by Meghan Davis Hovering nearer time and againIced planets spiraling around each otherrotating about separate axesSteady gazes remaining tetheredperipheral to the parallel trajectorycarved out beside them An alluring, inconceivable glimpse spursceremonious slowing of elliptic orbitsReversing direction, beginning to alignTimidly drawing warmer Until gravity overwhelms hesitationand celestial bodies collidein an earth-shattering explosionSending shockwaves across silent plainsMelded afterglow burning upremnants of endured solitudePiercing once empty darknesswith freckled … Continue reading Stardust Soul

by Moumina Khan A majestic palace, a darkened stage, a cloudless sky, a blank page A clock in the background. (Tick) (And a five! Six! Seven! Eight!) Words dance and leap and twirl Spinning through sentences and pirouetting around punctuations With carefree smiles, gliding effortlessly through invisible lines Their adorning adjectives glistening: Splendid diamonds dangling off the swells of letters Verbs, their beckoning smiles gently … Continue reading Waltzing Practice

by Madison Reid We are sitting in an Italian restaurant, sunlight tickling the table between us Should I get a tattoo, I ask, I think I want a bird, maybe on my sore hip bone You tell me I’m being cliché And that maybe you’ll ink a raisin on your heel or something Continue reading Gnocchi