Goodnight, Taj Mahal by Andre Peltier
Deep below earth, clay and sand, deep below roots and aquifers, it lies in wait. Like that silent coyote stalking her white-tailed deer through the brush, it waits patiently and with the purity of Assisi. When Francis of Assisi preached to the birds, the rams, the donkeys, that Harlem backbeat was waiting. The rhythm of […]
contain by Megan Cartwright
verb past tense: contained; past participle: contained 1. have or hold (someone or something) within. Similar: hold carry To have and to hold in our own microcosm, constructed of hope. 2. control or restrain (oneself or a feeling). “he must contain his hatred” To trap and control. A glass dome swallows our home, no one […]
Listening to Words by Mona Mehas
Listening to words out of touch cross lily pads, one to the next my rules, a tiny picture frame debt of honor, repay the gift. Headlights illuminate the path listening to words out of touch stay out of my own way, reclaim imagination in the dark. Circle through the tiles of story dreams on doilies, […]
Blooming by Elizabeth Gade
Some days are easy and some days are exhausting the days you have to dig through the muck inside take more hits than a heavyweight prize fighter cling to life with mud between your fingers I tend to rip myself from situations root first but uprooted and free aren’t the same thing what is blooming […]
Pomegranate Rose by Laura Peña
I want to feed this delicacy To my concubine A tiny spoonful at a time I want to watch the luscious sorbet Linger on the tip of her tongue Melt down in the fleshy hollow Before she rolls her tongue Back into her mouth And then I want to hear Her sing her favorite flavors […]
