One day you brought me food, and I disgusted myself in imagining that you watched as your gift traveled my esophagus to dip itself in acid
By Ariana GonBon9 months ago in Poets
I’m sick of people telling me to get over it. I’m sick of people putting a time limit on grief. Who gave you the right?
By Dylan-Quinn Harris9 months ago in Poets
Title: The Love Letters I Wrote for a Future I Never Had Genre: Romance / Poets / Fiction Structure: Letter-style Format Theme: Things You Can’t Say Out Loud
By waseem khan9 months ago in Poets
Quis Curat They say Chase another carrot Ferreting out their sins Where does it end? A society built on lies Incapable of being wrong
By Atomic Historian9 months ago in Poets
How to Disappear Without Anyone Noticing Genre: Poets / Psyche / Social Com Style: Poetic diary/narrative fragments Day 1
The silence held them first, those precious things, Arranged with care on shelves of polished oak, Or velvet-lined within small, satin rings.
By Jacky Kapadia9 months ago in Poets
"Oh come on, baby" A little coaxing here. A little begging there. Only listening to your own selfish wants and needs. Ignoring my cries and pleading words.
By CJ Raines9 months ago in Poets
Not gold, hammered thin and cold to catch the sun's last glance, Nor jewels ripped from secret earth, to dazzle and entrance.
That's what these bitches DO Smack them gums, talk shit Mind business that's not their own Maybe GET business Maybe SHUT those gums
By Rickey Goins 9 months ago in Poets
Not thunderclaps, nor trumpet's blare, But subtle shifts upon the air – A murmur felt, not truly heard, The nascent stirring of a word
I wander through the depths of the night My body searching for the satisfaction To this ache that consumes me — your fingers tracing me grabbing me inside me
By Tattoos & Tarot9 months ago in Poets
Watch me from a distance I asked you for so little But you gave me so much resistance Watch me as I’ve outgrown you
