Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Poets.

Skin Deep
Sun-kissed, her ripe soul ready to be plucked and placed in a basket with all the important things her presence screams in the voices of Davis, Giovanni, Shange
By Seyur8 years ago in Poets
Terms and Conditions
I watch you out of The corner of my eye; How far have we come, To be this close? Awkward exchanges becoming Sighs in the darkness.
By Chandra Harrison8 years ago in Poets
Winter for a Poet
Winter Dreams I have found solace in my own depression In my own pain I have found what makes me alive striving only for what can determine my fate
By spencer bricknell8 years ago in Poets
Don't You Mind
Don't you mind? I was thinking about killing myself. I don't mind. Don't you mind? The cries in the middle of the night, can you hear me cry? The scars I don't even have to hide do you see them? The lies I so easily tell do you believe them?
By Natascha Dennee8 years ago in Poets
Foreign Honey
You hail from a small town, And I’m just looking for a piece of back home Where city dwellers smile and scoff At skyscrapers and homemade murals.
By Ava Summer8 years ago in Poets
Darts
Loving her was like licking a battery It was all fun and games until I couldn't feel my tongue Loving her was like playing a good old game of darts
By Josh Cotten8 years ago in Poets
Grow Up
I wish you could stop acting childish You're not mental or special I wish you could be more mature How dumb can you be Choosing her over me
By Gladys W. Muturi8 years ago in Poets
Gibberish Limerick
The first verse of this limerick was originally written in 2014 while the second verse was written in September 2017, with the final three verses composed in October 2017. Verse one is the original, while the new verses were all composed specifically for this publication.
By Sapphire Ravenclaw8 years ago in Poets
Spring
Frozen ground, frozen heart. Art falling out of its frame as I tumble down, down, down. Golden hair everywhere, arms splayed open like the angel of death.
By Cas! .8 years ago in Poets
Beauty in Binding
I've never understood it... and I've always wondered why. How could someone that I trusted turn out to be so vile, someone's innocence was stolen, they can never get it back. A painful memory as a token, it will always bring you back.
By Ariel Kristen Tuck8 years ago in Poets
Garrett
G is for Goodhearted A is for Artistic R is for Remarkable R is for Respectful E is for Easy to talk to T is for Tender-hearted
By Marissa Ruttenberg8 years ago in Poets
The Introvert Diaries
Sometimes I feel like everyone is watching, everywhere I go their eyes are always glued on me. Sometimes I think they are talking about me,
By Jasmine Quintana8 years ago in Poets