Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Poets.

Dark and Twisty
To be able to unravel the mind of someone who is just oh so fragiletook hardship and despair. Being told that it would not be worth it gave me more of a desiring will to unwrap those thoughts.
By Altair E8 years ago in Poets
Darkness
"Are you afraid of the dark?" I'm not afraid of the dark that fills my room at 2 a.m. Or the shadows on the street The darkness hides the monster under my bed and conceals the furthest corner of my room.
By Lost_ Alone8 years ago in Poets
Playhouse
It was the first place I cooked dinner, Did dishes and was mom, My first load of laundry, And swept the porch off. Watched the birds in the yard
By Jacee Caldwell8 years ago in Poets
Finality
My mindless heart I fear is now in danger. Because it's like an empty, open wound. She's waiting for her longing love to love her
By Alexandria Aponte8 years ago in Poets
Plan of Escape
I feel like I'm suffocating. I feel like you have locked me up so tight in a box with no holes where I can breathe. I don't understand why you are trying to kill me. I feel like I'm in a bubble and can't get out.
By Alenacy Inman8 years ago in Poets
Be a Better Person
Out of one day a year we become something we create. And maybe it's not who we truly are but at least we find ourselves the
By Tony Fresia8 years ago in Poets
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Better check out now or I’ll end up reeling So feeling ashamed And unladylike If being ladylike Equaled not vomiting emotions on someone
By E. Lizbet8 years ago in Poets
Genesis
You’re the Genesis of this entire shitty world—you’re the beginning and the end. Bloody, drooling, hungry, needy. You’re the apple on the Tree of Knowledge, you’re the serpent whispering in my ear. I want to take a bite, I want to listen, but it’s bad for me. Your naked form lies before me and goddammit is it tantalizing, a round, plump apple resting upon a forbidden tree. I reach forward, wanting to feel your warmth so badly, but when my hand rests on your chest, it’s cold. Why are you cold?
By Allison Jones8 years ago in Poets
Melancholy
And so it came, a dark abyss within the sky. Swallowing us whole with absolutely no mercy. Shadowing over us with a demanding presence.
By Holly Anne8 years ago in Poets
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To feel like a Cello Sonata sounds Would I have to climb a mountain? Or could I just sink into warm water With some roses and the scent of vanilla
By E. Lizbet8 years ago in Poets
The Backwards System
They speak of silence as if it’s a burden On the canvas pained with the answers no Innocent until proven guilty So the victim takes the heavy blow
By Corinna Murray8 years ago in Poets
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i always wanted to be strong strong enough to fight my enemies strong enough to make them see strong enough to own myself
By E. Lizbet8 years ago in Poets