Athena, Call Center Agent by Steven Bruce

[tabby title="Poem"] Hello, can I speak to Mister—Yes, I understand you’re busy, but—Hello, I’m calling to let you know about— The script’s coffee stained.Thirty seconds per call.Performance monitored. Athena bites her cheek lining.Until it bleeds. She wants to tell themabout...

I Want To Take Away Your Colors by Theodora Joanne Polackaczynski

[tabby title="Poem"] I want to take away your colors:new realities, one click at a time,"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in reverse. Your generation is couch-boundand programmed to consume:once upon a time,there was no shelterand not even proper food. [tabby title="Poet...

Toxic Behavior Is Not OK by Theodora Joanne Polackaczynski

[tabby title="Poem"] The rabbi decided to become drunkwith non-existent power & jealousy,and he decided to belittlean educated woman and a successful man:the social media platform removedthe rabbi's videos and commentsbecause toxic behavior is not OK. Planning tomorrowis setting the barfor...

They Both Lived Happily Ever After by Theodora Joanne Polackaczynski

[tabby title="Poem"] The Scriber's quill created the soul contractbetween the beautiful old Lucifer and the highly praised Jewish man,and in this life, the man was a beautiful woman and Lucifer came to her because he was tired ofbeing dragged down...

Are You Ready, Deary? by Theodora Joanne Polackaczynski

[tabby title="Poem"] Are you ready, deary?Seven days in the horse wagon:the road calls when the village burners andthe town destroyers are closing in.My love is prepared for it all.As long as I can remember,we have been running away from the...