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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Polis Literary
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
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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Polis Literary
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
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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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
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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Polis Literary
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
On The Scene
By Angel Jamerson On The Scene An empty stage. An empty mind. A full crowd. The spotlight shines. On the scene is me. Nothing more. As my...
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Polis Literary
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Monestary
By William Lyons THE MONASTERY A cobbled path dappled with phloxen hillock and drifting shadow, warm in a late-day sun that leaks its way...
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Polis Literary
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Favorite Color
By Ryan W. Glick FAVORITE COLOR If, on the sidewalk at Dawn, you asked me, "What is your favorite color?" I would say to you, "The blush...
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Polis Literary
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
When the Sun, and Clouds, And
By Luke Fairchild When the Sun, the clouds, And The blue sky Finally decide to go to sleep, They are replaced with a pitch-black sky....
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Polis Literary
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Sweet Kisses
By Jessica Robertson SWEET KISSES Your love is different Your heart is pure If I was sick Your kiss would be my cure Baby, I’m sick So,...
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Polis Literary
- Apr 25, 2022
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Sometimes I Am Lost
By Meagan Schmidt SOMETIMES I AM LOST In our late-night talks— In the ocean of you Are stars and magnolias. And when the world is asleep...
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