He jokes that the bed isn’t big enough for all of us anymore. Everyone involved has gotten bigger. There is a softness love brings and …
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, …
people as burning buildings by Nicole Deardorff
Some people will always be burning. Girl, your lungs are not ashetrays. Neither is your heart. That doesn’t make you weak, it makes you human. …
Never by Moyurie Som
I never wanted to fall in love with you. I never wanted it to happen that way, never meant to let the news of your existence …
CAPITAL LETTERS by Dani Leshgold
I’M COILED AROUND THE TIRES ON YOUR CAR I’M WRAPPED AROUND THE T-SHIRT YOU LEFT IN THE CORNER OF MY ROOM THE BLACK ONE YOU …
Galaxy by Rita Smith
I don’t want to just “date” him. I want to crack open his soul and extract every nightmare, daydream, and aspiration he has ever had. …
Street Lamps by Rachael Costello
Her nails were white, her clothing black. Her heart resembled much of the both of them. Void of life and full with hatred. “I hate …
To Him, From the New Me.
About this piece: As a teenager, Prithiva suffered abuse in her first relationship. After 5 years that relationship ended. This is a letter back to her …