A Rough Gem
/I’d be a diamond in the rough
if I were made of firmer stuff,
but, in fact, I’m rather mellow,
somewhat jigglier than…
By Ken Gosse
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Truth is Cringe
/I’m not half as bad
as Quinn tells her friends.
Phone to her ear,
she spills us…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreThe Final Passage
/Mortality is more than mere statistics
when illness takes a devastating dive
and the failing body
reveals the fragile nature of …
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MorePut it to Flight
/Our lives are short and should…
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All people of the world comprise humanity.
Our beautiful lives experience ephemerality.
The world around us shows us our…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreSacred Spots
/Seeking external solace and inner peace
the wayfarer searched river banks, altars,
sacred mountains, wailing walls, solar vortexes
for blessed spots where awakening…
By Sterling Warner
Read MoreDecomposing Self
/I could stare myself in the mirror.
the maggots residing in my body
dine on my organs for …
By Secre
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