Stream of Consciousness

Broken Door Ballad. Top Story - September 2024. Content Warning.
It's just a broken door. It's really not that bad. I mean, it still opens and closes, you just need five times the strength you used to if you want it to actually move.
By Lolly Vieira2 years ago in Poets
Climbing to Nowhere, Searching for You
I am standing at the edge of a mountain, feeling the weight of every peak I’ve ever climbed. But why does the view feel empty?
By Rajesh Dhiman (Rajesh)2 years ago in Poets
Worn Threads in a Shifting Sky
Was it always this way? The wind carries my questions like loose threads from a tattered sleeve. I reach— (but what am I holding onto?)
By Rajesh Dhiman (Rajesh)2 years ago in Poets
Nature's Farewell
Golden hues fade. As the sun slowly descends. Outlining the silhouette of trees. Showing the beauty. That lies in farewell.
By Staringale2 years ago in Poets
The Smell Of Forever
I will never forget the sweet smell of the earth on the day we laid you in the ground Or how damp it felt, as it fell away, crumbling between my fingers
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 years ago in Poets
Tales of Torment: Pain's Purpose. Content Warning.
The target of these eyes I've been given‐ chosen by my mind, without it even knowing, amiss, in the mess‐ that stems, from the steps,
By JM2 years ago in Poets
When This Water Clears
I swim in this rugged terrain caused by failing pipes in a house once loved. I await a moment of stillness—a silence so deep, where the rush of the water finally dries up and the floor and my feet finally meet.
By A.Angelina2 years ago in Poets
Won't be there tomorrow!
What is there today Won't be there tomorrow! The grievances that are there today Won't be there tomorrow! Being angry, pacifying, Fighting, quarreling, Whatever it is, Do it today! What is there today Won't be there tomorrow! The moments that are in front of us today Won't be there tomorrow! Slowly everything will go away What is there today, Won't be there tomorrow! What is there tomorrow Won't be there in the past And the moments that will come Won't be there tomorrow.....
By Suraj poetry plus 2 years ago in Poets
Dear Mel[atonin]
I did everything you asked of me. I put my other things aside and made sure to make time for you. I even took you up on the set time you suggested.
By Belle2 years ago in Poets
skinny. Content Warning.
i know what he tells my friends, refreshing all the rumors at the mill. i am here for one thing, or three: captivated, infatuated, in a limerence.
By ⸘jason alan‽2 years ago in Poets
Trust Issues
My heart‐ deceitful above all things. Can I trust the very thing in me that pumps life?... If it's willing to lie to me to see it's own will?...
By JM2 years ago in Poets
Colorbleed
She stares at the sea As it fades from brilliant blue To a quiet gray.
By Colleen Walters2 years ago in Poets