Anniversary by Justin Reamer Silent screams in an empty vacuum, Plexiglass blocking oxygen, Tears fall from vulnerable eyes, Asphyxiating in the water below. Repeatedly the affliction recurs, The perpetual plight of the patient. Lungs know violent respiration, Hypertension in capillaries and veins; Anxious mind, profuse perspiration, Arrhythmia to cardiac arrest. Indigestion in the intestines, […]
Remains of My Wasted Youth by Amanda Galvez There is sadness in your eyes And I can see it. I can see into the depths of your soul, Into your mind, and straight to your core. It lingers and dances down your spine, Sending tiny little shivers of sorrow down Each individual vertebrae. The […]
Friendly with Toads by Martha Strom Can I sell you an apple? Give you a love potion? No? What is it, then, that you want from me? I can’t do charts. I leave that to my older sister, Kristina of Cincinnati. When she taught me all I know, She omitted Astrology. Surely you […]
Forgiveness by Joseph Albanese Realization did not set me free. I did not let go, I could not move on. Indifference didn’t allow me to sail the calm seas of harmony’s motif. It only intensified the recoil. It returns to sender daily in those quiet corners of myself, sneaking in through […]