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Ticket Please

Jess·August 4, 2022

Ticket Please written by: Jess “Ticket, please” He says to me, No smile on his face. To...

English Poetry

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Temporary Sherry

Judge Burdon·August 2, 2022

Temporary Sherry written by: Judge Burdon The diamond in her wedding ring has lost its glimmer Gone...

English Poetry

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Circle of Life

Lynda Lee·July 30, 2022

Circle of Life written by: Lynda Lee We’ve come full circle. I care for you as you...

English Literature

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Why Do I Cry?

Nazam Riar·July 23, 2022

Why Do I Cry? written by: Nazam Riar Oh! You cry to release your pain that to...

English Poetry

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Just Wait

Madison Randolph·July 18, 2022

Just Wait written by: Madison Randolph @Madisonr1713 I finish class then I sit on-campus drinking a five-dollar...

English Literature

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This Love

Shelly Wilson·July 17, 2022

This Love written by: Shelly Wilson @ShellyWilsonDQK There’s a love who sees the deepest pains The ones...

English Poetry

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That’s Why I Lie

Jan Sargeant·July 11, 2022

That’s Why I Lie written by: Jan Sargeant Grey clouds ready to burst floods of blood and...

English Poetry

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The Sky is Mumbling

Bitupan Das·July 9, 2022

The Sky is Mumbling written by: Bitupan Das the sky is mumbling like some madman though not...

English Poetry

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The Aroma of Sadness

TheHumanAnvil·July 8, 2022

The Aroma of Sadness written by: TheHumanAnvil I look at the wrong things and cry But tears...

English Poetry

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Ode To a Dead Elm

Tom Mach·July 5, 2022

Ode To a Dead Elm written by: Tom Mach @kansasauthor Dead tree, blanched white Awaits the coolness...

English Featured Post Poetry

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A Mirrored Pleasure

Yahuza Abdulkadir·July 2, 2022

A Mirrored Pleasure written by: Yahuza Abdulkadir @YahuzaAbdoul she yelled she cried to answer the ring tones...

English Poetry

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My Father Moved Through Dooms of Love

Spillwords·June 19, 2022

My Father Moved Through Dooms of Love a poem by: E.E. Cummings 34 my father moved through...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Distilled Love

Margaret Karim·June 17, 2022

Distilled Love written by: Margaret Karim She hums along To jukebox tunes Mind revisiting Youth’s saloons Friday...

English Poetry

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Reincarnation Trepidation

Lisa H. Owens·June 9, 2022

Reincarnation Trepidation written by: Lisa H. Owens @LisaHOwens I get a strange sense of deja vu; I’ve...

English Poetry

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

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