Anecdotes on Control by Max Polenberg
I just took what they told me to, I say like that’s normal. Because for me it is.
AT THE SINK U LEFT ME CUZ IT WAS D-DAY AT THE TABLE OR IT WAS TAKE-OUT by Saanvi Bishnoi
till death do us part but like i dont rlly know u that well so.
Concord Grapes by Shahzadi Fatima Aimen
Another sleepless night of thoughts that have occurred too often like, I wonder if purple knows how angry it looks to me every now and then.
Dear Ambrosia Baby, by Alexis Wu
i know my veins are vitriol / but isn’t that what makes it // fun?
AUBADE FOR THE APOCALYPTIC SOUL by Alexis Wu
i’ve heard there’s a blue-bandaged baby even in hellfire—we just have to stick around to see the start.
The Place God Forgot to Hide by Ashley Mangtani
It had stood there before the first god was named, before the first border was drawn, before anyone decided what the world was allowed to contain.
AI Could Never Have Written This Poem Because by Paul Hostovsky
like giving a nod / to an unforgettable song lyric / from a childhood / of unforgettable song lyrics
BIG WIND by John Grey
This is a brute of a wind if you’re a seabird. / It’s strong enough to break your bones in flight.
Earworm by Nicholas Kellogg
It hurts. Her humming hurts. But it’s somehow good, suffusing the wind as it whirls around my head and I find it even harder to concentrate on the road.