Free Verse

What I Refused to See
What I Refused to See I called it love when it was something smaller, Something that asked less and took far more, I ignored the cracks that spread between us,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Poets
Don't Push It
Fate Fortune Luck Are on your side How are some people Perpetually lucky? (Not that I'm jealous) Don't rub it in my face
By Julie Lacksonen7 months ago in Poets
What the Robin Knows
You took an early morning walk Upon the misty shores of Norfolk Pausing to skip flattened stones Making your daily request
By Mother Combs7 months ago in Poets
Fear. Content Warning.
pedophile eyes stay open through the darkest nights, cold witnesses to the desecration of the human spirit they weave through body,
By Harper Lewis 7 months ago in Poets
Dear Toby
I have no idea what you look like. I’ve never met you before, but I hear your name mentioned a lot. Everyone talks about you, yet little is known about you. You’re the God of the school playground and a legend in your own right. I assume you’re a man because they always refer to you as male. Though I do sometimes wonder if you’re a real person or somebody’s imaginary friend.
By Chloe Gilholy7 months ago in Poets
orange tinted glasses
I could easily go through life wearing blue tinted glasses Walking amongst the living in silent austerity Or I could keep wearing the yellow tinted ones
By Billy Sandra7 months ago in Poets
You Taught Me What You Let Fall. Runner-Up in After It’s Gone Challenge.
For nine long months I grew within a casing; even then, I sought the mother-thrum. ~ Yet when I was born, you were the permafrost above my crib.
By Caitlin Charlton7 months ago in Poets
What Never Happened Still Casts a Shadow
In the timeline where the bombs didn’t drop, where treaties held like promises we meant, the city still stands—glass towers catching light
By Aarsh Malik7 months ago in Poets
Okay With Not Being Okay
Okay With Not Being Okay There are days the smile sits slightly wrong, Like it borrowed strength it cannot prolong, Words come easy, light and bright,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Poets
What Goes Around, Comes Back Around
I don’t wanna speak in generalizations, but my mother and I, kinda fit the bill! Oil and water just never really mixed; 40+ decades, we don’t still.
By Alaine Hay7 months ago in Poets
Not Outshined
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for March 2026 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)7 months ago in Poets
When the Circus Came
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for February 2026 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)7 months ago in Poets