Am I really going to die without knowing your face? Is the place in my heart you’re supposed to be in... always going to be a void space? I wish you knew how much courage it takes, to just be okay with the unknown. Twenty-five years have flown by, and not one single clue. I … Continue reading Untitled: Brittney Fox
Trap Door: Betty Carmichael
We had a kitchen that had a trap door. There was about fourteen steps down to the basement. My mom Hazel was sitting on the pot downstairs and I ran to the door to see who knocked on the door. I fell down the stairs and mom grabbed me and she finished her business on … Continue reading Trap Door: Betty Carmichael
Feelings: Betty Carmichael
Dedicated to George I have these feelings deep inside of me. I try to explain, but you just do not see. When I tell you something, you say maybe you lie. But before I’d lie to you, I’d rather die. One night we had a hassle and you got mad. But you do not seem … Continue reading Feelings: Betty Carmichael
Meaning of Life: Jo-Anne Paley
All poets think about this, and, of course, each has their own interpretation. It's fun to write. It gives me meaning. For a plumber, that gives him meaning. Anything that we find that is fun to do. Choose beef bouillon cubes to add to beef stock, of soup bones, and suddenly you've got flavor. Choose … Continue reading Meaning of Life: Jo-Anne Paley
Forge Ahead: Robert St.Germain
Now I must forge ahead. It’s too late to turn back. I have to make the best of this life I’ve chosen. Come sun or snow, or heaven or hell below. I can’t be what people tell me to be. All I can do is be myself and live free. Whether I am right, or … Continue reading Forge Ahead: Robert St.Germain
Version One: Despair: Jason Cheung
I am the Depression that lurks in your mind The mind of the timid and the weak My tactics are simple: I coexist with your other parts literally In fact, harmony and peace in some instances until I decide to wreak havoc on your days You have been battling me for a good decade and … Continue reading Version One: Despair: Jason Cheung
Hoping to Hope: James Adamson
To the Glory of God To Gwyneth with Love Some people are afraid of things they do not understand Some people invite mystery into their lives Love is all creation and it’s the smallest you can imagine A man lifting a huge boulder A fly going through a pane of glass To look into the … Continue reading Hoping to Hope: James Adamson
The Flame: Elton Plett
We all burn The fire touches us all Deep in the heart Way down in the soul Try as you might The adrenalin sets to flight The craving that turns And the yearnings they spurn That’s the way It seems to me In the end Is what sets us free It’s just a part of … Continue reading The Flame: Elton Plett
Clear: Cassandra Kulay
In the bizzare realm of destabilization Only the heart is clear despite changes, Its beat regular in defiance of all wishes, To be dying of boredom, dying of humiliation, Dying to the point of irregularity, dying of Thwarted ambition, easily, cosily dying of Trepidation, of exhaustion, of despair. To be dead is a stillness the … Continue reading Clear: Cassandra Kulay
The Tour: C.Fay Shlanda
Allow my words to take you on a journey Through some of the dark recesses of my mind A long, rocky trip, not for the faint of heart For the light in there is not easy to find. We begin with the expanding loneliness Standing alone, under a burnt out street light It is scanning … Continue reading The Tour: C.Fay Shlanda
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