Hana Mahmood
The beauty in front of you
You used to think it was hard to be happy, Like the world was stuck in endless gray, But maybe it’s harder to see the blue skies When...
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Aria Smith
Oct 282 min read
Observing "Advice from La Llorona" by Deborah A. Miranda
Advice from La Llorona By Deborah A. Miranda —a found poem Each grief has its unique side. Choose the one that appeals to you. Go...
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Toby Gordon
Oct 281 min read
wonderful things to wonder about
Where might the bitterness of blackberries still careening towards their midnight purple complexion exist if not for the marvelous...
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Kali Callero
Oct 141 min read
Don’t reread a book if you know the ending
Not many people reread books expecting a new ending. After all, why would each chapter, each page, each line, all stay the same, yet the...
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Hana Mahmood
Sep 231 min read
Vanilla latte
Loving him is like savoring a vanilla latte, warm and comforting, yet fleeting in its sweetness. When our hands touch, it feels like...
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Bj Daoust
May 61 min read
My Little Sister
My Little Sister by BJ Daoust S is for Someone who is always there to care I is for Imagination beyond compare S is for Sympathetic...
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Toby Gordon
May 61 min read
Dearest one,
Inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem titled Hunter’s Moon–Eating the Bear Dearest one, Dearest one, it is still in the morning. The leaves and...
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Hana Mahmood
Apr 221 min read
The forest's heart
In the heart of the forest, where shadows sigh, My emotions, a storm beneath the sky. Why can't they flow like the river's grace?...
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Toby Gordon
Apr 81 min read
Grain-Sized Brains
A frog suspended on the tension of the pond where water and skin exhibit their bonds. Does it know from a tadpole it did grow? Or a...
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Kenzie Pajinag
Apr 81 min read
Wasted Time
I often think about the days I spent with you. I think about the time I would've saved. The fun I would've had. The happiness, and the...
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Hana Mahmood
Apr 81 min read
Wild roses
In the jungle of my mind, roses grow wild, Their petals soaked with tears, fragrance beguiled. Thorns dig deep, mirroring my inner...
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Hana Mahmood
Apr 81 min read
Free to fearful
Once bold, I roamed without care, Adventures embraced, risks I'd dare. Then hurt arrived, left scars to bear, Now cautious steps, no...
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Hana Mahmood
Mar 251 min read
Rose garden
I claim I want blooms, vibrant and bright, But thorny vines always put up a fight. What if petals droop, dreams fall apart? What if joy's...
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Toby Gordon
Mar 251 min read
I see wire where tree limbs tangle
When was my perception confined in an obsession with industrialization? Gazing on a photograph, on the beauty of stillwater pressed to...
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Hana Mahmood
Mar 41 min read
A painful lie
In fear's clutches, thoughts tightly wound, Shattered hopes, will we be unbound? Mind paralyzed, heartache profound, Silent suffering, a...
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Hana Mahmood
Mar 41 min read
Broken frames
"I love you," whispered in the quiet dusk, Yet, I penned our finale, a bittersweet husk. Silent echoes bear the weight of unsaid words,...
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Toby Gordon
Mar 41 min read
A Room is Sentient
When time signals seven, eager bodies haul themselves to a station of satiation. As calloused soles of the residents shimmy, the...
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