Poetry

By Shreyas Raman To the woods where does he go, The lone old soul who’s called back home, Far out past the town-hall lights, Where stars stretch free to stain the night. His small blue dog must think it strange, To stray far past the farmhouse cage. Far from folk who bind rules with weight, To live free in peace so he may sate. A child beyond cries hymns in fear, Her mum is dead and nowhere near. But he would stay to watch the snow, Fall off the trees down to the grove… The m

By Adam Pope Under stars of twilight brightening the midnight heavens, the moon waxes among stars illuminating a celestial dome. Across green carpets of Earth, scents of blooming lilies replace wilted roses once filled by beauty torn away by a vile blizzard. Above stand kin pines, oaks, and willows with starlight shining as if fireflies filled the branches and twigs of spring leaves. When I cried to keep us, you stared as I drowned. Now when I ache, my lilies, trees, an

By Yarely Lopez Shattered I am shattered. Not broken or cracked Crushed or severed I am shattered. I'm the type of shattered that will appear as sparkles until I’ve completely - lacerated your hands. Yet it appears you only get cut when you forget it was you who broke the glass They say the shattering of a heart is the loudest silence ever. Yet the screaming pleas that my heart stop beating Deafened my ears the more …they started to come true. I was told before I fell, that I

By Yakira Norwood Pain that feels timeless, engulfing me with darkness, Little was I aware, the devil was taking advantage. But where there is endless darkness, there is endless light, And there beholds my Father , reminding me of his might. ‘My daughter, you are my lamb, there’s nothing you shall fear, ‘For I will never leave you, and you will feel me near.’ ‘The wicked cannot harm you, they walk in delusive time, ‘But remember the gifts I gave you, for you are one of mine.

By Pierakis Pieri I. My son, this list I give to you is written with my trembling hands. When they come with papers stamped, when they speak of duty and of glory, remember this mother’s final gift— a love letter for your life. II. I search at dawn while Putin speaks arm + break + home + methods + painless My screen glows with desperate knowledge. Three hundred thousand men they want, but you, my son, will not be one. Better broken bones than no return. III. Know Your Limits

By Mary Lou O'Keefe She is small in stature, but a Giant in spirit. She is curvy and petite but humble, not vain. Signs of aging are showing in her face and in her hair. The silver strands throughout her brown hair are prominent, but she wears them with pride. She faces her days without hesitation, come what may. A line deepened across her brown from overthinking. Lines around her mouth have deepened from laughing and smiling. She has a captivating smile that always reaches h

By La Magia Del Inmigrante Hay cierto luto con decidir abandonar lo conocías como tu hogar. Decidir embarcarte en océanos distintos y esperar no encallar en el proceso. Todos llegamos a diferentes puertos e incluso llegando al mismo, tenemos caminos diferentes. Esa es la magia del inmigrante. Al venir de un padre inmigrante, por años presencie el sacrificio que radica en aceptar otra cultura, de aprender a deconstruir lo que eres y no volver a ser de ningún lado. No todos

By T Grief is love’s shadow, not absence but overflow. all the words, all the warmth, all the tenderness that still lives in me, with nowhere else to go. It haunts me, rips me open, and when I reach for you, I come back with nothing but dust and bone. Nowhere. So it turns inward. It claws, it claws, it claws scratches the inside of my skull, pounds against the cage of my ribs. It claws through my ribs from the inside, splintering bone, your name poisoning marrow, consuming ev

By Johnny Walker Six years of holding lives in my hands, of being there when the unthinkable strikes. Last week, we lost another—a life taken, a burden heavier than words can carry. Today, a question found me unguarded: "In your career, how many fatalities have you faced?" I paused, fingers counting memories etched into my trembling hands. Silent numbers mouthed like prayers, each one a wound I carry within. My head lifted, hands quivering, tears tracing paths long worn on my

By Konrad Seidl On my feet, sitting down, a computer in my face and people all around. Inside, outside, routine. Contained by shirt, pants, belt. Voices, noise, action Frustrated and stuck. Waiting for my time. Finally leave. To my place of happiness. I exchange business for bathers, skin touches the air. Standing at the edge on the tiles. Goggles fixed. Leaping through the air like a scissor. My body is consumed by the water. I feel connection. This is my place. This brings

By Joanna Treasure I hope and pray for a better day Tell the demons to go away I didn't pick the razor blades up But i dropped my soul in darkened muck I scream and yell with no prevail I hold tightly to every detail I didn't die unfortunately I kindness contorted naturally His hand on my head i felt All the pain i deserved to be dealt My life instructed by his command There is not much else i can withstand 2. Stay away from me please I have a sickness - a disease I

