In another life, he rode the waves. A mundane catch; A Monday slave Until one day when his ship docked The mission done; the service stopped.
By Hector Gonzalezabout a year ago in Poets
Emotional Overload It builds slow a breath I forgot to take a room too bright a silence that screams louder than sound I set the kettle boiling
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Built on past disappointments and lies, unseen by the stranger passing by. Constructed of whispers and hollow words. This house, also known as “a curse”,
By Sun Beeabout a year ago in Poets
It's been a while! I've been focusing a lot of my efforts on my Substack, but I did this poem the other day and thought it would be nice to publish it here as well.
By Bradley Ramseyabout a year ago in Poets
She ran high on stilettos and pride, intoxicated by the atmosphere of her small town. Respected, yet ignored all else. Believing this was it.
How do you talk to the ghost of the unknown? What to do when you’re alone in room full of people It’s your personal rain cloud on a sunny day
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Speaking without hope of being heard has become all too common. We tiptoe around fragile feelings, but sacrifice our own pride.
By Marcus Hillabout a year ago in Poets
I am pieces, and once gathered, I am whole — but the puzzle of me is difficult. The start was clear and painless, only to raise the height of my fall,
Continue — just one word that expresses the will to go forward, to push through every hardship one may encounter. Continue,
She said, “Bring your things.” So I packed my favorite cassettes- voices I knew by heart- My Little Ponies with chewed-up hooves,
By Danielle Katsourosabout a year ago in Poets
She once dreamed of canvases, wide and bright Of dancing shoes and city light Of books she'd write and stars she'd name, Of foreign streets and stage-born fame
By Emma about a year ago in Poets
This room still breathes your quiet name Its walls unchanged, yet not the same The clock still ticks its steady beat, But time has lost its gentle flame