It was a clear sky… I think. It was so long ago that I can’t be sure, but it's likely since rain hardly touched these shores
By Mo Darasi7 months ago in Poets
The silence held them first, those precious things, Arranged with care on shelves of polished oak, Or velvet-lined within small, satin rings.
By Jacky Kapadia7 months ago in Poets
She was a preemie, early days in incubation, with a nasal tube. I stood in front of the hospital sending her a message:
By Seema Patel7 months ago in Poets
The bright cold expanse of the world greets me, It is thunderous, stark, I feel infantile and foreign, so I say 'hello' with a scream.
By Ellie Hoovs7 months ago in Poets
A flickering light, a humble candle against the night sky, travels in a pattern all its own, burning bright, carried weightlessly on a soft breeze whispering by.
By Madison "Maddy" Newton7 months ago in Poets
I’m rinsing a cup, thinking about nothing, really, just the splash of water the water against the sink— when he’s there.
By Annie Edwards 7 months ago in Poets
I need to break down Admit that I feel abandoned, betrayed, and alone Even if I fix myself, I still must carry you You are my every crack in the foundation
By Logan Stanislaw7 months ago in Poets
Not gold, hammered thin and cold to catch the sun's last glance, Nor jewels ripped from secret earth, to dazzle and entrance.
Grill smoke wafts over trees curling with familial laughter, giggling, playing hide and seek amongst the leaves as it carries the savory scent of char.
In dusty lanes where memories play, I chased the sun the childish way. With muddy hands and carefree soul, Each laugh and tear had made me whole.
By Atif jamal 7 months ago in Poets
She Gave Him Up her baby She gave him up, not for shame, not because she didn’t love him, because she did. She saw what rage could do
By Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Poets
I whispered soft into my pain, Hoping love would still remain. But every hug turned into strain, And all the sunshine wept like rain.
By Mahmood Afridi7 months ago in Poets
