Shouldn’t Mother Be A Song?

by Prosper Enotor Path these curtains to my childhood, let in some light. This poem is the clattering of a coin toss in a room           the beep of a c-4 seconds away from explosion. At age four i first learn to nod, to balance day and night on my tongue.then, pain was not having enough toy to fill the Read More

Hard Rule Enclosing

by Michael Igoe Swindled by awetaken from othersit held me fromsaved, raptured momentsIt’s frolic, a panic;the count of blood dropsin the heave of the gut.It reaps a cryptic fortuneunleashed, in vast array,makes a deal like madwith uninvited guests.Unsure, motive grows clearerin the twilight of my lifetimeI someday must clear out.My secret battle with time,Does it freeze within me? Michael Igoe, Read More

You Were Once a Manta Ray

by Mary Thompson You were once a manta ray breaching the surface of the sea like a gymnast leaping high above its glittering splashes. How we twisted and turned and whirled together like a hypnotic melody. Your impact boomed through the ocean. Now I wish I could hunker down for winter sleep like the hedgehog cocooned in thousands of spines. Read More

The Selfishness of Nature

by Toni G. Why is Thunder so full of hate, Lightning so full of spite? Sunlight is the only one who’s truthful, shining a light on his wrong doings, unlike Rain, who is always eager to wash away all evidence of his sins with a quick downpour. Tornadoes are jealous fools harvesting malice to rip apart all in their path, Read More