Contest Entries

unabashedly dole out unadulterated
indirect flattery to a porcelain moon goddess.

I found...

I’ll be your fantasy ghost
chase you in the dark
tickle your mind
...

trust to much,
open up to much,
Shhhh,
don't say to much,
don't you know that...

There is a long dirt track
that leads me
way back, to a door I left
behind closed,...

trust too much,
open up too much,

Shhhh,

don't say too much,

don't you know...

Many of us wonder how do you do that?

How can you accept this?

How can you accept it for...

impossible mission of mine to bare witness
whereby mine (whore rubble) puny phallic
...

An overcrowded vessel set sail from France
The risks were huge did they know in advance ?
...

In this culture where I reside
women paint their faces
before venturing outside…

A...

It's difficult when you're a new survivor...

The Why?

The How?

Thinking you shouldn...

Getting out the hood things feel good
I don’t walk round feeling shock
every stop and search...

Did your heart ever miss a beat
when you were face to face
with that one true love...

In the shadow of a barn,
where whispers of rebellion once stirred,
the air thickens with...

The grieving widow
adorned in her best
black death threads
let's out a soft sigh...

Illusion of the mind it
Plays tricks like watching
Flicks in A movie it is
A delusion...

Lord Jesus I humbly come before you
I ask you for some rest
Weary I am burdened
With...

There’s slavery happening every single day
people being trafficked in all different ways
...