New Words

By Rebekka Mallicoat   What a set of words we leave, Our legacy to share. Our children’s…


Mammogram

By Jane Gibson   I forgot my rings. They hang on the pointy glass thing Beside the sink,…


Lace and Ribbon

By Jessica Hulsey     I’ll pick my shortest dress with the lowest cut just so you don’t…


If I Had Gotten Out of School

By Myleena Sevin   I would have held your hand in mine, soft and clean, Heard the rain hitting…


For Love

By Dejah Henson   I have endured and borne for love.   I have been abused, abandoned, and…


Tulsa

By Brianna Sanow   Tulsa I’ve winked at you from across the bar Since I was a child Still you…


Breakfast with Billy Collins

By Jane Gibson   Struck dumb in the stacks I gape and inhale the essence of Billy Collins.…


Aerodynamics

By Stephen Boyd Cates   If you were as aerodynamically Designed as a yellow and black…


The Truth Behind True Love

By Sydney Pittsinger   We spoke in song titles, communicated via marker and mirror, and…