Asher Martin- Bowling Green State University

take it for what it is.

abuse it. feed it to your dog underneath the Thanksgiving table.

reclaim it to weaponize it again. wield it against

yourself. hold yourself hostage.

Pilar García Guzmán- University of the Incarnate Word

I.

wear light clothes that’ll shield you from the heat

and the stains of strangers’ spit

as they yell out

their orders, just to change their minds halfway

Audra Burwell- California State University Fresno

Waves thunder against the jagged cliffside,

A whirlpool swirling at our feet, gyrating in

A vortex of seafoam and fury, threatening

To smother us in its vengeful depths

Yet we stand untouched, hidden in the mist,

Seraiah Proctor- Bowling Green State University

Remember me.

Remember me as I was but love me as I am.