Most recently published stories in Poets.
The scars cry They reflect feelings and fears The heart is stabbed every time we remember the reasons why we tear up
By Semra Laureen Hill Jean2 days ago in Poets
Waking, I Remember I wake before my name arrives, before the story gathers its shoes. Light is already speaking through the thin places of the room.
By Flower InBloom2 days ago in Poets
Her roots dug loosely in the ground, Her heart is lost and can’t be found, Her branches sway within, Time is healing once again,
By Brittany Smith2 days ago in Poets
Feel guilty for not writing Feel guilty for not reading Feel guilty for sleeping all day Feel guilty for not getting out of bed
By L.I.E2 days ago in Poets
In the dense brown grasses, Thatched above the snow, At dawn and dusk, The pheasants start to speak their minds, In their harsh two-note crows,
By Natalie Wilkinson2 days ago in Poets
❤️prayer at the palace of peace❤️ falling, falling, falling . . . overthinking, fighting, wanting the oversoul . . looking up, up, up into the sky of dragon’s teeth. . .
By WILD WAYNE : The Dragon King2 days ago in Poets
It starts with love. . . “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll “Alice in Wonderland”
She was a princess, with sandy skin and ruby hair. She had a calm gaze and a discreet smile (the kind that anyone could fall in love with, but no one could love).
By Geisha Forsith2 days ago in Poets
When Truth Remembers Itself Truth did not arrive like thunder. It came as a quiet remembering— a soft return to breath after years of holding it in.
Feet on the floor. Shoulders soft. That’s enough. Instructions for Letting a Feeling Arrive Do not hunt for it. Feelings can hear footsteps.
Remembering concentration is little help . monumental in mind, in strength . a constant unrelenting February festival
By Sean2 days ago in Poets
There is soot on my fingertips and carbon in my lungs. I cannot taste the dreams on my breath Because I've lost The ability to breathe.
By Silver Daux2 days ago in Poets