by Tatiana Lyulkin

It’s not a good time

To bring up the things

We’ve lost-

A cup of black coffee

And a hug

Are all I need.

When the night

Grows silent and cold

And no one

Remembers our names

Or what we used to be

Knowing that you’re real

And you truly care

Gives me the strength

To survive another day. 

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by Tatiana Lyulkin

Your eyes

Are the color of the sea

After the storm.

You and I,

Explorers and fearless voyagers

At one

With the nature and the night,

Seeking safety and comfort

In each other’s arms.

We share

What little we have

With each other

And with the world.

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by Isaiah Clark

Knew Ya

Don’t act like it’s a past life
It was prolly last night
You would always gasp like
Every time that I cried

Had me fuckin capsized
I don’t need it baptized
I don’t need more time, aight
nothing ever lasts, right

I saw a flower in flight
and wonder if I ever knew ya

Fast-talkin,

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by Rich Banichar

Thoughts of the Homeless

“Tomorrow”

Tomorrow is my worst enemy,

shallow hope sapping my worn strength.

Tomorrow is a thief,

A bluejay stealing anothers eggs.

A mist of fear, emotional toil.

It yields no fruit,

only barren branches on a

winters day.

Today’s burden is all I can bear,

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by Clarence E. Block, shared by daughter Cheryl Block Shanks

Walking up the narrow trail
That seems to lead
To the top of the world…
It seems that I’ve
Been walking for hours
So I stop to gather my breath.

Looking back behind me
At the world I’ve left behind —
For a minute —
And now I’m walking again
Up, up …
Wow
I thought I’d never get to the top.
It’s so peaceful …
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by Lawrence Hollins

Today I’m turning the page, and I thank God for setting me free from that cage, and not sending me to my grave, because I had a crave, I was in a daze, and I walked around in a maze for days

My father God said it was just a phase, and that’s why you’re able to turn the page

From that ghetto vacation,

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by Rupal Ramesh Shah

PLAY UNO
It is an easy game to learn if you can follow numbers and colors, and
a great way to bring people together.

DRINK WARM CHAI
Nothing soothes the heart like homemade chai on a cold or hot day.
Even better, try that cup of chai with cardamom, ginger, or saffron!

GIVE FIRM HANDSHAKES
Handshakes convey both confidence and collegiality.

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