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Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. Content Warning.
The winter sat in me loud and galore, Alas, the summer that once warmed the heart sings in me no more. The beauty of life sets in its amorous swarm,
By Hridya Sharma3 years ago in Poets
The Show
Welcome to where I write Welcome to what sometimes keeps me up And at others helps me sleep at night Welcome to where people gawk
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Poets
Love is a metaphor
Love begins with a metaphor that rules in the contradiction of vows, The one that emphasizes the conditionality one endows
By Hridya Sharma3 years ago in Poets
Wilderness-2
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By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Poets
Convincing my favorite book to change its name
Triabilsing with the terror of the unknown, Gasping at the bane of my existence, my soul set on a quest to discover a new home
By Hridya Sharma3 years ago in Poets
Stumbling
Looking at how many days it’s been Since I was last here I’ve lost pace again But it’s for a better reason this time than last year
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Poets
Whispers in Flickering Light
The lens, a witness, cold and bright, Capturing truth in flickering light. Not fiction's stage, but life laid bare, A tapestry woven, thread by thread, with care.
By Murali3 years ago in Poets
Unbreakable
You thought your model was unbreakable But little did you know How much one person can endure in one year Once in a lifetime events
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Poets
pure love
In the quiet of dawn, where stars still linger, Two souls entwined, hearts beating in sync, Love blooms like a fragile blossom, tender and true,
By John Biz243 years ago in Poets
through lust you fast
I don't care about the flowers but I care about their journey to me down a conveyor belt at the grocery store after you clocked out of work, gingerly scanned by a cashier with long unkempt hair concealing their name tag, carried up your icy steps, petals protected by a plastic casing that rustles against your beard, set in plain sight on your coffee table surrounded by acrylic paints and empty Modelo's.
By Erin Latham Shea3 years ago in Poets
The Pit
Nervous ticks are in, The answer, Sometimes, following them with, Your minds' eye, Using an escort to drive, Away the pitfalls of society,
By Tambourine Man3 years ago in Poets
To be with you/without you
To be here Absorb the energy around Which has mostly turned negative With time So I'm going to change the narrative And make it about what I want
By Mehar3 years ago in Poets