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    Preyed

      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”

    October 25, 2018October 29, 2018 by Sabrina Escorcio

    Domestic Abuse — One Pamela Pusumane

    I have never been good with emotions but I’m an artist with fists. Sometimes I prefer beating myself up with a bottle Because Mommy said that’s how… Read more “Domestic Abuse — One Pamela Pusumane”

    May 27, 2018May 11, 2018 by thesarahdoughty

    Response Poem: Made for Him- Christine Ray

    The video for Niia’s Made for You is one of the most disturbing, provocative and mesmerizing music videos I have ever seen. I could not look away even when… Read more “Response Poem: Made for Him- Christine Ray”

    May 6, 2018May 8, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    OUR MOTHERS AND THE MEN THAT GUIDE THEM- Timothy Tarkelly

      The younger men of my neck of the woods, gather at their rain-trodden stomping grounds. They navigate battleship trucks through the mud until one is proven… Read more “OUR MOTHERS AND THE MEN THAT GUIDE THEM- Timothy Tarkelly”

    April 21, 2018April 28, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    Girls Aren’t For Beating/Rachel Finch

    I take rejection like a winner, spit the blood from my mouth when you’ve finished pounding childhood trauma into my lungs, smile through the bruises, keep your… Read more “Girls Aren’t For Beating/Rachel Finch”

    April 20, 2018April 19, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    A Statistic- Timothy Tarkelly

      Without a reason to rise, they fall and break upon a gentle chin, young and daring to look up. A graceless splash drowns everyone within arm’s… Read more “A Statistic- Timothy Tarkelly”

    April 19, 2018April 28, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    Stuck- Viola Bleu

        Her feet wouldn’t move; welded to the floor they were. She knew she needed to leave the bedroom, wanted to most desperately. But those feet… Read more “Stuck- Viola Bleu”

    April 18, 2018April 28, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    Broken- Wendi Clouse

      Before I was, My grandfather, creased and brown, was in an accident. A big rig full of pipe ran over a stock trailer. Even after 40… Read more “Broken- Wendi Clouse”

    April 18, 2018April 28, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

    Violence Domesticated

    Violence domesticated Woman. Pot Roast Sundays tasted better prepared with broken ribs.   He loved her hair so much that he’d take greedy handfuls. I still see… Read more “Violence Domesticated”

    April 17, 2018April 15, 2018 by Kindra M. Austin

    Heritage: Kobiety- Timothy Tarkelly

    I don’t know the women, but I picture them strong. Their names are echoes of patron saints, or famous travelers; the heroines of cabbage eating people. The… Read more “Heritage: Kobiety- Timothy Tarkelly”

    April 17, 2018April 15, 2018 by braveandrecklessblog

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