Facing censure as years of tearsreflect the sea, a blanket thatmy parents never gave me.Manliness absorbing into pores,venturing home, silence weighingheavier than Read More
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Delvon Mattingly
I receive a text message, reading that I have absolutelynothing else to worry about. That I should never respond, and live my Read More
I created a drug that if taken induced terrible allergic reactions to any person exhibiting unpleasant traits. One day, I became allergic Read More
Unwanted pity builds up in a blender, Forming empty words into edible screams. Green smoothie, tossed, never consumed. This poem was originally Read More
Clock in, clock out—that about summed up my workdays, since I lost track of everything else that occurred in between. Historians claimed Read More
The sun gave birth to an embryonic luster finding its way between the crevices of my curtains. I woke up to noises Read More
One night, someone I matched on a dating app told me they intended to murder me if I met up with them, Read More
You’re starting anew. Everyone does at some point, but not like this. You’re fully in control of your destiny. A completely new Read More
When grandmother passed away, father grew reticent. And I was okay with it, since he abandoned his routine of scolding me for Read More
When I was seven, I wrote a letter to Santa asking for my mother back. Instead, I got a bike. Since then, Read More