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 May 2018
Lora Lee
sometimes the walls
peel down    
in tears and metal
as the floodgates
               open wide
as the soul is bared,
raw,
              exposed
softly humming
its release of pride
heartbeats strong
head up high
queenly stance
bearing storms
ready for the battle
taking form
yet holding on tight
to solace's reins
praying to heaven
for grace in the strain
for soon the cry
                  to action
will fall upon this
           tender land
all that exists
washed away in
        a whirlwind
of sand    
in the distance
a lightflare
a whipping up of womb
a time for victory's place
in this tempest monsoon
and within my skin
in the flight of
               my freeze  
my pain opens up
and allows
me
          to
               breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVop3-OOXc
 May 2018
Rebecca Sorenson
What do you do,
when your entire life
has been an act?

A terrible mask,
glued to my face,
suffocating me

The mask shows a smile,
while underneath,
I crumble

But that’s okay,
I guess,
as long as you’re happy,
everything is fine, right?
 May 2018
mindmatter
your sweet promises
are fantasies
I’ve searched galaxies
to find your heart
then I realized
love is just art
painted on a canvas
played by an actress
who lays on a mattress
deep down an addict  
who plays with sadness
your words are ink
that blot the page
his touch is a cage
I’m trapped within
being a slave
is how my life ends
buried in soil
with a dozen roses
wilting under the sun
because the gun
is too powerful
for a little girl
who lived to twirl
seen as a pearl
stolen by the keeper
who made her clean
made her to dream
made her to fly free
and the hand
is too *****
to keep distance
to ignore the existence
of a child’s position
 May 2018
River
Under the same sky
Only a few miles apart
Looking up into the waning sun
Pink tinted clouds
Golden hues
Slowly shifting into
A deep grey blue

And we both marvel at
The same full moon
Large,
With a yellow halo
Watching over us.
 May 2018
Kristina Carmela
It seems as if poets
Have felt the most pain
But to be in euphoria
Is a celebrated gain
For when every time
A write is admired
A smile on a face
Defeats the sadness they hide

It seems as if poets
Have eaten pages of books
A dozen of dictionaries
And novels on nooks
I cannot explain this
But I believe so
That those words we have written
From where we don't know

It seems as if poets
Have hearts that beat rhyme
For it seems just too natural
To call it divine
For every scenario
A piece is inspired
Half a moment later
Pure greatness transpired
 May 2018
Myrrdin
Stumbling into a room
Innebriated, flushed
Sweat collects heavily
Over your brow
A shaky forefinger
Thrown into faces
Of strangers in the hall
And then back at me
Swears used as adjectives
You tell the tales
Of the disappointment
You can't help but feel
When you look at me
I find myself apologizing
For carrying your genes
For knowing you
For being born with your name
I find myself apologizing
And though I don't say it
I'm really apologizing
For not being as valuable
To you as whiskey.
 May 2018
Daisy Hemlock
I will never lose faith in humanity
Faith is illogical
And I try my best to be logical
I never had faith in the first place
 May 2018
Daisy Hemlock
Tiny whirling particles
Tumble as they descend from the sky.
I sit in the warm yellow library
As I observe them through the window.
Originally published Tuesday, February 20th 2018
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