You Must Be This High to Ride This Ride by Joan Bontempo
Code Blue by Nathaniel Philip
Nathaniel Philip
Code Blue
Bells ring,
Lights flash,
Sirens blare.
Adrenaline rushes.,
Vision tunnels.
Woman cries,
House fills.
Everything stops.
The automated voice breaks through the silence:
“No Shock Advised.”
Madness starts.
Clothes are cut,
Chest is compressed.
Sweat drips.
For him, we breathe.
For him, we beat.
The automated voice breaks through the silence:
“No Shock Advised.”
Knees buckle,
Tears drip.
Engines start,
Roads clear.
Two bodies left.
One life continues.
Even the voice is silent.
Speed of Light by Aaron Ross
Aaron Ross
Speed of Light
Beating pulse, like a clock in your chest.
It is ticking, ticking like a timed race.
Leading up to this, you’ve found such zest.
But out of time, sweat drips down your face.
Your steadiness: a still and sunny sea.
Hush baby, hush and sharpen your eyes.
Raising your bow, you begin to see,
The eagle’s arrow glide through the skies.
The deer; in arrested flight.
Rustling, shuffling, distant.
Hit with the speed of light, such might, such plight.
No longer nonresistant.
Triumph, like sweet scents of clover.
Breathing, breathing in the air,
As you approach your take over.
Bow still in hand, none can compare.
With no time to spare,
Shame and regret set in like a collapsing chair.
Is It Really Forever? by Valerie Green
Valerie Green
Is It Really Forever?
Is it love or lust?
When your body is against mine
Then you whisper the word trust
And everything seems fine
I am amazed by your charm
Your body built to please the eye
But when you wrap me in your arms
Thoughts wander through my mind
Are you faithful, do you tell lies?
For your actions speak louder than words
Your interest in us is a mystery
I do not know where we lie
You seem so persistent
But yet why
You sleep with other women
You never winked an eye
Until one became pregnant
Then it was good-bye
Forget the family you once loved
You say these things happen with time
However, is it just a lie?
Is history just repeating its lines?
The kids and I are left wondering why