By Mike Ladzinski
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Category: Poetry 2026
Bells
By River Ordóñez
Look into my eyes not the cross on my neck
God would cry if he heard what I’d said
I would drink his tears nonetheless
Love, Nanay
By Janella Katapang
I am sorry
I lied when I told you were born from love
It’s not in our blood to lie
Tacos
By Natalie Edmond
Tacos race across my mind
An aphrodisiac I hold onto
That mirrors the desire that aches for you
Six Craftsman Athletes
By Deter Feliz
She waited until that final piece was laid down to call ICE.
On websites and where ever you get your news they will call these men
Saying “the six illegal aliens were arrested”
Two Poems
By Arben Alovic
My heart, it sits tucked away in a book
on the shelf to collect dust. Tickets for two to
Tokyo, unused. I never brought myself
to ask for a refund. Expensive bookmarks
to remind me of
what could have been.
The Knight, the King, and the Fool
By River Ordéñez
The knight kills for the many
Or so he says as he marches
Through the fields of red wheat
The bodies all counted
Castle on a Hill
By Adrija Vecenaite
The glistening of a star in the quiet sky,
The stinging pain in his left eye
For how long must he live in anticipation
Of when it will sting again?
My Poem
By Lejla Krasnic
And why is it not me instead, why him,
Mother always said I was the brave one
He’s too soft, truly his mother’s son
Time Not
By Tima Smallwood
Morning held hostage by time
Afraid of being late
No time for calls, dinner waiting
You rushing out the door
You Might Refuse to Stay, So The Best That I Can Do Is Pray
By Raysa-Marie LeMelle
How misfortunate am I
to have known her so intimately,
Yet kept at such a cruel distance.
Just a Fairytale
By Shaneire Dames
Go on Rapunzel,
let down your hair,
for you’ve been captured your whole life.
It is only fair.
Between Shadows and Light
By Sebastian Ortiz (Vitale)
There are many things inside me
that I have yet to discover,
many flaws and gifts
that I still don’t see.
