Featured Poetry - September, 2025


UNDESTINED

By Jackie Chou


You are not here.

I am not there.


We are not together,

my feet too heavy

to leave my room,

like dragging two dumbbells.


The staircase is menacing

with its neat pile of steps 

leading to the lobby,

the thunderous chaos.


I call you as though 

you’re faraway,

and even then,

I am only talking

to someone imaginary.


My words are light years away.

It is no wonder you 

cannot relate to them.


There is nothing I can offer,

nothing going for me

but this anxiety.


I have no enjoyment,

only this daily coping

with medicine,

therapy, coffee,

and earplugs.


I have no ties

to anyone here,

only this clinging 

to a higher being.


Maybe one day

you'll know how I feel,

though I don't wish it

on anyone.


In the meantime,

we are worlds apart,

in the same building.


NINE MOUTHS, ONE VOICE,

By Baibhav


Last night, I couldn’t sleep. 

Voices— 

two, then five, then nine— 

I stopped counting. 

Not for lack of numbers, 

but their shared breath, 

their single mouth. 


Whispering. 

Of my day. 

My father’s shadow. 

My unheld heart. 

My ambition, unraveling. 


All in one voice— 

mine. 

A cadence sewn into my pulse, 

the stutter of my panic. 


Not foreign. Not new. 

The same as yesterday— 

knowing my secrets, 

never shouting, 

only dismantling. 


Beautiful. 

Constant. 

And pulling me to ruin. 


What terrifies me most: 

how fiercely I long to follow.


ABOUT THE POEM: This piece explores the relentless pull of an internal voice that both knows and unravels me, reflecting the sleepless weight of self-doubt and mental health struggles. 


SILENCE

By Jennifer Alukonis


Silence -

   I wish I were hidden

under the stone 

that lay 

underneath 

the overgrown flowers.

    Hiding deep 

in the darkness 

without any breath

or any sound 

where only God 

hears my bones mourn 


ABOUT JENNIFER: Jennifer writes under the pen name, JLA Poetry. Jen has PTSD, PNES (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures), and Epilepsy. Writing helps her confront her demons and manage her conditions.


ANXIETY

By Carl Murphy


Nerves of steel still shatter under pressure

Broken once forever weaker

Time to heal is forever on going

Open wounds never seen

Scorched by feelings from the heart

Broken by trust left unjust


Struggles are normal in life

Overcoming adversity

Impossible becomes reality 

The wake of the fallen rise to the occasion

Standing tall once again

No shame to take a knee


What brings out the fear in life

What dastardly events stir the mind

What places have etched images forever imprinted

What time brought you to your knees not to rest

What was seen to change the course forever once believed 

What is stress that reacts to pressure 


Where to go when all stops

Where space begins to disappear 

Where time becomes a casualty

Where visions flash past the horizon 

Where thoughts overcome logic

Where the hole forms to go


Non-existent reality check

Life might be a wreck

But hit the storm running

The outcome might be stunning 

Somewhere there will be glory

Because this will never be the end of my story


ABOUT CARL: Carl is a retired Army combat veteran (1996-2018).


LOOKING FOR ME

By Brad Copp


Walking, walking, walking

Looking, looking, looking

Where am I, where did I go

Entering the valley, yelling out my name

The sound echoing off the steep valley walls

Wait, is that my voice, how do I know that is me

I know I lost myself a long time ago

Why am I so hard to find 

Is that me over there down the valley 

I cannot remember what I look like

Hello, hello, hello

Are you me, am I you 

Why are you not answering

Do you not recognize me 

Why are you running away 

Where are you going, come back

Please do not leave, I have been trying to find you

It is me, it is me, it is me

I lost you many years ago

I have found you and you act like you do not know me

Fine leave, disappear, vanish

I will keep looking, hopelessly, wearily, fearfully 

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Walking, walking, walking

Looking, looking, looking

UNTITLED

By Anonymous


The world inside is not my own,

A shadow life, a silent stone.

The battle rages, though it's past,

A moment built to always last.

A sudden sound, a flash of light,

Steals the day and brings the night.

The mind replays what was before,

And locks the self behind a door.

My body tenses, primed to run,

From what is over, what is done.

A stranger's touch, a gentle word,

Can feel like danger, unheard.

The war within, I fight alone,

To build a peace I've never known.

