Poems

Legal status is no defenseWhen skin color is the main offenseThis loss of life needn't beThe pastures are emptyNo one is freeBut is it really so bad that some may perish,If one day you don't have to press one for English? … [Read more...] about Pastures Are Empty, By: Rachel Huber

At the edge of the dayat the will of the wiseshe captured some wordsfrom the shade of his eyes that rendered a songwrapped in tender goodbyesto the tune ofa bittersweet lullaby with midnight approachingthe stars in the skypaid homage and flameto a soulful reprise but scandal proved fortunewas smothered in lieswhere the perilous edgeof her boundaries reside then … [Read more...] about Lullaby of Betrayal, By: Lauren Brenner

The faces are bleak.Their last songplayed long ago.They lie in prison bedreluctantly awaitingto be collectedby the death service,the final resolutionof incapacity. … [Read more...] about Nursing Home, By: Gary Beck

Talia cast stones at friendsthen hid her hands.I sat in the recliner,watching a college football gameon the large TV above the fireplace.It was Saturday, just after noon,and Talia would soon start talkingabout some lady at work.I glanced occasionally and noddedto seem interested.I remembered her co-worker’s name,just in case Talia asked.I hated the cheap shots she tookat … [Read more...] about Speaking To Listen, By: Andrew Cyr

It’s all a lie dressed up as a dreamTo be a part of an enduring teamTill death us do partI will Give you my heartThe nightmare unfoldsThe cracks start to showMy heart it was given but now also my soulThe confidence wanesYour life shatters and you pick up the pieces of what remainsThe world is now small and tightens each dayAs you choke and drown in the marriage decayUnsteady, … [Read more...] about Till Death Us Do Part, By: Helen O Hare