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what does it mean? – Marisela Brazfield
by the dirty window i sit to watch people survivethere is no pool with living watersno eternal flamesperhaps a rancid puddleradiation fuming throughand a block away chalk linesin the fetal positionmy ego dies at the end of the morningthere is a warm toxicityin their eyeswe all beg in different waysmy lips half ass parted in […]
what does it mean? – Marisela Brazfield
with you
at night we hold our knees tight chests broken
we wish see light while dark slips by unseen
the road moves fast we bend to it alone
the day its stars do smile at will between
your soul sore hands do beg for any mercy
our arms in flames scream out stop now unspoken
her eyes dull knives blood shot tits dried starving
with you i die in vain no chance running
written in the sky
The Ache Of My Bones – Lynn White
Time moved so slowly thenused to take forever, an eternityfrom birthday to birthday,Christmas to Christmas.My bones filled with longingfor it to speed up a bitand ready itself for the long summers of memorywhen it quickened quick, quick, quicker.I felt it in my bonesas time and me sped seasonallyand painlesslytowards a autumnal slowdownreadying for a long […]
The Ache Of My Bones – Lynn White
North Beach
Creation of a Dark Mother – Danielle Wong
Death haunted her before she was born.The (in)decision of termination/new identity/hidden lifeor living in the lie that maybe things would changemarked herbefore she was born. The voice of doom:her mantra while she grew.Her unpretentious tone brought giggles/whispers/uneasinessto people she had contact with during the day,the opposite of her hopes;her mantra grew. She lay stillon the […]
Creation of a Dark Mother – Danielle Wong
The Table.
Excited to announce the release of the debut single by indie duo Travel Sweets – ‘The Table’. Via Experiments In Fiction 2024
The Table.
Disir – Allister Nelson
Say I to the girl – go fetch me some waterbreak bread and bake dreams and knead starssays girl to I: I fletched seven golden arrowsI milked eight silver cows, I sewed you moons.Say I to the girl – by the well is a whispergo listen to land wights and braid meadowsweetsays girl to I: […]
Disir – Allister Nelson
Dear Juliet – Georgiann Carlson
ah, Julietborn into an old family hatredyour heart could not understandthe love of your young lifeportrayed as an enemybut love is stronger than hateand there was no one but Romeobetter to diethan to be without himin a worldwhere parents care not for their children’s happinessbut only for ancient grudgesthat have long ago lost their meaninglife […]
Dear Juliet – Georgiann Carlson
words less spoken 