By Alex Andy Phuong Funny What is so funny? All that is joyous in life Enjoy life honey! Mountainous Hills rise above the ground Like how phoenixes rise above ashes Phoenixes are mystical, magical, and symbolize rebirth Leave your mark upon the world Because time flies and life is short One does not need … Continue reading Funny and Other Poems
Running to Find the Me in Me
By Elizabeth Sams I feel disconnected and dismayed/ on this roller coaster ride/ but you love roller coasters/ what I thought/ we were going to do today/ in my milky way of thought/ is not what you thought/ and that seems/ to happen so often now/ the disconnect/ the complexity/ the widening river running through/ the dissonance/ … Continue reading Running to Find the Me in Me
You Belong to Me
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein I have just written your name in my luminous moon like heart With the colour of vermilion red. That you belong to me. Let the world know that you are mine. I see you while my eyes closed in the darkness. As if you come from heavenly world, A … Continue reading You Belong to Me
Poems by Kelli J. Gavin
The Road Home I have walked one too many roads A few stray paths have distracted me Not always sure where I was going Or why I was called away Home should be where the heart is But sometimes my heart would fail A faulty human with a messy soul At least I thought I … Continue reading Poems by Kelli J. Gavin
Poems by Kelli J. Gavin
The Road Home I have walked one too many roads. A few stray paths have distracted me. Not always sure where I was going Or why I was called away Home should be where the heart is But sometimes my heart would fail A faulty human with a messy soul At least I thought I … Continue reading Poems by Kelli J. Gavin
High School Contest First Place Winner in Poetry: “Don’t Tell Me”
By Sa'Raye Wynder-Burs Don’t tell me the world doesn’t accept me, Those that love me keep me warm In a bed full of blankets With the hope that i’ll endure Don’t tell me my dreams can’t reach you, I have a pen to write them down Those to break my words As I string them … Continue reading High School Contest First Place Winner in Poetry: “Don’t Tell Me”
“Me and Mrs Fisher”
By Laura Potts The world lit its lights and hung pearls in our eyes like trembling moons under darkling stars. The night saw the city asleep and aslope as the land fell away to the left and the right, the sight of the globes in your eyes nightjars in pale pools of light. I … Continue reading “Me and Mrs Fisher”
“Dress Sense”
By Reece Merrifield I’m writing in your socks Dreaming in your shoes Singing in your sweater Laughing in your jeans Smiling in your gloves Lying in your scarf Cooking in your coat Drinking in your pants Eating in your hat I’m warming to your fashion. Reece Merrifield is a third-year Literature student from Chester, … Continue reading “Dress Sense”
Every Scar is a Map
By James Diaz If it’s hard it must be useful Even the dark which is sometimes more light than we know Has its own hand in us Moving our needle north There is sorrow in each breath But there is also release, friction Heat, deep gorgeous blooming From out of nowhere I thought I had … Continue reading Every Scar is a Map
Academy of the Heart And Mind 