What Do I want? – Anastasia Simms

Issue 57 What Do I want? Anastasia Simms I want a boy who wants me for my brain as much as my body.  Who likes the pace at which I want to take things,  and doesn’t pressure me to let him stick it in.    I want to understand what everyone is talking about   when...

Overweight – Anastasia Simms

Issue 57 Overweight Anastasia Simms My mama taught me sadness   sops grease   better than a piece   of bread.  And chocolate   can supplement   the dopamine   daddy stole from my head.  Now my doctor tells me   fifteen   extra pounds   will put me in the red.  I told...

Take Care – Taylor Kaigler

Issue 57 Take Care Taylor Kaigler You walked into my life like a butterfly. You had no specific direction, you just needed a shoulder to cry on. It didn’t take long to see the ocean in your brown eyes. I told you,  When no one else is present  And the blues is missing...

I don’t want your future mother – b.i.w.

Issue 57 i don’t want your future mother b.i.w. dear future me,   i felt bad that morning   looking at your sad,  deep-like-a-well black eyes.   I truly felt bad.   Although a lot may say I didn’t because I left at the end,  They all have to know  that...

I Want – Max Gillette

Issue 57 I want (anthropocene) Max Gillette Your hands  in the wet cement   of me.   Max Gillette is a third-year English major at Central Michigan University concentrating on creative writing. They are a member of the English honors society Sigma Tau Delta and the...
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