by Gabriel McCreath When I mention you, I will not say Your father appeared to me in a dream you fell off the face of the Earth one summer silhouetted against the sunrise of Mt. Auburn. cocooned in teenage gloom and terror’s teeth, He mentioned …
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Orange Peels
By Gianna Hayes The outline of an orange. Twist into any shape after removing from that golden core. That zest which reminds me of the sweetness, stains my fingernails, scent everlasting, a peel pretending; the memory’s silhouette of all the people with whom I’ve shared …
Peek-a-Boo
by Henry Walter-Wilde Where am I? Lights are out, the room is dark. Think there’s movement, dart forward Bumping into something, a noisy cascade. A glint of light, bolt again Another collision, a crunch this time. A silhouette cast behind a curtain, Grasping through, hands …
In Harmony
by Gianna Hayes bent shadows hold twi- light in the palm of their hand, the sun obscured & you and our friends here screams of joy, hushed birds, a whole ecosystem one.
Eclipse Totality: Perspectives
by Rae Harris The Mortals Midday—groups gathered in the open air Sprawling across fields of flowers Separate and self-contained, they chatter— The world darkens The shadows sharpen It’s cold, so very cold And the air grows thick with dread With change With power Existence was …