fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about what makes a good poem and the poetry rules that were made to be broken.

When Belief Is Not Enough
My dear, please don't naively believe that believing in yourself will make everything alright. My dear, please don't force yourself to say:
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing14 days ago in Poets
The Bones Of Halloween. Top Story - October 2026. Content Warning.
This is a villanelle for the Spooky Season Challenge by S.A. Crawford which you can read about and join in here. It has been chosen as part of the Spillwords Halloween Collection and will be published here on 20th October 2026:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 14 days ago in Poets
Am I Supposed to Understand Pain?
Am I Supposed to Understand Pain? From the day that I was born, I was healthy, well looked after and warm, Two parents who gave me so much love, And sheltered me from every storm.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 14 days ago in Poets
The Storm
The Storm My heart turned cold, The warmth turned bitter, The love had been taken, I didn’t know what to do. I sat and I wondered, I cried so many tears, But they all came from a heart That was broken over you.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
The Embers
The Embers The fire was glowing, So warm, so serene, And as it died slowly, Such pictures I’d seen. I poked at the embers, Each one with a story, A picture of life, Of sadness and glory.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
Beyond the Stars
Beyond the Stars Weird, surreal, otherworldly I looked beyond the stitched-up sky, Where unborn constellations lie, And saw the moon remove its face,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
THE COLOURS OF MY WORLD
THE COLOURS OF MY WORLD I threw my colours at the world, And watched them come alive, A thousand shades of happiness, With dreams that would survive.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
GROWING OLD AND GREY
GROWING OLD AND GREY There ain’t no fun, When me silver hairs appear, Sitting on your bum, Year after blooming year. Arthritis in me knees, Pollen makes me sneeze, Me bones begin to ache, Even in a summer breeze.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
Sliver Giver
The sliver giver struck again, peeling off just enough to resuscitate suffering, grumbling crumbs, an inconvenience to manipulate,
By Harper Lewis 15 days ago in Poets
The Doorway
The Doorway A silent scream, a hidden face, A woman lost in time and space. Behind the eyes, a world of pain, A thousand tears that fell like rain.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
Flowers of a Wild Heart
Flowers of a Wild Heart I painted flowers from my soul, In colours that I can’t control. A crimson heart, a purple dream, A world where nothing’s as it seems.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets
Monster in Your Head
Monster in Your Head I am the monster under your bed The scary voice that in your head The fear you feel in the dark The electricity born from a spark
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 15 days ago in Poets