Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Poets.

Still Not Gon' Date You
I see you almost every day Still Not Gon' Date You My family loves you Still Not Gon' Date You My mother thinks you’re the best
By Melanie Burke8 years ago in Poets
Honey
Honey, I’m insaneI’ve been in pain like you can’t imagineThese waves last for days and daysAnd never ease their crashes Honey, I’m derangedI fell down stronger than the rain that never stopsI start to love myselfBut then you tell me I should not
By sadie lee8 years ago in Poets
The Journey
The sun will shine once the rain has stopped. The clouds have stopped to cry and the sky begins to clear. The smell of life and love walk the streets.
By Erika Potap8 years ago in Poets
Prism
For a moment, I didn't breathe Your blood...my blood, fevered me I was trapped Spellbound + wound Addicted Suspended in air, without your care
By Melanie Burke8 years ago in Poets
Do Not Dim Your Light
You allowed him in, but the way in which you did, you gave him all the power to your happiness. You entrusted the most precious thing you own with a person you were unsure you could rely on.
By Danai Valerie8 years ago in Poets
The Demise
If our monsters made us men, If our heroes made us fall, If our hearts made us petty, There would be no difference at all.
By Melanie Burke8 years ago in Poets
My Christmas Carol
I wonder if I were to be visited by 3 Ghosts... What would be the lesson that I would learn most ? Would I change my ways just like Old Ebenezer ?
By Steven Baldry8 years ago in Poets
Black Soul
You are the epitome of gold Refusing to seem old in this world so cold It's solely you who keeps the power in your role You roll thru the tolls and pay the whole price
By J. A. E.8 years ago in Poets
Awake
I was wrong. The chance I thought I had wasn’t a chance. It wasn’t a mistake either. Just a lesson to be learned. I thought I had a chance to be fixed. To be loved like never before. I thought I had a guardian angel looking down at me, giving me what I’d been hoping for for so long. I was wrong. This chance was fun while it lasted. It felt good. I felt happy.
By Max Pierre8 years ago in Poets
The Sea of 2 Lonely Hearts
him: you can't see me The sea of my heart cries tears of loneliness tears so far beyond the vast, into a sunset they fall
By Kaloriinn Mason8 years ago in Poets
I Am the Earth
I may be part of the Earth and thus feeling the same things. As the Earth is stolen from and left to grow back its vegetation, the living organisms on the Earth take what they need while the Earth stays left to make itself whole again.
By Leyla D8 years ago in Poets
Chasm
Baby there's no doubt I'm in love with you And we both know you feel the same about me It's so agonizing how we don't connect
By Olawale Lawal8 years ago in Poets