A DIRGE FOR USOLALEKE ANGELFear pricksLike the prick of a thousand needlesI wail for my future foretold,Without a medium or shamanI knew I was ruined.Like a ghost at night,Those calling themselves heirs of the nightCame for my bloodEven at daylight,...
To My Former Student Who Joined the Foreign Legion to Fight in UkraineCARLENE GADAPEEI wish I could ask your younger sister how you arebut I know her tears would burn me like acid and I know your family disapproves of my support—they made sure to tel...
Remorse Is Filial FRANK NJUGILife sometimes becomes this ebb and flowthat is a ceaseless stealthy thief;it becomes a catalyst for whenjoy and peace is stolen from hearts laid bare.And you reckon of a tempest, wild and full of strife,a bottomless chas...
Bring BackStrider Marcus Jonesbring back, bring back- something that you love and want to keep in the centre of you deep; something above, the polite code and complement a lonely heart can like, but also resent- into your abode. bring it back, bring...
Pockets of Memory Sophia Mae Belisarioi no longer know how to love being alone with myself but i remember this the sound of chirping birds in the morning the crackling of leaves as i step on them on the way to nowhere the rustling of leaves on trees...
Hey ,It's been 5 years... Five years of bringing poetry and art that you feel in your bones. Thank you so much for the privilege.What started as a one person dream has reached over 75 creatives, brought forth 5 Issues and over 5 Chapbooks. We are jus...
SouvenirMichele MekelAn iridescent pearl glistens beneath my ribs.Its flawless beauty created by perfect pain.Yes, I'll hold it safe and close.This last gift from you: the only one I can keep.Author Bio:Living in Happy Valley, MICHELE MEKEL wears man...
HOME FIRE LYNN WHITE They told us it wouldn’t be long still we’re waiting for our boys and girls to come home. waiting, still waiting no one knows how long the wait for their return, especially not them. no one knows how long we must keep it burnin...
HELLO PASTOletu Oghenenyore (for every adult)the scars you madeon our innocence is something else, noletting go has erased them.••P.S. The past has a way of showing our shortcomings, no matter the success we may be enjoying at the moment. There is th...
Transitioning Abdulrazaq SalihuThrough the lightness astral travel, I discover a tender universe where my hometown was never a battlefield and I have involved spiritual things and things in this journey. I happened everywhere. These days, rebirth is...