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The Hell

Jyoti KalitaMarch 6, 2020

The Hell written by: Jyoti Kalita @inkandpoesy Darkest hour of night Profanity spits on addiction For the murder of Summer vibes Somber flicker Rays of ...

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Missing

Tori StambaughMarch 2, 2020

Missing written by: Tori Stambaugh some days i wake and i can’t find her, she doesn’t answer when i call, she vanishes for a little wh...

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The Fight

Kateri M. WalshFebruary 20, 2020

The Fight written by: Kateri M. Walsh @walshkateri It is here. The time has come. I have survived, and I know it’s all about one thing. My fait...

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The Hatter

LFA TurppaFebruary 10, 2020

The Hatter written by: LFA Turppa There's a war growing inside, Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide; Imminent since my day of birth, Never quite knew m...

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Have You Heard

Tissy TaylorFebruary 7, 2020

Have You Heard written by: Tissy Taylor @raisingtissy For every single word spoken On my knees this broken heart bleeds Praying for those...

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In The Midst of The Winter Dark

Ana SilvaFebruary 3, 2020

In The Midst of The Winter Dark written by: Ana Silva @AnaaRitaaa The pain in my chest Screams my name As I battle through each night Failing to...

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Fragments

Yves K. MorrowFebruary 1, 2020

Fragments written by: Yves K. Morrow Were I to gather my thoughts just as they appear you would not recognize the portrait. I am a reflection of th...

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Heaviness

Glen McKenzieJanuary 21, 2020

Heaviness written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther darkness absolute, oppressive debilitating, torment, unending existence for so many depressi...

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The House

Carmen BacaJanuary 9, 2020

The House written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author “Don’t you dare hit me!” “Don’t fight me.” The man and the woman were at it again, the emotion i...

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Subliminal (BUYCOCACOLA) Advertising

Amel BashfordDecember 5, 2019

Subliminal(BUYCOCACOLA)Advertising written by: Amel Bashford Poster, poster on the wall Stupid fucking know-it-all Watching me through paper eyes L...

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The Sapling

Steve ColoriNovember 20, 2019

The Sapling written by: Steve Colori The neutral tans and browns of the unit were becoming etched in my mind as I waited for discharge. Week after w...

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Murmurs

Jacob GrebNovember 12, 2019

Murmurs written by: Jacob Greb The little murmur, the one I can hear in the loudest of the day, right next to my ear telling me that the ketchup in ...

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What has The Blade Runner truly taught us?

Sara SzarkaNovember 10, 2019

What has The Blade Runner truly taught us? written by: Sara Szarka "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the...

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Seclusion From Mother Earth

Chasity GainesNovember 6, 2019

Seclusion From Mother Earth written by: Chasity Gaines @ChasityAnneGai1 Forced behind four walls Enclosed on all sides Windows shut tight a few pl...

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“Lock down, lock down. We are now on lock down.” The receptionist’s voice came over the school intercom over the incessant buzzing of the alarm bells located in every hall of every phase of the building. I thanked my lucky stars I wasn’t in my regular classroom with my fourth period of thirty-one freshmen. I was teaching my last class of the day in the computer lab of phase five, one of the more isolated wings of the large oddly-shaped school where I’d been teaching for years. There were only seven students in class that day, it being a Friday afternoon ...