Ballad

To Dare the Heavens Again
Grief sharpened my bones into weapons, and I wear my sorrow like a blade at my hip, Once, I believed the sky would cradle me as gently as a lover.
By Diane Foster7 months ago in Poets
Reclamation of Freedom. Content Warning.
I did not celebrate today. This had to be written from my thoughts floating through my brain and dreams of the absurd, reality, life, freedom & humanity. I wrote today as we are now in a dystopian authoritarian society. I relinqished my hate and moved towards grief, then I moved towards oppression of depression. Meditate with spacey bassline centered music. Two earths are circling the universe. Earth 19 and Earth 12 are of equal distance as I remain in the in between of time and space at 75.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Poets
Scroll
Scrolling, scrolling, down, down, down Through the death spiral of society Trying to wake up Wanting to make up for time lost
By Atomic Historian7 months ago in Poets
Somewhere between the sun and the challenges...
It was a warm day in...."Wait which challenge is this again". Click...save! Scrolling, scrolling down the list....of yeah - 'Somewhere between here and there'. That's the one.
By Novel Allen7 months ago in Poets
Earth 19: The One That Burned the Bill. Content Warning.
This is my response to the big ugly bill. Millions of Americans will lose everything. I sang the blues today. I am disabled, old, and health issues. Yes, I will lose everything if something is not done to stop the Nazis and the Rumpty Dumpty crime syndicate.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Poets
North Hollywood. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
North Hollywood (Going back where you met me) Orange lights and stop signs Always hanging on the red line Taking the bus
By Hayat Hyatt7 months ago in Poets
Fragrance
Like fragrance, it kept spreading wide, Like memories, it stayed inside. The night passed slow, soft and low, Burning like fire’s gentle glow.
By Ameer Gull7 months ago in Poets
Love Story. AI-Generated.
Love Story Once upon a time, there lived a Boy and Girl But, alas, they were not the same They strayed apart But somehow they always came back
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in Poets
Love in the Rain. AI-Generated.
Love in the Rain Once we met cloud kiss the sky, Raindrops falling, you and I. Without umbrella, only your hand, Going slowly to close, like fate had planned.
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in Poets
“The Sweater You Knitted”. AI-Generated.
“The Sweater You Knitted” (A Poem Between Son and Mom) Son (to Mom): In the silence of winter, when the cold winds blew, I wrapped myself tight… in the sweater from you. Threads of your fingers, loops of your care, Every stitch whispered, “My love’s always there.”
By Ali Asad Ullah7 months ago in Poets
Tick Tock. Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
This is part of Step into Echoes Beyond the Veil with Pookie & Vicki After we connected with our ancestors, my dad, and her mom I thought how thin the veil is and how the earth is spinning faster, this had to be written. It is other, time zones, tick tock clocks of time & space, birth, death, and closed & open doors. This is truth, fiction, and science fiction written in words regarding living, and the fantasy of time.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Poets
I wonder what comes after grief?
I wonder what comes after sadness? And the tears that flow to the ground? I wonder what memory holds for us? Who is afflicted by fire, whose heart burns?
By Kisama Riyo 7 months ago in Poets