Spirit of Punk I am young, wild, and reckless. I am an anarchist. God save my family from the terrible little boy named Joe. The youngest and only boy of four and the child my parents wanted the most. My …
Lonelymobile (Sort of a Sonnet) by Hunter Hughes
A quarter of your life at the light, Half of mine, waiting for the green Going somewhere, always right, Anywhere isn’t really for me (Most) Every day you shower, Left covered in dirt after I get mine Oh, poor you …
Love’s True Face by Sophia Kalua
Love is like the brutal, merciless sea.It drags you deep down and ignores your plea.It is quite beautiful on the surface,But hides its true dark, hideous face. It has taken and ruined many lives,Downed them, stolen them, while the wind drives.Love …
Loving Ourselves by Kathleen Chavez
Loving yourselfWithout the complimentsWithout the attentionIt’s so hardA lot of times we rely on othersTo make us feel beautifulWhich is so sadBecause there is so much beautyIn loving ourselves
My Backpack by Hunter Hughes
It isn’t my backpack. Not if you go by the label. Still though, Samuel’s undersized camouflaged backpack has served me for years. He took care of it well, and of all the used backpacks only his smelled like books. The …
(#7) Recovery is a Process by Kinsey Wedsworth
When my heart is heavy inside my chest, I don’t know how to make the weight easier to bear. A rock hangs from my throat and pulls my head in a low bow. After I’ve cried out a sea of …
Northern Lights by Angela Fisher
It’s a blueprint diamond skyA night full of piercing, hallowing criesHer breath escapes into the airIt’s dark yet beautiful inside her stareShe walks with skin drenched in mistA poison she exudes inside clenched fistsDivine and sacred is her bleeding heartColors …
p.s. i love you the progression of a toxic relationship by Kaden Alexander
“Our love is warm like the sun on the first day of springFresh like dew on baby blades of grassYou leave me with bruises that bloom like lilies in mayVampire kisses soft as dandelion fluffYour touch is the blue of …
Story: Mungo Pinkerton F., M.D. by Kirk Thomas
Biographical: In the fall of 1996, myself and a team of animal pharmacologists discovered the rare North American Pink Elephant tamed by local residents in the town of DeForest, Wisconsin. The surly beast had made a living, apparently as the …
Post-Modernism 192 BPM by Marco Morales
Fear! Comes ever near, can’t even hearPositivity in the sheer discouragement hereIndecision! The millennial struggle to not be a muggleBut can’t compromise, visualize real skiesNo hope, can’t cope with mutual exclusionThe indivisibility is a painful conclusionWe have to grow up, …