The Whiteout, Testaments, and Other Poems
Dreary Days Were what I lived for. The hiss of school buses was Replaced by the high pitched scrape Of…
Category: Poetry
Queen and That’s Not Love
Looks everywhere. Smile frowns. They don’t know what to think of her dark brown skin. Is something unknown? Over here…
Mami Said
I touched my red swollen lips. How they blistered and burned, like walking barefoot in a Macy’s parking lot. I…
Drone Man, Executed…, and Pandora’s Box
My favorite pit bull Clarence His savage sharp teeth Protrude from his drooling mouth Mimicking a Lion in starved rage…
Between Veins, Guaranteed Delivery by December 24th, and Other Poems
Except for being a little heavier The air feels mostly the same, calling for sweatshirts instead of t-shirts. I walk…
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels speaks to the broken hearted girl with bright blue eyes and natural red hair— Face as empty as…
Millennial Lullaby
Chitter chatter and poisonous banter Of young bloods trapped in a room. A vigorous flutter of papers and pens READ…
A Collection of Poetry by Jonel Abellanosa
Night market like theater foyer: Booths, display tables, counters. Christmas tree starlight winks. Synthetic rose-cut, baguette-cut, Navette-cut stones set in…
Angry Young Man, Dipsomania, and Other Poems
An orange light peaks through the window Hatefully greets another day. He pulls the red sleeping bag over his head…
Cadillac, Brightness/contrast, and Other Poems
When I first saw you, you were a half-erased sketch in a wheelchair that could have fit your thighs four…