Alone in the rushing silence,
She craves the quiet of a crowd…
A Secret Garden by Marissa J. Gates
While my friends, all beautiful with diamond promises on their left hands, live out overflowing love and beginnings, I’m here in this empty, secret, overgrowth …
Thanksgiving by Chianne
Thanksgiving is something nice, like the wind that rustles the leaves on the old maple tree at Grandma’s house, or the smell of Grandpa’s pipe …
A person just like me by Mary Teresky
I sit in the corner of the bar My toes twist, my throats tightens I shouldn’t be here, I don’t belong. People laughing, drinking, smiling …
Abandoned by Karen Manabat
Tell them I was the perfect storm; I came strong and uninvited. Tell them you hid from my rain, And prayed for me to be …
Crying Stardust by Sydney Tatum
Sometimes when I lie awake at night, when I grow weary of the electronic hum from my household devices and the symphony of snoring from …
Wishbone by Martina Dominique Dansereau
Inspired by “Wishbone” by Richard Siken. “Wishbone” was previously published in Oddball Magazine. You are talking about your ex-boyfriend and I am telling you about …
Floating by Cassandra Peterson
I float in a blurred balance of life, Slowly falling through the dark spaces in between the light, Filling in the blanks with my own …
My Dear Shadow
My Dear Shadow, How is it on the dark side? Do you ever think about where you come from? How your presence is because of …