Arlene Flores

Meet Me by the Naked Trees The brutal wind touches my lips, leaving them dry, desiring the moisture of your tongue. The warmest clothing cannot compare to the warmth of…

Jon Petruschke

Two Untitled Haiku her mom jeans hiding her virginity asking her name afterward she picks one off the bathroom wall Biography Jon Petruschke has aspired to be a Haiku Master…

Danny Wilcoxx

Gogo Bar Across a concupiscent tavern room, a dancer and a patron lock eyes. A desire for wealth and another of lust take a hold of the minds behind –…

Meno Silencio

Burn On your entrance Into my atmosphere A liberation of shells and skin Stripped down to sweat and muscle Diving naked into my oceans I will hold tight between my…

Saccharine the cavernous tuck tongue trespass teeth ophidian interloper my hand to your throat gentle explorer seeking routes unseen savoring lines neglected the rush of lungs avaricious breath an insouciant…

MB Thorne

A Memory (Without Regret) Particles of the air you breathed, all that now remains. Caught in sunlight, filtered down, and rendered into dust; faded red lipstick stains, the record of…

Sam Barbee

The Glitter New Year’s Day: I lay white roses at the apartment’s locked door -- flung open, Liz’s blush relaxes my regret over sneaking out last night without proper goodbye.…

Michelle Cristiani

Latte, No Whip There is a bitch outside barking for her master. You are putting quarters in the dryer Carousel, pinwheel, just above my head. Merry-go-round. I ride. I am…

Ram Krishna Singh

HUES OF PASSION: Micropoems Stains of honeymoon the sun and clouds: sky’s gentle embrace time can’t erase hues of passion I clasp your hands and feel the blood running…

Olatubosun David

My Angel of Sin On lovers' day She tempts me, and I fall But I sustain no wound. At the table of prayer, I see She walks pass with…