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When I Quit
Jonas Kyle-Sidell
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It was a quiet moment / at dusk / / at the very beginning of fall / when I quit. / / Just my son / who turns one tomorrow / / in the…
A New Axe: The Density of Forgiveness
Shannon D. Bushnell
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The night birds hit the window and / I am both cursing and forgiving you / as I chop wood. // They light up in panic / flapping violently. // I…
Last Acts, When You Know
Lea Marshall
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stop counting / fill the car with dirt / make way / say no / cut the handles of plastic bags / finally kiss / plant bulbs / take off the dog’s…
Trash Can
Dena Rash Guzman
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I’m mean and lean, // sullen cream cheese / cake on the counter. I baked. . I’m hot. I’m sweet. / I’m the wrong thing to do. That doesn’t stop you....
Just Above My Head
Jonas Kyle-Sidell
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Fatherhood / seeps into ya / / like a tree, / takes root / / in your liver, singing “Nahhhhh, we can’t do this / no more.” / / Take…
The Stranger
Jonas Kyle-Sidell
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Like boneset / set to a still tune / / of sunlight, / desperadoes in the morning dew, / / fuzzy white tips / lonesome against a clear…
The End of the War
Shadab Z. Hashmi
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/ I entered the city gates in a blind-fold / led by nothing but the summer drift / of fairy-roses / the secret musk of books / / How the…
Biden, Unbidden –
Jonas Kyle-Sidell
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You can have the stars / in a cloudless sky, / / but you can’t / have it both ways. / / You can have the sun / after a storm, / / …