POETRY
ISSUE 5
“Gracie”
by Lucas Goncalves
There’s nothing like looking into your eyes, seeing the
sweetness behind them.
Eyes that said
“I love you.”…
“Do You Remember?”
by Kathryn Haig
After Todd Dillard
Constellations wink in a raven black sky.
Your car, lights off, waits as we gaze from atop a hill.
Do you remember the first time we danced…
Sunscape I– Sam Cunniff
“The Pint”
by David Irizarry
And in a moment of great revenge,
My mother once poured a pint of beer onto a man she had left And said “well… she’s alright, if you like freckles,
I guess” She watched the drink drip down his face,
and even still, after all of that trouble, he just walked away It’s been years since
And it’s still one of her biggest regrets…
“Separate Corners”
by Mary Margaret Nugent
Lingering Stares
Standing in separate corners
But we each still hold a gaze
Glances alternating…
“Running Water”
by Mary Margaret Nugent
Running water
Running away
Helpful daughter
Help her stay
Stay still
Stay quiet…
“Dirty Dishes”
by Mary Margaret Nugent
If I was an object
I’d be a spoon
You can fill me up with your words and all of your proof
Proof that you love me…
“The Soliloquy of the Sea & The Reflection of the Robin”
by Broderick Prendergast & Jakub Zujewski
A frigid summer night. Crash! Crash! Crash!
No response.
Slapped, smacked, chopped, hooked, toyed with all day.
Things to be said but nobody to talk to…
Sunscape II– Sam Cunniff
“I miss…”
by Jenna Siuta
“I miss him”
What do you miss?
The flowers he never bought you?
The dates he never took you on?
The attention he never gave you?
The constant lies…
The Kiss– Alyssa Esty
“The Strength of Your Hoodie”
by Kacey Veiking
The hoodie that I gave as a gift
Once gave comfort to me in your embrace,
But now I wear that same hoodie
And feel a shiver of that cold hospital room…
“Tang of Silence, Almost and Never”
by Miriam Da Ponte
We sat on the second step at the foot
of her door, our feet on the street, our knees
held to our chest with our left arm, hand-rolled
cigarettes in our right, and lifting our chins to the sky,
releasing smoke between cold words, she spoke…
“We Miss You”
by Liliana Sosnowski
I miss you.
I miss the long walks,
and the head pats you gave me when you got home from work.
I miss our games of catch,
and the sleight of hand you performed at dinner.
Your remnant fries…
“Echo of Nostalgia”
by Kelly Parker
I hear the echo of her soft, high-pitched voice as if she’s right around the corner. I picture her peace sign shirt, neon leggings, and hair bow. I turn to look, but there’s no one there; all I can hear is her voice…
“I Love You Still“
by Julia Prackup
Love is not a glass that is half empty,
Nor is it a novel missing pages,
Or weeks of darkness with rain aplenty,
Love is not a pain that lasts for ages…
“Calm before Storm“
By Michael C. Denysenko
Man’s best friend. He certainly wasn’t my best friend when he tried to steal my slice of ice cream cake. Honestly though, I can’t stay mad at him. In a way, we both depend on each…
“Careful Consideration”
by Kristen Giebler
I always notice things and think,
“Oh, you’d love this.”
I wonder if you see things too
And think of me the same way.
To be seen is to be considered,
To be considered is to be seen…
