performance poetry

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

On A Deeper Level
Remove lust from your relationship You will see the lack of compassion The broken trust Warm conversations turn cold Asking yourself “am I worth it?”
By Michelle Thomas 2 years ago in Poets
Wanting the best for the world
Once upon a time, I wanted the best for the world The world being my family. Try as I might, try as I could, Nothing seemed to get better, even though it could.
By Just Daniel2 years ago in Poets
Time Capsule
Did you bury something in the earth or shoot your wishes into the sky with an arrow or speak to the stars hoping they would keep your words safe for someone far, far in the future to find?
By Natalie Wilkinson2 years ago in Poets
hanging on
I have felt you sl ip pi ng away for quite some time unlike apples you have fallen far from my tree your autumn leaves
By D2 years ago in Poets
I miss falling in love
I miss falling in love the pit of my stomach tangled like my hands in your hair and with just a glance you turned my gut
By D2 years ago in Poets
to the moon and back
I tried to grab the moon tonight it looked within reach taunting me with its bright assurances, but I thought if I flipped my hands upside down
By D2 years ago in Poets
What love is like miles apart
4 A.M. again?? For f*ck’s sake, when am I going to realize I'm never going to sleep unless it's next to her? Idiot. I'll wake up (unfortunately) at 7 or 8 or whenever.... and do my stupid morning ritual of reaching for her and she won't be there.
By D2 years ago in Poets
streaming, dreaming,
a society pulled into a mindless trance engaging in willful mind-washing and servitude concerns me for our survival and furthermore our potential for thriving life.
By Sady Bayne 2 years ago in Poets
Soul-4
Time to pay the toll With your fragile soul Life unwinding like a scroll Why do I think in rhyme Sometimes It’s all that comes to mind
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Flowing Waters
a drop, turning to drops, and more drops, melting slowly from the frozen glacier // starting at the top of mountains i fall gathering strength and a melody as i go a mountain stream in joy leaping over small boulders on my way// where do i travel do you ask, it is to join the other mountain brooks on the way and falling together down the side of the cliff we travel onward to the sea//
By Natalie Wilkinson2 years ago in Poets
Unfiltered
A River in Time: Endless Thoughts, Infinite Drift The sun spills over the horizon, but I don’t feel it yet, not here. It’s early—I know this because the light is still soft,
By Tanveer Ahmad 2 years ago in Poets
This life chaotic
This life chaotic hypnotic energy rushes gushes all around me. A sea of endless particles of pain I look for the sunshine within the rain
By Daniel Hooks2 years ago in Poets