By Natasha Muriel
It is hard to live in a world
With many barriers and stigmas about
Gender everywhere
Category: LGBTQIA+ Contests
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
Two Girls and New York
by Kayla Rene Texidor
I was desperate to feel nothing, and you were yearning to feel something
Why Can’t You See That I Love You?
by Karlo Krstulovic
Heavy footfalls pound against a wooden staircase,
drums of war echoing against the walls.
The Boys Under the Moon
By Casey Garcia
“That’s why I think you’re perfect,” Ian said. “Because you show your true self—even when it’s raw. Just like the moon, I get to watch you go through every phase.”
