by Anonyomous | Oct 24, 2019 | Literary
They say you should tell stories to the moon, that she will watch from her unreachable realm as you pour your heart and soul to her. She listens intently, watching you with unseen eyes as your secrets are heard by her ears only. “I must confess,” I say, staring...
by Anonymous | Oct 24, 2019 | Literary
The bird flies fast, Swiftly soaring over the snow bristled pines. He spots something, Scooping his elegant wings towards the ground, Closer and closer he reaches for the soil. He latches his talons into it and pulls. The worm is dead, The funeral is...
by Anonymous | Oct 24, 2019 | Literary
Then Broken thoughts on a shattered night. I remember the way you embraced me. Awkward, yet tight. I want to pull back, the closeness bothers me, Like a sweaty summer day, swatting at mosquitoes, But I freeze. Your eyes watch me, unaware that I too am watching. The...
by Lani Vandehey | Oct 10, 2019 | Literary
Please help me! Your fire singed the tightrope I was walking on. I can feel it start to fray beneath my naked toes. Rows and rows and rows of eyes await my peril. They want to eat me whole. Help. I need some words. I need a friend. Will you be my safety net...
by Anonymous | Oct 10, 2019 | Literary
They begin to fall faster, the sky nearly half empty. Or perhaps half full. There they go one by one. Two by two. Three by three. Glittering, golden balls of fire that fall faster, faster, and faster. Where do they come from? Where do they go? Is there actually a man...
by Sydney George | May 28, 2019 | Literary
i don’t blame the men that came before; kissing me like a humming engine, poised to fold themselves into shapes matching my own creases. why recoil at the idea of origami? when they craved only reciprocation instead, dispel gifts crafted of turquoise and fuschia;...