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Dystopian Disco by Stefani B

the dj beckons them to the club

holla’–it’s time to spin, bust your move

to the lawn, to the chamber, arms in the air

everyone: “forty-five! forty-five!”

remix…errrr, skidding a new track

deeper into the moment

feeling the bass

under lyrics of a lie

the dj is a master puppeteer

narci-sizing new moves on the dance floor

moshpit sashays towards the privileged, the popular

insurecting the dancers, a storm of Qed

follows the dj in a shameful

dystopian democracy disco

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

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.

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

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

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

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