She says she doesn't want to take sides. As if there are two sides to a bruise and it's all a matter of perspective. She heard her friend raise her voice, heard him speak in shadows.
By Tina D. Lopez8 days ago in Poets
My _______ is nameless, anonymous. My fears are absurd, painful, ludicrous. It's not true. It's a lie. That's a lie. Is my mood always dark blue?
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR8 days ago in Poets
a forest can take centuries to grow and only a few days to burn if you notice or if you don't see the smoke enter only do not enter
By ⸘jason alan‽8 days ago in Poets
This is it. This is the end. Its the end of time. The end of the world. Everything we know and love is at its end. The sun has gone black.
By Jasmine Harris8 days ago in Poets
His wife was Patient Zero. Empty bleachers, Women on his playing fields. He called her adjectives. Later, me too. Beautiful women for fun and games.
There’s a kind of person who never steps close enough to be a comfort, never far enough to be gone. They hover in that middle distance— the place where questions form but never land.
By Syl De'Vil8 days ago in Poets
A muse is a muse and nothing more. Inspired something in you— Didn’t realize just anyone would do. You made me reach for words,
By S10 days ago in Poets
My sister's home is quaint and has a chill. The winds echo the voices of our past. When I arrive they come and shreak and shrill.
By Lizzy Rose11 days ago in Poets
____ float through life as would a cloud, filled to the brim with rain. ____ am as solid as the flow that washes off the pain.
We are the world’s record keepers We are the keepers of the knowledge In our rings The world lives forever Split us open and read the story of the world
By Atomic Historian13 days ago in Poets
The house keeps the shape of whoever left. I do not say the name. I let the first note do that work. A kick. A snare.
By Overdrive Records14 days ago in Poets
Maybe I’ll drive to Ohio maybe take some wire cutters maybe find your car maybe find the brake line maybe sever it
By Harper Lewis 14 days ago in Poets
