blinking so quick
perhaps what’s left of us
of
the insect
~Daniel Birnbaum
breathing
into
her own bubble...
another
orbit
~Kavita Ratna
shadow
move
with the sun
i myself
~Nani Mariani
five thousand mile flight
the goose in me
takes
wing
~Harrison
improvising
expressing his feelings
through
the plectrum
~Mark Gilbert
ache
(intransitive
verb) 1a: to suffer a usually dull persistent pain, the way my teeth ache when you smile sweetly at me, and I know that means you’re
lying. Again. 1b: to become distressed or disturbed (as with anxiety
or regret) because I suspect you slipped and fell into another man’s bed. 1c: to feel compassion for that poor schmuck who doesn’t know
he’s tangled in your web. 2: to experience painful eagerness or
yearning that you’ll prefer the taste of your new love, and suck
the life out of him. Instead of me.
~Nolcha Fox
winter
storm
frozen
solid
with anxiety
~Kimberly Kuchar
there
is too
much dust
to glue myself
together
~Luke Brannon
Captive Elephant
Legs thick as tree trunks on concrete
Wonder how freedom might feel
Gray
beast sways in sorrow
~Julie A. Dickson
uniforms
this prison or that
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
Spitfire
circling my sinews remember the war
~Mark Gilbert
broken
glass
the festive
spirit
of the cat
~Kimberly Kuchar
proud of his scar
he
doesn't like to talk
about it
~Mark Gilbert
another
gray sky
selecting
a funeral outfit
~Kimberly Kuchar
bagpipes
playing
today she meets
her ancestors
~Kimberly Kuchar