How do I see you? You’re the cold-hearted who was. Not nice, but deserved. ~~~ ©️Susan Fourtané, 2025 - All rights reserved
By Susan Fourtané 11 months ago in Poets
My favorite part You won't believe me, I'm sure It is your pleasure
By D. J. Reddall11 months ago in Poets
Like a moth to flame I’m Drawn to my destruction My heart seared to ash
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Poets
I enter a bar, Like time travel I go far. Pac-Man goes too fast. ~~~ ©️Susan Fourtané, 2025 - All rights reserved
I sit here hugging the ocean And yet I hold nothing Choking on tears of fear Of futures lost Was it just a stepping stone
By Atomic Historian11 months ago in Poets
One piece at a time Piece together her puzzle Something does not fit *************************** Inspired by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden’s senryu below. More by the pic than the senryu, but, it is a lovely piece regardless.
Darkness in its deepest sonder, desolation in its truest bareness, all embraced my shattered skin, Enclothed in the tightness of survival, the light that belied in its invisibility propelled me to keep my hope akin.
By Hridya Sharma11 months ago in Poets
Piled in a corner Of old neglected warehouse Pieces of my soul Stacked like wooden crates Stored away for when needed
Once bright shining silk Haunted ghosts of memory By withered hands stroked ………….. Tattered lace ribbons Shredded by times vagaries
Oh My Child, Come Back to Me The cradle’s still, the room is bare, She rocks alone in empty air, Her arms reach out to hold the past,
By George’s Girl 2026 12 months ago in Poets
Alone in this love Solitary confinement Please open your heart
By Andrew C McDonald12 months ago in Poets
Picked up a sharp knife And took a slice out of life Now my room’s padded
