The thin book you must open To find what still is there A glimpse of what is waiting Memories of four wooden chairs The smell of Saturday morning.
By Raine Fielder15 days ago in Poets
My cousin and I were raised like siblings We always had lots of fun One day, he was arrested And our good times were done
By Cheryl E Preston15 days ago in Poets
Plodding along, I don’t feel like myself. Actually. I don’t feel connected to the me I should be. I’m doing the same routine I’ve been programmed for, but the essence of me — the self of myself — isn’t there.
By Gabriel Shames15 days ago in Poets
It’s coming back or was it make believe, it’s coming back couldn’t see the forest thru the trees, it’s coming back was it a trend that never settled in -
By Jacqueline Elaine Hudson15 days ago in Poets
you attack no, you smile first then attack knife— yeah knife in my back i pull it out i always do
By Tina D. Lopez15 days ago in Poets
Do you ever get a feeling That everything is a wee bit fucked? A tingling of the neck A look over the back
By Matthew J. Fromm15 days ago in Poets
if I were to be blunt I’d confess I moved to another state without telling him. — if I were to be brave I’d have confessed it
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA15 days ago in Poets
Show Me Your Fist And I Will Kill You Show me your fist, I know that sign, A threat you think will make me blind, But I have stood in darker places,
By George’s Girl 2026 15 days ago in Poets
"I am not here to be measured... By your RULER. By your comfort. By your fear. By the reality you name and rename at will,
By Kristen Keenon Fisher15 days ago in Poets
AT ONCE, SHE WAS IN LOVE. SHE LOVED BECAUSE SHE FIRST FELT IT. SHE STAYED, SHE BELIEVED, SHE COMPROMISED, SHE CRIED; BUT LOVE NEVER LEFT HER SOUL. PAIN AND RIDICULE WAS HER REFLECTION.
By Tokelo Malepe2215 days ago in Poets
I don’t understand why people communicate so poorly And can’t say what they mean How we keep asking “what do you think?” And “is that okay with you?”
By Oneg In The Arctic15 days ago in Poets
Okay, let's pretend this is my side !? Let's pretend these are my ribs, and my bones - my SIDES !? Let's pretend these are the people who are with ME !?
By 365poetry15 days ago in Poets
