Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
In chains of steel the circle stands unyielding Six souls locked where mercy never dwells Pods hold the damned while two begin the bleeding
By Clyde E. Dawkins10 days ago in Poets
🌊🌊🌊🌊 Anticipation Crafted by the wind today A wave just rolled in. 🌊🌊🌊🌊 Till next time, Calvin Entry in the "Haiku of Now" challenge:
By Calvin London10 days ago in Poets
Time slips by like a puddle on the floor I slip Then dip A subtle trip And years go by in that one movement What I meant
By Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue10 days ago in Poets
Torn in the middle Want both to thrive Doing my best To keep them alive I'm holding my hand out But it's a difficult split
Fun Fair Haiku Cotton candy spins, Screams and music fill the night, Joy rides up and down. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 All The Fun Of The Fair
By George’s Girl 2026 11 days ago in Poets
I loved, contained, in a pretty little box of delusion, as your words swept over me like a cold breeze - heavy, dusty, dark.
By DLC11 days ago in Poets
The Keeper Of The Virgin Slave He stands where iron keys are cold with memory, A watcher at the gate of unspent breath, His shadow pressed against a silent door,
Pondering the limitations of human vocabulary, The magnitude and magic of centuries forming These words Just for me to string them together like a bracelet.
So I was thinking about the only person in my life !? He said to me, I will never know what exactly a "MALE" wants - hoping I wanted him as a person !?
By 365poetry11 days ago in Poets
Okay, I was beaten, 250 times, because - I want..... NO children !? Okay, I am never going to marry someone special, because - I want.... NO family !? Okay, I was sent to get my brain checked out, because - I want.... NO friendships !?
I don't want to be left behind. All my cousins are getting married and I'm not, It's fine. I'm happy, I am. But I don't want to be the last one adding a plate to my grandmother's table.
By Dylan 12 days ago in Poets
Dog Eat Dog Haiku and Poem Rivals sly watching Ready to pounce and eat you Boardroom war begins ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️
By George’s Girl 2026 12 days ago in Poets
