Quotes are pretty things. They inspire, intrigue, build up courage, destroy apathy, and create desire. They are very pretty things, but being pretty never stopped a …
Work in Progress by Noor Dhingra
I am a work in progress. My sentences don’t form in my head, just yet. Instead, they form in mid-air while I’m trying too Hard …
Tear Me Away by Mikaila Cober
Tear me away Way Way Down to the bottom of the sea Way way down Chain me to a rock with titanium I might die …
A poem by someone who always left. by Sania Mushtaq
1) I still have to learn how to love without staining my hands from the blood of the people I loved, scarred from the broken …
Woman by Amy Lauren Jones
Her body lies bare— open; her skin, white-washed in the milk of a thousand lovers; her veins, broken blue threads, skeins of frozen sapphires melting …
Untitled by Manasvi Chauhan
I have had a lot of people fall for my flawlessly contoured face, my tailored, arched brows, or my kohl-lined eyes. I have heard a …
Being Slightly in Love with You by Cie Miraflor
It is terrifying this slightness. Being slightly in love with you frightens me terribly. I am not a woman worthy of poetry or songs or Polaroids taken and taped on walls and refrigerator …
Falling by Anoushka Chawla
A hundred feet off the ground, I’m just at the edge of the cliff, All I need is a gentle push, A nudge would do, …
A Simple Servant by Anna Sharudenko
A simple servant in my fist A royal goddess of the words I think, Equally adept at words’ removal and seeking my mind’s approval. Erases …