Neil Ellman

Baby Talk

(for Grandma Gail)

How you speak to him

sentences

decomposed to syllables

then “a”s and “b”s

the babble of babies

now your

“g”s and “d”s

he wonders

at the movement

of your lips

the mindless sounds

he tries to imitate

but only gurgles in response

and then spits up.

Neil Ellman lives in New Jersey (USA).  He has published numerous poems in print and online journals in a dozen nations.

Lise Larsen

weeds

Sizzling bolts igniting

flock of starlings a mechanical smell

electrical lights last year’s weeds

aerial chirrup bygone grass is coming to stay

stale grassland frost is coming

sliding from hills of ancient monarchs

that once ruled guitar chords

moving limbs piece of meat

he knows where the entrance is

legs unfolding

Lise Larsen lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is opportunistic and loves writing and growing potatoes.

Jukka Kaukinen

Station Meat

Jukka Kaukinen is 37 years old. He loves to eat ice cream in the winters and drink warm beer in the summers and write and dribble with art inbetween. 

Mike Meraz

The Girl with the Golden Eyes

the girl with the golden eyes

has crooked teeth,
dresses badly
and smells of liquor.

she comes in and buys
“Evan Williams”
from you, looks at you
and smiles and says,
“I’ll see you later.”

the girl with the golden eyes
is an alcoholic,
duped up,
senselessly
reeking of innocence
and shame.

she is everything.
she is everyone.

Mike Meraz lives and writes in Los Angeles, Ca. He has been
published numerous times online and in print. you can check out his
work at Black-Listed.