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 The Seasons Of Him by Taneka Stotts Calculus 04/05 by Mai Bui-Duy Deception by Erica Schoenberg "First-Timer" by Dexter P. Untitled by Amanda Allison Words by Stephanie Carberry I DO by Jodi B. submit a poem for next month's edition go to current edition  |
Calculus 04/05 by Mai Bui-Duy The lights flash at me Intermittently blinding me Every one tenth of a second My eyes blink Stumbling out of the whitewashed room I hold my hands out, pleading, begging For help, for stability For someone to take my hand and lead me out and away But it's me who's fucked up And they are my hands that are handcuffed Not those of the hallucinogenic men I can feel the icy coldness of the metal in one desperate moment of lucidity I am flitting between reality and dreams Between the truth and many lies I am occassionally flirting with death, too Because my heart pounds uncontrollably and my mouth is dry I feel, rather than see, the thrashing The crazy tears coursing down my whole body, not just my cheeks I cry And in one fatal mistake, trip over and accidentally break my own heart As my head flips and flops in four directions I catch a faint scent of my shampoo Which means I am still breathing Which means I am still alive; keep breathing, Mai |
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