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when did you see it comingPoetry

when did you see it coming

Cameron McClureNovember 12, 2022

was it during an evening walk in contemplation of the sinking sun that its illusion whispered sex burn destroy or during all of winter…

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)Poetry

AFTER JOE BOLTON (FOR TOHM BAKELAS)

Mark Anthony PearceNovember 11, 2022

On the day my father was buried it didn’t rain and a friend of my brother’s used up all the tears I couldn’t shed…

A HunchPoetry

A Hunch

Sherry CassellsNovember 11, 2022

I have a hunch about this course of angsty little scenarios some over which I have no control but could better handle tra-la Others…

I WAS SENSITIVEPoetry

I WAS SENSITIVE

Daniel J. Flore IIINovember 10, 2022

I​ was​ sensitive​ but​ they​ pulled​ the​ petals​ off​ one​ at​ a​ time​ now​ I​ am​ a​ naked​ madman​ just​ standing​ there​

7:40Poetry

7:40

james stephenNovember 10, 2022

whether we write a poem or pull a trigger we all go on daily flushing our piss into the earth

. selective.Art, Poetry

. selective.

Sonja Benskin MesherNovember 9, 2022

like to be quiet, speaking only when you asked the question. not sure why i came. i think you invited me?

SignsPoetry

Signs

Dale PattersonNovember 9, 2022

My neighbor Bill wanted me to meet some of his friends. I was a little apprehensive because I thought they might be part of…

Depression is six months of laundryPoetry

Depression is six months of laundry

Kaci Skiles LawsNovember 8, 2022

recycled on a garage floor, the six months before you almost had a handle on. It’s not telling anyone. Rewashing everything on the bottom…

The Cleaver daysPoetry

The Cleaver days

Ken TomaroNovember 5, 2022

life in suburbia, where the dogs sniff the grass and sniff again and the men of the households on their riding mowers shave perfectly…

Certificate of achievementPoetry

Certificate of achievement

Ken TomaroNovember 4, 2022

there is a dusty old box in the back of my mind crumpled and damaged from all the things piled on top of it…

AutumnPoetry

Autumn

Nathalie SpaansNovember 4, 2022

Stop the push. Go and look. Outside flapper girls flaunt their street gold. They know nothing of decay of hanging on, see J. this…