The masks that we wear can become who we are If we are not careful, we will be consumed by the lie When people are watching us from afar
By Stephanie Hoogstad4 months ago in Poets
Never again shall you leave; my heart, my soul, My love, my all, for we are chained as one. Radiant as moonlight on a blackened knoll,
By Donna K4 months ago in Poets
In the ancient hall there hangs a mirror, An unblinking eye that never closes. Not on brides dressed in satin and roses,
By Kimberly J Egan4 months ago in Poets
The words we chose cut deeper than a knife Dissecting the parts that our love lived in I guess good and bad are all part of life
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden4 months ago in Poets
I reach for you, though silence fills the air; Your shadow disappears into an endless night. Desire consumes me nightly, I am in grief's snare.
By Anissa Marie4 months ago in Poets
Our love is long overdue, and I know I linger in your heart. I cannot bear to be away from you. From the moment I saw you I knew
By Lizzy Rose4 months ago in Poets
Upon the midnight's mournful air, A spectral voice finds my ear, The memory I cannot bear. It speaks of all that was so fair,
By Tim Carmichael4 months ago in Poets
Introduction I said I would only enter one poem in each of the Vocal+ Fall Poetry Series, and I entered one today using Concrete Poetry, although I am not too enamoured with it, although I have unknowingly used it in the past.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Poets
Dear Luna, I write from where the moonlight stays. I never left the child I once became— The moon, my Neverland, where time delays.
By Tennessee Garbage4 months ago in Poets
Beneath the sun, where olives used to shine, Gregori weeps in bark, his roots run deep— A lover lost, now carved in oak and pine.
By Tony Martello4 months ago in Poets
I needed you to see me—not as a burden, but a mirror. Your voice was fire, but never meant for me. I learned to covet love in your absences.
There was no chance or so I'm told We gave our all, you and I In the end, we lost the road There were signs and flags that showed
By Sean Cavanagh-Voss4 months ago in Poets
