Photo by Charlene Gonzales By Charlene Gonzales With every snuggle,You are always there.When I wiped my tears on your sleeves, You never let me go. With every snuggle,I will always be your little girl.I will be in your arms no matter how old I am. I am lucky to be your daughter,With every stitch,I will…… Continue reading With Every Snuggle
Category: Poetry
A Perfect Space
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Maegan Smith I’ll shove my life in a box,And close my eyes.Stay warm, dry.Let it hang, In the air. A little box,Where stars glow but don’t burn,Voices ride the blades of a fan,Oh, how I yearned For air. No longer will footstepsBreak my night,Or will the soundOf paper give way…… Continue reading A Perfect Space
hot chocolate
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Ryland McGinniss i tried so hard to curate myself a foolproof collection of sweatersones in different sizes, because you fluctuated in levels of denialand i think you found peace in the fact that you could treat my identities like try-onsones that i convince myself are out of stylefor whatever list…… Continue reading hot chocolate
Daylight Savings
Photo by Greta Unetich By Greta Unetich The water’s edge draws us closer. Plumes of dried, browning teasel, marsh grasses, and goldenrod stand tall above us as we crouch over the shore, just barely waving in the soft ripples of wind. Small raindrops touch the lake’s surface, each one barely making it the far distance…… Continue reading Daylight Savings
You Met Me In Winter
Photo by Brigita Przybylski By Brigita Przybylski You met me in winterMy least favorite seasonThe snow, the cold, and a million other reasonsThat was one of the first things I told you,That I get cold way too easilyAnd wish it were warmer more frequently With my face buried into my unflattering coatYou brought up why…… Continue reading You Met Me In Winter
widow’s peak
Photo by Angie Shenouda By Angie Shenouda Monday i take a razor to the top of my forehead where the uppermost part of me meets in the shape of a V and the blade lingers above the valley of my worry and with waterfall eyes i flick my wrist and watch dark hairs land on…… Continue reading widow’s peak
A Superficial Family: Two Poems
Photo by Brigita Przybylski By Brigita Przybylski Setting Fire to the Family Tree I’ve never learned how to love myself More than I was told to love anyone else And I’m doing alright now, I know I’m surrounded by my mother’s lies I turn away from the anger in my father’s eyes When I started…… Continue reading A Superficial Family: Two Poems
Matriline
Photo by Julianna Reidell By Julianna Reidell Great-Great-Great Grandmother: Egy bones bled, skin seeped, a soul slipped from cracked lips: And she passed, leaving kettő to carry her name — but not her story — over the sea. Great-Great Grandmother: Kettő fled like a fairy tale, for stepmother’s pinches can’t reach across the atlantic from…… Continue reading Matriline
Playhouse Disney
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Sinclair Adams In the mid 2000sWhen I was 6I’d wake up at 7And tap mom’s arm to wake her upI’d ask her if I can go watch TV in the living room The squat gray cube would lightBleeding bright blues and greens and redsFriendly faces greeting me goodmorningWhile dad gets…… Continue reading Playhouse Disney
Bedroom Lullaby
Photo by Aidan Hurley By Aidan Hurley There’s this little girlShe infests my dreamsShe has a queen-size bedBugs crawl between the seams Pictures on the wallBut they’re not of herPlaces in magazinesFor when she sees the world But she has no planI don’t think she’ll leaveA dusty porcelain dollShe’s barely moved for weeks Take down…… Continue reading Bedroom Lullaby
Kindergarten 