poems
Delicate Blossoms
By emurence The skies are low and cloudy Accompanied by a friendly breeze Painting our universe with shades Of dust like we’re celebrating a carnival while I was drifting far away in my thoughts So drunk in love we were practically floating off the ground My heart jumps out and dances in jubilance to the … Continue reading Delicate Blossoms
Go Home, Holden Caulfield
By Jackie Chou Leave the sleazy lights of the city,and do your homework.Forget the rye fields.The children on the cliffswill be chaperoned by their parents,and the ones who do fallwill more likely be missedthan being caught.For every hero offering his arms,there will be a crowdstanding around watching,doing nothing.Knowing you,you would not likethe phoniness of it … Continue reading Go Home, Holden Caulfield
Academy of the Heart And Mind 