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Poets Media isolates the most poignant, powerful, and exquisitely composed verses and quotes in the universal poetry canon.

Broken Bonds: A Poem about Toxic Parenting
Toxic parenting, a curse unspoken, A child's heart forever broken, Words that cut like sharpened knives, A heavy burden that ruins lives.
By Sarath S3 years ago in Poets
The Killing Fields/ A Slow Collapse
They’re killing us One day at a time Isn’t it all so sublime Limelights and vaunted fights Over teams Over so called “culture wars”
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Poets
After school ✏️ . Top Story - February 2023.
In Grade school The kids were so mean... They'd stare at me and Giggle behind my back... In High School I got better with
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)3 years ago in Poets
Love is commitment to live to together
Until my last breath, my love shall remain, Like a flame that never fades, an eternal refrain, Through the trials and hardships, our love shall prevail,
By Emmanuel Andrew3 years ago in Poets
Diary
I have a notebook I record Highlights today Remembering thoughts
By Mariann Carroll3 years ago in Poets
Eternal Flames
Love and lust, two sides of a coin Both can burn hot, both can make us groan One with deep connection, the other just skin
By Sarath S3 years ago in Poets
Nudity in Painting
A canvas, blank and bare, A artist's vision, waiting to be shared. With strokes of paint, a masterpiece is born, A celebration of the human form.
By Sarath S3 years ago in Poets
Must read"The Power of Love in Human Life"
1 And is there bar that can even love restrain? The tiny tear shall make the lover's secret plain. Is there any fastening that can shut in love ? Tears of the affectionate will publish the love that is within.
By Suresh Natarajan3 years ago in Poets
The Courage to Dream
If I knew that I could not fail, I'd take the risks that once seemed so bold. And try the things that I'd set aside, That once seemed too impossible to hold.
By Ekagrata Kalra3 years ago in Poets
The Fourth Dimension
People make the claim That time moves ever faster, Each moment a breath.
By Jackie Barrows3 years ago in Poets
An Illusory World
Between the two trees Stand the rolling hills of time. Enter its void gate.
By Jackie Barrows3 years ago in Poets
Last waking breath
My darling Jane, To my last waking breath, to my last pumping, palpable heartbeat, I beseech you to respond. My heart aches and pains for you. Ever since that day we parted, due to my mad and dark ward upstairs, my dark raven, the severing cause that tears you from me, I’ve known nothing but agony.
By Melissa Ingoldsby3 years ago in Poets