Category: Poem

A man hides many women in his heart, Who he loved and hated sometimes. His heart had been plundered many times by venomous eyes, and sweet scents— Blood red lips, and wild silky tangle of hairs. Poor man get no compassion from those eyes but scorn, no honey-like words come from those lips, but wretched… Continue reading Read Poem by Yash Agnihotri

summertime chlorine mouths still tasting like strawberry a visceral brush of summer sunshine can i stay here forever am i, a hummingbird, safe to land ? she is sweet nectar and i am eager to drink.

Sleep was palpitating on your mouth as I saw this vulture circling our driveway on my way to grab the mail this morning. Your three gray freckles on your nose that make the opposite of a triangle keep fucking taunting me like a piece of stale meat that won’t come out of my teeth. I… Continue reading Read Poem: I THINK YOU USE TOO MUCH TONGUE, by Liana Gonzales

Wandering the Evergreen Mists Cradled in the Womb of the Earth Connected to the Dense molten core Through suckling roots Nourished by the fertile Generous land Gifting the world Arboreal life Treeborne emerging I was carved Limb and trunk Growth continues Light reaching my Heartwood Green and tender Like a sapling I am Malleable Vulnerable… Continue reading Read Poem: Tree Born, by Bailey Silver

A Bayou Homecoming Empty airport near cargo. At 5 AM, the fluorescent light flickers And casts grim shadows. Bulky coats and woolen hats Flip flops in a suitcase. . They are leaving this place, Keening for change. He watches the ballet of planes Taking off and landing In the near darkness. Window seat for him,… Continue reading RELATIONSHIP Poem: CONNECTIONS, by Amy Claire Massingale

I’m in the last supermarket checkout lane And the kid in front of me starts whining for gum The crescendo is German opera, but The mother’s response is Credence Clearwater Revival The older stuff He’s in front of me at the concert waiting for his order Of chicken wings and an IPA from Oregon I… Continue reading RELATIONSHIP Poem: WHERE THE MUSIC COMES FROM, by Jill Bronfman

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Milk, does the body good,. Choking on another whyte savior. As we Pay no Mind to Marsha, Silvia & Every Black & Brown body that came before. We exist, We Persist. Consent is never an option Rape Murder Torture Abuse Violence Weaponized & gaslit to believe We are: Resilient, strong, brave… Nah, we are barely… Continue reading RELATIONSHIP Poem: STONE WALL, by Van Ethan Levy

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A man in a tweed coat climbs the stairs, We meet on the landing and lock eyes, We recognize each other’s soul, A special man who draws me in. I feel a connection deep and sincere, In that moment our love is real. We reach forward to connect, For a touch longed for so much;… Continue reading RELATIONSHIP Poem: On the Landing, by Eileen Moynihan