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Apr 28
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What a Mess
He’s so bad
But he’s so good
That damn dog
My furry son
Random Shoe by Jane Sellman
Apr 28
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Random Shoe
A random shoe on the file cabinet
resting on its heel
stiletto actually
awaiting
the return of its owner
or at least its perfect mate.
forgotten in the midst
of a holiday soiree
AAAAAA—as is the elegant woman who hopped away in the night
it remains months later
waiting to be filed under “Heels, High”
or become a work of found art.
In my imagination, I see the docent, in sensible shoes,
pointing to it.
Murphy’s Welcome by Dayna Carpenter
Apr 28
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Murphy’s Welcome
caramel colored
puppy paws,
milk chocolate eyes,
rough-tongued kisses,
a strong toothy grip
and wagging tail,
he welcomes us home.
Porch by Avelino Maestas
Apr 28
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Porch
Swollen veins, coursing with arsenic
Corrosive blood seeping from every wound
At once protecting and decaying before evaporating in the sun
With socks of iron and shoes of concrete
you rise to new heights. Not a chameleon,
still your form is a mimic, a skeletal Xerox
Pine, melded with steel and sweat
How many years until the elements take their toll?
How long before you too lie on the lawn, decrepit
Like the one you replaced?
Meat Dreams by Erika Ferrin
Apr 28
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Meat Dreams
In the melancholy darkness I dream of you.
Squared sides, brown as wind-blown hay
Dense like compact earth, but more savory
You are complicated, always testing the limits of my sanity
I dream of you.
O, meatloaf.
Let me know your secrets.
On this Day by Tega Akpoyigo
Apr 28
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On this Day
She likes me. Yes she does. How do
I know? She showed me. It was
today when we had that talk. She
said I was a sweet girl. I had
thought that she would just go ahead an
say something nasty just the way the
others would. She was fair and true
for a moment I thought she was mother, then I
wished she was mother. Some conversations
you have with a whole lot
to take with you.
Stink bugs by Michelle Jordan
Apr 28
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Stink bugs
Midnight.
The cat comes to bed
Bearing olfactory badges
of battles waged.
She pushes
her face against mine
proudly sharing
a vaguely cilantro-scented head.
Golden Hair by Kiana Harvey
Apr 28
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Golden Hair
My golden streaks
sparkles in the sun’s romance
as it tickles the back of my neck
brightens my buttery complexion
and curves my stern face
exposing the reflection of my hair
oh how I love it
the bangs boarders my
African, oval shaped eyes.
A Journey by Jim Lord
Apr 28
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A Journey
What a journey
I have had
Across the state and back
In search of crab cakes
And an “A”
Across the state and back
Fun with my daughter
Wife and friends
Drive, eat, repeat
Traveling the state
In search of crabcakes
Was not an easy feat
The book is done
And I am spent
Crabcakes
Never again, will I eat