sad poetry
The cathartic nature of poetry makes it one of the best outlets to channel feelings of sadness, emotional turmoil, grief and despair.
She ran out of time
The sun did shine and she had woken from dream shadows grew in her Her laughter sparkled She ran out of time Clocks ticking, alarms ring
Honey Blood
Oh, Christ. Let me taste the honey blood I once spilled. Let me put lips to split wrists and suckle From the abhorrent teet of despair.
Silver Serpent BooksPublished 5 months ago in PoetsDistractions - a poem
A shot in the dark, to ease a pain in the heart We all try and consume ourselves in something else for one reason To ease the tearing apart or tears in the dark
Henry PlumePublished 5 months ago in PoetsUnseen Love, Unheard Words"
In a world of hidden desires and unspoken dreams, A tale of unrequited love, or so it seems, "I love you more today than yesterday," I confess,
Naome MogaswaPublished 5 months ago in PoetsTHEN I CRIED
THEN I CRIED Raw Pain <><><><><> I’d set you free, And then I cried. I thought my heart And soul had died.
Margaret BrennanPublished 5 months ago in PoetsI don’t understand
I don’t understand this The memory of you has faded Like a grand sand castle on the beach It took time, but really not all that much
Vicious AvaricePublished 5 months ago in PoetsValhalla Poem
Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven Darlin meet you in Valhalla Devil gunless Gangsta Bats with wings of tattered skin
guilt
to have a full stomach to eat a full meal to drink a full bottle to have a hospital and a school a vehicle mobility education
Childs of War
where did it go our endless nights of summer laughter there's nowhere for us to grow a corrupted ambition sought after what is the objective of a bleak
Nashawn ManzanoPublished 5 months ago in PoetsSnafu Senryu
Chaos, confusion, A tangled web of mistakes, Snafu reigns supreme.
Nims VoicePublished 5 months ago in PoetsThe Difference of 6,000 Miles
6,227 miles. That is the distance between my home state of Kentucky and the Palestinian land in Gaza. Over 6,000 miles provide me safety. Safety from bombings, massacres, torture, evictions, violations of human rights, and only God knows what else.
Ashley TrippPublished 5 months ago in Poets"Celestial Ballet"
In the vast expanse of cosmic dreams, Where starlight gleams in endless streams, A symphony of orbs in silent flight, Our solar system dances in the night.