Free Verse

I Blame You, Moon
Empress of twilight and beyond, you’ve outstayed your welcome. Come alone, I asked you, yet you brought the night– libertine, fluid, and turbulent, swirling eddies through my voids, which were not for its blackness to fill. My silences were not your invitations.
By Teresa Renton2 years ago in Poets
A Minute to Remember
It was a beautiful night. The moon was bright, surrounded by stars in a clear dark sky. She looked over the lake which seemed to go on forever.
By Judith Jascha2 years ago in Poets
3/22/24
It is imperative To remember Suffering is not comparative A loss is a loss No matter how much or little the cost may seem to you
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
The Entertainment-2
What would life be like if someone got to know us The real us The one inside The one we always hide The child that never grew up
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Seven Hours
Even now, I cannot possibly have more to write, right? "Last call, wrap it up!" and yet I continue typing away frivolously.
By Lizzy Rose2 years ago in Poets
Slipping into Umbra
Blinded by a hidden light Deafened by a deluge of thought How can one without substance Find themselves eclipsed? And yet I slip
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock2 years ago in Poets
Harboring Happiness - Day 2
Today in harboring happiness, I savor the scent of clean laundry and realize that plans we make for ourselves are more important than promises we carelessly dole out to others. Filling the garbage bin, I trade the sting of rejection for the sentiment that strangers aren’t always meant to become best friends. Sometimes, they are too busy getting married or raising kids, and that’s okay.
By Sam Eliza Green2 years ago in Poets
A BRIEF FAMILY HISTORY
Eisel poured into this bladed goblet Cacodemonomania forced upon me Living off this inheritance I have no more than my surname affords me
By Aaron Morrison2 years ago in Poets
Making up Memory
I often lose myself wandering in the long-lost hues of the sky, I often wander in the dreams of what beyond eternity lies.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Mimi in Purr`e
The food The beignets The croissants The sights The Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Louvre Musuem The language of love For lovers
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Poets
Chiaroscuro Waltz
Enter the gray-haired myths Chalked-up fear on yin & yang— Lies? Not all obscures. I and eye believe in love, Potency shared; new info the kinfolk;
By Christian Lee2 years ago in Poets
A Pequeña Swallow
Been a while I snuggled the silence of my bed, Been a while I tangoed with the trees to the noise of the naked wind,
By Lazywriter412 years ago in Poets