Darkness has descended upon a world once light, Where the pitter patter of gentle paws touched our hearts, Now tears and cracks bleed in a ball of pain,
By Colleen Millsteed 29 days ago in Poets
I used to bargain with the universe like it was a cashier who made mistakes. If I’m nicer, if I’m quieter, If I love harder
By Milan Milic29 days ago in Poets
Divided by Our Skin Your fingers traced the line of my arm, as if trying to reach beneath, but no touch could cross the wall,
By Marie381Uk 29 days ago in Poets
A Baker’s Dozen Thirteen rests on the counter, not twelve, not eleven, but one more, a quiet gift folded into the warmth of bread,
You can call me a terrorist if you want Your fear is requiring your mindset I will fight for them as long as I am able
By vibrant ghost29 days ago in Poets
Not all things Need to be Spoken aloud Verbal speech Ceaselessly flows Mine spills out Jubilant, expressive Mirroring faces and bodies
By Aspen Marie 29 days ago in Poets
New Year’s Resolution What Is Yours? Another year stands quietly at the door, asking what I will carry, what I will leave behind.
My mother did not go to college, and was not expected to earn bread and butter. Yet, she had a housemaid to help her with chores,
By Seema Patel29 days ago in Poets
That's small river near my mother’s village. In summer it shrank, but in monsoon it swelled. Mother’s school was on
Your writer friend is here, in the bosom of naturenature, where she feels intense peace. She has no interest
when he showed up— loud, bright, full of future broken promises— i welcomed him in. hell, i cooked him dinner.
By Tina D. Lopez29 days ago in Poets
If mind and body be not one, At enmity the two shall be. ----------------------------------------- The former of the second free,
By Sean Byers29 days ago in Poets
