Issue #62 July 16, 2023
Determined to Survive
So long
and determined
they had chiseled
at the tree,
which despite their best efforts
to stymie her growth,
had grown both
tall and strong.
But,
they stood determined
year … Read more
Crush Depth
Rich man’s ease devolves
to boredom, then to restless
annoyance, propelling high-priced,
high-risk adventures, in places
high or low, as chance may offer
and fate may choose—the “I-only”
ego can … Read more
The Sky is Blue
I walked the dark tunnel in shades of grey,
followed my friends’ voices into the day.
What is this brightness, warm upon my eyes?
No longer caged, my hopes, my … Read more
A Dickens Of A Time
Please sir, may I have some more
Air cover, tanks, defense systems,
Handshakes in good faith, a strong
Message of support? May I come,
Cap in hand and all that,… Read more
#ask_me_anything
no limb
this animal
whisker not
burdened by
one mammoth
sensible
ornament
gains
independence
without
inconvenient
bayonet
morph into
Pegasus
be picturesque
surprise
will be
the flavor
not the
fact… Read more
Seeing Myself as a Mayan Mother
Thousands of years ago,
Mayans built superhighways
connecting impressive cities
later abandoned, now buried
beneath miles of jungle.
Like the dinosaur demise,
scientists can only speculate
what happened to the … Read more
Shattered like glass
For Azaan Khan
An innocent life shattered like glass:
handlebar dreams once pure and bright.
United we stand at the Berkley impasse
because of a drunken monster of gas.
Threats … Read more