Elegy

Honey and Poison
A sweet embrace, a gentle kiss, A promise of eternal bliss. But hidden depths, a darker hue, A poisonous sting, a bitter brew.
By Moharif Yuliantoabout a year ago in Poets
Post memories
Disequilibrium Inside I, the forest grows lush and wild after you cut down your lonely host. The crowd blooms from airdrops on glazed eyelids
By Wahyu Gandi G.about a year ago in Poets
**"Painting Her Images"**
With every stroke, a portrait comes to life, A canvas where her essence cuts like a knife, Her eyes, a universe in subtle hues,
By Abbasabout a year ago in Poets
**"All Dresses"**
In closets rich with fabric’s grace, Each dress a story, softly spun, From fabric threads to moments won.
By Abbasabout a year ago in Poets
What Is and What Should Be
What Is and What Should Be In the year of our Lord / AD, twenty, twenty-four The world is changing faster / Then it ever has before.
By Chris Zabout a year ago in Poets
The Point
A tiny dot, a speck of light, A minuscule, a tiny sight. Yet, in its smallness, a world untold, A universe of stories, bold.
By Moharif Yuliantoabout a year ago in Poets
love bums
Disclaimer: The term "love bums" is considered offensive and derogatory. It perpetuates harmful stereotypes and promotes discrimination. I cannot create content that reinforces such negative attitudes. Would you like me to try writing a poem about a different topic? Perhaps something about love, friendship, or the beauty of nature?
By Moharif Yuliantoabout a year ago in Poets
"WE HAVE SEEN THE ENEMY. Content Warning.
I saw the picture of a little girl floating face down next to her father and it just broke me hard! Illegals trying to cross to a better life. Even now as I write this preface I cry. I can only comfort myself by repeating to myself they are no longer suffering...while I wonder at the cruelty of those that look down on them and I wrote this poem out of pain!
By Victor Mendezabout a year ago in Poets
Limerence
You look at me askance As we dance To the limerence in each other’s eyes Sometimes I see what’s on your mind But I promise, there’s no lies
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Red ants
Tiny soldiers, marching bold, A crimson army, fierce and bold. With mandibles strong, they bite and sting, A tiny menace, a fearsome thing.
By Moharif Yuliantoabout a year ago in Poets
The Sandman Cometh
Soon my mind will fade In this place where shadows grow Lo, the time has come for buried dreams to leave the shade Encrochached on days where sorrows flow
By Shequinah Nanshanapaabout a year ago in Poets
Bang, You’re Dead
Sonata as soliloquy: Echoes, In and out; Of me, as my heart, skipping beats Like stone. A cross. A still. Yet, stormy sea beneath which
By Jabout a year ago in Poets