Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
Pain— an emotion felt since birth, never leaving, no matter how fast we run. It hides in every corner, waiting for weakness—
By Marcus Hillabout a year ago in Poets
In corners of rooms and hearts they stay, The bags we left from yesterday— With names, and scars, and shirts that smell, Of things we swore we’d never tell
By Emma about a year ago in Poets
Hooves pound soft earth, dust rising like prayers. The sky wide open, not caged by fences or fears. I ride the wind, bareback on dreams, with salt on my lips and sun on my skin.
By Solene Hartabout a year ago in Poets
I stood before it, still and bare, But found no trace of me in there The glass looked back, but not with grace, It showed a stranger’s quiet face
The Diet Club Once a Week Once a week we roll in bold, half ashamed and half cold. Tina swears she’s lost an inch, but still can’t button up her shirt.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
When I was younger, I was taught to become less shrink, take up less space. It was my grandma's law. Passed down by my mother.
By Lacie Graysonabout a year ago in Poets
Making mistakes is fun, even if the score’s uneven, hoping to craft a challenge that can’t be won. Beaten and bruised, wearing a large smile—
I didn't like my hair, I didn't like my face, I couldn't be bothered with make-up, It wasted too much space! I redid my ponytail,
By Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago in Poets
1. Leave Before Dawn Take only what silence can carry— your name scribbled on a receipt, the sound your shoes make on cold tile.
By Mr Aliabout a year ago in Poets
Love Under the Umbrella It rained all morning, soft and sly, the kind of rain that makes you lie and say you’ll wait, but wander close
When You Are Not Here with me The walls are closing in again too much space and none to breathe cups unwashed, lights left burning
They once burned in corners warm and bright, Each flame a promise, a guiding light Stories gathered beneath their glow, But now they sit, with dust in tow