I long for rest, a simple ease,

To be a ship on calmest seas.

But whispers rise, and doubts take hold,

A story that can't be untold.

I am the captive, mind the key,

And fight to set my spirit free.

THE DARKEST ROSE

by Dr Carrie Cutts


I have been to this place before,

And stayed for the longest time.

No creature lead me to the darkness,

No birds guided me here.

The sea did not wash me to this cave,

No stormy clouds came my way.

No flower anticipated my arrival,

I‘m snagged in a rose bush,

Beautiful,

With nasty hooky thorns.

 

Each ripping spine is,

An expectation to meet,

Or a request to fulfil.

A hoop to jump through,

Or a problem to solve.

Where a cry mimics need,

There's a firm grip of guilt,

And steely obligation.

 

Fooled by sweet scent,

Ignorant of the load I already carry ,

And depleted resources,

There's no time to recover.

More clamouring voices,

Keep calling,

Incessant,

Wanting more.

 

I have to let in, the darkness.

I have to let it see me flounder.

It determines who I am for a while.

Sitting heavy on my shoulders.

I answer the calls of others,

And when the meter runs out,

I just keep it company,

Alone,

In the dark.

 

I see what other peoples lives are made of.

I imagine breathing in fresh air,

Dream of basking in sunlight,

Long for a breeze through my hair,

And to splash water on my face.

The future is just an aspiration,

Love and joy,

Family and friendship.

 

Like a gun shot or a tortoise,

You never know how it arrives,

To take your world away.

The rollercoaster keeps moving,

No rest stops on the way.

Hope is empty by journeys end.

Just exhaustion,

Emptiness,

Longing.

 

Unwavering commitment goes unrewarded

My heart is wanted,

But never loved.

My experience is earned,

But never deployed.

My knowledge is learned,

But never applied.

My presence acknowledged,

And then dismissed.

My life is given, but kept on hold,

while the caller decides.

 

The recipient always keeps the receipt

And returns the unwanted parts.

Still, I give in,

And let hope steal my time,

My life.

My heart.

 

“Stand up for yourself!”, I say,

But it knows my weakness:

To please,

And to love.

I can’t see a way forward,

So I take a step back,

Cling to a precipice,

And call out for help,

Many times.

No one hears.

No one comes.

No one cares.


ABOUT THE POEM: "The Darkest Rose is not a cry for help. It’s a map of where I’ve been. If you’ve walked through similar terrain, I hope you feel less alone. If you haven’t, I hope you’ll listen with care. Be kind to yourself, wherever you are at in your life."


ABOUT CARRIE: Dr Carrie Cutts is an educator and writer from Poole, UK. Her work explores emotional truth, resilience, and the quiet strength of survival.


THE WATCHERS INSIDE

By Madison


Hushed voices in my head—

I’m unable to escape,

Not when I’m in bed,

Not when I’m awake.


Echoing like an owl,

Chanting in my ears—

Each wears a scowl,

Defending all my fears.


They cloud my sunken eyes;

A broken soul remains.

They answered every cry

When I first felt pain.


They keep my sins inside me,

Dance on top my chest.

Stayed when others left me—

They never loved me less.


Silent soldiers stand for me,

Taller than the tallest trees.

They guard the girl I used to be,

Fend off fears I’ll never see.


They march in rows beside me,

Each one knows my name.

They hide in cloaks of green

So others think we’re the same.


They truly understand;

I refuse to say goodbye.

I’ll grasp their ghostly hand

As I weep, not asking why.


They sit beside my bed

And hum me back to sleep,

Keep the monsters fed

And promise not to leave.


They rock me when I’m crying,

Guard me when I scream.

Keep the truth from dying,

They cradle every dream.


These voices in my head—

I don’t want to escape,

Not when I’m in bed,

Or least of all awake.


WOLVES & FOXES

By Dr. Archan Mehta


My dear, please don’t enquire about me:

You see, people have this nasty habit of

Spreading rumors and they gossip like those

Lazy aunties gathered around their kitty parties

In the late afternoons and early evenings. These

Aunties are blessed with evil eyes and acidic

Tongues: they will insist on meeting you in

Venues which are hidden from prying eyes and

They will say: honey, why are you involved with

That poet? You know, that poet is no good for you

And you know you deserve better. Why, that poet

Can’t hold down a job. Oh, the things we have

Heard about that poet. Please don’t trust him, dearie,

You need to shut you windows and lock your doors

Whenever that oddball is around, lurking in the

Shadows. Come on, pumpkin, find yourself a rich

Medical doctor and marry him. Your eccentric poet

Spells nothing but trouble, so break up with him.


