Robin Anna Smith

her perfume  
through the crowd 
a quenched blade

— Robin Anna Smith

Roberta Beach Jacobson

dad’s scalpels
in the dishwasher

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Jessica Renee Dawson

apocalypse 
mushrooms in the sky
in my mind

— Jessica Renee Dawson

Thorsten Neuhaus

black moon 
a raven’s eye fills
with darkness

— Thorsten Neuhaus

Christina Chin

a misstep
at the sewer hole
broken ribs

— Christina Chin

Lovette Carter

quiet snow 
the wolves make it hard
to fall

— Lovette Carter

Roberta Beach Jacobson

eyeball stare
of the martini olive -
fish tank

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Alan Summers

sunnyside up
the autopsy shows
a decent breakfast

— Alan Summers

Jessica Renee Dawson

evening news 
she sips chamomile tea
murder hornets

— Jessica Renee Dawson

John Hawkhead

stolen flowers
from the local graveyard
still fresh

— John Hawkhead

Roberta Beach Jacobson

whispers from six feet under

— Roberta Beach Jacobson

Lovette Carter

stained glass
the sweat of His brow
in red

— Lovette Carter

Alan Summers

it’s a spider night
we huddle under stars
surveilling us

— Alan Summers