By Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki Trapped A faint mist hovered in the air that had a distinct feel of its own. She gathered her hair delicately into a round coil then leaned back in the reclining chair. Polaroid photos sprawled in every direction portrayed the essence of sheer bliss, yet the futility she was trapped inside conveyed … Continue reading Trapped and Other Poems
Humor of Strangers and Other Poems
By Sharon Whitehill Humors of Strangers One smile begets another; one kind gesture invites another. –Kathleen Parker 1 In the grocery-store parking lot, road empty of traffic, a half-minute dash to the recycling bins with my car left to idle as a shiny Lincoln rolls up behind and waits rather than circling around. You’re blocking … Continue reading Humor of Strangers and Other Poems
In the Eyes of the Snowman and Other Poems
By Duane Anderson In the Eyes of a Snowman If you think I am cute, then you would be absolutely right. I, made of three round balls of packed snow, with button eyes and a carrot nose. I look even better if you put a top hat on my head and a scarf around my … Continue reading In the Eyes of the Snowman and Other Poems
Governance and Other Poems
By Matthew Edeh Sunday Governance If we go back to the street Where Nnamdi Azikiwe was the King How hundred naira would have made our heart merry and sing Nigeria would be a better place to be. If we go back to the street Where Alvan Ikoku was the King Education would have been the … Continue reading Governance and Other Poems
The Language of the Heart (Trapped in an Algorithm)
By Angie Andriot A whisper lost in a din Words spilling over Nonsense [Fill-in-the-blank] Is it profound? I want to let it out I don’t know how C:\>_ Angie Andriot is a Research Analyst who occasionally writes things that aren't dry and full of numbers, and even more occasionally publishes them. Her first fiction piece was recently published … Continue reading The Language of the Heart (Trapped in an Algorithm)
No Skin is Too Thick and Other Poems
By Fadrian Bartley No Skin is Too Thick Let us hold men in our hands to feel their rough edges between our fingers, and massages their temper before we misunderstand. let us have them sit on balconies and submit to our attention and call that moment the vibes, so their inner voice will speak through … Continue reading No Skin is Too Thick and Other Poems
A.I. Imitates Life and Other Poems
By Robert Eugene Perry A.I. Imitates Life I can no longer tell if I am jacked into a real time simulation or a simulation of real time. Pulled into technology’s orbit cellular satellite of my soul, image enhanced beyond measure – attempting a play at real life, I pause my AI music stream – silence … Continue reading A.I. Imitates Life and Other Poems
Angry Enough and Patriarchal Wedding
By Taylor Rae Connor Angry Enough I look at you with eyes blinded By pain, sadness, hatred— And I see a guilty man. The future I dreamed of crumbles, Leaving gray ashes in my quivering hands. There will never be a romantic wedding To mark what should been the happiest day Of our wonderful life … Continue reading Angry Enough and Patriarchal Wedding
The tree spoke
By Dr. Harsimran Kaur What then if winter came, What then if my shade became chilly, What then if my worth aren't now, but remain, No one'll like to sit under my fallen branches. However my existence might be felt, When you walk on the road of breath, You can't never stop your journey, When … Continue reading The tree spoke
Udder and Other Poems
By Januário Esteves Udder In the silky light where the day dawns Crimson horizons to the south stretch And all the beauty the world magnifies In the solitude of the communion they harbor And in that simple connection that emerges Becomes the solicitous and obedient lover Careless in amazement cries For that rapture you lack … Continue reading Udder and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 