ABOUT THE POEM: "When I was a naïve teenager, I found out that my friends and relatives were spreading rumors And gossiping about me behind my Back: they smiled sweetly in front of my face but they turned out to be manipulative and did not have my best interests at heart. That erosion of trust compelled me to avoid them and I started to keep my distance: that isolation made me feel whole again and changed my life for the better, since I realized I no longer needed them in my life."

RAGE

By James Aitchison


They say dementia steals 

the memory of taste, confuses

the weary tongue. It is a lie.

Glassy-eyed memories of food 

flood my brain as my swollen 

knuckles clasp a knife, spreading 

sour butter on cold toast.


“Hurry up, you have physiotherapy

in twenty minutes.”


Storms swirl in my stomach: Enough!

I bite down on the urge to scream. 

I know I am under surveillance.

I comfort myself.

Death will soon my way come.


“Haven’t you finished yet?” 


The window frames the 

old cherry tree. Bare branches

still, no blossoms yet.

Will I live to see them?


RAINBOW IN THE DARK

By Starchaser


You can't remember walking into the dark place,

You just know that you are there.

At first you stand for a while, Breathing cold air,

Your eyes adjusting to the nothing.

Time passes somehow and the storm approaches,

Maybe its Fierce, Maybe Calm.

Maybe its a Wild underground River, Fast, Icy,

Trying to sweep you cruelly away.

But you reach out in despair and you grasp a branch,

Bobbing under but gripping on.

Maybe the Hurricane whips around stealing the air from your lungs,

You wrap around a solitary tree.

How much time has passed here its impossible to tell,

Months Years but you are Strong.

Maybe you have been here before - a veteran soldier,

Perhaps its your first journey.

With relief you feel the maelstrom begin to relent,

The roar quieter - letting go.

You sit down in the Inky void, your heart still pounding,

Jagged rocks beneath you.

Your breathing gradually slows, and you notice magic,

The Throne of shards is softening.

Smoothing beneath you, becoming more comfortable,

Calm and more like home.

The darkness feels comfortable, comforting, even warm.

Stone beneath you seems soothing.

Your mind can rest as long as you need here, safely,

Nothing to do - breathe and heal.

Eventually you notice it at the corner of your vision,

A Tiny light - a Diamond hovering.

A rainbow appears from the prism, gently adding colour,

Kind gentle Companionship.

It promises to sit with you, while you take the time you need,

And when you are ready - guide you home.


ABOUT THE POEM: This poem has actually been rolling around in my brain for about 10 years in various forms but this is my first attempt to get it on paper. I haven't really written a poem before, just silly ditties for my kids. It's based on my own experience of long term trauma, escaping from that trauma, and the long path to healing with the mental burnout that comes with it. I have been in the dark space a few times, sometimes for longer than others, sometimes I have created the rainbow, and other times it was a hand reaching out into the black. In actually putting these words to paper I guess I am hoping that they can help someone else on their journey, and maybe I can sit with then there for a while.

ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY

By Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.


I am old, so I am told

So why does my heart and soul soar?

Yes there are some days I am dolefully sad

Just want to cry and drop to the floor


But I try to revel in life’s minuscule wonders

Delighting in all the minutia that I see

Engrossed I become in a leaf or an insect

Celebrating all the miracles that are free


I sing just because it brings joy to my spirit

Then I dance with my booty shaking butt

Then I do it once more just as long as joy results

So hopefully life won’t become a boring rut 


I guess what I am sharing with those who will listen

To this well seasoned sage or perhaps ego-laden old fart

It’s never too late to grab life with humongous gusto

And today is the perfect day for you to start!



SLIDE FORWARD, NOT BACK

By Riley M. Frank


The hopes, dreams, and fears,

Source of all of your tears

And all else you have seen,

What all does it even mean?

To divine what is true

Begin to look inside you,

As hard as that may be.

When you do you may see

The path or paths to take,

Which past strings to break.

Perhaps it’s easy to say,

But it may be the way

To keep going forward,

Not sliding ever backward.



