Mind Embargo

    A THINKING PERSON IN A WORLD BEING RIPPED FROM THE SEAMS BECAUSE OF TWISTED PERCEPTIONS     Photography by: Rob Bye

Forced Onward

    He stood in the busy airport With everything he owned in a backpack Staring at the departure screen Knowing two things with surety There was nothing left for him in his hometown and  there was nowhere he wanted to be but there.       Photography by Erik Odin

Writer’s Block

  A wall of brick and concrete Mortared by doubts From the rejections gliding into the inbox Constructed with words pertaining to the fitness of your craft Slaughtering ideas, plot, and dialogue Chocking creativity and murdering epilogues Disillusioning you in a world To believe the hundreds of paragraphs Whimsical metaphors And lyrical lines You birthed…

Earless Debate

  Immense talking And Diminished listening Creates an eruption No man can vanquish     Photography by: Pawel Janiak

New Year’s Day

    New Year’s Day  Is a time to clean  The slate Hit refresh And  Start Anew So, don’t take 2017’s issues In to a year so new     photography by Chansereypich Seng

Broken

  In the sleeping hours, it is forgotten That nothingness swells in the waking hours Years of success being a gift that passed you up Progression being something that evaded their clutch Being happy is easy but faking it is a chore. Time is the enemy You can’t fast forward and get to the end…

Supper Secession

      Around the table They laughed and conversed  Until wine was slurped  And words were spilled A secret kept locked away  For many years ended friendships abruptly with a whole lot of tears.        What type of secret would ruin a friendship?   Photography by: Dave Lastovskiy

A Longing for Progress

    Lying Awake Pondering upon fate Why did she always have to wait While others are bestowed all the things they yearn for Are her dreams of any importance Are her desires of any concern Will she always be pushed to the end of the line Or will her number be called in due…

Everlasting Cure for Heartbreak

    If you love something You can lose it Maybe It’d be better To close Up your heart and be Reclusive           Photography by Dahiana Candelo

A Blind Eye

  Don’t let your struggle Blind you to Someone else’s hardships     Photography by: Maique Madeira