Driving into the sun Am I on the run Or just welcoming what I’ve become No longer in my sleep On to a better world One filled with nature and joy
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
I’m headed back to Caladan My personal Neverland None of this was planned But by the stroke of my hand I’m going to the land I belong
Ladybird Ladybird Ladybird Watch me front crawl through my cranium! Ladybird Ladybird Ladybird My epidermis so purpureous
By Wen Xiaosheng2 years ago in Poets
I suspect that you will not believe me You will dismiss me as a silly fool I do not understand why you can't see What I watch breaking every, ancient rule
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Poem of the week Whisper Of The River By Adnan RJ Whispers of the River The echoes of old days still whisper In the river’s flow in the cold wind’s touch
By Adnan Rasheed2 years ago in Poets
The ticking hands, they never pause, Etching lines with inconspicuous claws. A childhood giggle, a transitory glance, Lost inside the waltz of chance.
By Mr Ali2 years ago in Poets
I met my younger self for coffee she arrived ten minutes late, I hugged her she ordered her favorite chocolate cake\ As I gulped her innocence through the lens of my present eyes,
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
We are contemplating the lofty moon As is a Romantic's sacred duty Whether at dawn, midnight or sultry noon We seek what is sublime, or has beauty
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for January 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)2 years ago in Poets
Grieving through the breathing crevices of my mourning soul, I propelled through piercing glances of the ones who chose to score their goal.
"I detest the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women," he admits to the alabaster in his arms, his upper lip peeling as he traces her clavicle with his bared teeth. "But you, my ivory girl, will be perfect."
Impaled I inhale the pain Watch the blood rain As I pull your knife from my back For the heresy But now they listen to me
