Sebastian Rosa
Nov 12, 2019
Mr. Yellow
I am the sweet drink you enjoy in the summer, the sour fruit you hate, and the pie you never ask for. I am the river that crosses China,...
Cassidy Giudici
Nov 8, 2019
Open
You scarred me. Left me with a wound so deep like a child in a coffin. Closed, but always open.
Priscilla Alonzo
Nov 5, 2019
Womb
She nurtured me with her body, a way no one else was designed for. She carried me, caressed me when I did not ask her to. When I was...
Nyara Choudhury
Nov 1, 2019
Friendly Nightshade
I am the warning sky before a thunderstorm the lavender used to calm your senses. I am the velvet robe of a wise king, his amethyst crown...
Billy Collins
Oct 29, 2019
Cement Through Straw
The words you speak enter my ears like liquid cement enters the throat through a straw--- They seal and prevent.
Sebastian Rosa
Oct 25, 2019
You are like a dog in a cat’s alley:
You disturb the peace and tranquility, reducing any semblance of calming silence, to a concert of growls, barks, and hisses. You turn a...
Jaycelyn Ruotolo
Oct 22, 2019
Solidity
I am too alone. Like a single celled organism A protista In a cellular jungle of complex species. One electron in a cloud of protons,...
Sarah Clopper
Oct 18, 2019
Bleed out
You come hurtling through the air as you embed yourself in my flesh, tearing through my skin and muscles and veins maybe even hitting...
Cassidy Giudici
Oct 15, 2019
Purple
I am the sweet smelling lilac bush blooming in late spring. I am the jagged streak of light bursting from a thunderstorm. I am the simple...
Nyara Choudhury
Oct 11, 2019
Guilty pleasure
I didn't think love could be so shameful, but I look to you and I can't help but feel conflicted. We don't have a proud love. Our love is...