Browse Poems

Uncle's Linguine And Clam Sauce I remember my uncle cooking this and it smelled so Heavenly. He made it with many variations like canned clams, lemon juice and even some light white wine. He would…

i wish i was seventeen again, back then the hurt was just teenage pain now every scar feels tied to my name time moves forward, but i remain half a child in an adult’s frame back then i could break,…

Sixth Grade. The worst time of school. I hated my body, the way I was made. I didn't bring lunch one day, thinking nobody would notice. The Universe noticed, they always do. I sat at my table, sad…

It was a million dollar lotto And so I was forced to figure If my wife would haps be better If I just pulled the trigger. They say insurance is a gamble But that doesn't show the quirks; I'd say more…

My secret? It weighs nothing. It has numbed me To the extent I cannot feel anything anymore. Outside I walk lightly, Carefree. A smile carved into my face, Eyes glittering like cold stones My Laugh:…

I am crying my black heart out, all alone in the dark, surrounded by nothing except you. I know we do not relate— yet that special pancake reminds me of you. Why can't we go chase rainbows? Now, I am…

Looking through the glass, I see a world built on expectations— a reflection grander than I will ever be. "Take a step forward, with no steps back, or face rejection from the policy." I stare up at…

I am free. Alarm drilling me to wake up, I laugh, shut up! It's telling ME what to do? I refuse! So I curl stubbornly Eyes fresh, but forcing myself to sleep Because I want to lounge to my hearts…

lies too heavy to see past too thick to see through. truths too massive to go past too much of a burden to carry. your secret follows you like a lost shadow. your reality leaves a trail of your…

I want to mean the big, bold fine print written on my heart. It’s been so heavy lately, when all I want to do is sit on promises finally breaking through not for them, not for you, but for myself. So…

I can't tell you I fear what you would say How you would look at me Could you see your best friend in a different light If I stopped worrying and actually spoke my mind It tears me apart inside Like…

I never thought I would get this old I never thought I would feel this cold I never thought that my sight would fail I never thought I would lose the trail I never thought that my friends would die I…

Sisyphus' secret Original Rolling Stone Returns to crush me

It hurts to be hopeful When you know That whatever you do You're helpless Whatever you do Won't help the person breaking in front of you Won't help Their desperation Pain How do you help someone When…

"I know what you're going through." Impossible. You do? How do you see past my lies? Is it really such a flimsy disguise? Did you once bury yourself in this very same hole? Did you once give up on…

Seriously though let’s talk Life has always been rough I know people have it worse But that doesn’t matter I’m crying too aren’t I? I always thought it was always unfair And to this day tears happen…

You were always the braver one That night when you asked me if I had someone I couldn't sleep a wink, surrounded by fears That I knew where it was heading, and I was afraid to say it You were always…

Well, I'm here again making poetry about the love that I was close enough to have but couldn't. The text messages about secrets even telling each other wishing we could see each other even though we…

I start to feel less emotions each day. I'm not becoming rude or numb but just not as aware as before. Each day I start to forget things and the day starts to get slower. I start to forget things I…

My life is perfect. I don't let my anxiety get the best of me. The walls began to close in My throat closes up. I lied my anxiety haunts me every day.

I want love like the movies, and I want my heart to palpitate like butterflies on the first day of spring morning. I want to have small fights that end up getting resolved with an actual act of…

I'm the type of person to go ahead and be aware around those around me letting those around me have their opinions. I like to protect people that I know that aren't in the wrong because I know what…

I can and would say I love you, but I just can't - it doesn't go beyond what I actually feel. I could say I loved you, but you'd always see me the same, and your feelings wouldn't change. Sometimes…

Emily was born inside of a poem Without the belabor of words in her knowing Ending each lyric before it began No start and no finish — in place where she ran (Amherst Massachusetts: September, 2026)