by Dani Putney I can’t take my eyes off:You clasp a chilled Coors Light,shuffle Ariat boots,adjust your rodeo hat.The girl to your left tells a story,maybe about her day at work,maybe nothing at all.Your crush is obvious despitethe flames in my eyes,the bonfire between us,the smoke engulfing my brain. It’s possible she doesn’t knowwhat you’re hiding behinda hazel gaze and Read More
Tag: sept 2 2019
what we can learn from water
by Mia Wright freeze.do not be afraid of rigidmoments in this lifefor we all harden.sometimesthere is not enough warmthto sustain us, but waterteaches leaves and riverseach winterto get still and let go:of undulating in riverbedsof painting the trees in brilliant greenof life as we know it.encased in the silenceof icy immobilityis a promise of something new.just wait.you will thawand live, Read More
Fret
My obligations pile up faster than I can deal with them, and I don’t know what I’m going to do. Although I don’t sweat, I can feel my hot spots revving into high gear. My pulse is racing, and I want either a mud bath or a huge bunch of bananas. You can’t fight instinct sometimes. Personal comfort has to Read More
Sin Within
by Rickey Rivers Jr. A shower every hour to wash the skin I’m in.To wash away the sin I’m in, to wash off the sin within. Nightmares wake me.Air inhaled cinnamon. I can’t apologize for other men who sin.Just for myself and all that I hold in. Hot water washes it away, helps me see another day. Vividly, with red Read More
An Indigenous Halloween
by River Rivers “You could dress as American Eagle for Halloween!” The Dad told his Son. “He’s Native like us!” “Never heard of him?” “How about Warpath?” “I don’t like the name.” “How about Red Wolf?” “Nah, that outfit is too much like a cowboy.” “What Native superhero do you want to be then?” “None. I think I’ll just be Read More