By Quinn Hamm Be sure to keep healthy! Don’t worry about the cost. Just follow these 83 steps! You deserve the best. You control your health! I was 10 They said “Exercise more!” You’ll feel better in no time This is normal What do I know about Mental And emotional Health? I took walks For hours Upon hours Every week I was depressed. My thoughts spiralling down For hours Upon hours Every day But hey! I just wasn’t Exercising enough It was all my fault anyway! I was 10 I

By Sini Jerome I am the body that won't stop breathing. I don't know how to want to be here without you. Some days I don't want to be here at all. I wake up disappointed that I've woken. My body insists on this :breath after breath, heart beating its involuntary rhythm like it doesn't know we're already gone. So I try to drown it instead. Bass-thump-strobe-sweat, nights blur into a fever of noise, the beautiful amnesia of moving until I'm hollow, and when the sun finally ri

By Barleen Kaur Ghuman Maine suna hai Ishq shaayar ko maar deta hai, Toh btao kya mai bhi tyaari rakhu? Ishq ki hr cheez hi naayaab hai, Kis cheez ko jaan se pyaari rakhu? Ishq se badi koi saugaat nhi mili, Dil ke taraazu mein kise ishq se bhaari rakhu? Ishq toh bs ishq hai na; toh haar jeet kaisi, Ishq se jeet jau, ya khud ko haari rakhu? Ishq toh duniya bhi bhula deta hai, Toh tujhe bhool jau ya teri yaad dulaari rakhu? Lgta hai ishq ki baazi haar gyi hu mai, Toh kya ab khu

By Lelaina MacDonald cars zooming past us the lights from them only appearing for a second your eyes on me for several seconds but your mind was elsewhere “are you okay?” i asked you shook your head “i need you” you hadn’t felt okay in weeks there were times where you wouldn’t elaborate times you should’ve been smiling but didn’t the things that normally brought you joy they only brought you negativity i pulled you close to me my hushes and your tears overlapping you rested y

By Gabby Bloyd Thread the needle, string through eye; Pull it taut and hide your pride. The goddess hears you, young, fair weaver. Challenge her and meet her cleaver. Your skill is matched by only Athena, But you tell the truth of godly demeanor. Enraged, she tears your tapestry to bits And shames you for your ruthless wits. You feel the weight of ruination, So hang yourself in desperation. Athena experiences rare remorse And reaches for your heatless corpse. She curses you t

By Brianna Scatorchia I ask thee but one question, how does love happen? Does it bloom like the daffodil, timed perfectly to greet the morning dew? Does it arrive like drifting wood, unexpectedly upon distant shores? I think not, because love does not happen . Love is a choice. The Choice. And my love, I choose you. I choose you for I breathe deeply, sleep soundly, and trust wholly. I choose you for loving all I am, and teaching me to love me too. I choose you for fil

By Salem Youngblood There were no windows. Just the dull thrum of machines inhaling in the dark. The broadcast started with no warning. No title card. No introduction. No music. Only the stage, so sterile the lights overhead looked like surgical lamps. Fluorescent tubes buzzed above like oversized flies grown fat on decay. The floor was black lacquer, polished so slick with bleach it would slide. Blood leaves a shadow, even when erased. The camera swiveled slowly. Left. Th

By Evan Seid My body--- I have none My soul shattered like glass No reflection of who I am and yet My spirit grounded in place Floating… aimlessly… I move--- nowhere A place I once called home Is now the place I’m trapped in forever Like a record player Playing the same song over and over and over--- with no way to stop it Cannot… reach out Say… something Feel… somewhere Belong… anywhere These flashes--- memories of people coming and going I try to see myself in the mirrors T

By Dr. Hari Mohan Saxena पशु स्वास्थ्य की रक्षा करता कृषक सखा इक पशुचिकित्सक, अर्थव्यवस्था को बल देता देश का सेवक, पशुचिकित्सक। जन स्वास्थ्य का प्रहरी सच्चा पशु, मनुष्य में भेद न करता, वन्य जीव संजीवनी देता जल, थल, नभ नहीं रहा अछूता। कठिन रोग की जाँच का माहिर बचें नहीं कीटाणु शातिर, परजीवी से पशु बचाए कर्क रोग तक से लड़ जाए। रोग से बचने का टीका दे विकट संक्रमण से लोहा ले, महामारी को दूर भगाकर मानव, पशु की जान बचा दे। गाय, भैंस हो भेड़ या बकरी सबकी नब्ज़ उसी ने पकड़ी, कुत्ता, बिल्