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Chip your tooth on it
Pondering the limitations of human vocabulary, The magnitude and magic of centuries forming These words Just for me to string them together like a bracelet.
By DLC9 months ago in Poets
fail
NF's Fear - Official Music Video *** i remember when they said that failure's not an option because failure equals losing
By Alexandria Stanwyck9 months ago in Poets
I’m Lost
I’m Lost Lost in the greed to be successful Lost in the selfishness to get everything Lost in the race to be at the top Lost in the dream of becoming like someone
By Mubarik Ahmad 9 months ago in Poets
Wrapped in a Breath for Just a Moment
paint me orange dip me in butter tuck gently in puff pastry roll my warm like croissant it is time to slow down slow down
By Oneg In The Arctic9 months ago in Poets
What is time?
What is time? Time is cruel - time is cruel cause it’s unfair. More time less time that is how it works. Time is evil time will take your loved ones away. Time will make people suffer. What is time? Time is endless but time is limited. The clock will keep ticking, even after my clock stops. What is time? Time is contradicting. Time will give you everything and then take it all away. That is what time it is.
By Sarah Kae9 months ago in Poets
Limerence. Top Story - February 2026.
Limerence. I watch two boys love, fall in love, make love. I watch and I yearn/regret/wish/hate. ཀ I want the strong jaw, like a coarse-cut diamond:
By Jennifer A. G.9 months ago in Poets
Performance Review
Performance Review So this was it. This was the miracle. The promise. The alignment. All those glowing prophecies with my name folded inside them
By llaurren's reads9 months ago in Poets
Close To The Edge. Content Warning.
Introduction This is for ROCK's Unofficial Edgy Challenge that you can track down here: The music is "Livin' On The Edge", in my opinion, the finest Aerosmith song.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 9 months ago in Poets
Silence
Silence silence silence what some people think of a difference between others. Silence makes people feel content or in control. Silence makes people feel madness or grief. Silence is loud, a single look with no words says a million words at once. Silence silence silence it’s justified. quietness. Everything gets too much and once there is silence, it feels like a calm reset. It is a test silence is. Who gets anxious? Who breaks the silence first? Who feels the most awkward? Silence silence silence I am at peace.
By Sarah Kae9 months ago in Poets
ROCK's Unofficial Challenge
Well hello. You've come this far which is a very good start. You're a poet and you know it, so show it. RULES - as you know Rock hates rules and finds life challenging enough without more of them but we gots to set up some guidelines. Yes, guidelines sounds so much better.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)9 months ago in Poets
What Neglect Teaches Children
Parents who neglect their child, will have an adult child who neglects themselves. Parents who neglect their child’s emotional needs,
By Slgtlyscatt3red9 months ago in Poets
Eye of Her
The storm is rising Again. Not outside— Within. A tightening spin, A familiar din, Where doubts begin And courage thins.
By Aarsh Malik9 months ago in Poets