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 Milic2 months 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 Aylward2 months 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 Wontorcik2 months 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 ✒️🦋🖋️2 months 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 Hay2 months 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 Brier2 months 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 Jean2 months ago in Poets
I carry the world. I fix the problems. I find solutions. I'm the problem solver. No one carries me, I carry others. If I receive help, it comes at a cost.
By Lindsey Altom2 months ago in Poets
My Panic Attacks are back Panic attacks are back again, please God take them away. They arrive without warning, stealing the calm from my day.
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Chionophobia The snow arrives without asking my name, it settles on roofs and cars like a held breath, my home wrapped in white, silent and still,
