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Emily Durston7 hours ago
Fairytale
Fire like ice runs through me, Angry heat burning my skin, Flames licking at my heart, Jealousy, shame, rage, despair. Fear. Fingers touch me and turn me to caramel, A sucrose doll. Sweet and pliable ...
Kourtney Risher8 hours ago
Shall I Tear Off My Mask?
Shall tear Off My Mask? That depends…will you like the man underneath? Do you prefer the caterpillar that treks the earth inch by inch, or the butterfly that soars through life until the wings fall of...
Chloe Urquhart8 hours ago
Green-Eyed Monster
My eyes are brown but anyone would think they were green right now, I'd put her down but I don't want to be causing scenes right now, You barely have to lift a finger while I try and haul myself off t...
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Steph Sinclair8 hours ago
Max
‘Hello' 'Hello' 'My name is max' 'Hello, max' 'Who are you?' 'I am who I am, max. Who are you?' 'I am max. now what is your name?' ‘Name?' 'Yes, your name. It’s what people call you. Do you have one?'...
*Secrets
I can’t believe that I was falling in love with you. The things that we’ve done, were kept between me and you. I should have had my guards all the way up. But my sinful self let the lust fuck me up. I...
Kourtney Risher8 hours ago
Noise
It’s all noise. A cacophony of opinions, rattling around in the sponge in your skull. If you allow it, the voices can thin your blood, depriving you of the oxygen that keeps your heart ticking. The no...
Cicely Blain4 days ago
Blood
I bleed. It’s not quiet. Not a pitter-patter of summer raindrops on gossamer rooftops. It is not shy. It is a raging fire than burns through oppressive cloths that marks its territory with crimson cou...
Steven Baldry15 days ago
Straight or Gay?
Straight or Gay ? Am I straight or gay ? I heard you say... I ask why it bothers you anyway ? Why judge a man by what's in his heart. Why judge another when you never walked their path. I am a sensiti...
James Wijesinghe22 days ago
Man Up
"Man up." The last two words heard before the jump. Man down. Knackered, they scraped Him From the tarmac like chewed gum – Spat out and Flattened in a fleshy puddle of blood and dirt. If suicide is t...
Terri Lyonsa month ago
Blood, Sweat, and Fire
Blood, Sweat, and Fire The Wonderful World of Disney gave us a Sunday evening rest, We anticipated Ed Sullivan’s line up of guests Until Huntley and Brinkley had breaking news Of another bloody episode of what we were going through, There was a march on the Pentagon, Pressure was mounting and Johnson was sweating. While the politicians were working to save face Deafening chants were demanding an end to the war. Something started with a cab driver in Newark, Cops didn’t like the way he drove the ...
Lon Casler Bixbya month ago
I Kiss My Daddy Goodnight
I hold his hand and squeeze it tight Tell him everything’s gonna be alright I tuck him in bed, snug and tight Leave on the hallway light I kiss my daddy goodnight I see the love in his old gentle eyes...
Edens Fleurizard2 months ago
Dirt... The Black Woman... Life
The black woman is dirt Yes. Ah yes, you heard me right, I said: the black woman is dirt But before you go up in arms listen to what I have to say first The black woman is indeed dirt I say this in al...
Only the Classics
The roots from which poetry as we know it has flourished. Taking you back to the classical era, one stanza at a time.
Life as a Poet Knows It
Industry tips for new poets. Welcome to the Poets family.
America in Verse
One Nation, United by Poetry. Exploring the United States of America through word.
Chloe Urquhart8 hours ago
Green-Eyed Monster
My eyes are brown but anyone would think they were green right now, I'd put her down but I don't want to be causing scenes right now, You barely have to lift a finger while I try and haul myself off t...
john noakes11 hours ago
Now & Then
Why this lack of honesty I thought that we meant more than that. Stop with your confusion. I know you're stupid like that. I have this from every other angle. You know exactly what it is that your doi...
Chloe Urquhart13 hours ago
Furious
I cannot believe you sometimes. I am not going to be a last resort anymore. I will not be an option, sliced like an apple because it cuts me to the core. Of course, with you, it’s dates before mates. ...
Kourtney Risher8 hours ago
Noise
It’s all noise. A cacophony of opinions, rattling around in the sponge in your skull. If you allow it, the voices can thin your blood, depriving you of the oxygen that keeps your heart ticking. The no...
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Margaux McCarthy10 hours ago
Ocean of Lies
Equality is for what I strive; Passion is with what I thrive. It simply takes drive; We just have to dive Into this ocean of lies And purify the water with time. It's not a task for one For this battl...
80
They imploded the Kingdome today. Odd—I would have thought an 80 million dollar roof would have hovered after the explosions, but it didn’t. It fell like the 80 million dollar lump of concrete and til...
