By Ibrar Sami At midnightthe two of uscame to a haltupon the same line.Inside the darkness,a cockroachmoved through the dark—carrying its tiny world along.You suddenly screamed,“Cockroach!”—the word itselfseemed to deliver a verdict.Under the pressure of a foot,language shattered.In a silent explosion,there appeared upon the flooran inverted sky—where walls begin to walk,and windowsstare like eyes.Thinking the … Continue reading Grammar of the Night
Elephant
By Sol Segarra it’s in the room with usit sits by my side at dinnertime,sometimes it gently holds my hair back so it won’t get on my plate.other times it covers my ears so I won’t listen to your voices,the shrieking, piercing sounds you makein futile attempts to muffle its sound.it sits with me and … Continue reading Elephant
I Am Waiting For You
By Violeta Kadriu I am waiting for you under the linden’s shade,to kiss your lips like watermelon,let the scent of the linden make us drunk,let fiery passion lift us above the clouds!I am waiting for you tonight under the chestnut trees,let their blossoms leave us senseless,let’s not waste this spring in vain,may our year pass … Continue reading I Am Waiting For You
Don’t Turn Away
By Camolot Daisy If I was one of your moments,would you remember me?You said the moon never looked so coldwe will put a jacket on it,make the moon feel our warmth.You said the moon will see our radiant glowso it will shine brighter.Do you remember?I told you the fish only nip in the rain,the drops … Continue reading Don’t Turn Away
Anxiety Destination
By Matteo Preabianca Arriving and departing.Is this my condemnation?I wouldn't know what else to do.It's aberrant to face my anxiety.I ought to convey comfort,but I risk being like a malaria mosquito.It grows resistant, always and regardless,because it strikes us in that momentwhen we are happiest and most vulgar.Social life is dangerous. Matteo Preabianca is a poet … Continue reading Anxiety Destination
Chanting, Breathing, Meditation
By Doug Tenzin Rose Chanting, Breathing, Meditation Ancient incantations provide psychic transportation to a place that is both path and destination.These incantations combine with patience and consistency to nourish every journey, even on the most difficult of roads. There is no past or future here, only security in the present tense. No tension. There is … Continue reading Chanting, Breathing, Meditation
Orpheus
By Keelan Watlington Don’t despair over the final realities,When getting there is so fun, so right,Living seems to forgive its outcomes andEach night the opera singer belts her ariasRegardless. It keeps going onAnd the spirits watch the beginnings of springWith held breath, it keeps going on,And the muses wander by the river seekingThe Orpheus they … Continue reading Orpheus
New Mist
By P. M. Flynn As I go higher, each cloud thins and fades again:less than I am, as wind rushes past broken skies. Autumn divides green and red leaves from each branch. They fall from the sky: brightness less than a harvest before summer’s indifference. A moment later the light moves: darker thoughts filter sun … Continue reading New Mist
10:10
By Mahathi Kadhirselvan I was the class teacher for ninth grade, constantly swept up in the tide of their little obsessions and rituals. One of the strangest was the fascination with 11:11 wishes. My students treated that minute as if it were a doorway to destiny, whispering their hopes into the air like charms. But … Continue reading 10:10
The Human World
By Susan L. Pollet Dressed in fairy finery she announced that she has a problem, saying, unapologetically,that it is the human worldShe proclaimed that shewould not think ofbeing a tooth fairy,nothing so pedestrian,twirled her wand inan arcand created something betterthan what she was givenfive years onWithout a doubtwe all wanted in Susan L. Pollet is … Continue reading The Human World
