sept 16 2019 Archives - Elephants Never

The Last Waltz

Andre — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:49 +0000

by Steven John We found each other late in life, in the most fateful way. Two lonely people. Paths crossed. ‘The Last Waltz’ she called us. I’d meet her off the train once a month. We’d go to the station hotel for tea and toast to settle jittery tummies. I carried something stronger in a hipflask but she never needed Read More

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Leave it for Tomorrow

Andre — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:46 +0000

by Toni G. Maybe my responsibilities will wait forthe rain and not ruin the blue sky of today.I want to stay in and not worry aboutthe many errands that need to be done.I want to fall into an unmade bed, snuggledeep in lukewarm covers. I’ll eatwhen I’m hungry, not the scheduledbreakfast at 7, lunch at 1, and dinner at 8.Allow Read More

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Somewhere Separation

Andre — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:43 +0000

by Rickey Rivers Jr. Somewhere a man is hiding.He’s missing a bullet. Somewhere a mother is crying.She’s missing a son. The mother may recover for she is wounded as well.Not from outside in like her son.The pain shoots from inside out like the gun. The man remains on the run. The mother prays for his capture like one who expects Read More

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Ostrich

Andre — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:28 +0000

by André N. Lepine I thought I livedAn outsized lifeOstrich huge and free-runningFeet striking heatFrom savanna and sandsMy wings outstretchedAs if I really flew. Then came roarsFrom prowling predatorsShattering the skyWith trumpets accompanyingThunder from the truly hugeJuggernauts of lifeRumbling fear into me. I hidmyhead(buried in sand) until you cameand p u l l e d Read More

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keep your eye

Andre — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:24 +0000

by Mia Wright (Uses excerpts from the song “Anticipate” by Ani DiFranco.) 1.“we don’t say everything that we couldso that we can say later, ‘oh, you misunderstood’”in the story I heard,someone else played the role of villain,though my mother never revealedtheir evil deed.she just said it, like slidinga note underneath the door.When my mother doesn’t giveexplanations willingly,don’t even bother asking. Read More

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