Ala Mohamed9 hours ago
Hope
HOPE A four letter word H.O.P.E Hope Oh how I hoped that she was not on her knees, kneeling at every alter, praying to every corner, I believed God had left us along time ago, and my faith started to ...
E. NATASHA11 hours ago
Written in the Stars
Your night is my best friend, your story is my world Fly freely carve the story for a soul standing alone there Smiles of a summer night try to paint your happiness in the sky of the world Writing in ...
Ala Mohamed13 hours ago
Neglected Faith
Many people think I'm religious, Just because of the modest way I dress, But let me inform you I am far from it, Instead of remembering God, I've done many things to forget about Him So many times hav...
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Snozz Ler 8 hours ago
Real
So strange it is to think we once stood side by side, unaware of the hurricanes coming from both directions But in a fraction of a moment I turned and found your eyes, and so we collided. So lost in y...
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Steph Sinclair8 hours ago
Feelings
Feel? What does that mean? Little girls and boys Ask their mums and dads What is it like to feel? Is it nice? Is it warm? Is it cold? Is it bad? Is it better to feel? No matter the answer Little boys ...
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Dalius Beck8 hours ago
A Book Worth a Character
Skimming pages of a book Once read by you Still wanting you back My mind skims past the fact You betrayed & left Me to have lonesome be my lover & a knife full of your poisonous ink Write all over my ...
b g2 days ago
Seasoned
Here's to you: the seasoned sailor of these tempestuous words the autumnal expert leaf turner book opener chapter beginner secret enjoyer of craft pumpkin-spiced beverages the jaded cliche artist of s...
Ti Ana2 days ago
A Perfect Day
Damn. It is a perfect day outside. The breeze brushes the acorns and the smell of charcoal reminds me it's the weekend. The steps I take are light, the sun I feel consists of the right ingredients bet...
Felicity Lyons2 days ago
Taking Action
Why do we wait, Until it’s too late, Before we try to make a change? Maybe because, We’re too ignorant or arrogant, To realise our initial mistakes, Or maybe we have this, Senseless faith, That everyt...
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Emily Durston7 hours ago
Fairytale
Fire like ice runs through me, Angry heat burning my skin, Flames licking at my heart, Jealousy, shame, rage, despair. Fear. Fingers touch me and turn me to caramel, A sucrose doll. Sweet and pliable ...
*Secrets
I can’t believe that I was falling in love with you. The things that we’ve done, were kept between me and you. I should have had my guards all the way up. But my sinful self let the lust fuck me up. I...
Neon Odyrah20 hours ago
Love by Sunset
Love is the best feeling in this world Finding the right person makes you feel so safe Let me tell you a story of how love feels Because the two love birds were on a beach The lady remains, thinking, ...
Melanin
From the night in her skin to kink of her hair The sun in her smile to the stars in those eyes I know that Melanin is beautiful The beauty that glows through her blood like magic Her melanin drips lik...
Kourtney Risher3 days ago
We're Just Lines In Your Pockets
You point at us and laugh and say that we’re trash while you make cash from the blood of our sons, wash the stains from your hands, and sweep up the ash. The factory-workin’ mother labors from sun-up ...
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Ryan Hooper4 days ago
The Unravelling
Unravel your discord of frustration which was meant for our cordial fruition. This has now been vexed a-side, b-side the sea side, inside a hollow shell of truthful slander and a damnation that is to ...
Kourtney Risher8 hours ago
Shall I Tear Off My Mask?
Shall tear Off My Mask? That depends…will you like the man underneath? Do you prefer the caterpillar that treks the earth inch by inch, or the butterfly that soars through life until the wings fall of...
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Steph Sinclair8 hours ago
Max
‘Hello' 'Hello' 'My name is max' 'Hello, max' 'Who are you?' 'I am who I am, max. Who are you?' 'I am max. now what is your name?' ‘Name?' 'Yes, your name. It’s what people call you. Do you have one?'...
Kourtney Risher9 hours ago
Terraforming Spirit
Days blur together through a haze of struggle. I am an automaton with a free spirit at its core. A core that is malleable on the inside, but is rock hard on the outside, like a dormant volcano. The ma...
K M5 days ago
Place for You
(German perspective) There's a place for you, But I refuse to believe I can forgive you For your disgusting atrocities. Wicked storms arise to strike the masses The cost of doing nothing causes Superi...
Jamie Wilkinson10 days ago
Sonata
Eulogy to a player piano played only by mice. Strings twang untuned as little ones scurry from A to B flat. The dusky sonata of wood-chip cherubs with wormy tails. Nestled between keys dotted with dro...
Jamie Wilkinson10 days ago
Blouse
Her blouse is livid with loose ends of string intertwined like feasting garden-worms. That pompous scuffed tortoise-shell button swinging from a sagging polyester lapel. That feathered coffee stain fr...