Most recently published stories in Poets.
The face of an angel covers thee For you were born in the bowels of despair Often wondering why it was you chose me Then tore apart everything that was there
By Jason Morton2 days ago in Poets
All you did was talk shit. You took my name and ran it through the mud, then the compactor, then the shredder, then dried it out,
By Jesse Lee2 days ago in Poets
The complexities and contradictions of strength and fragility wrap themselves tight around my spine Tail bone waves unstable
By Oneg In The Arctic2 days ago in Poets
—and you call me embarrassing. your words sting, dripping with venom, sending my body into panic. I cry, half anger / half devastation.
By katherine j zumpano2 days ago in Poets
You've lied before Thousands of times. You spoke, and still all I heard Was a house of cards in every word. Fall, they will.
By Julie Lacksonen2 days ago in Poets
cumulus clouds drift he said he wants to touch them I said, go ahead. Note: I encourage my kids to be one with nature. You will not run out of happiness.
By Seema Patel2 days ago in Poets
Floating In The Sky, With A Laminated Smile... Stars Align Beneath The Clouds, Ready To Glow in Their Prime... Tears Fall Like Rain Drops, Flooding The Grand Canyon and Forming A Beautiful Sea...
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)2 days ago in Poets
The concrete garden cracks its skin where silicon used to scream Will a verdant tide come rushing in to end the digital dream?
By Sara Wilson2 days ago in Poets
We share a Seder plate in the backyard Under the shelter of cottonwoods I see the breeze pass over dressed in whimsical white puffs
By Laura Hanson Reber2 days ago in Poets
Life shook the trunk beneath me Felling filled nests, dead limbs And thirsty moss Loosening my footing As I neared the widening crown
By K.B. Silver 2 days ago in Poets
The secret is to keep writing But about what? Lately, it has been so random Some poems about love and heartbreak Some about believing in yourself
By L.I.E2 days ago in Poets
You’re more afraid of what I think Than some of what you believe Shape and mold your fleet But your hill only gets more steep
By Cooper Austin2 days ago in Poets
