About the Author Debra McLain Debra McLain is a writer residing in Lemoore, California. ‘To Conquer or Die Trying’, her first book of poetry, gives the reader a glimpse of her life. Debra’s soul-baring poem, ‘Innocence Lost’ received a lot… Read More ›
She inserted a new piercing into her body whenever she felt an internal pain. Some were a memorial to the ones she lost, while others were to mask her own agony. She would touch them and sometimes pick at them… Read More ›
I’ve always been where I didn’t belong, On your ground my name on your enrollment List my broken tongue on your perfect English My black mind around your literature these burnt Hands on your white canvass I wrote when I… Read More ›
I’ll watch your red balloon fly away with your youth Away With your mind, Away With your want Away With your fire Leave me here to scrape at my age free intentions …..I am becoming as gold as the sky…. Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Write A Haiku Poem to this picture. Haiku’s are short poems that use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature, seasons a moment of beauty or a poignant… Read More ›
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