An Alarming Indifference, a Poem by Michael Shoemaker
You call me your enemy,
but you do not know me.
my fears, mistakes, worries and woes
strengths, courage, and resolve.
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Nov 226 min read
Looking for God in My Enemy’s Breath, an Essay by Jessica Natasha Lawrence
—it’s the pain of those unmet needs that exposes your claws and bares your teeth. Every fallen feather is a prayer—God, save this world.
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Nov 12 min read
Concealment and Confession, a Poem by Mark James Trisko
we are children of a God who has given us
everything we know and want, but don’t understand
and so, I am a muddled and confused human
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Oct 111 min read
Faith Alone, a Poem by Robert Funderburk
Words are not an action
Nor downcast looks the heart of grief
Whether in soul or transgressed body
A warm embrace and prayer sincere
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Sep 274 min read
Slaughtering Lies, a Short Story by Awara Fernández
There has been harm in my story, and as in all good stories, an enemy lurking. Sometimes we say, “I would not wish this on my worst enemy,”
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Jul 262 min read
Masquerading as Crows, a Short Story by Awara Fernandez
Until then, I long for my father to find rest, to fly away on the wings of a dove,* which is perhaps masquerading as a crow...
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Jul 191 min read
Last Words, a Poem by John C. Mannone
They
killed a man whose words still echo
forgiveness in the spaces under
the Walnut Street Bridge, even
the unspoken ones they know
not...
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Jul 121 min read
Prayer 6, a Poem by Robert Nersesian
I wanted to leave this earth,
join you and your son.
You wanted nothing of it.
Sent angels to rip up my passport,
keep me in the country.
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Jun 72 min read
A Chance For Salvation, a Poem by Carol Alena Aronoff
I am expatriate,
my motherland,
the one that birthed
and then betrayed me,
no longer my home.
No songs of redemption,
no longer
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May 241 min read
Above Rio de Janeiro, a Poem by John C. Mannone
The forest never sleeps
and also cries for redemption, the soul
of the Amazon, the trees of life-giving
air.
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May 101 min read
To the Homeless Man I Lied To, a Poem by Patrick Morgan
I’m sorry. I didn’t recognize you,
in the soiled coat and blue jeans,
shuffling along the subway station,
praying for money from heaven.
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Feb 231 min read
How Much Vengeance Is Enough? a Poem by Mark D. Stucky
Can we exit this interlocked sequence
of oppression and reflexive violence?
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Feb 161 min read
Becoming Untouchable, a Prose Poem by Marcia W. Mount Shoop
Becoming untouchable takes time. Start young. Instill quiet oppression. Reinforce the stakes, ignore the quakes, the terror. Regular...
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Jan 124 min read
ReciproCity, Non-fiction by Angela Townsend
I tell myself that compassion is my calling, and God will gather my fallen stories. He has given me a mother and friends who care about...
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
My New Father Has More and Better, a Short Story by Awara Fernandez
Our sons lived for five years in an orphanage in the rainforest of Puerto Maldonado, Peru after their biological parents died. When our...
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Sep 1, 20231 min read
As the Crow Flies, a Prose Poem by Joe Bisicchia
Feather instead my wings. All the way home, over the streets, for here we are. In truth, none alone. Christ, O Truth, take my hand.
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
Chosen Child, a Poem by Robert Funderburk
He stumbled much
Always arose knowing
Another enemy waited
As the mother shed
Her tears in solitude
Seeing in him
A heart as pure as
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May 26, 20231 min read
Solitude, a Poem by Michael S. Glaser
In solitude, I am at ease with myself, able to return to my spirit when it has been shaken bearing witness to the world. In solitude, I...
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May 12, 20231 min read
Loving My Enemies, a Poem by Clara Klein
When trouble lies ahead And evil shows its face, I am urged to retribution, But fight a different war. I do not consider them enemies,...
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Dec 23, 20223 min read
It’s Time to Re-Examine Why We Celebrate Christmas, a Reflection Piece by Debra Ayis
We had barely entered the month of December when the Christmas lights went up in my new neighborhood. But it was the cheerful Christmas...
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