Poetry Finalist: “Alpharetta / Johns Creek”
and a movie./ This isn’t the kind of town that people/ pass through for more than business or family matters.
Poetry Finalist: “This one’s for all the little Latin kids who never came home-“
— for whatever reason. Maybe they misplaced something on the/ kitchen counter/ or forgot to leave something there.
Poetry Finalist: “Soul Journey / Passing”
I’ll check out as soon as I can, really/ Different cities — I have a list of places where you’ll find my bones/ someday when I am a dead thing that is dead.
Poetry Finalist: “Misleading Color”
Pink/ The color most commonly overlooked / Pink can be happy/ It can be angry and/ It can be sad
Poetry Finalist: “Just a Girl”
They say she’s not quite right/ But they assume she’ll be okay/ And so they overlook her/ Day after day …
Poetry Finalist: “Battleground”
It has arisen, my dears, my children/ The war of a millennium years/ Blood of all are spilled throughout/ Filling the bare ground with a red rage …
Poetry Finalist: “Snowflakes”
The snow falls without a sound/ And again and again, all around/ Shivers, sighs, no disguise/ Twisting, dancing, always prancing …
Poetry Finalist: “Innocent or Guilty?”
We live in a era where somebody will spend little time on Earth for stealing some bread, while criminals are set free for shooting someone in the head.
Poetry Finalist: “If I Die Young”
She’s actually dangerous, as crazy as they get/ I’d never love again if she is my predestined/ I guess we all could use that lesson …
Poetry Finalist: “Forgive Me Father, For They Have Sinned”
Please tell me again why color dictates standards/ Didn’t y’all spend decades trying to reverse actions?
