i refuse to believe your lies

by Linda M. Crate so long i have seen myselfthrough the dirty lensof your eyes,but i am not not the villainyou made me out to be;and you are no victor or victimjust an insincere devil untruemasquerading as an angelperhaps you miss heavenbut you’ve fallen—you lamented once you used to knowwhat people wanted,but i think you forgot your soulwas gone along Read More

Song for Iris

by Michael McGill 1. Harder that morning, the sun pressed down, and everyone on the street lay brain-dead, sunbathing like cold corpses. Under fluorescent tubes, I waited for the glow boys, those weird ones who shimmer and glide in minor chords through dark interiors, or who loiter for hours in communal showers. I waited for the jangling of the gaoler’s Read More

Sentimental Passing

by Lamar Neal Last night, I had a dream that my mother died And I woke in a cold sweat awaiting her voice. As I awaited for her to answer my calls, I cried Unsure how I would live if God made his choice. In that moment, life itself became surreal And every fairy tale proved itself as fake. Though Read More