THE MISCARRIAGE
By Ailish NicPhaidin Monday came and went Tuesday trundled behind Wednesday made mush of the belly Thursday came flying through the sky...
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KILLING EVE
By Thekla Georgiou Each versatile woman, Who tames the skin, To bury truth deep, Within the sea's keep. There, she blends the small with...
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ANGELS
By Andrew LaRocque Angels do not guide me Nor the light of heaven upon my path The primal fire burns within me  I do not follow the...
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SUBTERRANEA
By Emma Keun Free me from Ropes of reason Let me swim Toward your Siren song I will dash myself Upon your rocks Break against your...
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A PURPLE VIOLENCE
By Alex Padina The sky in the north has turned violet. Solar storm to blame. The dark expanse is now painted in neon lights, a palette...
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DEATH OF THE MAIDEN
By Ash Luetchford There’s a mound At the end Of the garden There my maiden lies Where Death delivered Like a forbidden love letter...
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PILLOW, DENTED
By Oliver Cuenca Hollow mask of my mother, laid like crown jewels on the pillow of a hospital bed, that vessel, once so vital, now...
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MARS MIMICS A ROBIN'S RED BREAST
By Juliet Frobisher-Hought  My eyes aren’t trained like a star gazer’s, So, I befriend stars who would see me Die with the rising...
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HOW TO WRITE YOURSELF OUT OF DEPRESSION (ARS POETICA)
By Barbara Marie Minney Stare vacantly    open-mouthed    with blood-stained eyes at an empty     barren page forged cross  let go of...
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WINTER LOVES
By Alcuin Edwards Winter came and with her the long nights, cold and grim The lake froze over but the ice was often thin Though safer far...
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TWISTED
By Autumn Grace Hartgrove In the dead of the night, where secrets hide, Penning tales of sorrow, where my demons bide. Each word a...
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SWING AND BURN
By Cliff Black In the small hours of the morning In that darkest time before the dawn He climbed up on the ladder And prepared to be...
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DOWN BY THE MISSOURI RIVER
By Haley Guthrie hunting and collecting the night he had selected was curated from sickness within. sixteen at a campsite down by the...
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THE HEART OF THE CITY
By Derek Ardita The heart of the city beats with the pitter patter of footsteps upon pavement…         They echo…         An...
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FINAL MOMENTS, AND GUILT REVISITED
By Anaiah Hervey I set the stage of my final dream; mushrooms peak above ground, shy as if pardoning permission leaves scrawl the sky...
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SHOWER
By Harjeet Mander Rinsing off in the hospital shower. The water turns pink as it hits the white porcelain tray. But then red rain. A red...
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LOBOTOMY
By Fig Hi, it’s been a long time since you’ve been on my mind and I have no idea how to unwind you from it. My brain, a tangled knot and...
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THE LOVE OF DEMONS
By John Drennan Did ‘You’ calm me once, with smiling passion? As we dove into the dark, of loves, long adventure, Taking life’s spool to...
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BORDERLINE
By Zoe Torsney smashed it all he has windows and doors put his boot through when his hand went dead rolling a cigarette between bleeding...
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ROUND A MIDNIGHT
By Ted Lawrence The adored texts, And the heart is filled, Of which? I cannot tell, As cold eyes well, A mind for sleep, Turns to an old...
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