By MR My mom’s once told me, “Son drop the gun and pick up a pen…” And let your words become a weapon that’ll demonstrate positivity amongst both women and men… So I began to express my pain and disregard …
“But Lord! What a sad time it is to see no boats upon the River; and grass grows all up and down White Hall court, and nobody but poor wretches in the streets!” — Samuel Pepys (I) Here in Australia, …
By GL 13 The number is 13 Amendment 13 I’m offended by 13 Co-defendant of 13 Convicted by 13 Let me hip you to 13… Mass incarceration Across the nation In 1865 We was granted Emancipation Slavery was abolished According …
It’s hard to turn realisations into habits Even harder to let go of the old ones when they’re as familiar to you as insomnia is to the night The sound of people sleeping or the lack of it is somewhat …
Susan E. Gunter is a professor, Henry James scholar, poet, and watercolor artist. She began painting eight years ago, working from her own photographs and using just three colors: Windsor blue, alizarin crimson, and cadmium yellow. The paintings attempt to …
I had a dream one night that I had taken a fall Spinning as I plummeted Out of control I fell from a mountain From way up so highFrom then on my friendsI was sure I would die. As I …
Circle me metronome Do you remember who you were before the end? Were you too quiet that you couldn’t live? or were you so loud that your scream circled the earth five times to break the eardrums of many and …
Thank you. I love To sing at first light, Pluck a gut string In the watches of the night: A little song, with rocks And sea, and sky, without Confusion of the parts. Rocks sink. The sea is deep. It …
By AG My potential is to be successful To be a better father To not be bothered what other people say about me To always keep my mind free Free of insecurities Free to spread my wings Free to sing …