by Christian Ward
Someone has ripped out
the stuffing from a duvet
and glued it to the sky.
Category: Words
2 poems
by Charity Cino Jones
Read More »Into the heart-shattering night.
So dark that all I can see
Are the souls, so full of grief.
The Ritual
by E Kraft
The golden aroma of percolating hazelnut beans and the steady spurts of its machine cradle me out of bed. I shuffle into the kitchen, each motion deliberate and comforting, a
Read More »Meditative Mornings: Senses Al Fresco Aflamed
“A not-so-fresh guacamole recipe”
by Rossana Segovia
First, remind your teacher at a United States boarding school that guacamole is not just enjoyed in the Super Bowl but is also a nurturing dish you eat back home every day.
Read More »Eclipse
by Hisholore
My life’s becoming a looping eclipse
Cold, humid, and frozen at its temples
Faltering away from the noise
Quiet, silent, lifeless, and dull
However, it’s become quite morbid recently
Echoing, loud, and beating with angst
Quote of the Week, #16
It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can’t expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt. That’s morality, that’s religion, that’s art, that’s life.
– Phil Ochs, as quoted in The Complete Phil Ochs: Chords of Fame (1978) by Almo publications
Read More »2 poems
Am I too old to start?
by Rossana Segovia
The only thing I could see was the little flames dancing in between my mom’s hands.
In a living room full of darkness, the loud voices of my family were the main focus, singing an uncoordinated attempt of “Happy Birthday” while my mom, with a sweet smile, placed the big white cake in front of me, I stared at it for a long minute while my aunts filled their camera rolls with blurry pictures of my lost eyes, counting the number of candles firmly fixed on the cream, an amount big enough to make me worry about my achievements in life.
Read More »Cupid’s Roundelay
by Sameen Shakya
The God of love grew sick of searching,
For his muse, sad to be lurking,
While his subjects got to loving,
He sat sordid, overthinking –
Curse the powers that be for linking,
His job with what he was missing
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