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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

By: Bill Kamen It was a warm summer night in LA, August ’69,A single night of infamy and psychic darkness for mankind.Sharon Tate was close to fulfilling her empty outcries,when the night burned its cloak in the sunrise. Earlier before…

‘Angels and Devils’ and other poems by Roger G. Singer

By: Roger G. Singer ANGELS AND DEVILS words and languagesfell to the groundlike autumn leaves we step around,staring downat what makes upour sentencesand thoughtsand thatof others,comparing,learning whatto avoid, or acceptas ownershippoints to thegood and bad,the hidden invisible,sheltered withinnow scattered forall…

‘Rose’ and other poems by

By: Renea Di Bella ROSE There is a rose-colored light that lives in my body. It’s source set deep inside my pelvis,at the core of,the fruit of,the universe within me. When I think about this light, my mouth fills with…

Poems: ‘Loners’ and ‘Guise’

By: Aruna Subramanian Loners… All that leftto be on its owndo not suffer.Unlike creepersthat need supportto spread & stand,deep-rooted,tall standingloner trees,actuallyarent in agony… ### Guise… In moments ofunbeknownst outlawsshedding the shackles,we pick upour magnifiersto pass judgments.In such momentswe also don’tforget…

Blueprint

By: Roopam Mishra Create hegemonic circles,To feed them against one-anotherProhibit mingling among thoseWho belong to different groups.Be a propagandist,Move in pomp, and show,Be verbose,Shun all opposing voices.When a fairly good number alludesGodly qualities to you,Consider it half a triumph.Instill fearOf…

Poems: ‘Numb’ n ‘Record’

By Amrita Sharma Numb When the human touch had lost its feel,To a perpetual cold that embraced within,In a morbid dusk with a timeless trail,A residue rests on a shining slate. The burning frames had left no marks,The scattered hues…