Silly Old Me
By Kaylee McNeal I remember our talk about a party I never attended-- Making plans for a movie date-- Little did I know the walls were...
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On Encountering Waterhouse’s Soul of the Rose
By Tami Karabin Each time I see her hair of fire I stop, compelled to admire my friend’s neo-classical print broadly framed with golden...
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Three Poems by Jay "Red Owl" Kuhns
By Jay "Red Owl" Kuhns Blue Period I hear my feelings In notes In song Through colors painting Faded blues Ending outlining Period sound...
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The Sun
By Loren Oliver Supplies the world with life, warms a soul on a winter's day-- a gift from heaven’s breath. But the sun burns my skin,...
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My Angel
By Samantha King You shine in my darkest days, You are there at my weakest times, You have been in my dreams. It's hard to say it was...
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Who I'd Be
By Alexis McIntosh I’d be happy in my own skin. Satisfied with where I am and my current circumstances. I’d actually be fine with where I...
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Big, Emotionless, A Monster
By Indya Osbey Big, emotionless, a monster Living only to survive Seeming to take everything in stride Showing no mercy or pity for...
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August 6th
By Kiairra Spinner August 6th is a day important to me A day about me specifically A day where I feel loved A day where the attention...
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As I Walk Down the Darkened Hallway
By Ella Feitshans As I walk down the darkened hallway, I fear what's waiting for me around the corner. As I juggle the weight of both...
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Two Poems
By Sandi DeRuntz To Brie Or Not To Brie Havarti, cheddar, goat, swiss, and brie, I have always loved, all things cheese. Then one day...
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He Stumbled Into Our Home
By Nicholas Martin He stumbled into our home covered in blood, dirt, and dust we all just stared not knowing what to do he sat down at...
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Mac n Cheese
By Robbie Kreis Mac n Cheese Creamy Homemade baked with love Leaving home with a girl I’m sick of Life’s too short for criticizing Given...
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Between the Oaks and Pines
By D.J. "Red Owl" Kuhns Between the Oaks and Pines Ash from an old pine falls like a giant’s step For how long you stood I could never...
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Discord
By Tami Karabin Although I grew from American soil, my heart too belongs in that mythical isle within an isle where the bean-rows grow....
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I Am Not
By Tami Karabin I am not perfect. I am not a sheep. I am not into trends. I am not weak. I am not blind. I am not cruel. I am not...
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Flower Child
By Tami Karabin Little child with your azure, orphaned roving eyes and no one’s straw-blond hair, those lanky arms are stronger than you...
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Love Blooms
By Madison Witt Love Blooms A feeling that shrouds all others alike. The mention of a name to light a room Into a spring day where...
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Self-Love
By Madison Witt Self-Love Roses are red, Violets are blue, Why is it that when I call The calls won’t go through? Was it something I did?...
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The Day I Kill Someone
By Marissa McKemie THE DAY I KILL SOMEONE I worry for the day I kill someone. The day I call back a dropped line and reveal someone who...
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Two Hands Touched
By Megan Hawley Two hands touched. One hand blue from the brisk air, wrinkled from the years endured. Another hand warm, coated in hope....
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