When bombs explode I feel nothing, In fact, my pace in slowed, There is no point in rushing, No place to hide, no, nothing, Death will surely come For every soldier rushing, No matter where they run. I know that …
A Sailor’s Lament by Bruce Gillies
Two decades of dawns in uniformed stride,Sailing through the rhythm of an endless ride.A Sailor’s path, both grueling and grand,Worn boots, heavy hearts, and a helm’s steady hand. In ship’s shadow, dreams are forged,Where friendships bloom and courage urged.Through deserts’ …
Script by Eros Duchannes
There’s a scene that plays in my mind where I’m walking too fast and you’re not payingattention. The collision knocks me down or maybe it doesn’t but you hold on to me just to besure. Our eyes gleam with remembrance …
Practice Piece 31 by Meghan Lynch
October 27, 1986 The animated warble of the sportscasters’ voice carries through the room, and I’m sitting cross-legged on the floor watching game 7 of the World Series. My little sister Sally is painting her nails in her trademark red, …
Two More Years by Aspen Haase
Two more years Two more summers Two more Christmases Two more years Time is slipping Moments lost Tick tock tick tock Two more years 22 more months 96 more weeks 673 more days 16,140 more hours 968,449 more minutes 58,106,978 …
Clear Water by Clara Bailey
The waves are crashing against us now, love As we stand, feet in the sand, despite our lives Our hands suspended over the water, our names: The knife-blade sun slicing white through the blue The air tastes and whips as …
Love, Grass, and Cat by Khaleigh Reed
A tingly feeling as the rough grass brushes against my arm, and my fingers seem to easily run between the greenery sprouting from earth. What is Earth? She’s a birth, a big ball waiting to be molded, not shy to …
The Dangers of Tradition by Juan Francisco Salazar
In Ecuador, the country where I come from, there is a New Year tradition called “Quema del Año Viejo” which means burning the old year. This tradition consists of collectively making a mannequin doll, and everyone does them at the …