On my wrist
is a bracelet
Of the deepest shade of red
Fluid and straight
It stains my skin
And cuts deep into my flesh
Handcrafted with loneliness
And embellished with hate
It glimmers in the darkness
And is masked in the day
A gift
Sent from the boy
Who made my sheets reek
Of black love ...
On Your Wrist
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On my wrist
is a bracelet
Of the deepest shade of red
Fluid and straight
It stains my skin
And cuts deep into my flesh
Handcrafted with loneliness
And embellished with hate
It glimmers in the darkness
And is masked in the day
A gift
Sent from the boy
Who made my sheets reek
Of black love ...
On Your Wrist
TBD
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The Contents of a cabinet
Renee Ferguson
Someone I love so much keeps me up at night. With the banging of cupboards and drawers and the opening and closing of the fridge, with quiet footsteps on carpeted stairs and the sharp squeak of the third stair from the bottom floor. I heard her last Thursday and then I slept out on Saturday but she’s fumbled down the stairs every night this week, too petrified to turn on a light. ..
The Contents of a cabinet
Renee Ferguson
Someone I love so much keeps me up at night. With the banging of cupboards and drawers and the opening and closing of the fridge, with quiet footsteps on carpeted stairs and the sharp squeak of the third stair from the bottom floor. I heard her last Thursday and then I slept out on Saturday but she’s fumbled down the stairs every night this week, too petrified to turn on a light. ..
Grey Bird
A.W. Lion-Cleaver
The grey bird beckons me to join him
Follow me! he says
Follow me!
A nest sprinkled with
Crumbles of ash
Built upon marlboro sticks
and poisonous leaves
Follow me!
Feathers grey, turn grey, turning grey
Feathers with knotted ends
Dipped in black
Feathers rough, turn rough, turning rough
Follow me!
Grey Bird
A.W. Lion-Cleaver
The grey bird beckons me to join him
Follow me! he says
Follow me!
A nest sprinkled with
Crumbles of ash
Built upon marlboro sticks
and poisonous leaves
Follow me!
Feathers grey, turn grey, turning grey
Feathers with knotted ends
Dipped in black
Feathers rough, turn rough, turning rough
Follow me!
grey eyes and the god in the forest
i see movement in the trees
is this how it’s supposed to be
the shuffling wakes me up at night
i walk downstairs without a light
it’s so cold but the moonlights white hot
can i trust my own eyes- maybe not
either way i see him in the woods
- Anonymous
Ava Carlson
Katie vostrejs
shattering pavement
Pink layers disguising the rooted bud that makes the air thick with a sticky silence Stolen whispers back and forth
Hopes and dreams and love hidden
My heart bursting with secrets and shame
Her hands holding mine as we pave our own path into the woods My mistakes all etched in the pavement
My eyes were glued to the floor
While your heart made me quiver
- Anonymous
gia fisher
carter west
alexandra zak
choice
In remembrance of
Freddie Gray, Philandro Castille, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown
Gray haze of gunpowder besieges the Castille fortress
against an epidemic that blots vibrant color from the page
drains life, leaves it as dry as Rice
disoriented and flipped
guilty until proven innocent
The void left by the sp-arrows
who are pierced by their own spears
Garner rise of the reaper who eliminates both the Brown and disease alike
Blaring sirens wail with cries of danger
awashing innocent until proven guilty
in dark red blood.
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
Powerless Sentence
Pain not Courage
Sadness not valor
Remember the names
Wash away the white outline and put on a face…
Don’t save Face
Do not leave them faceless
Illuminate the Darkened sea
in order to resist those waves and
push against the cold truth
While we still have time….
Dedicated to those who have lost their lives to police violence.
- Jeffrey Huang
ANNA palfy
jasmine xiang
paloma rincon
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a gust of wind
after nudging at my nose
caressing my bare skin
after tangling my hair
where have you been
i never saw you
you barely made a sound
though you make me shiver
i liked having you around
felt your cool touch at my neck
swiftly turned around to catch you
my eyes opened wide—
this is what you always do.
i've searched for you on mountaintops
canyons, rivers, sea
you’re everywhere and nowhere
how could this be
--
my bones have grown cold
my skin has gone red—
out here in the open
perhaps it’s time for bed
i’ll miss you while warm beside fireplaces
even more so while freezing in the rain
i’ll miss you when i smile
i'll miss you when in pain
- Anonymous
sofia bobroff
natalie wendt
charlotte ng
I'm sorry it had to end like this
Few words could’ve been less empty than goodbye
You’ll never know though
You never heard that sound, not from me.
Now you lie in limbo
Between your last breath,
and the last time they’ll say your name
I wish there was more left of you
- Alexander LaMonica
