By: Linda M Crate i never told you that i loved you because truthfully you were always with someone else, and i knew or at least i consoled myself with you didn’t feel the same way in return; i was…

By: Linda M Crate i refuse to sacrifice the light within to the darkness out there because the world deserves better we need more lighthouses among the storms to guide the dreamers home, and if i can be of use…

By: JD DeHart During our most recent game of “Are They Dating or Are They Married?” at our favorite seafood restaurant, the researchers noted a distinct inclination toward the negative – This was not the cantankerous negative experienced with certain…

By: Zunayet Ahammed YOU are a safe home Like the sunshine after rain Living far away from me But always living in my sweet dome With love and respect. YOU are a box of fragrance, A symbol of classical affluence…

By: Anca Mihaela Bruma We are the Children of Time, our dew drops mirror our World, crossing the edges of eternal visions as strings of inception crossing immortal times. We move along with and through Time, seeking the effervescence of future…

By: David Lohrey Trish: yes, she was the varsity slut at my high school. It’s so great having memories. I remember it all. Male and female electric sockets. Krystal’s hamburgers, 4 for a dollar, and a chocolate shake for a quarter….

By: David Lohrey The deplorables are deplorable. That’s the ticket. They don’t care. The men’s bellies show beneath their shrunken T-shirts. The women’s asses block the aisle at Trader Joe’s. Their children say fuck and shit like that. They’re incorrigible. The…

By: Kimberly Potter Kendrick Anguish Excruciating Unbearable, agony Intolerable # Breeze Leaves falling briskly Windy, blades waving in sync Branches quivering # Ocean Crystal clear water Waves in rapid succession Splashing, sandy floor # Harmony Birds chirping faintly Meditation, clarity…

By: Chandra Shekhar Dubey The sprawling sands spread around your girdle , greeting lofty and wild waves on its naked bed. Rising and falling waves like mermaids sink into sublimated, sandy foams ; losing their magical colours of mystery The…

By: Kimberly Potter Kendrick Average day it began Woke up before dawn Listened to 80’s favorites Half awake phone vibrates Call received at 7 am A faraway friend We chat as she drives So far ordinary day it is Checking…