My grandmother’s hands show up in mine When I’m washing rice that same quick swirl, that same patience that looks like boredom
By Milan Milic25 days ago in Poets
I’ve forgiven you — right? For your creation of dreadful days and nights; for the manipulation, for the deceit and the lies. For the questions you led to which accidentally fed into some of my deepest insecurities.
By Snarky Lisa25 days ago in Poets
I lost myself in normal ways— in other people’s calendars, in “sure, I can do that,” in the bright blur of being useful.
A sleepy morning awakes to the rising sun's rays whispering sweet nothings making the roses blush Their pink petals flushed
By Colleen Walters25 days ago in Poets
My word for this year, twenty-twenty-six is 'Publish'! I have a book due this year I have been working on edits, and fix the time to finish edits with some fear
By Denise E Lindquist26 days ago in Poets
It hurts, but I will make it through. I am dying, but that won't matter to you. My heart is screaming, but you don't care to hear.
By Jaded | Pleasured26 days ago in Poets
A new year with a subdued start Blue beginnings, and a pink, cute heart I Bring it on, I bring it back I call it out, I call it whack
By Chantal Christie Weiss26 days ago in Poets
Wandering in empty spaces, heading to nowhere Paths full of ambiguous signs, leading to dead end. People passing by like shadows
By Andriana Sonnenblume 🌻26 days ago in Poets
When the trumpets fade When the marching stops When the drums are silent When the chants are ended When the riots cease
By Alexander McEvoy26 days ago in Poets
I saw the Milky Way on the path to our room under the dark skies of East Africa an arc so difficult to see when home
By Andrea Corwin 26 days ago in Poets
Leaving beloved cities, four times I've gone, each departure a heartbreak. Memories linger, both cherished and painful, yet all mine.
By Moon Desert26 days ago in Poets
You fumbled in the darkness, a place where others lived in light. You foraged days for warmth, embedding through the night.
By Latisha Fairfull26 days ago in Poets
