In shadows deep where silence grew, Lived Holly Briar, small and true, Her thorns drawn tight, her petals closed,
By Parsley Rose 5 months ago in Poets
They creep in when the world is quiet, slipping through cracks no eye can see. They do not shout. They do not warn. They sit behind my temples,
By Shehzad Anjum5 months ago in Poets
Tell the Bad Man in My Room to Go The walls are cold with silence, the window creaks at night. Tell the bad man in my room to go,
By Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
“Believe your future will be better than your present, and you have the power to make it so.” When you believe in yourself,
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 months ago in Poets
“Your best teacher is your last mistake.” On our journey in life, we are continuously learning from everything and everyone
“Be the reason someone smiles today.” We know ourselves how we feel when someone smiles at us and says a kind word.
If you asked me once, I would have called it chaos— the way hands shake when anger walks in, the way silence bites like broken glass.
Behind my old home, a garden lay, Wild and untamed, where shadows play. Weeds tangled high, branches intertwined, And leaves grew faster than hands could find.
Voiceover: Elegy for the Divided “I’ve been working. Editing. Stitching fragments into something that speaks. The clips jump on purpose. Because that’s how it feels right now.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 5 months ago in Poets
The images slid across the screen in a dazzling manner. ‘Who doesn’t like to peruse?,’ she thought. Who doesn’t want to have their purchase options laid out in a row? Who doesn’t like the hunt of the next item to acquire?
By Gabriel Shames5 months ago in Poets
One, Two, Counting Steps... Footprints abandoned Faded,.. Shallow... Impressions left Guiding Figures Silhouettes alight
By Anabeth Conatts5 months ago in Poets
Masked Tears Behind the smile I hide, shadows press heavy on me. The laughter is borrowed, the joy is only a shell. I wear this mask each day,
