Above the Earth’s war-torn meadows,beyond this world’s dark shadowsand ghostly echoes,I wonder about life in the ghettosand the refugee’s grim grottos. Rarely will the ...

The air is different here— unspoiled, relaxed with a festive undertone that conveys unity and camaraderie. It’s exactly what I need to forget the ...

I stopped to listen to life around me. I paused my scrolling when I heard a familiar story. It was a childhood favorite. So, ...

Each moment I held you in my arms was more fleeting than a rose petal’s beauty as it falls to the ground to die.  The taste of your lips, sweet as Coca-Cola, lingers like burnt sugar.  ...

It’s easy to lose yourself Within the forest of memory When you can’t find the sunlight Through the canopies of your past.  Leaves sway in the bitter wind Crying out for solace. ...

Tomorrow calls forUs to make a decision nowTo shape her future. Editor: Erynn Crittenden

I drew a circle in the sand and placed everything I know within. I turned my back and walked away as the abyss swallowed ...

From below the horizon’s muted edge,where the earth softens its ledge,I begin my daily climb one broken rung at a time. It’s not that ...

Life doesn’t stop for death. It is only halted for a moment. Death makes a mockery of life while life continues— strong, unwavering, like ...

When I think of you,I imagine our serenityas paradise on earth. I remember every momentengraved among the scarsof my beating heart. I see fireflies ...