Free Verse

Echo & Echo &. Top Story - June 2026.
I was used and used all my life, by Zeus, by the other nymphs swimming in the pond, and Hera, in her beautiful rage, took away my only strength,
By Kera Hollow5 months ago in Poets
Don’t Look Back
Haunting imagery of dilapidated carnival rides rusting away. now collapsed on ground covered in muck and disarray. Dangling and squeaking parts soon to detach,
By Star Love Grey5 months ago in Poets
Beyond the Ridge
A young father stands atop the slope, looking out toward the rugged peaks. - his stomach groans, a hollow sound against the vastness
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
God of this World
I am the center of this universe. The sun. The moon. The stars. The whole stupid solar system. I said it. I was supposed to get better.
By Tina D. Lopez5 months ago in Poets
Pita Patter Tear Drops
Pita Patter Tear Drops Pita patter tear drops fall, Quietly upon the floor, Each one carrying a memory, Of what once was before.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
It's the creators who don't win or place that we should shower 'congrats' upon.. Winner in Say It Again Challenge.
It's the creators who don't win or place that we should shower 'congrats' upon. Because...The Ones Who Didn’t Win.... Are expected to be the cheerleaders...patting the shoulders of the victors, manning the battlefields, strengthening the walls of the castle. These creators form the backbone of a castle’s defense, ensuring that walls are secure, gates controlled and holding steadfast.
By Novel Allen5 months ago in Poets
Lunch Date with Poetry Buddies at Noon
We got together on the ninth of June. Just one day after our rhyming day and it wasn't too soon. It was great, first rate, and what a date. We talked, we wrote and we talked again. We wrote a bit about relationships, some good, some not so. I thought I might first share June 8th to begin.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Poets
Do You Have An Elephant In The Room?
Today is tomorrow, tomorrow is today As my day's blend in night, and, vice versa Time goes around, rounding it's cirlce Do we truly have everlasting live
By Senkora5 months ago in Poets
Plunging into the Head canon. Content Warning.
Apologies. Hello, says… The tripping nomad, Sycophant of the unknown legends of dead comrades. Perpetually on the lam… Plastering advertisements of mental feats,
By Willem Indigo5 months ago in Poets
Mirror, mirror . Content Warning.
The truth is I spent the bulk of my 20s trying to make sure there was less of me to grab onto and I can't help but wonder if I should feel good that I accomplished my goal,
By Mikayla Rose5 months ago in Poets
Just Leave!. Content Warning.
Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not crazy, although you love to accuse. Did you think our words were simply a spat?
By Rain Dayze5 months ago in Poets
Spinning in Place
My soul was kidnapped Age three and a half Snatched through my mouth While I slumbered On my aching back ꩜𖦹꩜𖦹꩜𖦹꩜𖦹 Like a shattered mother
By K.B. Silver 5 months ago in Poets