By Michael Lee Johnson I walk through this poem one step at a time. I walk in a mastery of this night and light my money changers walk behind me they’re fools like clowns in a shadow of sin, they’re busy as bees as drunken lovers, Sodom and Gomorrah before this salt pillar falls. In … Continue reading Rose Petals in a Dark Room (V3)
“Rooves of Dreams”
By Ahmad Al-Khatat The rooves of memories are dusty as much as the rooves of my dreams even when my heart beats like a wild animal and never dies in my mind My mother’s first cookie tasted of strong grief, since then I understood the reasons why my baby was endlessly crying as he … Continue reading “Rooves of Dreams”
“I Think That Works”
By Thomas Page I am student teaching a senior level class in Washington, DC. They have to write some poems on these prompts. I decided to try all 30 of them. However, I will not say what the prompt was but what it number was. Prompt #11 I think that works The hymn of the … Continue reading “I Think That Works”
“Read My Wounds”
By Ahmad Al-Khatat I don't deserve to live in this world mainly, because my dreams are hidden from me as my bare feet are chained Maybe my time should have ended as every night, my eyes begin to cry, she disappeared from my cigarette smoke and was harder to drink just water My hopes … Continue reading “Read My Wounds”
“The Invisible Spirit”
By Ahmad Al-Khatat The night is long, long as the stars are falling apart and so my tears are the rain on the child cheeks I thought that love would make us lucky, and happy until I realized that one of us must pretend that I'm dead Trust was the most beautiful word we have had … Continue reading “The Invisible Spirit”
“A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
By John Grey Until now, she's only loved astronauts and, as I stare into her dark eyes, a jet stream of disappointment streaks behind her. She's listening for that countdown in my groping embarrassed silence, the explosion of takeoff in nervous, ground-hugging words. Here I am at the end of a long line of adventure … Continue reading “A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
“The Man in White”
By Chinu James You painted my heart in Red Yet, I always see you in white Every time you cover my eyes in tears I close them and visit your smile I tried to run from you Yet, everywhere I went l found you I could never touch you Yet l felt I owned you … Continue reading “The Man in White”
“What Shall I Do, My Dear?”
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein Once the Sky told me to paint your eyes with his limitless/infinite shades, The Ocean overheard, He said, how can it be? how can it be? When He has boundless blues. Tell me dear, whom shall I please? When I was wondering, in what new name shall I call … Continue reading “What Shall I Do, My Dear?”
Poem by Marc Carver
I walk out in the street and people smile at me and wave at me what the hell do they do it for I really don/t know but still they do it like I am some champion I just made it out of the house and that is a big thing for me maybe they … Continue reading Poem by Marc Carver
“Midnight Jazz”
By Ian Copestick Usually jazz isn't really my cup of tea But tonight as I sit here alone, headphones on Smoking cigarette after cigarette It perfectly sums up just how I'm feeling The lonesome horn, improvising Improving. Making new melodies Out of old. As the bass strings hum And thrum, the brushes lightly hitting … Continue reading “Midnight Jazz”
Academy of the Heart And Mind 