Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Poets.

Best Friends
Don’t you push me away. Don’t you dare. I’ll give you ten reasons why, ten years why you can’t do that to me. I’ve spent more time in your house than my own. I’ve lent things of mine that only to you I would loan. You are my rock, my constant, a never changing pillar. You have been worked into the foundation of my being, and I into yours.
By Taylor Nelson9 years ago in Poets
Delicate Daisy
People tell me that I should be stronger. Because that is where the truth lies. But I am honest no longer. I admit, I have no alibis.
By Paul Crocker9 years ago in Poets
Happiness
I use to think happiness would be obtained if I had a lot of money or if I had the plethora of things money could buy, but true happiness could never be that shallow
By clarkspittah9 years ago in Poets
Bryan and Mari
Been a long time since I Roamed the bars and back alleys, Yearning for a love I believed was a lie. Always hurting and keeping a tally,
By Marianne Putney9 years ago in Poets
Vessel
i have bottled screams within it. sometimes it’s a whisper, or an entire prayer, just to hold a spectral breath. i thought of growing holy flowers,
By Varinder Singh9 years ago in Poets
Emotion of the Strip
Time to get up honey Take the pipe out of your mouth I know you want that dollar You want to feel free You want to feel loved
By jack york9 years ago in Poets
Yesterday It Rained
Make me wet, I told the clouds. They looked dark and so did strain. I laughed out loud. Because yesterday, it rained.
By Paul Crocker9 years ago in Poets
Poems
Poems presented are by Megan Ashley. When The Sun Fades When the sun goes down and the night arrives And I see dark shadows when I close my eyes,
By Megan Goff9 years ago in Poets
Distant
I know what's making us distant, pain is that love is missing I guess at times I was tripping Overwhelmed from your bitching about me fucking with women,
By clarkspittah9 years ago in Poets
Trouble in Paradise
I promised my love I would be gentle But my words desecrated her temple And now her mental Is no longer calm like the river we dove into
By Cash Hogan9 years ago in Poets
Pity The Boy
Forewarn the children who play near the pit, Hear how they sing and laugh, They may stay as long as take care to remember,
By Taylor Nelson9 years ago in Poets
The Lifted Soul
I glide through the air painting over the gray clouds a rainbow in motion Affirmations are powerful tools for healing. I started writing haiku a long time ago. More recently, my growing interest in personal growth led me to align the haiku form with the personal affirmation.
By Laurie Molloy9 years ago in Poets