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Nā Leo March 2020

  • Apr302020

    “You Are” by Anissa Bran

    You are the cream that sweetens my black coffee each day. You are the lilikoi butter on my toasted sweet…

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  • Apr302020

    “Kitten” by Joey Cochran

    Description: “The inspiration behind this piece was I wanted to try and make a full body skeleton since many of…

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  • Apr302020

    “The Serpent” by Charles Jimenez

    Is that shedding? It feels like a lumpia wrapper. It’s fresh. Oh no.. Where is it?! It slithers through the…

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  • Apr302020

    “Benevolence” by Erina Ikeda

    Your eyes are like the crescent moon that shines brightly and burns in the flames violently. Your ankles are like…

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  • Apr302020

    “SOS” by Lilly Boyd

    My heart is a sinking ship. You, the captain, refuse to go down with her. Her passenger is screaming, trying…

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  • Apr302020

    “Invisible Flag” by Mark Joshua Cruzada

    A flag that lives the highest life It’s hard to ignore, easy to see A flag that places everywhere  It’s…

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  • Apr302020

    “Rain” by Micheyla Ishimine

    I am rain.  Unpredictable  and indestructible.  Like you, rain.  I am rough,  when needed be.  When the light  Shines through, …

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  • Apr302020

    “Means to a Voyage” by Kendrick Visitacion

    I undertake this expedition of purple gradience.  My destination is a tranquil rainforest.  Plum trees the size of skyscrapers cover…

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  • Apr302020

    “Key on a Keyboard” by Dylan Barber

    I am a key. Not a key to a door, Nor to a lock.  I am placed among Many identical…

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  • Apr302020

    “Mother Hen” by Layla Enfield

    In an old lady’s backyard, the greenery was scarce. However, the dirt was home to a living community. On a…

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