Most recently published stories in Poets.
Green eyes stare into black, But the gleam I once saw is gone. The slight glow of mischief among our friendship Has faded, and suddenly, I don't recognize you.
By Jenny Lynn8 years ago in Poets
Cotton, you were the quiet shoulder I slept on. A trustworthy whisper from the past, the only person I ran to, when all I had were coins of despair.
By Sharlene Alba8 years ago in Poets
I wonder how it is to be white? White as white is seen. Pink lipped white, Blonde blue white. A mother of white, Maybe a daughter of white.
By Jesse Hardy8 years ago in Poets
That awful sound, the ringing bells of a twisted victory, casts a darkness in our youthful cheeks, and it burns so bright,
The night we first met, I instantly knew I would not stop thinking about you for at least a week At least Night time swimming and conversation brimming with purpose
By Nicholas Goodman8 years ago in Poets
The thorn to your rose, beautiful from a distance, with delicate features, and a touch of death. The heel to your black shoes,
suffocation. what is it really? i've been told it's water collapsing the home within your lungs. it's smoke robbing the oxygen living within.
By scarlett w8 years ago in Poets
All we wanted was the Kingship Never knew we'd have to deal with the King Shit Smoke a joint and now you're a drug fiend then
By Brian Kelly8 years ago in Poets
I still dream of days where the wind was just a feeling And the sun shone its light in sensation, not through contemplation
It came disguised as the warmest day ever to enter my life. The rays of Its light softened my guarded, frozen skin—the same skin that has kept my heart protected and safe.
By Ashley Genereaux8 years ago in Poets
My cranberry Doberman Chastised the postman for existing Up and down the mulberry streets Like tribal armies in combat They clash at the intersection
By Daniel Brown8 years ago in Poets
I ripped my fucking hand Tore open the skin Exposed the muscle And stared at the hole begging for closure I bled out in a car that ran on broken dreams
