The Broken HourglassTime a prisoner in a Bedouin’s dream Shadows moving on the sand Distance like bars that trap you within The farther you travel — the less you command (Dreamsleep: October, 2026)by Kurt Philip Behm🫰 1👁 8Read →
Friendship BraceletsFree VerseI made you a friendship bracelet Each bead strung carefully Pearlescent plastic weaved with color Bead after bead Add a star, repeat Hours pass by And my hands were cramping But it’s all for you…by liv.laugh.love👁 7Read →
The Skeleton and The LightOur WorldFree VerseA long time ago where winds refused to blow 2 creatures of the heavens emerged from their hole The ugly skeleton of death and gore And the light filled with life’s galore When a Farmer begged to the…by Rivershands👁 8Read →
Sever Your ThumbsMeFree VerseSever your thumbs Open your window Rip that poster Cry for a few minutes Tear into your flesh And still feel the same Sink into a pillow as peer poke at your pain Stare at a therapist Count the time…by Rivershands👁 4Read →
Adriftadrift in the endless ocean, lost but not losing hope adrift in a neverending motion, finding my way back home fear overtaking me like rising water escaping to the land just yonder adrift is feeling…by Anonymous Owl👁 5Read →
The Long Way Downfrom where the mountain meets the sky someday we will fall don’t worry the long way down look past the stars the moon and the birds falling to earth the long way down face the sky stop and breathe…by Anonymous Owl👁 3Read →
WhyOur WorldFree VerseWhy Why would Why would we Why would we talk Why would we talk about Why would we talk about the Why would we talk about the place Why would we talk about the place that Why would we talk about the…by Rivershands👁 3Read →
Same Soul, Different FontFree VerseChance put us in the same place, on an ordinary day, And somehow two strangers found a friendship that stayed. Right when life was dark, and we both needed some light, A friendship found us both and…by Valentina Reyes🫰 2👁 8Read →
the pastOur WorldFree Versei live in a place that no longer exists. i know that is hard to believe, but we all experience this. for me, however, this place is hard to resist. i could have spent more time outside of these…by donovaneden🫰 1👁 13Read →
Roses By The Oak TreeMy Familyfree verseHer heart fluttered bright, and her cheeks became rosy red. He lifted her spirits with every tender word he said. Like vibrant roses blooming strong by the golden oak tree, he promised a beautiful…by Spreadyourwings23🫰 1👁 8Read →
You told me (The fire I couldn't put out)Mespoken wordYou told me I was your favorite game You told me you loved me even without the fame You told me I was the one that lit your flame Eventually your flame spread like wild fire. Through the veins of my…by Poetspurpose🫰 1👁 13Read →
The fault you weren't meant to keepMeYou weren't the one at fault. They made you take the blame.by Poetspurpose👁 4Read →
The endless cycle of me and you.MeLate at night, within my room, I spoke your name into the gloom. My siblings sighed and turned away, tired of hearing what I’d say, but you were heavy on my mind— the ghost of what we left behind.…by Jazzys_Silent_Vow👁 9Read →
OuroborosMeFree VerseSometimes When the sun paints my face From dark brown To gold, I wish it’d last. And my hair would stretch down to my waist With curls only a girl could desire. Watch it grow longer And longer. Till…by Tass🫰 6👁 21Read →
BoredomMeHaikuBoredom fills my mind and my inhibitions flee. A mass exodus.by Nightshade-444🫰 3👁 6Read →
DIVINE LOVEOur WorldFree VerseWhat is divine love? You ask me, And I tell it to you. Divine love is the undying flame, You will get kindled by it for eternity, Divine love does not arouse you, It seeps in the cracks of your…by POETRY IS LIFE🫰 1👁 13Read →
My joy is in my bridleOur WorldFree VerseWhy will I brood over your enmity toward me? When I can be exultant about being vital, Why will I let you lead my horse into a mire? When I can bridle it to divine meadows, Why will I cry over your…by POETRY IS LIFE🫰 1👁 9Read →
The GulfFree VerseI'm being offered a job I don't want And I'm not allowed to say no. I can't go another way, Throwing out the chance we may Just keep ourselves afloat On this ever-sinking ship. "A rising tide lifts…by Everfinderer🫰 1👁 12Read →
Willy LomanThe fear of being common a nightmare defined Caught in the maelstrom late victims of time No effort or consequence of note to stand out The broken unwashed with life dying out A frightful inclemence…by Kurt Philip Behm👁 7Read →
Next Time AroundFree VersePerhaps if we recycle this prompt enough, I will tell my younger self everything he needs to know and he will have his shit together next time around. Yes. More than 10 words. Poetic license.by BubbaGump🫰 3👁 14Read →
Ain't forgiving herMefree verseI ain't forgiving my mom for what she did, I will never forgive her even if my life depended on it. I would rather die than admit that she did the right thing. I don't care about what they will say,…by mycore👁 11Read →
I keep to MyselfMefree verseGrowing up, my mom would teach me to hide things. First i was awfully bad at hiding things at that time but i got better. It was small things at first then the biggest thing i needed to keep to…by mycore👁 5Read →
I kept my distanceMefree verseI used to be close with my parents, but look what happened to them now: they're seperated, i trusted my mom a little too well. she usd my own words against my father claiming something i never said…by mycore👁 4Read →
I don't blame himMeFree VerseI don't blame my father for not visiting me in 4 years. i used to tremble because of fear when i used to see him, just hated the idea of me meeting him. all because my mom brainwashed me into…by mycore👁 6Read →