A world set on fire By gilded desire A covetous breath You spent so much time taking away my freedom You forgot to live
By Atomic Historian10 months ago in Poets
April 3rd/2025! ~Vortex of Energy!~ My heart is crushed My soul miss-aligned; With these times! I do not fit
By Jennifer Cooley10 months ago in Poets
Bitter greens Slithering unseen Through my dreams A strenuous subcutaneous existence Complaisance in a crime of the mind
The therapist said I’d die if I kept swallowing questions. She was half-right. I started collecting unanswered questions at 12.
By Ahmed Abdeen10 months ago in Poets
Chasing down the sun, so golden and free, We join the ocean’s embrace, can you hear it calling-you and me? The waves whisper secrets, secrets of old,
By Tony Martello10 months ago in Poets
Herbicides glide on snide remarks As snakes slither in the dark Venom spit from the mouths of the unfit and witless As we witness our destruction
Your love is the shit It made me strong I was hooked Like the waves to the shore Only to be pulled away Your love is the shit
By Ania Carson10 months ago in Poets
The Song Bird Lost It’s voice today The songbird sat with weary eyes, its throat too tired to sing or cry. No morning call, no sweet refrain,
By Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
Blood…lots of blood That’s what this war was about Revenge and retribution There was no love in this war The revolution was upon the states
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️10 months ago in Poets
Love and War ~ My Dearest Abagail, I promised to love you forever, As your husband, And you as my wife. ~
I found an old shirt in a dusty drawer, still holding the scent of a time before. Threads worn thin by hands now gone, yet memories stitched where they belong.
By Kamel Saidani10 months ago in Poets
Here's a heartfelt poem that speaks to the soul, evoking deep emotions and reflection: I met a man with tired eyes,
