I was born with an open heart that gives but I was forced to walk away. There are more important things to do than convincing somebody to stay.
By Sara Wilson18 days ago in Poets
I brushed my teeth today, I should get a GOLD star!! I brushed my teeth today, I should get a GOLD star! I brushed my teeth today, I.... should get a GOLD Star!
By 365poetry19 days ago in Poets
I didn’t always know this feeling was deliberate. For a long time, it surprised me. Now, when it appears, I do certain things.
By Lori A. A.19 days ago in Poets
I used to stand in the mirror like I was giving a report on everything I’d done wrong. Chin angle, eye bags, that weird bend in my smile
By Milan Milic19 days ago in Poets
I see you standing all alone - Glinting in the amber sun The pull of your romance is second to none My mouth fills with water,
By Simon Aylward19 days ago in Poets
ALTITUDE The wish begins low in the body, long before it ever touches the sky. A tightness beneath the ribs, a pressure that wants direction more than comfort.
By Elisa Wontorcik19 days ago in Poets
My coat pockets are full of small nonsense a receipt that’s faded to blank, two coins from a country I don’t live in, a gum wrapper folded into a tight square
"Alisha" ~A protector or advocate for people who lack voice or power~ * Taking a look back, on these writings from the last two years.
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️19 days ago in Poets
~Alisha~ What it Means: A protector or advocate for people who lack voice or power * Words That Describe the Name: ALISHA
Most mornings my alarm goes off, and it’s time to rise and ✨ shine Now I roll over and take my sleeping pills, cause asleep is the only time I’m fine.
By Alaine Hay19 days ago in Poets
As I sit with my sister. Dark fell hours ago. Yet the lights are still on. I will never forget the screams. The claws across my father’s back.
By Brier19 days ago in Poets
When I turned seventeen I thought I knew it all. I danced, I laughed, I knew my truths, I stood up firm and tall. - But when I reached nineteen, I learnt I didn’t know so much,
By Latisha Fairfull19 days ago in Poets
