i cry, i scream, i write poetry for my dark muse it pleases me more than solving his cryptic clues as mercurial retrogradation comes to an end
By ⸘jason alan‽about a year ago in Poets
Still holding on that you were going to be okay. I lost all hope as the hearse drove away. Looking blankly into the faces around me.
By Steven Riceabout a year ago in Poets
Snow noiselessly falls, filling the sky with a deepening quiet Ice, its artist unknown, etches a sparkling film over window panes
By Tina D'Angeloabout a year ago in Poets
Silent are the thoughts that cloud our minds It poses as a disguise, hiding our pain Like the heaviness we feel when a loved one is gone
By Ali SPabout a year ago in Poets
Sister, I see your pain. I want to be your friend again. Let me know what's on your mind. Empathy we should have and be kind.
By Darla M Seelyabout a year ago in Poets
Dearest Life, As dusk wraps its gentle arms around the day, I sit in the echoing stillness of this room, Eyes drifting over the horizon where my children carve their paths, distant and untroubled.
By Taylor Wardabout a year ago in Poets
Story time with my boy-- Innocent and it brings me joy. Listens to me with wide eyes. Each day I watch how hard he tries;
Strength left me, a bullet in my heart. I fell asleep then woke with a start; Lost a lot of blood and felt really ill.
Stillness. Incredible how still and quiet…how I wish it could be longer. Lingering, suspended pause. Everyone is out, busily doing things,
By Lisbeth Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
You closed the door You locked it You barred the other side And bolted it But I I am the one who walked away
By Vicious Avariceabout a year ago in Poets
Her phone number flashes across my screen unsaved, but memorized — this is a call I will never answer, a voicemail sickeningly sweet and violent.
By Kay Husnickabout a year ago in Poets
Life is full of risk But sometimes I really can’t believe some of these people actually exist What is wrong with them
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
