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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Her Body Was Her Best Part
Her body was her best part surely not her soul especially that she had none none of us do yet too many hold that we have one
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in Poets
Coming of Age. Runner-Up in The Dragon Beside Me Challenge.
It began with a dream— a clear ocean flowing around the edges of my knee. I stepped beyond the water’s edge and gathered the translucent rubies from the heart of the water.
By Parwana Fayyaz2 years ago in Poets
Feeling Untenable
Forgettable and regrettable; those feelings untenable. To be the former or latter-- such a punch to the gut. To be lost in the crowd;
By Merrie Sanders2 years ago in Poets
Patterns
The tales surround us Burying us deep Until we catch up to them again Hoarding a life of repeats. Washing dishes 'til dawn
By KB2 years ago in Poets
Vegemite
Vegemite So salty You made me sarcastic
By MikMacMeerkat2 years ago in Poets
Holding On
We are hanging by a thread, suspended like a spiderweb that has been broken. Flailing in the wind, unattached, but for that one solitary strand
By Randy Baker2 years ago in Poets
Chip on Your Shoulder
How did the universe, In all it’s clever design, Manage to make me fit Nearly perfectly in your arms? Lying face-to-face,
By Test2 years ago in Poets
Dear Diary
As a person, I’m very much the over thinker. As a woman, I’m ambitious. As a Virgo, I’m a perfectionist. I strive to make the world a better place.
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️2 years ago in Poets
Control. Content Warning.
TW: Eating disorder behaviors * * * It's a struggle that I have everyday It was my only sense of control Until recently
By Rene Peters2 years ago in Poets
Crown
That day is burned into my brain. I get off work, open the door to our apartment, and you slur "hello." Your face struggles to make a smile. You never quite get there, and your eyes do not make it to mine.
By Kay Husnick2 years ago in Poets
Spring in Winter
I never saw any white on the ground, unless you count the morning frost that disappeared before nine. Spring peepers are harmonizing
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Poets
Lilac and Rose and Indigo Blue
You said yes in a sea filled with nos You brought me a poem I gave you a rose 🌹💙🪻 So perfect together Like sunshine and flowers
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Poets