Lonley,
nothing more
to you
but laughing smiles.
Even in the Rain.

Carmella Braniger

midnight
in the living room
laughter still lingers
from the chairs
they once claimed

Jackson Lewis

camera phone
a pic of her boyfriend
in the hospital
xray of his arm
broken in two places

Randy Brooks

rows of pottery
and old glass
at the flea market
we are all
broken

Aubrie Cox

Lonley,
nothing more
to you
but laughing smiles.
Even in the Rain.

rows of pottery
and old glass
at the flea market
we are all
broken

top quarter champion

rows of pottery
and old glass
at the flea market
we are all
broken

top half champion

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

bottom quarter champion

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

Finally back
into your arms—
the feeling that everything
will be alright
seeps through me.

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

Finally back
into your arms—
the feeling that everything
will be alright
seeps through me.

Lauren Modlin

talking of black holes
too strong for light to escape
I fall again
into your arms
too weak to escape

Joseph Bein

I reach out
to pick this perfect rose
that has been placed here
for me
he is already holding it

Joseph Bein

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

Lainie Pahos
 

top half champion

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

champion

Two burns
and
three cuts later.
I have
a pie.

 

bottom half champion

second hand sweatshirt
warming my bones
such a chilly day
nowhere near
winter

50, 60, 70
miles per hour
adrenaline
rushes through my body
flashing lights

Heather Burgess

5 stop lights
6 towns
7 roads
to get to you... or
8 seconds

Michelle Dixson

your dimples
enthuse me
to do my best
one day you will be
my husband

Heather Burgess

another catch 22
unable to make
wrongs right
another fight
lost

Brianna Martin
 

50, 60, 70
miles per hour
adrenaline
rushes through my body
flashing lights

another catch 22
unable to make
wrongs right
another fight
lost

top quarter champion

bottom half champion

second hand sweatshirt
warming my bones
such a chilly day
nowhere near
winter

bottom quarter champion

second hand sweatshirt
warming my bones
such a chilly day
nowhere near
winter

second hand sweatshirt
warming my bones
such a chilly day
nowhere near
winter

i drive by a couple
leaning in for a kiss
lips almost touching
i pass by
before they reach

crowded room
feels so empty
all it needs
is a breathing
ball of fur

Lainie Pahos

second hand sweatshirt
warming my bones
such a chilly day
nowhere near
winter

Nikki Evans

a lingering kiss
makes this night
a warm memory—
you giggle
at my beard’s caress

Don Gorjuan

i drive by a couple
leaning in for a kiss
lips almost touching
i pass by
before they reach

Jackson Lewis