poetry 10/38

Nov 12, 20231 min read

"the state of being unaware or unconscious" & "lemon (haiku)" by Charlotte Amelia Poe

the state of being unaware or unconscious a lie i told in between truths okay, but i want you to rip me apart did my heartbeat stutter -...

Nov 12, 20231 min read

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"Line" & "Real" by Nolcha Fox

Line Not drunk, he walked between the spaces, spaces where the faded yellow line would stutter, change its mind, begin its job of...

"Loop: A Reductio", "TO THE RIVER", & "Nanaimo" by Ryan Keating

Nov 12, 20232 min read

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"Loop: A Reductio", "TO THE RIVER", & "Nanaimo" by Ryan Keating

- Photo provided by the author —Loop: A Reductio— A bowl of fruit loops completes another revolution in the microwave, making 13.7...

"Into and Out of Human Limbs and Human Lives" by Walker Rose

Nov 12, 20232 min read

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"Into and Out of Human Limbs and Human Lives" by Walker Rose

I hustled for a hundred years underneath the shifting sky the revving of the mythos the taste of death still unswallowed I hustled in the...

"The Horror" & "Music Turned Up so Loud You Know No One is Listening" by Richard LeDue

Nov 12, 20231 min read

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"The Horror" & "Music Turned Up so Loud You Know No One is Listening" by Richard LeDue

The Horror The monster's mouth is giant, yet invisible, with teeth crushing us daily until we call it living. The monster is careful to...

Oct 15, 20231 min read

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"dead best friend" by jonny bolduc

i know dreams are your house parties. i am like a teenager stealing mom’s vodka, getting wasted for the first time. you walk without...

"I was a Middle Child: A Prose Poem" by John RC Potter

Oct 15, 20232 min read

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"I was a Middle Child: A Prose Poem" by John RC Potter

Late 50s: I was a Middle Child. Just a middle child. Special in that way. I was a middle child, by default. One of seven, the fourth in...

"fourteen things (still) on my to-do list" by Abby Coe-Sullivan

Oct 15, 20231 min read

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"fourteen things (still) on my to-do list" by Abby Coe-Sullivan

get rid of that picture convince my parents i’m fine kiss someone take apart an eraser put the eraser back together stop time make the...

"Something, Anything, That Understands" by Lawrence Moore

Oct 15, 20231 min read

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"Something, Anything, That Understands" by Lawrence Moore

Here at the epicentre of all I sought are a million things I long to avoid, salvation only arriving through danger, suffering merely...

"green velvet chair", "ikea bookshelf", & "bath curtain used as curtain" by Abbie Hart

Oct 15, 20231 min read

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"green velvet chair", "ikea bookshelf", & "bath curtain used as curtain" by Abbie Hart

Abbie Hart (she/they) is a 19 year old poet from Houston, TX currently living in Worcester, MA. She has been published over 30 times, and...

"jumping spiders", "full malibu", "road trip" & "b movie" by Elle Cantwell

Oct 15, 20233 min read

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"jumping spiders", "full malibu", "road trip" & "b movie" by Elle Cantwell

jumping spiders how to begin the story of that house, that house of never too much heady wine and hard cheese, house that thumped earth,...

"BOB’S 'VARSITY' BARBER SHOP" by Stephen Barile

Oct 15, 20232 min read

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"BOB’S 'VARSITY' BARBER SHOP" by Stephen Barile

BOB’S “VARSITY” BARBER SHOP was located on the corner of Barton Avenue And Tulare Street, in a small shopping center Next door to the...

"People in unstable situations" & "Every sound could be a drama" by DS Maolalai

Oct 3, 20232 min read

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"People in unstable situations" & "Every sound could be a drama" by DS Maolalai

People in unstable situations I know a girl who moved from finglas in her 20s to athy. has a longterm boyfriend a little younger lately...

"the boyfriend series" by Michael Russell

Oct 3, 20231 min read

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"the boyfriend series" by Michael Russell

boyfriend diary i found poem i’ve been feeling a lot. i don’t know how i keep reminding myself to move, breathe, understand goodness, i’m...

"headache", "ditch living", & "still here" by Brenna Boytim

Oct 3, 20231 min read

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"headache", "ditch living", & "still here" by Brenna Boytim

headache split head thunderous nauseous strobe lights concussion beat drip dripping over my teeth iron tang scattered pills across the...

"list (a living document)", "the absence is not real", & "maybe what's been..." by Janna Wilson

Oct 3, 20232 min read

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"list (a living document)", "the absence is not real", & "maybe what's been..." by Janna Wilson

list (a living document) for when you say ask you anything and I cannot and all my words, thoughts, feelings are caught in loop inside me...

“76 degree morning already” & “the woman drinking a cosmopolitan alone” by John Grochalski

Oct 3, 20231 min read

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“76 degree morning already” & “the woman drinking a cosmopolitan alone” by John Grochalski

76-degree morning already The birds no longer chirp and the hum of air conditioners mixes with the polluted canadian wildfire air the...

"Eternal bless" & "Judicial body" by Luai Hassan

Oct 3, 20231 min read

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"Eternal bless" & "Judicial body" by Luai Hassan

Eternal bless Your heart is like a big bank’s vault full of eternal fine wine be thankful for whoever cracked it open Now, you can pour...

"Winter Wonderland" & "The Mirror Stage" by J.D. Isip

Sep 17, 20232 min read

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"Winter Wonderland" & "The Mirror Stage" by J.D. Isip

Winter Wonderland There’s a mechanical Mrs. Claus and Santa, each with a small light for their candles as if they were at a front porch...

"Time Has Passed Away" by Ann Christine Tabaka

Sep 17, 20231 min read

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"Time Has Passed Away" by Ann Christine Tabaka

Time has passed away, just like the dead dandelions that drift upon a breeze. It floats above our fallen dreams like some specter from...