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Most recently published stories in Poets.
True Crime
she spun around, fists flying, unending love, just met its end the black and blue he gave her, imprinted like tattoos, on her skin
Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 11 months ago in PoetsOrphan of the Night
Orphan of the night Sitting alone on the riverbank, in the streetlamp’s spotlight Wondering what he did to deserve to be here
Shooting Star
Did you see it too, darling? Inching through the darkness amongst the blanketing vacuity above, a trail of light in its wake, a shooting star drifts across the horizon.
M. EdwardsPublished 11 months ago in PoetsHighway
Dodge the car, snap open my eyes, see where I am in delirium. I stand adrift a bustling highway, ungrounded, untethered. Sirens, clamouring bodies, honking horns and disgruntled civilians.
M. EdwardsPublished 11 months ago in PoetsHow Do You Do That?
Tell me, how do you do that? Talk to me as if you know me, Though it's only words on a screen, Make me feel connected to you,
Carol TownendPublished 11 months ago in PoetsWhen God denies to help…
when God denies to help my heart on this has always wept. if I could something do i by your side would have stood. earth is not the home town
Ekta K. KalraPublished 11 months ago in PoetsWriter's Block
Deafening is the whirring from the electric fan positioned before me. It's too damn hot. Sweat beads at my forehead as I try to write this poem, the closeness of heat suffocating my sinuses and stunting my fingertips poised fruitlessly at my keyboard.
M. EdwardsPublished 11 months ago in PoetsI found your love at the bottom of the well and you don’t give a damn
I made a purpose out of pointless they opened their mouths wide without worry I switched languages rooted in my brain
Mescaline BrissetPublished 11 months ago in PoetsWhen you looked my way
Did I see you standing there - eyes wide like the Inside of a spiraling galaxy, Spinning out of control into a galactic dance;
Amanda StarksPublished 11 months ago in PoetsInsomniac’s dream
Once upon a winter day dreary, I fell fast asleep for my mind was weary. I rose from my resting place and my shoes started sticking.
ChristopherWritesPublished 11 months ago in PoetsNothing Comes Close To You
With you, I dream better, Work Harder, Climb Higher, To be the best I can be. With You, I love stronger, Stand taller,
Carol TownendPublished 11 months ago in PoetsDear Brother
Dear brother, I know, deep down, that you can be better. Six months since the knock to the door of your flat, six months of me fighting for breath.
M. EdwardsPublished 11 months ago in Poets