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You Must Present for Authentication. Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge.
Attention all men, Consider this your official notice, You have until the end of the month To present for authentication.
By Adam Kolozetti10 months ago in Poets
Troll Warning
Do not feed the trolls; they are very insecure in their identities as trolls. In troll society, troll-ness is tied directly to troll status and troll self-worth. Therefore, a troll must constantly find ways to reassert his troll-ness, thus establishing his place in troll hierarchy, and bolstering his self-confidence as a troll.
By Tyler Clark10 months ago in Poets
Bipartisan Responsibility
Signed into law by President Obama, Upheld by the Supreme Court, It's used now under President Trump, and Democrats are yelling, "Abort!"
By Mack D. Ames10 months ago in Poets
The River
Far beyond the city edge in the valley hills there’s a riverbend that divides the silt— let it carry you to wild lands let it slake your heartaches
By Justin Keeling10 months ago in Poets
Unrelated
Encompassed by a prism of possibilities Sanctity in souls that breathe purity They enrapture torment of sin quenching my thirst painstakingly
By Meredith McLarty10 months ago in Poets
Time-ticking
I smile through gray skies There's soft-spoken poetry on my tongue and a song somersaulting in my heart There's solace in gentle kisses
By Meredith McLarty10 months ago in Poets
Delight
Down an old, ancient road finding its fortress It hides in fangs that drip with love, charged with ecstasy That fine-toothed comb
By Meredith McLarty10 months ago in Poets
Love is All You Need. Top Story - January 2026.
ℒ𝒪𝒱ℰ ℐ𝒮 𝒩𝒪𝒯 𝒜 𝒩𝒪𝒰𝒩 Love is not a person you view from afar ensconced like a statue in the corner They can’t rectify your folly
By K.B. Silver 10 months ago in Poets
J A N U A R Y
Trudging through snow, I paused to bask in the warmth of sunlit bricks. Although cold to the touch, their radiance heated the
By Kale Sinclair10 months ago in Poets
Condemned Notice
Dear father, . . This letter serves as official notification regarding the condemnation of the property located in the middle of my chest cavity
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA10 months ago in Poets
The Window
Staring out the window I watch the days go by I wonder what happened I think about what I chose And ponder, why? Where am I?
By Atomic Historian10 months ago in Poets
The Ordinary Use of Force
PUBLIC NOTICE: Regarding the Ordinary Use of Force Issued during an arctic wave in which water lines stiffen, and kitchens become furnaces.
By Fatal Serendipity10 months ago in Poets