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
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
he ain't trust no one who don't like coffee i exemplify the epitome of untrustworthiness got my artesian spring water and fresh-squeezed organics
By The Dani Writer2 years ago in Poets
I'll pick apart this poem long before it's even written Some usual phrase deletions expletive substitutions nasty mid-afternoon purges
My plan for today Be a diversion Psychedelic neural impulses in high-definition hanging on the outside of my brain like a boss who scares the shit into you
Helter Skelter Seeking shelter Plastic people At the steeple Church chapel Rotten apples Newton, step away Holy Mary
By Julian Mitchell2 years ago in Poets
Shit burns down my throat Red coat of rain Red rum, down a sewer drain Stinks of piss and muck Feet stuck to the earth The Earth stuck to the waste
Complication that all-inconveniencing noun I fantasize about having hands around strong enough for swift strangulation A comprehensive spell-curse cast
I thought I might have something that I wanted to say to you. So, I shut my mouth. * Those words, I thought those words might help you.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
in a world where the written word is free poetry is cheap stream of consciousness even more so at least it doesn't cost money
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Poets
The hum of quiet stings my eardrums This car ride home has hatched into a wingless maze— it unwinds, unendingly, between us,
By Gina C.2 years ago in Poets
I think about writing all the time Think about how doing it feels harder than the not doing it even though the not doing it doesn’t feel good
By Sascha Kelly2 years ago in Poets
