Ruin
Jul26

Ruin

… Rain never falls in straight lines, there are always breaks, pauses between raindrops like hyphens tumbling from the sky.   “Control” by Shirani Rajapakse   Read More Submit Your Art and Writing to WAVES       “Into the Universe” by Hariclia Michailidou   Read More _________________________________________________________   I ask the hole Hole          in what darkness...

Read More
The Hollow by Juanita Kirton
Jul26

The Hollow by Juanita Kirton

  “The Hollow” by Juanita Kirton (shadow of depression is long stretched across my waist a rubber band taut)   on the precipice of the depression squeezed tight hours of light               rare darkness creeps closer             circling knotted breath help from doctors         meds advise her meditate         walk             pet a dog unmask         the shame         the suffering tumbling traumatized...

Read More
Take by Taylor Pate
Jul26

Take by Taylor Pate

  “Take” by Taylor Pate   It is never too late to accomplish your goals or discover who you are meant to be. It is always the right time to take action, to take a chance on yourself rather than to let the world take from you. ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here   Taylor Pate Artist Statement: I am an artist, specializing in painting and drawing, with my creative roots...

Read More
Needles by Cheryl Passanisi
Jul26

Needles by Cheryl Passanisi

  “Needles” by Cheryl Passanisi   The consequences often involve blood – in my childhood needles were essential, I was given a needle and taught embroidery as a young child and would often poke myself drawing blood, eliciting tears, or the needle dad sterilized with a match to pick out my splinter or all those fairy tales with needles and blood or my grandmother’s knitting needles used to knit us all sweaters,...

Read More
The Quiet Roar Like Thunder by Katie Kelleher
Jul26

The Quiet Roar Like Thunder by Katie Kelleher

  “The Quiet Roar Like Thunder” by Katie Kelleher     This piece is for the quiet power of the introvert. It speaks to the grace and beauty in observation, thinking, and leadership by example over force. It is the fierceness that is unexpected, resilient, and just. It is about coming into your own power in your own time.   ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here  ...

Read More