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Poetry

Nonsense

August 8, 2023 1 0 Amelie Honeysuckle

I write for you, / for I enjoy nothing more than you. / Sing to yourself / silly things.

Poetry

Blissful Peach Tree

August 1, 2023 3 0 Amelie Honeysuckle

A woman so loving, / a hug, / open arms / upon first encounter.

Red Tornado

I’m Tired | Red Tornado

April 22, 2023 6 0 Shavonne Blades

I’m Tired / with a Capitol T, hard-wired. / It’s not just the hours, / that the work requires.

Poetry

It’s just a word… or is it? | The Soul in the Sun

April 18, 2023 Like 0 Muriel Vieux

It’s just a word / But what if it’s a word born of hate? / What if it’s a word filled with contempt? / What if it’s a word that denigrates? / What if it’s a slur or crude? /…

Poetry

Why we speak… | The Soul in the Sun

April 4, 2023 Like 0 Muriel Vieux

The reason we speak up / It never occurred to you / That sending us to a school / Named after a confederate / Might make us uncomfortable

Poetry

No one cared… | The Soul in the Sun

March 28, 2023 Like 0 Muriel Vieux

No one ever worried / That learning the horrors of our history / Might make us sad and uncomfortable / From the auctions to the lynchings / No one ever cared about that

Whiskey and Words

Spring | Whiskey and Words

March 27, 2023 2 0 Ian Dundas

A row of barstools / has decayed from loneliness / and the curb outside / crumbles from neglect.These days / swing from / apathy to anger / and back.

Poetry

Unmitigated gall! | The Soul in the Sun

March 21, 2023 1 0 Muriel Vieux

We’ve have watched you / Come after us and our rights / Time and time again / Every single generation / Every time we start to shine / Every single time!

Poetry

Even when you anticipate it / the sting pulses through you / whether it’s a love interest / who picked someone else / or the local poetry festival / that rejected your work / as unsurprising as it is. /…

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