VISIONS OF A MORNING DREAM ~BY POETICIA
Galloping a thousand heart beats
Did I catch my breadth outside the door
I closed it shut lest the beast run wild
Where in violent wait it guarded the gate
April 2024
FLASH FLOOD ~BY CHLOE ROHDE-RAMIREZ
Feelings bubble inside,
Like boiling lava.
A volcano ready to erupt,
A storm making its way up.
But I push them down,
Say ‘Nevermind,
I don’t want to bother.’
And wonder when
MOTHER PEACOCK ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
In the late 18th century’s fold,
Corsets cinched, skirts wide, stories untold.
Araminta, Duchess Fair,
Titian locks in garden air.
THE SECOND INTERFACE ~BY NITIKA PRASAD
All seemed lightening when grew darkness within
Blur lights were going grey when the sun looked yellow
The sun set with the last particle of light
Does that mean Panspermia spread?
TWILIGHT PASSED ~BY MICHAEL MAUL
As I stand at the edge of a cliff I find myself terrified of an ugly truth staring me in the face.
To jump off this cliff would be a terrible disgrace.
Despite the pain that has claimed sanctuary in my brain I prefer to move forward.
SHE BLEEDS ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
Eve,
Divine creation,
God’s wondrous portrayal of womanhood,
She bleeds,
A testament to Mother Nature’s rhythm,
Each month, she bleeds.
TEXAS SERENADE ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
Under the Texan sun’s golden embrace,
In Austin’s embrace, 1975’s whispered grace,
A girl, her hair a tapestry of auburn hues,
Tends to the land, her familial dues.
MERCY OF AN ANGEL ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
At the periphery of my vision,
I glimpse,
A maiden with alabaster eyes,
Snowy locks,
And a gown as pale as moonlight,
She radiates,
From head to toe,
I’m captivated.
INDEFINITE CLOSURE ~BY MICHAEL MAUL
Tears of a weeping willow on a tree lined street in Biloxi indulge my depression.
You have earned every emotion you own.
Clouds of wisdom pass on the knowledge of the universal truth.
GENOCIDE ~BY MOHAMMAD SAFIQUL ISLAM
If they die without eating
Do ferocious animals kill their own kind?
Do tigers, lions eat themselves?
So much so that weapons hate war violence
occupation
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