BOOKWORM by Michael Walters

Buried nose first in the words placed meticulously on the page Ordered by an imagination, distilled by an intellect Outpoured for my intoxicating consumption Keeping me addicted, forcing me to consume the next page Working my way from one cover to the other Organically growing something within me Redefining who I am and what I…

Intelligent Brain or Delicate Mind? by Vineet Singh Galhotra

As you scroll the feed of social media, you come across so many auto suggestions. Most of the time, they are the links to your searches in google. It means whatever you search, whenever you search, your social media tracks your search and tries to offer a solution to your query. Our mind too is…

The War Inside by Stephen Allen

There is a silence about you That has never been explored So many things inside you That are still fighting a war Some days can be unkind Other days you will try to forget Just stay for all of those days Today more than all of the rest Be gentle with your soul It needs…

Meet Me in the Dark by Nick Pipitone

Meet me in the dark We have much to discuss We’ll topple the patriarch This society is so unjust Meet me in the dark I’ve been waiting so long Is there still a spark? Is your love for me gone? Meet me in the dark Don’t leave me alone Give the door two knocks Make…

Dancing in the Dark by Anand R Raghavan

On the sidewalk of a private roadour dinner table preservesa faux european ambienceeven the weatherbows to cooperatewith this subterfuge I feel anchoredin a rapturous melancholyand a beer glasssteadily emptied and refilled The conversation floatslike a kaleidoscopeof sentiments and opinionsaccumulating intoan imagined formof who i am my most precious possessioncreated from thin air like fiat currency…

Running Out of Cotton Wool by Don Matthews

You know I grew up on a farm Could always have drowned in the lake Died from the fall of a big tree Or simply from treading on snake And then there’s the horse-drinking trough Was always near top (pretty full) Could easily have fallen from a galloping horse Or gored by our favourite pet…

Space Reversal by Don Matthews

Expansion – do you like it ?I must admit I don’tMore people, cars, pollutionGive me more space ? – you won’t In fact your space reversingA feeling I can’t bearIt makes me claustrophobicDon’t think you really care Perhaps I’m just old-fashionedAnd long for yesterdayWhen people, cars, pollutionDid not get in my way Forgetting me, I…

How Teenage Life Changed by Saania Saxena

Being a highly social generation, the pandemic sure changed our lives in ways nobody could ever have imagined from online schooling, to trying lockdown recipes, to video calling our loved ones to name a few. We, teenagers, are at a stage in our lives where we rely on and are heavily invested in social interactions….

Good Question Poet Critic by Don Matthews

Maybe this ain’tAin’t poetryDidn’t write it for youJust wrote it for me Poet if you thinkIt ain’t poetryThen why did you post itOn website poetry? Good question criticWhy post it on here?It pulled my emotionsI ended in tears Critic?…… -DON MATTHEWS Don is an Australian writer who focuses on humour.  He runs the ‘Flippant, Comic,…

Blank and Bold by Meenu Saini

Cemetery seems horrible from outside but For insiders this is exceptionally beautiful. Alive deer escapes from the lion but the Dead is safe if the proud king is around. To remove intense dark,  Candle requires a bit of spark. Oscillation without knock, Moments infringe rules of the clock. Not capable enough to pull the cart;…

Dance Away the Day by Jeff Flesch

as a tear escapes my eye, I resist even more, not wanting to face the deluge needing to pour forth gritting my teeth, searing pain in my chest, with a stomach that won’t last through the infinitudes of plentiful feelings bubbling up, and brewing straight to the top so fast no stopping them now, as…

When Your Cup Runneth Over by Shobana Gomes

I was thinking the other day about how long it took me to be bold enough to showcase my writing to the literary world. I had always kept it private, not wanting anyone to know that I had this knack of writing down my thoughts or delving into the deepest part of my soul to…

Editor I Need Some Help Here by Don Matthews

I’m wanting some help with my poetryI need to unburden my brainIt’s giving me mental thrombosisImagine the state of my pain  Have you had a mind-clot of neuronsWho want to stop whirring around?I rely on their whirring-aroundnessTo tell me they’re perfectly sound  I think I’m expecting too much ofMy neurons I want to rotateI should…

Those Shimmering Tides by Shobana Gomes

Those shimmering tides bring back memories, Of some past, reminiscent of a bygone era when time stands still, An everlasting. I have stepped on pebbles small and large, Tread on sun-dried leaves, Sidestepped tracks that sea-crabs built, Walked soundless on a cradled beach, Barefoot – silkiness adorning my tender feet. Those shimmering tides, though exultant,…