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Hungry
You opened the door. I walked in naked. I walked in without a weapon. It was an ambush. My severed head hangs dripping blood
By Tina D. Lopez2 months ago in Poets
Crazy ex social club
I wonder (read: fear) how you might one day find this. Will your phone chime, “ Bro… this your ex?” Might you discover it on your own? That I doubt, at least, it being safely hidden away in writing.
By Veronica Wren2 months ago in Poets
Only Poetic Words
Only poetic words to express, what we truly feel, what we see and how we think. Poetic words upon a page, drying along with the ink.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Poets
Choices
When I burn beautiful flowers I wonder if I will smell pure bliss or smoke? Will I feel anything at all? Will I see the charring?
By Ty2 months ago in Poets
HEAD FOR THE GATE
HEAD FOR THE GATE Old England wasn’t gentle in those dark and distant years, when punishment was public and nobody hid their fears. You bowed before the soldiers, you listened to the state, or one day you might find yourself displayed upon a gate.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Betrayed
Birthed into the world without anesthesia, shapes shift, cast shadows on the rocks lying in the river. A reflection of a hawk
By Harper Lewis 2 months ago in Poets
Corporate Workplace Code of Conduct for Meeting Robert Smith
I have tried to write a piece honouring my late father and the portrait my husband never quite got finished. It's just to hard still, even after three years. So instead of going round and round in my head I have decided to go with irreverance .
By Alyson Smith 2 months ago in Poets
MY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY
MY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY I was only fifteen when I thought that I knew love, too young to see the warning signs, too young to know enough. I believed him when he told me I was everything he’d need, and when you’re fifteen and in love, your heart is easy to mislead.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Sorrows in Hell
Enter the night It swallows you whole Deep into the shadows Hearing the infernal howls Tensions bring hearts to race Surrounded by forever and never
By Jason Morton2 months ago in Poets
Once Upon The Dreary
Once upon a night so dreary The battles of the day carried on Tired and starving they were weary Of the midnight sound of the church bell
By Jason Morton2 months ago in Poets
Let's Dance - Terms of Service Agreement
Let's Dance - Terms of Service Agreement TERMS OF ██████████████ By ██████████████ this agreement, you ████████████████████
By Alyson Smith 2 months ago in Poets
TROUBLE’S NOT MY NAME
TROUBLE’S NOT MY NAME They pinned the name of Trouble, Upon my winter coat, Then blamed me for the cruel words, That stuck inside my throat.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets