time packed in that wound like bodies on ships
-Subcutaneous by Rina Nk on the Duende website.
THURSDAY AFTER COYOTE SONG by Nicci Mechler
She’s a serious woman, afraid of falling,
always straightening herself for other people.
-THURSDAY AFTER COYOTE SONG by Nicci Mechler on the Rose Red Review website.
Radium City by Dennis Hinrichsen
And the stench of drugstore
Popcorn, its second perfume
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Mingling with what my mother wore
As she shoveled out
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The bags like spent carnival fortunes.
-Radium City by Dennis Hinrichsen on the Solstice Lit Mag.
Verbal Abuse by Kelsey O’Connell
your lies knit and pulled my hair,
left wispy handfuls limp in fists
poised like boxers’ gloves.
-Verbal Abuse by Kelsey O’Connell on The Fem website.
I Haven’t Been Sleeping Much Lately by Ellery Harvey
to the
drunk
man
-I Haven’t Been Sleeping Much Lately by Ellery Harvey on the Pathos Lit Mag website.
What resembles the grave but isn’t by Anne Boyer
Always falling into a hole, then saying “ok, this is not your grave, get out of this hole,” getting out of the hole which is not the grave, falling into a hole again
-What resembles the grave but isn’t by Anne Boyer on her website.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ham Sandwich Poems by Shane Allison
21. Do you accept religious verse about ham sandwiches?
22. Do you accept rhyming verse about ham sandwiches?
-Frequently Asked Questions About Ham Sandwich Poems by Shane Allison on the Juked website.
The Worst by Lauren Henley
I am four years old, I am not a boy,
I am my father’s only child, and he is coaching me to kill.
-The Worst by Lauren Henley on the 3am Magazine website.
Dance by James Cervantes
He holds the camera-phone at arm’s length to take the selfie.
A breeze kicks up, the leaves turn, and the air is crystal clear.
-Dance by James Cervantes on the Concis website.
An American Thanksgiving In Fiji by Nick Ravo
giving thanks for a parboiled and time-beaten, big-mouth cowboy.
-An American Thanksgiving In Fiji by Nick Ravo on the Hypertext Magazine website.
