A DYING FLAME
By Ishita Das He climbed the tree to see the world but fell too soon. Millions of followers close to his heart yet they were thousand...
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BURIAL
By Cait Price Like all types of grief, the death of a relationship demands a water burial. I call it drowning. We are watching its...
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PROPELLED INTO PARALLELED EXISTENCE
By Nonysmgrl Caravan of catastrophic events Misaligned lines We were meant to have intersect Yet, I’m still holding my breath Visions of...
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MURDERER
By Jade M. Wong The murderer’s eyes look just like mine— Inherited from our parents, A lifetime of small good deeds And large...
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DECEMBER 1999
By Joy Clyne As the hands of unwanted authority Took my tiny hands That fit into his single hand Being led to the slaughter Of fine décor...
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CODEINE + COCAINE
By Christopher Sedgwick Codeine for opiate dreams Cocaine for days mundane Some who indulge are considered insane Others know it helps...
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WORLDLY WEIGHT
By Ella Penn You do not breathe air, nor eat the fruits of the earth. You are not ruled by the setting of the sun. You are in eternity,...
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SONG OF WOMEN
By Teagan Nguyen “I am Lady Macbeth, trade milk for gall Lilith and Eve, genesis of downfall Wicked Witch of the West, stuff of...
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HEY LITTLE ONE
By Shiva Hey Little One... If you ever read my words, I’ve got something to tell you. You’ve still got so much to learn About life and...
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PIECES
By Allan J. Manson You have my love, but the littlest piece of it. The piece that dreams of what could have been, or should have, or, if...
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THE PUPPETEER
By Amder Saqladi Body of plastic, but porcelain heart- You like your marionettes to be kept in the dark. Just make sure her strings are...
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RECONCILIATION
By David Valentine To Ophelia, Down the beams of moonlight racing, South the river’s waters tracing, Slowly by a starless sky, the poet...
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IT'S SIMPLE EVOLUTION, DOCTOR
By Jocelyn Saunders just adapt follow the leader maybe it'll get better my organs lie on metal plates in front of you stick a needle in...
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REALITIES
By Luke Aymon I burned. I couldn’t tell you why; It was beyond me. It felt natural. My soul roiled in the blaze. Peering in, columns of...
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SELENE
By David Wright She is an artist, tenderly dappling highlights and accents of Warm white onto the lips of lovers kissing on a warm park...
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SWEEPING + SWALLOWING
By Tara Aryan Sweeping and swallowing upon the lake, My heart is plastic, the gold is fake. Dripping with nothing, natural and bare, The...
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DETOXIFICATION
By Randy Garcia The walls of this strange place I call my room close around me. My heart mimics the wings of a hummingbird. My mind a...
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A BEDTIME STORY
By Ryan Kennedy A dream rises off you in a feverish tide, and Once more you’re searching for somewhere to hide. The scent of your...
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ASYLUM
By Weronika Alchimionek they have left her frail body at a wet shore she was eaten by crazy men who raped her and beat her out of her...
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THE TUG OF WAR
By Maddie There is this electricity in my bloodstream that bars my veins to freeze. Keeps me awake on nights I fancy eternal slumber....
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