performance poetry
Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
Keep Me Calm
The fire you ignite in my soul is like no other I would say that I saw this coming but I was blinded, blinded by my insecurities,
Amber LawlerPublished 6 years ago in PoetsGorgeous Soul
Take advantage you young gorgeous soul You're the perfect black life size ken doll that I've always wanted Your skin feels like fresh warm sand when glazing my fingers. Your body hypnotizes my mind, releasing that dopamine into my brain , producing chemicals that drive my testicular functions insane
Javon BanksPublished 6 years ago in PoetsSonnet 2
I am terrified to live, For so many choices are coming fast. If there were any way I’d let adulthood rush past, If for a glimpse of what I actually had to give.
Hannah PerezPublished 6 years ago in PoetsMomentary Soulmates
I should have gotten his name that day, by the creek bed. Birds had been whistling in the trees above and I felt alive, alive, alive. The grass was an alarming shade of chartreuse and the water below me matched the sky. Early summer had that effect on me—somehow it transformed the grey world into one choking with brilliant color. Between the songbirds and the few insects zipping around, I felt alone. Blissfully alone, engrossed in the words of Henry David Thoreau.
Blinded by Lies
This world's gone crazy People stuck in the background Were all focused on money That we won’t listen to the sound Of the people screaming help
Anabelle GearhartPublished 6 years ago in PoetsSisterhood
The clenching of a fist unheard rumors whispered that one over there, be careful as women always had, warning, tending, tender
Siri SandquistPublished 6 years ago in PoetsLiving in a World We Can't Afford
Living in a world we can't afford Year round struggling to make ends meet So limited as we reach to be more We try and we try
Gabby JuradoPublished 6 years ago in PoetsBirthday
I You were born, I recall, on the same day that snow melted, and blossoms bloomed. My heart burst for you. Your glowing cheeks,
Jess GoodePublished 6 years ago in PoetsShe Said
She said one day, a blind man will save me, everyone just shook their heads, she said, one day, I’ll risk my life to save you,
Emily FreyPublished 6 years ago in PoetsThe Song
You’re with friends, the music shuffles to your favorite song You’re loudest when it comes to singing along, And you know you’ll never get the words wrong,
Maranda MartinPublished 6 years ago in PoetsMyself Unto You
I came to notice a tiny scar on the inside of your thigh A freckle of the past, waiting to tell its story I listened closely, secrets carousing through the canal
Curtis WoodcockPublished 6 years ago in PoetsMy Beginning
I am Sheija of the Binshaban clan. Born in the world of different/mixed cultures. I am a descendant of Victor who is known for his great cat fishing.
Sheija BinshabanPublished 6 years ago in Poets