“There ain’t no sky today. Not today, not yesterday, not ever…” Baba let the curtains fall closed and he backed away from the window, his shoulders hanging heavy. “You know, I remember when we could see the sky. It was… Continue Reading →

“There ain’t no sky today” Said the masses. “All they knew was the blackened gray” Dread loomed over all classes. “Damn the greedy!” Echoed the proletarians. “They’re just so needy.” Boomed the patricians. “Those bastards shrouded in gold.” State the… Continue Reading →

“There ain’t no sky today,” my mom said while looking up at the dark clouds. There had been tornado warnings screaming all night, thunder crackling outside my window, and lightning blinding me all morning. It was unusual to look outside… Continue Reading →

“There ain’t no sky today.” My friend beeped at me. My rotors chugged as I turned to him. “When do you think they’ll turn it back on?” I asked. His rusty shoulders shrugged. “When they have the budget to keep… Continue Reading →

(im)mortal There is no sky today. Only smokey flames Engulfing Helios And his horses. The same sooty embers That filled the lungs Of the smaller, Weaker Phaethon As he was struck By the king Of the sky. Only the elements… Continue Reading →

There ain’t no sky today. As darkness consumes the world around us, Through it all, only glimpses of light remain. Stuck in the moment, as time stumbles, lost to the midnight. Waking up to a nightmare with no escape. Searching… Continue Reading →

“‘There ain’t no sky today. There ain’t no sky any day ever. Ever’. The weeping ‘thing’ curled in the corner of the dirt cell, murmuring about everyday life and what can not be. The cell, that contains the ‘thing’, is… Continue Reading →

A Prejudice Against the Gala “There ain’t no sky today.” I hear the words spoken behind me, and turn to see a man that is so obviously a cowboy you could spot it a mile away. This fragment of speech… Continue Reading →

There ain’t no sky today. That was the first thing I noticed when I woke up. My room was dim, but not like normal—not like an early morning before the sun rises. Not like a cloudy day when the light… Continue Reading →

“Has the sun ever shone here? “ My sister waved her hand to the sky, and I don’t know how to answer it. She’s right. The clouds never moved their steps out of the daylight since we came to this… Continue Reading →

“There ain’t no sky today.” James Gunn had been in solitary confinement for 9 months. The only way he could keep track was with the meals he got. The days blended together. The room was cold and black, with nothing… Continue Reading →

There ain’t no sky today. He thought to himself. Even though I may never see the sky again. These thoughts circled through his mind day after day as he started to feel like he was going crazy. He was all… Continue Reading →

By The Window “There ain’t no sky today,” Says the young girl from her swing. A lecture on her grammar, Then escape from pouring rain. Near the window, she sits, Watching Mother Earth cry; If thunderclaps are footsteps, Who is… Continue Reading →

No Puffs of Fluffy Clouds in the Sky There ain’t no sky today. No heavenly blue tapestry above, No puffs of fluffy clouds with uplifting shapes to embrace, No signs of eagles or birds way up high, Not even a… Continue Reading →

There ain’t no sky today pouring down was a heavy rain with the wind that throws the boat around and there was never any sun to be found pouring down was a heavy rain you can feel the thunder through… Continue Reading →

Only Silence There ain’t no sky today, The only light is the reflection of an illuminated city. There ain’t much sound today, Only the buzzing of neon lights across the roofs of the buildings, But there’s nobody there. There ain’t… Continue Reading →