By Michelle Fulkerson The Accountant You have traded in your confidence for a scale and a preconceived notion. An accountant is what you have become. Counting calories are your new ABC’s. I'm watching you waste away your veins transforming into Braille your skin transparent as tracing paper clothes hanging from your skeletal frame. Your school … Continue reading The Accountant and Other Poems
When I Knew It Was Over
By Ron Pickett No, I’m not talking about a relationship, I’m not talking about the end of the world or even a movie. I’m not talking about Trump or riots or racism. I’m not talking about dessert or dinner or a nap. I’m not even talking about a book or story or football game. It … Continue reading When I Knew It Was Over
2nd Hour and Other Poems
By Januário Esteves 2nd Hour By the secret path What night does he carry I saw life alone And what matters most to us This boldness that is altar Where the tears remain Because I can not cry The senses that please To the heavens praised In prayer we watched The broken hearts To survive, … Continue reading 2nd Hour and Other Poems
Penumbra and Other Poems
By Joe Welch Penumbra It travels on my left shoulder With the grip of a stolid black crow. Sharp talons press through the cloth Digging into my skin. Is this my imagination? I look as easily to the left as to my right. For now I will look to my right. I am searching for … Continue reading Penumbra and Other Poems
Matter and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Matter Scientific chemistry Romantic sensibility Mind over matter Mad as a hatter They had chattered They had flattered Even flirting Could come off As too strong Back off Or be wrong And sing a song Because passion Is a matter of selection Purify Purify purity Practice serenity Surrender the heart Ease … Continue reading Matter and Other Poems
I Keep Looking at Her
By Marc Carver I keep looking at her. I can't take my eyes off of her and she is looking straight at me as if I was the only man in the world. How I wish I could touch her or speak to her but I can't. So I just keep looking and breathing in … Continue reading I Keep Looking at Her
Declawed Cats Shouldn’t Live Outdoors and Other Poems
By Peter Mladinic Declawed Cats Shouldn't Live Outdoors Put on an optimistic face. It’s the only way to meet oblivion. The blue t-shirt that reads Optimism. No one wants to sit In the cyber Café and think about oblivion Or in the movies before the coming attractions. Did you notice the beginnings of Public Enemies … Continue reading Declawed Cats Shouldn’t Live Outdoors and Other Poems
Family Urn and Other Poems
By Vibha Vasanth Family Urn Our family, by the door, has an urn Where people go after they burn; Honestly it is more of a tray Yes, the ashes sometimes fly away; I don’t want to be put there once I’m gone And this feeling only got more strong; When during one of my short … Continue reading Family Urn and Other Poems
Le Masque de Lycées and Other Poems
By Thomas Page Le Masque de Lycées We waltz to a beat of six feet apart With our black masks hiding the stories of our teeth and beards Relying on kind eyes to say hello and good morning— A masque of sorts— To hide in our rooms in thirty-odd desks with only one occupant. Cinderella's … Continue reading Le Masque de Lycées and Other Poems
Sun Shower and Blue Skies
By Dr. Imbesat Syed Sun Shower The Sun Shower is here, Glistening its golden light on me. I'm standing here, in this sunlight, Letting it wash away every bit of shadow. As the sun washes away the shadows, The Sun Shower arrives. Washing away all the doubts, Showering joy over every soul it pours. The … Continue reading Sun Shower and Blue Skies
Academy of the Heart And Mind 