Ode

You’ll never return, I had to say
You’ll never return, I had to say, You went far away, as I searched each day. For centuries, in valleys, I waited for you, You came for a moment, smiled, then I searched anew.
By Muhammad Waseem about a year ago in Poets
The Hero Dog
The Hero Dog On Little Street, where shadows creep, A night fell cold, the village asleep. A spark ignited, flames took hold,
By Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
How can I tell you of my pain?
How can I tell you of my pain? It’s not a story, not so plain. Not a word I can simply write, Not a tale to recite tonight.
By Muhammad Waseem about a year ago in Poets
The Love
The Love One day, I met a lover on the roadside, And then a long conversation began, side by side. I asked him, "Why is your attire pale green? Why do your desolate eyes hold a watery sheen?"
By Muhammad Waseem about a year ago in Poets
If sculpting is your art, O craftsman, Shape my face, my body, and my soul with your hand.
If sculpting is your art, O craftsman, Shape my face, my body, and my soul with your hand. Turn water into glass for me, if you can, Or cleanse this mirror of its rust and sand.
By Muhammad Waseem about a year ago in Poets
Death’s Consort
Death is nothing to fear, no phantom to flee when shadows grow near. Even Blue Öyster Cult urged us not to— *Don’t fear the Reaper,* they sang,
By Eva A. Schellingerabout a year ago in Poets
Harvest Void
Silver orb hangs heavy, ripe with shadowed gleam, Veil thins, whispers rise on lunar stream. Golden sickle gleams, a harvest of the soul,
By Jenna W.about a year ago in Poets
Mariah Carey
The beast slumbers for now When she rises no one is sure how There are always signs of her coming Leaves fall, the air grows cold
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Wool Socks
There is a rugged softness to him That cushions The impact from the frozen ground And shields my marrow From the frigid depths
By Ellie Hoovsabout a year ago in Poets
The Impossibility of Being Human
to love - but fear vulnerability to lie whitely - but speak honestly to need solitude - but crave intimacy to speak first - without thinking
By Ellie Hoovsabout a year ago in Poets
Death Row Chant. Content Warning.
Whoo Haaa Whoo Haaa Drop that six Drop that six Take the needle in the arm This ain't no lucky charm We said "Drop that six" Drop that six Inmate going down All the way to gallow town Should've dropped that six Drop that six Whoo Haaa Whoo Haaa Devil gets what's due Now your life is through Whoo Haaa Whoo Haaa Who's got that six Who's got that six Inmate signed off Inmate signed off (Faint)Inmate signed off (Fainter)Inmate signed off (Whisper)Inmate signed off (Silence)
By Vinn Blackabout a year ago in Poets
Cheshire
In the corners where shadows drift and play, you smile, all teeth, like a wisp of smoke, whisking through my certainties, showing cracks
By Eva A. Schellingerabout a year ago in Poets