a little white tablet enters shudders and dissolves sinking down a tunnel the world singes eyes contract and relax the throat burns and pulses
By Belleabout a year ago in Poets
Hidden behind smiles, tucked under busy schedules, folded neatly into the lives we think we know. But they were never invisible.
By SP about a year ago in Poets
I still kick rocks when the world seems golden Dragging my feet when the road clears Backtracking to where I’ve gotten lost before
By angela hepworthabout a year ago in Poets
I wove threads of self-apologies through rusted armor that fell away from a frame, finally free of dead weight. The cuts weren't clean,
By Ellie Hoovsabout a year ago in Poets
You didn’t just lie. You planned it. Sat there with the others, probably grinning, talking about how to make me look guilty,
By Diani Alvarengaabout a year ago in Poets
DMs now close Forget about it Need a break from talking Putting mental health first Shhh Just need peace No toxicity
By L.I.Eabout a year ago in Poets
Laying awake, Trying hard not to think about the monsters inside my head; Afraid to shut my eyes, In case something goes wrong in the night,
By Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago in Poets
I have known my bedroommy living roommy kitchenNow I no longer recognize themYou are not there . I have known my house my land
By Henrik Hagelandabout a year ago in Poets
While We Sleep in Doorways Do world leaders care? or just play king while we sleep in the streets? They sit in rooms behind the glass
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
i want to feel like i’m better than someone it’s bad i know but can it be just for a moment let me compare myself to one person
I am a closed book, waiting to be opened— not by just anyone, but by hands that turn pages with care, by eyes that read between the lines,
By Annie Edwards about a year ago in Poets
Some of us were born with open skies in our bones— born to run, to dance, to name the wind as kin. But they still build cages.
By Zakir Ullahabout a year ago in Poets