The Abstract Art Gallery
A writing gallery created by writers from around the world. From poetry to song lyrics, from essays to entire novels and short stories.
… shadows lingered a little longer than the month before, casting a cool, comforting shade over the world. When Eddie was out and about, crisp gold and brown leaves crunched under his feet, releasing a rich, earthy scent that signaled...
By Andy Cooper
Read More… paid for change with pain
over every word I prayed
for Leah, my wife,
but she strode out the …
By Andy Cooper
Read More…sat at the pine kitchen table. I sipped warm mocha coffee while she babysat Coke over rum. The morning light slowly seeped through the large, streakless window in the living…
By Andy Cooper
Read More…to forget who you
are so you can see me the way
I see you—an angel, nothing less,
and everything worth …
By Andy Cooper
Read More… no older than five,
remained unaffected by the heavy
shelling of the buildings.
The girl used to scream …
By Andy Cooper
Read More…regret to report that an airstrike
reduced a Syrian church to rubble
and ash after a laser-guided bomb
missed its target…
By Andy Cooper
Read More… you swore you could
make a difference in a war zone.
You sat in a lakeside coffee shop,
drinking coffee and eating…
By Andy Cooper
Read More…shines bright
In the darkness of broken dreams,
Bright days lament
Another day…
By Andy Cooper
Read More…invited me to spend
a day on her yacht
on a warm June afternoon.
The sun climbed above …
By Andy Cooper
Read More… mistook me for her next mistake.
She mistook me for her next ex.
X marks the spot at a dimly lit diner.
A sense of humor and dinner…
By Andy Cooper
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