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Talk is Cheap, Silence is Golden
Talk is cheap Silence is golden Think before you spray But never hold back Just always be careful But don't hold it in
Paul Stewart
Published 2 days ago in Poets
misunderstood
look me in the eyes. tell me, what do you see? * someone who cowers and heeds every plea? * do you see someone shy someone lacking defense?
The Writing Witch ✨🌗 (Joelle)
Published 3 days ago in Poets
Lesson Learned
I met a cute guy in a bar. We began to make out in my car. When I felt between us, his tiny green penis, I laughed till I puked in a jar.
Cathy holmes
Published 4 days ago in Poets
The feminine urge
The feminine urge to be pretty but also not seen as pretty, only hard. Only brutal. Never easy enough to love to be tricked into standing still at the wrong place. At the wrong time.
Georgia Jones
Published 2 days ago in Poets
Refraction
taken by the tiny shards an imploded exploding house of cards every sacred slivered flash every hated silvered dash
Brenton F
Published 7 days ago in Poets
Curvature
Sleek, supple, sublime In the turn of an elbow or The bend of a knee, With the rippling arch of a spine,
Cindy Calder
Published 6 days ago in Poets
We All Scream
Where you come from, plum dollops blot the sky. Crumbs of cosmic snow, like cookie dough crepe the sugar cone of space and
Gina C.
Published 4 days ago in Poets
STATE FAIR
At the first meeting, Aza became my space alien friend. She wasn't interested in the latest trend. Asked, "Aza, do you want to see our world?"
Babs Iverson
Published 5 days ago in Poets

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Perhaps, in the end, I too will stop missing you
Perhaps, in the end, I too will stop missing you, That emptiness deep within me will no longer accrue. The love we once had has withered away,
Reynol Brennan
Published about a minute ago in Poets
The Silent Autumn Night
"In the silent autumn night, Glimmering stars shine bright. Moonlight spills upon the windowpane, Reflecting my lonely silhouette.
Reynol Brennan
Published 9 minutes ago in Poets
I fell in love with you in a daze, but I lost you with a clear feeling
I fall in love with you, in a haze, But the clarity of losing you stays. Like a mist that obscures my path, Love's grip on my heart begins to fade.
Reynol Brennan
Published 13 minutes ago in Poets
Free verse
In the realm of imagination, Where words dance and emotions sing, I embark on a journey of expression, Unbound by rules that clip my wings.
Reynol Brennan
Published 17 minutes ago in Poets
Lullaby Of The Abyss
In the depths of the ocean, where shadows creep, Lies a secret so dark, it'll chill you deep. A baby shark, innocent at first glance,
Sultan
Published about an hour ago in Poets
To Walk Among the Stars
In the heart of an explosion that has lasted for aeons, we stand and look up. Solitary yet tied to the heavens. We are made of stars,
S. A. Crawford
Published about an hour ago in Poets
Today
The day I finally and painfully felt the reality…
Cathy Bottiglieri
Published about an hour ago in Poets
How to make tea in darkness
If you pour simmering water Into your mug, shrouded in darkness, Unable to see, you must learn How to listen and hear The water trickling down from
Andrei Z.
Published about 2 hours ago in Poets

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