Hiding from the Light

Hiding from the Light

By Ingrid Dornbirer Where is darkness when I need it most? I must drown out the voice That now means nothing, For hope is dead and faith is scarce. Hide, hide; the light is blinding. Where it shines I cover my face With my weary hands, Stained and scarred. My heart is...
To All the Lost Boys

To All the Lost Boys

You might think that the villain I’m going to describe to you is something I have known, seen, and felt personally. You might think that the enemy on my mind is something as sorrowful as sin, grief, or the stony, unsteady roads of writer’s block. But I am going to...
Farewell, Adieu

Farewell, Adieu

By Madelynn Pitcher I walk through the halls of my life’s memories, wondering if I have done everything I could to make it all right. “This is the last time,” I tell myself as my fingertips glide across the cement blocks that create and form the...
If My Words Were Currency

If My Words Were Currency

If all my words were currency, were magic and were spells, I’d write the world into a place where they could buy and sell. I’d have castles built from poetry, and mountains raised from song; the rushing rain would fall in colors and my favorite books last long. I...
As Light Cascaded

As Light Cascaded

By Emma Travis The fabric was blank. The void, so still, so silent, Just You, You in Your beauty. Threads of quiet universe Hushed, waiting. Wise and understanding, You knew, Knew Your heart held love, A thing more powerful Than any solitary force. You knew the...
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