Poems

Hey God

Hey God(c) By Alice Vo Edwards 4/21/2019 Hey god If you’re out there… Can you hear me? I’m just lying here Sending up a prayer To the man upstairs. To the man upstairs Hoping that you hear my prayers Can you hear me? Lying here There’s nothing in this world More precious than this heart …

Suicide Prevention: An Allegory of Oceans and Emotion

(C) Alice Vo Edwards As a child, when I first began swimming in the ocean, family members and signs at the beach warned about the dangers of undertow, and invisible currents that unexpectedly pull me under if a wave swept me out from shore. I was not only told about the potential danger, but talked …