By Adam Abdelaziz Greasy, leaky, mud-caked, and rotten, Sole worn-out by a soul forgotten, I was saddened, not by my fate, but at the state of their hate, for making a damsel downtrodden. She cleaned, she cooked, she toiled, never stopping, They gave her rags while they wore silk and cotton, But then one day, … Continue reading Sole Mates
Reminiscence
By Anthony Ward Thuds and creaks of perplexing timber haunt the house, As I seek solitude against the grandfather clock Chiming down the hall, Staring at the radio in order to listen harder, As I rub my thumb across the dented desk Tracing scratches of a lifetimes endeavour. How I love to watch the weather … Continue reading Reminiscence
Human Tragedy and Other Poems
By Amirah Al Wassif Human Tragedy The holes that carved upon my forehead; Reveal how old am I My children had eaten their self From a very young age. I'm the mother Who peels the hours? With the patience's knife. Watching their severed heads Sparkling from upstairs Like stars. I am the mother, I shout … Continue reading Human Tragedy and Other Poems
You’re My Sunshine
By Denis Michael O'Sullivan Every time when I'm with you I get a chill that makes me shiver inside And every time when I see you I can see that sparkle in your eye Cause you'll never know how I feel and why you're so special to me And having that sensational feeling cause you’ll … Continue reading You’re My Sunshine
Broken and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott Broken I feel you slithering around me as I lay here, shaking, broken. You only come around during these times when it is believed I am at the weakest. You and your other demons have been hoping for this moment. I should have expected you when the snap occurred and my bones … Continue reading Broken and Other Poems
Can’t
By Eric Bryant Can’t Think Can’t Process Can’t Solve Can’t Heal Can’t Stay Can’t Go Can’t Love Can’t Feel Can’t Start Can’t Stop Can’t Move Can’t Fly Can’t Think Can’t Cry Can’t Live Can’t Die Eric is a creative songwriter and poet. He’s attracted to the abstract, the off-the-wall, and the unexpected. He’s open to … Continue reading Can’t
Grudges and Like I Knew You Would Disappear Today
By Ritiksha Sharma Grudges My father’s book of spells was always one page short of discovery and miracles, for we caught it one day; scraping away its own skin; falling epidermis, sloughing and shedding, exhausted under the force of handwritten notes; poor thing was always heavier than the day before; that is even when we … Continue reading Grudges and Like I Knew You Would Disappear Today
Snapshots and Like Mother, Like Daughter
By Kavita Sarin Snapshots Deep within the recesses Of An old, decrepit, iron trunk Lie remnants of lives once lived. As I reach out To pluck with my bare, shaking fingers Memories of a past not yet faded, An odor of sadness permeates my being. A weak, antiquated, yellowing Manila Holds reminiscences of lives That … Continue reading Snapshots and Like Mother, Like Daughter
Stern and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Stern Serious Unrelenting Sometimes using whips. Offer a new quip, And practice pleasantry, And at least try To try To live life Not so seriously, For even though Challenges do make life Challenging, Remember that All human beings Are fundamentally Being human Island Surrounded by sea Alone is not loneliness Simply … Continue reading Stern and Other Poems
A Reasonable Question: A Series of Poems
By Denis O'Sullivan What's Wrong With the World? What has Become of This sad And pathetic world A world We’re there Is no Empathy or compassion A world Of selfish people Who couldn't careless About anyone else But themselves And wouldn't Even help you If you Asked them What happened To the world That I … Continue reading A Reasonable Question: A Series of Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 