In the precipice of who I am today, There was a girl who would sit and pray. The one who believed in the mighty blue,
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
First published in route 7 review, Utah Tech University, December 2019 It is in opposition that I suspend between Helios and Jupiter
By Tony Martello2 years ago in Poets
I wake to find my world draped in existential grey, a shroud I wear like a second skin. A sudden sharp chill jolted me to my senses
By Mika Oka2 years ago in Poets
Sand castles upon the sand Created from seemingly nothing They never know how low or high the tide is How long their time will last
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
I read the name and listing on the E-board; My heart sank to my feet I was so confused, exacerbated even; Could we really have fucked up so bad?
By Lizzy Gabrick2 years ago in Poets
up, down, left, right, fuck, my chest is tight. 7, 8, 9, 10, only a few more seconds, and it'll end. yes, no, maybe so,
By Courtney Ann2 years ago in Poets
Velvet pierces through like a septum ring gone bloody Softness of skin yet A jaggedness of shards pin-pricking Crawling, creeping, a sensation that is unavoidable
By Oneg In The Arctic2 years ago in Poets
Caught in the web of the spider victims tied up in the weaving. Strung by the heads of their bodies, it waits for the night to unfold.
By Victor Eaves2 years ago in Poets
They want a man and love and stars And anything to dull that ache — Inside the hollows of their hearts That echo with further break.
By T. Licht2 years ago in Poets
I wish you could see the demons in my mind; The labyrinth that I run through to try and outrun them; They torture me day in and day out;
By Lindsey Altom2 years ago in Poets
Once upon a long time ago When the clouds were pristine and robust And the rainbows smiled to the world beneath them
The notion of being swooned into a whirlwind of romance is a tale long told, Admonishing the beauty of efforts in oozing passion is a narrative untold.
