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Gray-Haired Children

09.30.18 Posted in today's words by

Patricia Asuncion’s most recent poem to appear here was “Extant” (August 2018).  Gray-Haired Children By Patricia Asuncion Wide-eyed, brutal interruption, no chance for measured protection. Bullets stop saplings dead before season. Every day, 46 children shot grow old on branches without voice, forgotten by next breaking news. Juvenile blooms— every day 7, every year 1300, […]


Almost

09.29.18 Posted in today's words by

Babatunde Fagbayibo’s most recent poem to appear here was “Shoemaker” (June 2018). Almost By Babatunde Fagbayibo I come before you again: me, the Almost Man. I have bathed in the mystic stream called Tomorrow. I have ate from the deep bowl called Yesterday. I have drank, very little, from the warm spring called the Future. […]


In a Dream She Will Never Recall, My Ex-Wife Speaks to Me About Our Adult Daughter

09.28.18 Posted in today's words by

Marc Tretin’s most recent poem to appear here was “No Return Address” (August 2018). In a Dream She Will Never Recall, My Ex-Wife Speaks to Me About Our Adult Daughter By Marc Tretin Marc, in the crenellated valley of your left hemisphere, where flesh makes thought, our daughter comes to me as Qetesh, the Goddess […]


A List of 25 Poems that I Haven’t Written Yet

09.27.18 Posted in today's words by

Bob Raymondais a writer based out of New York. His work has found its way onto Quail Bell Magazine, Visual Verse, Syndicated, Potluck Magazine, & Elite Daily. In early 2015 he founded Breadcrumbs Magazine, an online literary and arts journal that fosters creativity and collaboration through shared inspiration. The project has grown into a community of over 200 contributors across a wide […]


Unforgettable

09.26.18 Posted in today's words by

Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was “Depression” (June 2018).  Unforgettable By Jeanette Cheezum  Chilled, nervous, and not sure why this mood had washed over her. She sat in the privacy of her own home. Years had passed since her mama had passed away and she thought her grief was over. She’d split […]


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