A NEW BEGINNING

By Donna Wester 


My hands are steady, my mind is clear,

No need for a crutch to conquer my fear.

The world unfolds in vibrant hues,

A life of purpose I now choose.

The past recedes, a fading dream,

Replaced by a quiet, flowing stream.

Each sunrise brings a gentle grace,

A sober smile upon my face.

I walk through storms, I feel the rain,

And find the strength to heal the pain.

No longer lost, no longer numb,

A new and hopeful life's begun.


WHEN THEY ASK WHY I READ

By Raisa Anan Mustakin


Words keep me sane when nothing else can: 

it's an incomprehensible concept 

where one is painfully aware of what conserves the mind but can't understand why.


Some days, I find it unimaginably difficult 

to distinguish between the woman I was yesterday and will become tomorrow;

the time in-between ugly like the dark pores


making a nest on my nose. 

It is a whole other nonsense that shames me, 

makes me think I'm a lesser human being until everything coagulates into one epiphany:


the despairing person's life is the anticlimax itself.

There is no sweetener to lessen the sting. 

When the woman comes back to the mirror, she finds no reflection today,


at this second, this minute, this hour, 

this moment suspicious of its existence, 

so she does what she does best: making tea, then bringing a book down from the shelf.


ABOUT THE POEM:  "I wrote this poem when I was hit with the sudden realization that I turn towards books for comfort with an almost eerie consistency. What is also consistent, yet unconscious, is the steadfast belief that words can bring relief in a world that otherwise takes up the garb of utter desolation in the face of overwhelming emotions. If this poem comes across as dismal and void of a hopeful tone, it is because it was written in the midst of an emotional maelstrom when hope seemed nowhere to be found."


ABOUT RAISA: Raisa’s poems are contemplations on what it means to be a human-being, and have been featured in the Oxford University Poetry Society, Ekstasis Magazine, Synchronized Chaos Journal, The Beatnik Cowboy, Poetry Potion and Scar Publications.



DRY

By BradQuan Copeland


You say I’m far too dramatic.

What’s one drink?

You’ll be fine—

Like you staggered by my side,

approaching mental decline.

My perspective doesn’t match your perception,

so my gloom seems strange—

Because I work, means I wasn’t broken on my knees,

flipping cushions for change?

I pawned my father’s medallions to drink—

much of what he left me battered my liver;

the rest disappeared in a blink,

on a cross-country journey

where I was foolish to think

running would heal my wounds—

that way, peace was achievable.

My issues came along for the ride,

torturing me in ways unspeakable.

I vomited upon my friends—

hurling curds of misplaced pain.

I pissed—

ten years of friendship,

down the drain.

I thought with time I could fix it,

so I came back home,

expecting a fresh start—

but few would answer the phone.

And those who did

would soon relive

another devastating whirlwind

I couldn’t help but give.

I just want to be happy.

Clearing my conscience

has become a daily grind.

What hurts most

is I know I’m the furthest thing

from anyone’s mind.

So desperate and alone.

An utter nutcase,

craving a swig of chilled liquor

for these thoughts to erase.

So I take a deep breath...

And now the tension’s retreating.

Staying dry takes one day at a time.

I’m in need of a meeting.


ABOUT DRY: "Dry was written during a time I was struggling with alcohol addiction and the isolation it caused. It reflects both the devastation of losing relationships and the fragile hope of recovery. Writing it helped me begin to face the wreckage honestly and reach toward change."


ABOUT BRADQUAN: BradQuan is a poet whose work explores survival, grief, and transformation. Drawing on lived experiences with addiction, loneliness, and healing, his writing seeks to connect through vulnerability and truth. His forthcoming collection, Rebirth: An Odyssey of Oddity, captures the journey from despair toward renewal.



IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE

By Amber Drake


Tossed around and battered,

a leaf in the storm of confusion,

she finally emerges into

the calm of the vortex.

Here she can no longer hear

the enraged shrieking

of the winds of agony.

She knows that to get

through to the other side

she has to venture forth

into the hurricane again.

She wonders if she can

survive another voyage

through her personal hell,

then decides it doesn’t really matter.

She’ll just remain in here

safe and protected in this

womb of silence

where no-one can reach her.

She curls up inside herself like an infant,

as she withdraws from reality

and surrenders to insanity.


