First Draft

Confronted fears. Content Warning.
It was the morning that you left me Abandoned, alone, for dead That I realized I didn’t need you. — I said it abandoned, I said it alone
By Emma Mark2 months ago in Poets
Political Thirty-One
From House to Senate, this will not go away, sir. To veto or to...? Gotta Do It... * Thank you for reading! If you liked this, you can add your Insights, Comment, leave a Heart, Tip, Pledge, or Subscribe. I will appreciate any support you have shown for my work.
By Kendall Defoe 2 months ago in Poets
Love
Love It's the curve of a mother's smile, the moment her child arrives — new, small, perfect. It's the kind of wild that made Romeo and Juliet forget the world.
By Mira tsum2 months ago in Poets
Devils in the Details
Devil in the Details Out of the closet, door creaking ajar, Fugly things gaze out of a Mason jar; Seeking comforting shadows from afar,
By Adrian CDTPPY2 months ago in Poets
My First Poem
Every writer has a starting point. Sometimes it begins with a story, sometimes with a feeling, and sometimes with a single line that unexpectedly opens the door to creativity. Before you read my first poem, let me tell you the story of when I started.
By Keramatullah Wardak2 months ago in Poets
an artist, formerly known. Content Warning.
everybody hates him that's what his partner says but he doesn't care about the judgment and he never will he isn't as crazy as his inspiration
By ⸘jason alan‽2 months ago in Poets
existential warfare. Content Warning.
on the menu identities consumed in isolation by design tribalistic separation us and them denying the nature what it means to be human
By ⸘jason alan‽2 months ago in Poets
the frost is slowly fried
leaves slowly burn off branches in the spark of cold fire sounds softened by the glow's cotton wake sunlit glitter scattered among the trees
By A. S. Lawrence2 months ago in Poets
Winter
Winds whistle through thinning pines Invincible to the rapidly chilling air November leaving for the next Turning the page for the season
By Gunnar Anderson2 months ago in Poets
What I Heard
Leafblower broken? You are high on the perfume, I think...in the gold. * Dark earlier now? Rise and no shine in the day;
By Kendall Defoe 2 months ago in Poets
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.
By AHMED KAZEKA2 months ago in Poets
Last Night
Went drinking with Randy last night– woke up in a jumble, the jazz silences I bought with my snooze button reminding me it was worth it,
By Harper Lewis2 months ago in Poets