Poems by Vivian Wagner

"In Defense of Cat Ladies"   At a certain point you can no longer keep up with the decades: you didn’t see Shrek, have only a tenuous grasp on Pokémon, stopped listening past Smashing Pumpkins, still think of Nirvana as new. There’s only so much a body can take, only so much hype and excitement, …

“Rooves of Dreams”

By Ahmad Al-Khatat   The rooves of memories are dusty as much as the rooves of my dreams  even when my heart beats like a  wild animal and never dies in my mind My mother’s first cookie tasted of strong  grief, since then I understood the  reasons why my baby was endlessly crying as he …

Poems by Marc Carver

WATER The man behind me in lidl said something to me. "Sorry I didn't catch that ." I said "Can I ask you a question?" He said. "Sure." "Do you know that God loves you?" "I hope so." I said and realized why on this awful day I had come to lidl for water GRANDFATHER …

Autumn (Acrostic)

By Rizwan Saleem Alone Under deciduous trees That shed leaves like heavenly tears Undone like strings Memories flutter to the ground Now all my seasons are cold Rizwan Saleem is a Banker based in Dubai UAE. The thoughts and expressions detailed in his works are of his various escapades suffered through life, and of the …