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”
Tag: violence against women
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”
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”
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”
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”
Withholding- Wendi Clouse
No smile or wave in the gray light of dawn, instead a dark look and turn. Withholding. She melts beside me, shrinking. Wondering, like a scolded… Read more “Withholding- Wendi Clouse”