ABOUT AMBER: Amber is an artist and a poet. She was diagnosed a decade ago with shizoaffective bipolar 2 disorder. Before that she had a bipolar 2 disorder. She writes poetry as a way to deal with her mental health issues.

FB: @darkamberdragon



PHRENZY 

By Mark Katrinak


The mind can flee and quickly disunite,

come closer to a lesser known reality,  

that those closest perceive a cawing crow

amongst the crows pitch-black cacophony,

the high-pitched Corvus screeches singled out,

a bloody scent that ushers in a dark

epiphany amongst a hungry lot, 

flock flying off at once to jutting rocks,

a latent truth upon the edge of things

a disunited mind can clearly see.

 

Dark wings collaborate on minor keys,

like shadows building monuments that fall

diagonal across the boulevard, the days

those hibernating don’t regard,

the sleepy shadows stirred and shaken out

from residence, horizons briefed by dawn 

before the sun ejaculates its brilliance

across the naked body of the earth,

and just the overtired are disturbed,

the drunk perturbed, arguing with the light. 

 

Each hemisphere’s assured of adding up

to all its breaking down, a mind’s reward

for its capitulation to what it’s up against.

The brilliant ambit cast by shattered glass 

entrances random passersby who glance

upon what’s clearly broken, broken down

to its reflective element. So is

this single mind out of its mind, or has

the world at large misplaced its rhyme and strummed 

its strings to pleasures of an audience


that has no time for solitary minds,

the ones they clearly think are lunatics,

engaging with strings too far out of range

for them to hear? I never heard a bird

quite plainly out of tune, a feline’s purr

that lacked sincerity. I would not dare

question a lion’s roar, a bear’s debate,

mistrust abrupt migrations of the birds,

the temporary homes from which they purge 

themselves to places past our eyes perspective.


ABOUT MARK: Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Mark is now a resident of Golden Valley, AZ. When not working for a mental health agency, he enjoys birds, cats, fine wine, and spending time with his family. He has had poems published in Bayou, Southwestern American Literature, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Pinyon, and other literary publications.


INSANITY

By Charity Louise


Say I am mad

That I am evil

And creepy

That my genes are corrupted

And my brain is deformed

That my actions are freaky

That my behavior is not the norm


They then ask me the question

“Sir why are you this way?”

I tell them as such:

“A genetic predisposition

An environment unsound

The reasons for madness

Don’t matter to me

For I believe

In the world

Of impossibility”


Wacko Schizo

Psycho and nuts

Call me whatever

I don’t mind

For I can escape

To a strange world

And leave you behind.


I’ve seen places from hell

with fires and flames

Of torture and madness

It’s name is taboo

Psychosis, psychosis

Does it scare you?


Madness, Madness

A self destruct button

That I pressed

Years ago

To blast off on a mission

To a planet

Where the aliens are free

To play with

My memories


Here things are different

Many say they are strange

Here it’s the “normals”

That are deranged

If you want to be different

If you want to be free

From logic and reason

Then come and meet me

On this strange planet called

Insanity 


I STAND TALL

By Clare Hartley


I stand tall and proud,

The sun shines on me,

I’m glowing,

My yellow petals shimmer brightly,

I’m full of life.


I like it here in the field,

Every day my petals open,

I shine brighter for everyone to see.


One day the sun begins to fade,

It turns cold,

I don’t understand where it has gone and why,

My petals dont open up brightly anymore,

I have lost my shine.


The the wind starts to blow strong and hard

My petals are battered and bruised,

Strength of it strangles me I can’t breathe.


Day by day I become weaker,

My petals don’t open anymore,

I just want to hide,

The wind is the wind is draining my soul.


I want the sun to shine,

The wind is too strong,

It starts to strip my petals off 1 by 1,

Leaving me feeling dirty and naked.


At times the wind is really strong,

When will it ever stop,

All my leaves have flown away,

I wish I could fly away too,

Slowly I’m dying inside.


The wind has now gone,

On bad days it still blows from time to time,

My petals are slowly growing back,

The fertiliser helps me get stronger each day.

I’m still waiting for the sun to shine,

And keep the wind away.

Maybe in time it will.


That flower is me.


ABOUT THE POEM: "In December last year I became a victim of domestic violence. He was charged with GBH, common assault, non-fatal strangulation, and rape. I was struggling so I wrote a poem to try to explain. I would like to share it in the hope it might help others in my situation."



