After Midnight, The Kitchen The kettle clicked itself off twice, Steam thinning against the tiles. A spoon lay where I left it,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
A doctor stood up, To let a mother sit, And cradle her baby. - A mother gave money, To a beggar by the shops, Flashing them a smile.
By Conor Matthews10 months ago in Poets
The Trees That Wait for Names They do not sway in wind, Nor rustle unless instructed. Branches stretch deliberately toward me,
In these battered halls are sung the songs of broken yesterdays Visions of sweeter tomorrows knelt blithely in the pews Un-bittered by want and regret
By Ian Read10 months ago in Poets
The Walls Remember Everything I leaned against plaster once, Felt it pulse beneath my fingers. Nothing cracked, nothing fell,
I thought, you were struck on the right cheek, I stroked your face and while not knowing how to read the messaging. Both cheeks reflections of the Person in the holy face speaks, mouth closed, throat both, dove and lion a one, on the Adam's apple pressing.
By Diana10 months ago in Poets
I crawled across the sanguine soaked battlefield of life born legless languishing below the line of sight to all except the
By K.B. Silver 10 months ago in Poets
I Forbid You To Leave Me The room tightened when you said nothing, As if silence had weight and intent. Walls leaned closer to listen,
"Cry later" Really "Creating a crater" Hardly ~ Tears are healing "So" "They leave me reeling" I know ~ Do you know?
By Denise E Lindquist10 months ago in Poets
The old American of fall's skin taught songs. But why does the steel not meet the sky... How do you sing Without taking time?
By Squeeze D' Avocado10 months ago in Poets
I loved you And now it's time to bury it with the shovel you handed me
By Bixi Hernandez10 months ago in Poets
Daisy: Not a single pixelized star pull me from you. Spam bots and digitized currency, Low brow, pocket change and rhetoric compliments.
By House September 10 months ago in Poets
