We look down on ye from the shoulders of gods For we have vanquished the usurpers that have kept mankind in chains for two thousand years
By Atomic Historian8 months ago in Poets
The gift of life. The burden of living. What do the ancestors provide— Continuance? Comfort? Conformity? Many have spoken of nature and nurture—
By Tales from a Madman8 months ago in Poets
The Candle’s Flame I lit the wick with steady hands in a room too dark, too full of demands. The flame rose small, then dared to sway
By Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
By Mr Ali8 months ago in Poets
You moved in patterns, moral geometry, with angles sharper than empathy, measured steps dressed up in strategy's red cloth,
By Ellie Hoovs8 months ago in Poets
They say there's no such thing as magic but this bottle knows better: black label, liquid amber, sealed with promises
By Lover Boy8 months ago in Poets
The Dot, The Spot It started with a dot, a nothing thought, on Tuesday’s sock, a witches plot it blinked, it stank, it maybe spoke,
An acrostic poem for Ellie's Day 22 Wonderland prompt. (I have never done one of these before. Magical moments for all to see
By Calvin London8 months ago in Poets
Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run. Can’t you see the farmer’s got a great big gun? Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run,
In fields where roses gently sway, My heart finds peace in your sweet way. Like morning sun through misty air, Your love is warmth beyond compare.
By Mukhtiar Ahmad8 months ago in Poets
His words twisted the corners so right curved into left, and truth bent sideways, making me believe I was going the wrong way.
Don't let people who hate you "give pleasure" making you depressed and feel bad about yourself You have to control your emotions
By Rohitha Lanka8 months ago in Poets
