performance poetry

Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.

The Door
“Please Dad, let me in.” My body shaking wildly.. That door leads nowhere.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Any Last Words?
“Please Dad, let me out.” I hear through the eulogy. The funeral waits.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
No Escape. Top Story - October 2025.
It surrounds like a warm blanket in the cold of a winter night Clinging onto it provides some comfort Then to awaken as if due to some horrid fright
By Jason Mortonabout a year ago in Poets
A Face
A face from outside, Impossibly staring in.. I'm on the top floor.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Inside
A hand pushing up, From inside my own body, Breaking the surface.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Not Alone
Icy skin crawling. An uncomfortable feeling. I am not alone.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Monkey in Red
Monkey in Red She walks the path, her heels click sharp. A bag of fire, swings from her arm. Her eyes are stern, her mouth is thin.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
After I Wrote This. Runner-Up in Masks We Wear Challenge.
As far back into the past as I dare remember I have always found myself trapped inside me — My brain my brain my brain my brain has locked me somewhere between woe
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Wounds
Terrifying wounds, Scratches gouged deep in skin, from Invisible claws.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Scratching Claw
A scratch getting close, The mauled claw grips a small wrist, Tearing into skin.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
Shadows
The shadows lengthened, The jaws of death drew closer, The hunt had begun.
By Liam Stormabout a year ago in Poets
The Murderous Thought
The Murderous Thought It creeps in dark, it bends the mind. It waits for night, it waits for still. It whispers low, it stirs the blood.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets