Time vs Petals by Francis Conlon

[tabby title="Poem"] Time takes the gracious petals away,Elegance has withered and fallen,Winds have spread the tiny pollen,Beauty is lost, it is so fey. If not hidden, a treasure becomes past,Rich feelings and scents allure,The tactile expression does not endure,Its thin...

Virus by Manasa Reddy Chichili

[tabby title="Poem"] this virus is a ragaa circle that keeps turningwithout pause all around, only paineach wavenudges me further down alonefighting for breathi’m going underin the surf of hell each morningi wake with a small hopetucked somewhere in the chestand...

GOLDEN JUBILEE by Mbongeni Khumalo

[tabby title="Poem"] 50/ 50In a balance of probabilitiesHalf-full half-emptyNobility a life's chance of vulnerability Walking milestonesIlluminated in countless candlesValue judgementA kilometre in shoo-shoosSo who's whoWhen the stormy winds of life startTo blow?It never kills to hopeDistant horizons turned aglowEyes half-ope...

Too Old To Die Young by Mitja Lovše

[tabby title="Poem"] ‘Fuck you, Hüsker Dü!’An old man agingin front of that storehe used to visit. ‘Fuck you, Ramones!’He keeps thinkingthe past shall return,if he wishes well. ‘Fuck you, Radiohead!’He tries to outrunthe sight of the fanboyswith their own keys....

21st century Awakening by Iyanuoluwa Okunola

[tabby title="Poem"] As our dialects speak through us,And diversity shapes our ways,New tongues have taken root,Yet we remain branches of the same tree. We have endured much —In the past, and in recent times.New tongues have sidetracked us,Leaving us to...