“Grandma’s House” by Jayde Ferrari
“Receiving tender-loving care and cookies galore, /I would be happier and coherent all the more.“
“Smell the Roses” by Jayde Ferrari
“Diverse pixies tend this pasture and yield, /Spreading their cheer to all a gleeful tree!”
“Your Wave” by Kaiden Gronkowski
“Gentle hands /Washing over my body /Sweeping away doubt and worry“
“Hey Black Child” by Akashia Johnson
“Your skin tells stories of resilience, /your ancestors’ prayers carved into your soul./That one day you’ll be free from the unjust law.“
“Resurrection Sunday” by Akashia Johnson
“Remembering because it was whole, /A day that held everyone I loved in a sunlit frame.“
“Encounters & Observations” by Amaiya Kavachery
“Cute kitty,” you still say, /But roles reverse—you now obey.”
“Paper Cut” by Al Kita
“With hurt, two fingers shout and halt my smile/Your hour of rotten luck shall soon be curbed”
“Union of Two Sets” by Al Kita
“So I’ll bind myself into your equations and/subtract the lesser words from them until our roots/ become our solutions rather than just our origins”
“Donor” by Caroline Laubach
“I wonder if she saw the blood moon on the last March 13th/and if she thought it looked like the heart she gifted me.“
“I Don’t Believe Really” by Caroline Laubach
“Maybe; when the sun is blinding on my face and the breeze comes to my rescue,/I think if I wanted to I could.“
“Me and the Moon” by Macie Lazar
“Her face lights up, glistens and glows, /And I follow her path wherever she goes.”
“When We Spoke Again” by Macie Lazar
“We needed to grow apart to come back strong, We are in perfect harmony, like our favorite song.”
“Another Night” by Emma Leap
“They stare back, patient, waiting. /They do not move, but I do.”
“Convos With Myself” by Emma Leap
“I just want to feel again. /Know that I did something right instead of wrong”
“Electronic Jail” by Alexandria Mullen
“I scroll and wonder /’Is it worth it?’”
“A Horizon Fading” by Isabella Neto
“My smile wide, my coffee warm, /The morning humming with quiet contentment.”
“Sweet as a Peach” by Isabella Neto
“As you laugh, the air tilts, /Feeling lighter and sweeter than honey.”
“The Color of Home” by Zakiyyah Sabir
“with warmth, patience, and the strength of roots.”
“Ivory Tears” by Zakiyyah Sabir
“A tear, tiny, /And its frail. /Careful wiping, /Precious cargo.”