Lit Poetry
The Aftermath by Sania Mushtaq
When things get bad, we run towards the airport in our dreams but wake up before we catch our flights.
When things get bad, I...
House with a Missing Mouth by Nazanin Soghrati
A woman can be a window. She can also be a door: that is the truth. My mother does not look
people in the eye:...
Mute by Jenneve Abaño Aying
Somewhere along the way,
you lost your voice
You remember it being made out of springtime lullabies
and strong powerful marching songs.
It was the way you expressed...
one year and counting by MacKenzie
the kisses of sunbeams on my face feel warm.
my heart is full,
so far from the ragtag, edgy organ that's worn out from using
a year...
Ink by Neha Agarwal
her grandma said to her
“all the stars in the sky
can fit into
your beautiful smile.
never stop smiling.”
so the girl drew
the constellations
into her dimples
her mother said...
Cloudy Glasses by Dani Leshgold
this world is riddled with raindrops
in the eyes of gods
and junkie moons
and death too soon’s
and an inability to stop wasting time
Petals by Emma Klein
Flower petals fly out of my lungs
While I stand in the pouring rain
My paper skin flakes off at the slightest touch
I grip my...
Adriane by Aiyana
Of all the boys
I've thought I've loved,
you're not particularly the one
I imagined would make me cry.
And I've found out
that you're the only one
who has...
So Many Words… by Chianne
218,632 words in the English language
35,000 words known to the average person
860.3 million words said in one lifetime
Over 200 different ways to say “I...
Feed by Samantha Curtin
Your hand claws through my blanket-soft curls
like a guitarist strums their fingers on strings. Pastel-petal
cheeks burn the ligatures of quarter notes. Voices and dice...