REAL

By Emme


I look at the photo, it feels fake 

Fake because my smile doesn't reach my eyes

It looks real and I say I’m fine but inside the silence screams 

Fake because making it feel real would mean having to show the scars

The scars that only ache with pain

Not the pain of the cut

But the suffering 

The pain that makes me feel real.


ABOUT THE POEM: "I'm a young adult who has faced a lot of health issues in recent years, and poetry has helped me express my emotions. While my struggles were physical, they took a toll on my mental health.."



GRAY RAINBOWS

By Laura Boatner


An addled mind

now shards of glass

turn rainbow prisms 

gray and flat

thoughts dissected

scissored, sliced

eyes incessantly 

see flashes, lights

hearing ghosts 

who whisper lies

with furious answers 

and pleas to die

faceless figures

at the blazing fire

with IV liquid

the mind requires

sent to slumber

fades to black

loved ones watch

the capitulate

dreams are vivid

to the nth degree

but wakes to gray

and an out-of-reach key


ABOUT LAURA:   Laura is a registered nurse and writer who has had a lifelong struggle with depression. Previous publications include Brilliant Flash Fiction, New Verse News, Discretionary Love, Soul Forte, and Open Kimono.



MORLEY

By Ted Halm


I can't watch the news; can you forgive me?

It is the most liberating of emotions.


It's best to rest a bit, go home, take the afternoon off,

use the next morning to recuperate.

The groceries are still in the car, so sorry, I'd be no good for anyone;

still so exhausted and can barely stay awake.


The heat index was 103 today.


Huge headache, feel terrible, been super thirsty all day; 

can't seem to cool down.

I need to change something drastically.

It's getting worse again.


I'll stay off my feet and I'm hopeful it will help

with the abdominal pain after Christmas. 

Maybe the doctor has something.

I’m breaking out in hives.


I know you are tired of me.

I am spent,

but thanks for any support you gave me.


If I don't eat anything I should be fine tomorrow though I'm in a lot of pain.

I'll start fasting to make sure I'm getting better;

hopefully I can get some sort of treatment.


Is it tomorrow yet?

They won't respond to my emails.


I remember descending the dark staircase;

bending over in shame down there in the basement, 

my crying face unseen;

where your worn leather strap hung on a nail,

snapping and cracking,

like a blackjack to a dog.


If there are no objections,

I feel worse today.

I've cried in 16 waves and wandered off.

Just yesterday it was double of that.


One should realize; I'm overwhelmingly in a bad place,

and I'm feeling rather emotionally exhausted this day.


I am Morley.

I am fat.

I can't breathe.


And dear doctor, the new stuff doesn't work as well.


Sluggish, slovenly,

like a salamander, man.

Dirty hair; physically sick with a fever,

as a dog, really, for 10 hours.

Sorry for the inconvenience.


But sometimes you say the nicest things.


Are there any temporary measures you can recommend for a week,

or weekend, or so?

There are some real problems this morning;

unanticipated errands to run, 

urgent stuff to catch up on.


They look at me suffocated through the car window,

fighting for oxygen; 

having a panic attack 

getting a Big Mac.


Couldn't fall asleep until after three;

milkshake spilled and shirt untucked.

No disrespect intended.


I'm going to lie down now for the whole weekend. 

I think I may have overdone it yesterday, 

I can't point to any specific activity;

people may become suspicious.


It hurts to move. It hurts to lift things, even a glass of water.

Disoriented, dizzy, weak, and tired.

I can't guarantee 

how energetic I'll be.


Sorry for the blubbering.

I'm very disappointed in myself,

and if I'm quiet, you won't know what I'm doing.


I should be back to normal by next week.


I apologize, they still don't know what's wrong with me. 


ABOUT THE POEM: "Portrait of a man suffering from detachment and the suffocating depths of depression."


ABOUT TED: Ted is an author of short fiction who has retired to write full-time from his home in rural Michigan. He had a 40-year career in university relations as a writer, broadcaster, and webmaster in Big Rapids, Michigan, winning 10 national awards for his publications. His stories examine characters searching for their identities and coping with loneliness, and the unlikely heroes who shine a brighter path.


Share your poetry for mental health ...

Would you like to showcase your poetry for mental health here on this website, as well as our Facebook page? If so, please CLICK HERE for further details and submission guidelines.