Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
I remember fearing losing you Who I would become without you Now I look in the mirror And don’t know who I am With you by my side
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 years ago in Poets
I hung onto people, like those paper chains we made in grade school. Taped together, colorful chaos. I held on even when some links stopped holding their own weight,
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Poets
Anchorite: that's what I've become, Nestled in the confinement of my Nostalgia. I am not a stylite atop a tower, Impressive heights grappled for and
By Hannah E. Aaron2 years ago in Poets
My mind wanders at night without any real warning It gets up, takes flight often until the morning It chases you in the dark
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
A decade has passed since I first heard your name, No more than a face in the screen and the mention of you from our friend,
By Sandra Tena2 years ago in Poets
I want to rinse my tears away and yet be engulfed by them all To simply dissolve in tidal rhythm as each risen wave falls To take hold of seaweed reins, sink below as ocean steeds pull
By D.K. Shepard2 years ago in Poets
A trunk without branches... ⠀ my mother is sweet blackberry my father was deadly nightshade my grandparents hardy juniper berries
By R.C. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Your coffee cup had a pair of wolves touching noses. You’d raise your cup and clink with mine. “Mates for life,” you’d say. I’d chide you for
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Poets
The male anglerfish sniffs out his mate, completely missing the light show, her most alluring feature. I think I get it now.
By F Cade Swanson2 years ago in Poets
There are nine reasons we must end it Your eight tentacles suck me dry Seven deadly sins kill me Sex numbers our false love
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Poets
Hello. It's me... again. Sorry. Just... well... sorry. It's just... well... silly... I know. We've never even... ... well... even met... yet... this... This. What is this? I... I don't know. I... All I know... Please write.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Poets
Listen! Be silent! And enlist the help of angels to tinsel the inlets with stars. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
