by Andy Betz I am a Lion in Winter, but a Lion none-the-less. I ruled all I could see, with a sleep that troubled me not. I commanded the denizens of Earth so no man […]
Tag: poem
Jupiter and Saturn
by Leah Mueller for Russ November storm-watching on the Pacific coast, I saw you fierce the first time. You: afraid of webs and travel, always giving me the helm during gales. Cheap Westport motel, probably […]
Cool Johnny Robs Dock Forty-Two
By John Caulkins North storm blows strong frosty fog, From typhoon onto Bronx blocks. Crowds opt off of snowy lots From posh port to ghost town now. On boggy docks, crooks do jobs. Oblong orbs […]
Extraction
by Margaret Stevens Listen: Ghastly and gentle graveyard hymns &&&&&Buried &&Beneath barren lullabies. Listen closely:[…]
Sincere
by Anthony Salandy One can always find the time In much the same way we wait For planes to arrive and depart And carry us far and wide, But some lack the time to see […]
A Foggy Night
by Anthony Salandy There was something about that night Where trees grew blurry in the mist Of an arising autumn so mystic Yet so seemingly clear at the same time- Because on that foggy night The […]
The Revolver
by Giovanni Mangiante I took my father’s revolver, walked back to my apartment closed the bedroom door closed the windows closed the curtains, emptied the few bullets in the chambers put it to my temple […]
The Venn Diagram
by Heather Ball Picture a Venn Diagram. Hand drawn with circles, Imperfect, like eggs pulled off the sorting belt. The left, me, literally. The right, me: my figure, figured (figuratively). And me in the middle. […]
Dancing in Tongues
by Heather Ball They were dancing in tongues, these wild men and women. Speaking in steps, And their long hair Whipped around them A dance, but it wasn’t. A ritual without religion. The power of […]
To the Man I Almost Killed
by Heather Ball Vengeance and Justice are cousins. Revenge married in. &&&&&&&&&&These three came to visit me &&&&&&&&&&When I[…]
