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VOICES FROM THE FIRE: James Maj

“Clown”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Michael Lacy

She’s sick andI feel like I’m morphineI’m her drugNow we’re steadyA constant erodingI’m in a state of conflictShe stuckSomebody come and get her off of this proverbial stick She’s sickShe can’t stopBut I swear to GodEvery time I look she’s taking another hitShe’s sick Babe, please, let’s stopShe’s just counting the seconds on the clockBabyContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Michael Lacy”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Aldo Quagliotti

The comet is me The night is flooding hitting us with ink tentacles forgotten stars, so many miles afterwards falling in love with our glares why cannot summer just last forever and winter hibernate, so that spring spreads its afternoons on our romantic cheeks whilst the crickets sing along our inner chants of freedom echoContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Aldo Quagliotti”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Andreas Fleps

Causeway The path you were on rolled up its tongue like a faded red carpet and swallowed itself. You opened your mouth to speak of it and your voice fell out as silence, like a baby bird from its nest. You felt hope pass away inside you, but couldn’t find the corpse. Maybe the rumorsContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Andreas Fleps”