By Jay Friedenberg

Facebook friends

the differences between

like and love

Jay Friedenberg

By Jerome Berglund

deepfake

seeing old friends

in the quicksilver

Jerome Berglund

By Randy Brooks

an asterisk

a double asterisk

I am the one

who loves

your footnotes

Randy Brooks

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

soon to break open

with what she hasn't yet said

the thundering sky

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

By Mike Fainzilber

zazen

an owl

in the rain

Mike Fainzilber

By Susan Burch

second opinion

making my husband

smell the milk

Susan Burch

By Peter Jastermsky

every night the same pillow i deviate from

Peter Jastermsky

when the day depends on the strength of tea bags


Peter Jastermsky

By Natalye Childress

surrounded, yet alone

          in a place where it

hurts to walk away

Natalye Childress

By Janet Ruth

shattering

morning silence

the donkey's complaint

Janet Ruth

By Katie Montagna

low tide—

puppy's sandy prints

on my jeans

Katie Montagna

By Alaka Y

lack of sheep

I spend the night

counting past mistakes

Alaka Y

pink slip

watching a backyard bird

anew

Alaka Y