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Behind the Screen
Our conversation lulls for a moment too long, and I feel awkward, uncomfortable… unsure what to say or do next. So I pull out my phone.
Nathan HeardPublished 7 years ago in PoetsWhen I Was a Pixie
When I was a pixie I wanted to be a pink princessSo I hired an army of teddy bearsAnd ate my crownYou can be a princess too: but my kingdom is cuter
Chloe GilholyPublished 7 years ago in Poets"Jaded Giant"
I am the jaded giant fading amoungst the clouds. In a circumstance of forced compliance Peering worrisome above the crowds.
Dennis LaLiberte IIPublished 7 years ago in PoetsFight Back (D.C.)
My words strike out and flail around like your arms and fists... Did I strike this time? I cannot see cannot hear cannot feel.
Kris KailaPublished 7 years ago in PoetsAll Too Much, but Not Enough
isn’t it funny, how we struggle to rise, when we’re just a foot tall; we learn to walk, to run, just to fall, just to fall.
melancholy galaxiesPublished 7 years ago in PoetsThe Path to the Emerald City
My inspiration has run dry, like a river named denial. I will find myself again. I will find my way through the woods on this broken yellow brick road.
Amanda ZylstraPublished 7 years ago in PoetsSociety
Seven billion people // fourteen billion faces. We bend down to help only to have someone untie our laces. We are masters of unsaid words but slaves of those we let slip out.
Hostel!
Pubes everywhere warns Lee!Read it as pubs and thought it was great. Inside feels nostalgic: looks like a school. Vending machines galore and neon benches.
Chloe GilholyPublished 7 years ago in PoetsGood Moments
Believe me My dear, This life Will hurt you. I have no doubts About this. But it will also Be very good To you as well.
Please Be Gentle With Each Other's Hearts
treat her as though she were made of glass, full-well knowing the world around you is made up of jagged edges. treat him like china, the finest kind,
melancholy galaxiesPublished 7 years ago in PoetsDay 1.3
You take, and you take, then you take again. You refuse to help with any such chore. You will not pay for anything, you will not
Amber CrockerPublished 7 years ago in PoetsMake Your Mind a Temple
Make your mind a temple. Turn your prayers into action. Religion is not about memorizing text. It’s a lifestyle—treating others with love and respect.