By Mary Denise Lyons I sit with my one shot soy vanilla latté in the winter sun, sunglasses on the table. Cars flash by, chariots of the...

By Jonathan Chibuike My sister took me to the middle of the forest, into the circle where two people met to find out if they knitted...

By Twin Bodies Between nightfall and dawn, I cannot sleep, I think back to her curling over outside the clinic, before we said goodbye to...

By Ed Anelay Look  inside my head and you will see a million words.   Watch  my scar covered hand write them down and see how much they...

By Lef Thander Every man in the room is aware of you, As they stand with their wives, … glancing … whilst drinking And each one of them...

By Julia Still Rose Lament for my disheartened spirit The agonizing moments that pass Day by day, night by night How I wish my memory...

By Lindy Giusta Where I sleep piles of Fall clothes lie there, in a rapid flash, it now feels like Winter. I have started to wear my...

By Amanda Jervis (TRIGGER WARNING - This poem tackles issues of child sexual abuse) Age 3, Sitting on my fathers knee, Felt something...

By Karyn Little I chose to ignore the droplets of red as they left a trail with every step you took away from me.   It was only when I...

By Lillibit Ray How to cope with a broken past when the present truth it led to hurts so goddamn much? Take a day, another day, then one...

By Ronald Garcia Orrantia For those who fear the Eternity of Never, Are the Oceans of Regret your heart’s sorrow? That your guilt will...

By Twin Bodies I rolled into town before dawn Tired and hung over And cranky I had woken up nose to nose with a busty transsexual named...

By Elizabeth Shanaz A man who once had me told me through a glare I once found sexy, breathy on my neck, “if you ever cheat on me, I...

By Rosemary Tumilty Dedicated to those who have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth. An existential poem from the viewpoint of the...

By Wendy Davey sitting in the café surrounded by books he sneezes   put your hand up to your mouth I say And he says no   and then he...

By R. H. Henry Nearly smooth waters with hardly a swirl, Reflect almost perfectly the quarter moon But the murky dark waters are deep The...

By Bev Clark The view from her new kitchen window is soft like soapsuds, plates shiny as her new life. A happy sigh, audible in the...

By Peter Mitchell These mirrors croon, Come, come, come! We’re hungry!                                       After months of red-clawed...

By Tom Robert Roy The stars, they drift among forever gods, Shining through the void, with holy grace. Telling me an ancient truth, of...

By Chad Griffiths Ocean lips Kiss and tell Blush, rave the close of day - English thistles inspire my arterial circuitry, Dead roses...