Billy Collins
- Oct 29, 2019
Cement Through Straw
The words you speak enter my ears like liquid cement enters the throat through a straw--- They seal and prevent.
Lauren Gotard
- Oct 26, 2019
When They're Down (Colorized)
Debbie’s gum swelled like an anemone, pink and spongey to the touch. Countless nights of feasting on leftover waffles, home fries, and...
Sebastian Rosa
- Oct 25, 2019
You are like a dog in a cat’s alley:
You disturb the peace and tranquility, reducing any semblance of calming silence, to a concert of growls, barks, and hisses. You turn a...
Jaycelyn Ruotolo
- Oct 22, 2019
Solidity
I am too alone. Like a single celled organism A protista In a cellular jungle of complex species. One electron in a cloud of protons,...
Sarah Clopper
- Oct 18, 2019
Bleed out
You come hurtling through the air as you embed yourself in my flesh, tearing through my skin and muscles and veins maybe even hitting...
Cassidy Giudici
- Oct 15, 2019
Purple
I am the sweet smelling lilac bush blooming in late spring. I am the jagged streak of light bursting from a thunderstorm. I am the simple...
Rena Shapiro
- Oct 12, 2019
Blackberry Hunting
I was walking with Jasmeen in the grassy fields beyond the lake. We had brought a plastic container to collect wild blackberries in. We...
Nyara Choudhury
- Oct 11, 2019
Guilty pleasure
I didn't think love could be so shameful, but I look to you and I can't help but feel conflicted. We don't have a proud love. Our love is...
Jake Lang
- Oct 10, 2019
Dark Red Mask
“If you can guess what I have in my pocket, you can have it!” Billy glared at the judge’s pocket with an intense stare, trying his...
Alex Dilorenzo
- Oct 8, 2019
Red
I am the blood clot, that takes your breath away. I am the thin line going down your paper marking the beginning. Or the heat dial you...