First— remove your armor slowly. Do not rip it off. Grief startles easy. Hope does too. Unbuckle the lies you learned early:
By Hannah Lambert10 months ago in Poets
The Curse of the Snake I walked where the river bends in quiet threat, beneath trees that never speak, yet always watch, where shadows stretch like secrets kept
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
If my soul were worthless, you would pass me by— no teeth bared, no roaring, no fire in your eyes. You don’t guard empty houses,
I was born in the snow Before the cold choked me The sun called my name I rose from the icy ground Vaporized as a whisp of the life
By Maria A. Perez10 months ago in Poets
The Emperor wanders his hallways at the White House, a modern-day Nero screaming into an electric void of his own construction, a gathering place for
By David Muñoz10 months ago in Poets
After Sunday lunch, I went out for a solo walk in my leafy neighborhood. It is almost spring at our place, I knew there would be birds,
By Seema Patel10 months ago in Poets
The Man I Met Today He stood like a question I couldn’t ask, Hands in his coat, face half in the past. His eyes were storms that never broke,
“Anti-depressants are for losers who are afraid to feel.” The circle glares at me as I try to pass cruelty as enlightenment.
By Tina D. Lopez10 months ago in Poets
Am I a proper poet Or a proper prick Why can't I be both _ Okay so I don't rhyme Not much anyway But that's no crime _
By Paul Stewart10 months ago in Poets
And if I dream of summer Is it because I miss the Warmth trickling from The soil and the sun Or am I craving the gold? Am I so overfed on
By Silver Daux10 months ago in Poets
Your mouth speaks of gardens I have never seen, of violets crushed beneath a carriage wheel, of absinthe poured at dusk, its emerald vein
By Tim Carmichael10 months ago in Poets
Our Lady of Good Success of purification, I rest in peace in your hands ❤️🔥
By Diana10 months ago in Poets
