By Vimal Patel You shall be a wanderer, It shall bless plague, This space will blend, Through mock, burden and legs. This shall be the fate, Of these kiss cursing beds, Forever on the heart, Of that scale shaking dale. Before Maroon king wanders, With a page, A tool of mockery, Then the bite of … Continue reading Before the Maroon King
Currently
By N.T. Chambers I am not the universe as you are not the stars and we are not nearly the tomorrow we once might have been. Just us, now - different and unsure of the neighbors we’d be in a year or the couple people would see in twenty - two people trying to be … Continue reading Currently
The Crown; a clown, a doom and A True Coward
By Unimke Ugbong The Crown; A clown, A doom The crown is a poison When sits upon a clown An entertaining doom It bring upon a kingdom Every poke, be right or wrong Bring about a joke, to the song Then slowly, the song turns to a mourn When all folly, is eaten As a … Continue reading The Crown; a clown, a doom and A True Coward
Fall Swallowing Me Whole and Other Poems
By Maria Rohde Fall Swallowing Me Whole As the summer winds down, the days get shorter & the sun slides into the sky sooner & sooner still. The air threatens to slice into my skin, a knife, quick & easy. When this happens, if I am not careful, fall will swallow me in one gulp, … Continue reading Fall Swallowing Me Whole and Other Poems
Witnessing the Call
By Diane Cypkin I think he knew . . . I could see the sadness in his eyes. I could see the fear. He kept trying to get up. He kept turning toward the window and the sun, warming the room . . . The two people around him cared. They cleaned him. They hugged … Continue reading Witnessing the Call
Island of Stability and Other Poems
By Chris Krishna-Pillay Island of Stability There are moments of true serenity To breathe, to not think, respite to unwind Places and times where there is space to be Quiet things tip-toe back to front of mind Do we not all yearn for moments like this? It would be more than just soothing when found … Continue reading Island of Stability and Other Poems
Climbing Over and Other Poems
By Susan L. Pollet Climbing Over Seventy people from all Over the world gingerly Climbed over an injured man On a narrow mountain trail In his terrain his homeland While they were trying to Get to the top to set a record Not to be deterred from their Lofty goal ignoring human toll No matter … Continue reading Climbing Over and Other Poems
Being the one who’s too much for this world and Other Poems
By Karlie Shay Daly Being the one who’s too much for this world Growing up, everybody used to tell me to be the opposite of me – to not cry when the wind blows through my brunette curls, to not feel sense-bearing products from the colors of the voices whispering around, to not make something … Continue reading Being the one who’s too much for this world and Other Poems
Water’s Path
By Jose Joel Robles Cleft soil was forming by the gentle rolls, after mists dispersed and slid down with the sled to gauge their depth. Scrubs shook slightly, then gave way to the brook; water kissed the valley’s edges during the coalescence and washed away dirt. Codes vanished in the wide for the waves stirred … Continue reading Water’s Path
A Little Bird and Other Poems
By Shafkat Aziz Hajam A Little Bird A little bird said to me, "O pitiless man! Unnecessarily you cause me pain, In any tree when I make my nest To feed my fledglings and take a rest, Though the nest of mine you see, Still you fell down the tree. O How cruel it is … Continue reading A Little Bird and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 