Three months was plenty to smell the mildew of old robes and the perfume of ambition that sticks to every hymnal. They told me it was formation but the concrete was already cracked. The professors fed on trauma politely, like ravens in clerical collars.
By Test4 months ago in Poets
Across the worn roads of silence, you walk — not for glory, but because the earth still asks your footsteps to remember it.
By Life Hopes4 months ago in Poets
Lying and me—me and lying I barely remember a time when— my mind didn’t failsafe into a lie ~ not much in recent years—but,
By Paul Stewart4 months ago in Poets
Crimson. Orange. Yellow. Colorful raindrops descend. May you rest in peace.
By Annie Edwards 4 months ago in Poets
My tale Already written Sight transfixed on the mirror Expertly transcribing Every wispy letter 𓂃🖊 Initially blurry and
By K.B. Silver 4 months ago in Poets
The world leans forward, slow and inevitable— As if some unseen hand runs a thumb along the horizon, smearing golden residue into gray,
By Stefano D'angello4 months ago in Poets
We post our mercy, polished bright, Animals saved in fleeting light. Likes like applause, gentle and small, Yet hungry children wander, unseen by all.
In the darkened field, there is one light. Not the stars — they scatter, indifferent, cold fire flung too far away. Not the moon —
By Alain SUPPINI4 months ago in Poets
Morning spills through the glass doors, kids dragging backpacks twice their size, shoelaces untied, someone clutching a permission slip like it’s gold.
By Brie Boleyn4 months ago in Poets
It’s not like riding a bike This memory can rust I can’t even remember How to fire one up When we were kids the memory was etched on on our hands
By Sam Spinelli4 months ago in Poets
“Another cut—fueled passion; flames and dies—ash and cinder scattered across the night skies.” The blade gleamed once, silver against my skin,
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales4 months ago in Poets
"The White Flame never dies. It transforms, it rises again." The fire lowers itself into silence, its breath a soft surrender.
