Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.
Always sounds grand in the moment An expression of hope To conquer every unknown valley and slope Little do we know that always means in all ways
By Atomic Historianabout a month ago in Poets
It is not sweet, nor sharp, nor sour, but the silence of a midnight hour. A ghost of frost on ancient stone, a whisper where the winds have blown.
By The 9x Fawdiabout a month ago in Poets
From a Bar stool All the loudmouths speak their minds. Talking smack, talking bull! A few drinks is all it takes to let them rip
By Dean Traylorabout a month ago in Poets
I am always asking myself, What do I really wanna do? Do I wanna keep pretending to be a nobody. Like somebody you never knew…
By Eve Adamsabout a month ago in Poets
I caught you scared and unprepared when the reality of my personality flared. You reached for the straw in my eye, something barely even there,
By Jesse Leeabout a month ago in Poets
Awaken my soul I hear your call But I understand nothing Detached from The Otherworld A forgotten past Disconnected
In the heart of Earth's despair. Lies a riverbed, bleak and bare. Once a flowing ribbon of life. Now echoes a tale of endless strife.
By Solomon Walkerabout a month ago in Poets
My fingers tasted of memory— salted with the past I never meant to keep, soft with the echoes of moments I thought I’d outgrown.
By Fazal Hadiabout a month ago in Poets
Feeling no self worth A shadow of myself What have I become A beacon of pain A stained canvas for your projections A dark reflection
Generational crimes, snatch identity and time, killing softly Coordinated attacks of exhaustion, chain the conscience in family bondage
By K.B. Silver about a month ago in Poets
I miss the subpar. The low quality, The... Ugly, unbalanced, out-of-focus, lopsided attempt At perfection. The programming has stolen the imperfects from me.
By Silver Dauxabout a month ago in Poets
You keep giving, and they just keep taking. You hold onto hope, but they drift away. Yet somehow, you still call that love.
By Lori A. A.2 months ago in Poets