I Wish to Hold You by Marc Livanos There are so many words, I wish you could hear whenever you are near. The silence in my throat wishes you could say all that I cannot ask. Voice your fears and you will heal, surely as summer follows spring. Then only can […]
Boston by Susan Dilisio Birds jabber outside my window New light Pulls me from Warm layers of sleep Steamy shower Rinses skin clean Not this shadow inside Walking along the town road Past the budding Magnolia tree Up to the train station Seated by the window Outside rushes past Like the […]
Back at You by Fleta Vincent “Stop hollering at me!” his voice roars like thunder from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. “I’m not hollering at you,” I say up from the valley below, “I just want to know why you waited until the last minute to do your science project!” He kicks the […]
God Is Probably A Water Tower by Robin Gow Everywhere I’ve lived you can always see one peering over the foreheads of buildings. This water tower is blue and wants everyone to drink deeply from re-usable water bottles. We’re killing the earth, I think and I take inventory of the beautiful debris […]