Small talk before class, I met you then, Acquaintances.   Acting like children in a college order, Giggling, smiling, flirting… Friends.   Closer A crush for you. I showed no interest Just friends… Best friends.   Talking, Listening, Understanding, Connecting… Loving, Falling for each other, Naive, unaware Soulmates…   But … More Numb – Helen Anne Kirfides

do I crave them or does my heart crave attention? can’t distinguish want and wanting to be wanted calls me beautiful and I fall on non-existent desire manic fun for a day, then the never-ending tired   I love that they like me, but love nothing else play with their … More Butterflies – Rebecca Gonzalez

The beach was a perfect temperature, there weren’t a lot of people around, and there were countless bodies in the water. For as long as John could remember, there had always been bodies in the water. It had been the main reason he had avoided the ocean or other large … More Bodies in The Water – Adrian Zaragoza

Why is it that we love to inflict pain? Even the young ones take life in vain. The busy ant scuttling along the sidewalk, Carrying cargo across words written in chalk. The boy watches it with keen interest, Then brings down his thumb and puts it to rest.

  There we were, stranded, frozen in time. It was dark, the air was thick,  and I could feel his weight on me. The outer lights on the hallway lined the edge of the doorway, letting just a small enough amount in. His bed was in the middle, not specifically … More Stranded – Lucas Riano

December 10, 2015 10:51 am They say to catch the “uncatchable fish” you must have patience. But what they never mention, is the fact that most of the time after you catch it, you lose it instantly. In the blink of an eye all of your hard work vanishes. Almost … More The Uncatchable Fish – Taylor Martin

Rage, emptiness. That’s all I feel. That’s all I’ve ever felt until them. I never believed a person could change so much. How a single soul can be embedded to my own. How a single touch feels like dancing through an everlasting fire. How the void can suddenly be fill … More One More Lifetime – Yamaly Figueroa

Stop buying expensive sunglasses right before we break up for the last time. You laugh until you cry and you can’t breathe and your face starts to turn blue over a card that reads “A sad, fat dragon with no friends.” Fragmented memories that become further removed from reality each … More Dolphins 69ing at the Bottom of Your Pool – Eli Schroeder

I held my legs up to my chest with my arms surrounding my knees, a worn composition book balanced atop them. The cardboard cover and flimsy pages were held between my index and middle finger. My eyes scanned the little writing that I had on the page. My wrist fidgeted … More To Create a Utopia – Naomi Volcy

Father seats son beside him, and the mother follows his lead, seating daughter beside her Father speaks – pretty girls do not like that, and mother repeats – pretty girls are like that   Boy, do not beat around the bush – pretty girls do not like that Girl, your … More Home Brewed – Djennyca Ciceron