The JesterMeFree VerseIt's all smiles, jokes, hoots. Jokes so funny your stomach will bruise! I'm stuck playing the jester, the joker, the clown, the one who's there for others when they feel down. I'm expected to joke…by Nightshade-444🫰 2👁 3Read →
THE MINISTRY OF SILENCEOur WorldotherThey taught us how to smile before we learned to speak, and numbered every doorway, every window, every street. The cameras blinked like stars above the sleeping town, while loudspeakers promised…by kaylan🫰 1👁 5Read →
A Life Beneath the LightsMefree verseFrom childhood I have dreamed beneath the blazing name, Of stages filled with music, cameras, lights, and fame; I wanted not a borrowed mask, but my own face to shine, To live before the public, and…by oneheart👁 5Read →
Vox TemporumGiving time a voice The moment set free Giving time a voice A fait accompli Giving time a voice The past greets today Giving time a voice Tomorrow — in play (The New Room: September, 2026)by Kurt Philip Behm👁 2Read →
NeglectFree VerseA problem, child, To be solved. But children aren't. Instead, we grow up too fast, Too furious To hold still, The mold will only break Us or them, Lose or win, And loss will be our prize. Cost will…by Everfinderer🫰 1👁 5Read →
Remaining WitnessMy CommunityFree VerseRock shell of a house – stepping through the doorway onto dirt at one time beneath the floor, only bits of joists remain, wood rotted now. No roof or window frames, rock is all that's left. A cottage…by dlherrmann👁 4Read →
Magical AfternoonMy FamilyFree VerseFather and son set out, in the falling snow, for a little adventure all their own to the nearest creek only half a mile away. Over the prairie the father strode, boy high above the world. In the…by dlherrmann👁 2Read →
In a Dark DayOur WorldFree VerseWhat to say on a dark and windy day when words are pulled away before they emerge to be? The mouth is open the brain is numb wondering: What did I say? Did I say? And the world crumbles and falls as…by dlherrmann👁 3Read →
Pretty Eyesfree verseThey say I have pretty eyes, but they come with a price. Nice to look at, but with many tears behind them. Soon, these blue eyes will dry because in the most difficult times of my life they are my…by Spreadyourwings23🫰 1👁 4Read →
How painful is hateMeFree VerseHate has boiled me, Hate has rotted the very heart that loved more than it could, Hate has robbed me, Hate made me suffer more than I possibly could, Hate has filled me with angry tears that refuse…by POETRY IS LIFE🫰 2👁 3Read →
Envisioning LifeMovies were the dream merchants of America As people flocked daily to their local big screen Envisioning life in those celluloid images Seeing themselves come alive — and redeemed (Dreamsleep:…by Kurt Philip Behm👁 2Read →
True HomeMefree verseI cannot remember The first book I read. The first time I felt Alive. That's what it is, always has been To me. A story, a narrative, a journey, More real than the hand holding the book. I open a…by Awakey29👁 5Read →
ThoughtsMefree verseAs I look back, I realise My journey through time, Has been a blur of fear, Pain, exhaustion, and grime. But this isn't new, More my default catchphrase, So I sit and delve deeper, And see light…by Awakey29👁 2Read →
Totally, a Paisan's dreamFree VerseIf I talk to the right people If I create the right identity pretend to be more than I am I could just get in Cosa Nostra is a brotherhood this sister can be an associate they'll never know of my…by random-rat👁 5Read →
don't take our day awayFree VerseAnd maybe I would go back to the times way before I was even born 4 or 5 generations back when my own blood just came here way down in Brooklyn and maybe I still wonder why we even left that beauty…by random-rat🫰 1👁 8Read →
Just WatchOur WorldotherWelcome to my weariness, to the burning burdens brought upon my shoulders. Shout your surprise at the surface of the shadow, the darkness delving deeper into the darkness that is sorrow. Take a look…by Nightshade-444🫰 1👁 5Read →
Staking Its ClaimA fetching title can save a poem Like a fiery maestro can free a song Its marching orders endorse each line And beat a cadence that words define To set the page and clear the way It stakes a claim to…by Kurt Philip Behm👁 5Read →
Impractical HandsMefree verseFree impractical hands to their expression. Your intelligence is overrated.by BubbaGump🫰 1👁 5Read →
The Knot Beneath My RibsMefree verseAgainst all odds, i still want to drive, running on fumes, burning what little i have left just to reach whatever comes next. As if the miles could gently pull the thread from the knot in my chest.…by writings.by.mah🫰 1👁 6Read →
More Than SuccessMy FamilyFree VerseI am more than mere success. I am hero of generations. Four mothers in succeeding generations were absent from their daughters lives: at age ten age eight age four, then age two it hit me. In…by dlherrmann👁 7Read →
ColonizedFree VerseIt's red. The color of life; The meaning of our flag, And they're drenched in it. Showered by it, And in the spray They take the rainbow And bathe themselves with it. "Only we protect gays," They…by Everfinderer👁 12Read →
Cookie CrumbsMy FamilyFree VerseIt was Christmas time and we were preparing – mother instructed sister and I to bake cookies, dozens, dozens, and dozens of them, She determined the kinds, the amounts, and warned “Do not eat any.”…by dlherrmann👁 8Read →