Whispers penetrate flesh walls, secrets resound like a melody within the temple of mind. A church choir of boys sing Latin, a tongue they never understood,… Read more “Preyed”
Tag: creative writing
Silhouette- Sabrina Escorcio
She came into the earth between pillars of freedom and oppression. Her incompatible hosts, were stubborn bones softened only by fate. Claiming her burden head first amidst… Read more “Silhouette- Sabrina Escorcio”
Shining Through — Sarah Doughty
“I was made to rise above your labels. Because like the sun, I was always meant to shine through the dark.” Savages. That’s what I call them.… Read more “Shining Through — Sarah Doughty”
Little Death / Playground — Sarah Doughty
“One day, I will overcome you and all you put me through.” Every night, I died a little inside. It was a reward, you said, for being… Read more “Little Death / Playground — Sarah Doughty”
Distant Memory — Sarah Doughty
“One day, this will become a distant memory. Just like me.” I’ve kept myself in the darkness for far too long. Too afraid to see the marks… Read more “Distant Memory — Sarah Doughty”
Things Rosy – Aurora Phoenix
PFINGSTROSEN Monika Rinck in allen phasen der faltung nisten die büschel, geballte pakete, dicht, eng und stumm hockt in knospen das drängen nach fetten vermoddelten zentren… Read more “Things Rosy – Aurora Phoenix”
Physical Existence- Devika Mathur
Dyslexia, into my thin membrane to hear your wounding tales Pervicacious drops of blood stick to my venom I hear wars, tremors, haze into the folds of… Read more “Physical Existence- Devika Mathur”
Once-Introducing Scout McPain
[“Powem” and picture by Scout McPain] Once, sitting with a woman I was embarrassingly in love with, I’d felt something brush my elbow. Radiating through my body, waves… Read more “Once-Introducing Scout McPain”
Sorcery — Sarah Doughty
“Survival runs in our blood.” We are the descendants of people too cunning to die in a pyre. They knew how to survive. And their magic flows… Read more “Sorcery — Sarah Doughty”
It’s Okay- Timothy Hall
[Poem by Timothy Hall, drawing by Angelica Maria Aguilera] It’s okay to love, take a pause on everything you’ve learned, and listen in the midst of skepticism. It’s okay… Read more “It’s Okay- Timothy Hall”
Whisper and the Roar 