slam poetry

Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.

I am the shark
I am the shark, sinking and bullying. I am the shark and I smell your fear. I am the shark and I sense your breath and your blood pumping in the salty ocean waves. I am the shark and I love your smile it looks like mine. I am the shark because I mirror the moon and the green reflection of the water. I am the shark, I see all in darkness—-my black eyes are not dull as they have a tapetum lucidum. I do not like yellow or contrasting colors—-stay away from me if you wear them. I am the shark but I do not want to fight with you. I am the shark but I can’t stop my insides from biting a dancing limb near the surface. I’m the shark. I see red water, I go to it. I’m the shark. I’m tired of chasing you, too. I’m the shark but I let the remora hitch a ride with me.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Poets
The Road Travelled Long
I - On the Higher Trail, Travelled Long Four words, 4 Worlds ‘I am soon passing’, he said Now too late to go? ______________*______________
By rusch5 years ago in Poets
If You Think I’m Good For Nothing
You’re probably thinking you know me. I’m old and creepy, creaky and caving; unkept, unloved. Definitely don’t run your hands against me, unless you want to spend the next week plucking splinters from your palms and fingers.
By Elis Wing 5 years ago in Poets
Nothing is meant to stay the same
Nothing is meant to stay the same Tell me that those stars up in the sky, Will stay forever there. And I'll promise you till I die,
By Muhammad iqbal5 years ago in Poets
Honey
The rolling clocks stand still, As I watch back to the first, The very first moment. That single sight, That sweet smell.
By Ethan Warchol5 years ago in Poets
Sweet and Low
One day I remember you were standing on your feet and that you took a dive - On your way down you did not know it was so deep so you
By Bazooka Teaches5 years ago in Poets
Madness in wonderland
I feel like Alice when she was in wonderland Maybe I’ve gone crazy getting lost in my madness I never felt like this until I met you
By Brandi Lansdowne5 years ago in Poets
On your mark, get, set, go
I heard a loud whistle blow. Looked around and everyone was running Couldn’t help but follow. There was algid breeze around, Would sense it more, the faster I ran. It started getting brighter And I realized how far behind someI stand.
By Huzaifa Malik5 years ago in Poets
Confusion
What I have are dreams of need – spurred by monotony Dead habits that celebrate my heart’s pain and agony What I want are dreams long gone – they tire at sunset daily I left them high and dry, daylong they shout and cry
By Huzaifa Malik5 years ago in Poets
Cerberus
And Cerberus, that mastiff hound from Hell Came out of the night to walk the earth. From each of his three deformed heads
By Barb Dukeman5 years ago in Poets
The 80s Man
I. Harmon answered the girl as he checked his earring loop. "Yeah, I was there."
By Barb Dukeman5 years ago in Poets
The Unwanted Epiphany
Change. The unwanted epiphany. The glossing over past choices of what could I and what I didn’t I? It is the breaking of the soul.
By Cadma5 years ago in Poets