Lyrical

Stepping over needles hidden in the weeds of my grandparents' front yard. Watching the boys on the corner smoke sour diesel, we are equal. Sitting between my au…

Jalyn Jo · 4 min · Non-Fiction · Memoir

“We mineswell get married.” Sitting in the emergency room staring at the wall, my back facing you. How did I get here? How did we get to this moment? See, love…

Jalyn Jo · 6 min · Non-Fiction · Lyrical

Scramble, coke, or smack.. Keep them junkies coming back. The dope so good she damn near had a heart attack. You sold her scramble, coke, and smack.. I’ll proba…

Jalyn Jo · 1 min · Poetry · Lyrical

I never thought I’d be here, And yet, here I am. An outside human, The porch dweller of the land. I sit and I stare, And I ponder for hours. I wonder what life…

Novi Martinez · 1 min · Poetry · Narrative

I’d just like to walk with you there, To sit in the grass and breathe in the air. To have a laugh, To share an experience, To appreciate the beauty in things un…

Novi Martinez · 1 min · Poetry · Romance