Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
As far back into the past as I dare remember I have always found myself trapped inside me — My brain my brain my brain
By Paul Stewart4 months ago in Poets
Terrifying wounds, Scratches gouged deep in skin, from Invisible claws.
By Liam Storm4 months ago in Poets
A scratch getting close, The mauled claw grips a small wrist, Tearing into skin.
The shadows lengthened, The jaws of death drew closer, The hunt had begun.
The Murderous Thought It creeps in dark, it bends the mind. It waits for night, it waits for still. It whispers low, it stirs the blood.
By Marie381Uk 4 months ago in Poets
Love burns like dawn, yet fades when night draws near, A fragile flame that trembles in the storm; Its glow a promise whispered soft and clear,
By shakir hamid4 months ago in Poets
The Lantern of Hollow Flame A lantern swings, in empty hands. Its flame is thin, yet never dies. It casts no warmth, it gives no light.
Between your shadows you showed it; I completed my reasons in my mind about you; Go figure; Whoopity Doo; You didn't have a chance;
By Erica Williams4 months ago in Poets
The halo of my golden years Brings honeyed tea and hope, cookies glimmering with heart. "Shine your life with love — be yourself," she says,
By C C Farley4 months ago in Poets
The Stair to Heaven The stair is white, it climbs the air. It bends through clouds, it hums with fire. Each step is carved, with names of stone.
The River of Black Glass It runs beneath, the broken hills. A river wide, of shattered glass. Its surface shines, with frozen fire.
The air is so thick I can hear it Vague crackle spatters Somehow louder than the chirping of birds I cannot see * White white white
By Gene Lass4 months ago in Poets