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Most recently published stories in Poets.

Not Poetic
I'm broken after you left. I'm not broken over losing you. Let's not get this twisted. Let me make that brutally clear. I'm broken over the years with you.
By Allie Marie8 years ago in Poets
The Love of a Flame
In the end Loving you was the best mistake A girl like me could've ever made I was tame like a cat who sat on your lap
By Leah Oelrich8 years ago in Poets
The Night
I often find myself staring at the stars. Searching for that peace of mind. It hides among the flickering fire. Burning bright for a moment in time.
By Christopher Foster8 years ago in Poets
Red Sky
I know our ship has sailed but I have this uncanny ability to find where it makes port. I am the dinghy catching the waves off the distant liner not realizing it was pulling me into a whirlpool of emotions. It wasn't until I recognized this monstrous vessel that it was too late to jump ship. I so wanted to swim away but the lifeguard kept snagging me. . The water was too deep and I was unable to untether myself from the cord, always dragging me back to in the current leading me towards uncharted waters.
By Erin Cole8 years ago in Poets
Him
You took so much from me In such a short amount of time. I was comfortably numb. Novacained. Blissful anesthesia to loves pain.
By Dekker Christopher8 years ago in Poets
Fields
I walked through fields of broken glass Trying not to bleed Trying not to hurt Looking for a way to end the pain The hurt, the misery
By The Bearded Bartender8 years ago in Poets
Awaiting Your Arrival
The closer the days get the more anxious I become. Months have passed, Hours talking to you, minutes feeling you, And yet I still haven't seen you.
By M A E8 years ago in Poets
For You
Even in the dark, I could still see the light, And you became a candle that burned so bright. The Lord blessed this world when creating you,
By Lizzie Edwards8 years ago in Poets
Inconsolable Emotions
There's no helping the anger inside, every time I see your eyes wander. There's no helping how conflicted I feel, every time I hear your laughter.
By M A E8 years ago in Poets
Nature of the Anxious
Where in the world am I? I feel it, it’s there on my shoulder just sitting there keeping me company. Clinging to my thoughts so rich in its worry, darkness, and dismay. A being so minuscule in size, yet so strong. Binding to my shoulder and whispers, whispers his worry; feeling his fear weighing down my chest like lead.
By Mario Castelli8 years ago in Poets
Why Yoga Changed My Life
I guess this started the day I was born The quest for self The quest to find my purpose The quest for silence and meaning-fullness
By Dani Cannon8 years ago in Poets
What If
We wish upon stars we know wont work. We believe in things we know aren't there, just to believe in something. And we make something out of nothing, like constellations in the sky.
By Theo Sherman8 years ago in Poets