Tonight, I Hope All My Enemies Are Falling in Love by Matthew Olzmann
“Lord, let them know the kind of love that unhinges / the brain, blesses the air with the exuberant / stupidity of mourning doves” — Matthew Olzmann
Grievances by Sophie Zhu
“Ghosts of a womb / tuck the air in guilt, // our throats heavy / with apology.” — Sophie Zhu
Nonduality by Acie Clark
“When I dwell in the ultimate I know / I would know her in any life.” — Acie Clark
The Weighing by Jane Hirshfield
“The world asks of us / only the strength we have and we give it. / Then it asks more, and we give it.” — Jane Hirshfield
feet by Ross Gay
“I am trying, I think, to forgive myself / for something I don't know what.” — Ross Gay
Morgan Moonscar by Tom Snarsky
“The window of time between now / and universal heat death is enough / for one real apology, so we’d better / make it a good one” — Tom Snarsky
i am running into a new year by Lucille Clifton
"it will be hard to let go / of what i said to myself / about myself" — Lucille Clifton
and were you being good to yourself? by Warsan Shire
“your body, your mouth, your heart, made specifically for loving.” – Warsan Shire
Up by Margaret Atwood
“Now here's a good one: / you're lying on your deathbed. / You have one hour to live.” – Margaret Atwood
What the Water Knows by Sam Hamill
"What the mouth sings, the soul must learn to forgive." – Sam Hamill