It is so profound how I don't think about it anymore. With nature on its way out I packed melancholy into an airtight jar and put it on the shelf beside the jar
By Gerry Thibeault2 months ago in Poets
I never once understood the phrase “The violence it took to be this gentle…” How could violence ever make me gentle? Or anyone?
By Katarina Beronja2 months ago in Poets
There is beauty in you And in me Is it seeing flaws in the beauty? Or beauty in the flaws? Does it matter? We all see beauty differently
By Atomic Historian2 months ago in Poets
Always sounds grand in the moment An expression of hope To conquer every unknown valley and slope Little do we know that always means in all ways
Awaken my soul I hear your call But I understand nothing Detached from The Otherworld A forgotten past Disconnected
What to seek for when nothing in sight? In the never-ending sea of grief, Clinging onto my sunken boat, my plight, Wanton with despair, while hope seeks relief.
By Une Femme2 months ago in Poets
Circling the edge of the radiant heat Bones crack, spewing repugnant steam Faces, names, sensations; I offer all up now
By K.B. Silver 2 months ago in Poets
Feeling no self worth A shadow of myself What have I become A beacon of pain A stained canvas for your projections A dark reflection
Cradled in the Womb of the Earth Connected to the Dense molten core Through suckling roots Nourished by the Generous land
they talk to me about a tree and life and about how Adam needs a wife “remember where you’re from” they say don’t need reminding, we see it every day
By Lyrical Logic2 months ago in Poets
Daddy died today. And the house has gone silent in a way that hurts my bones. It feels like the walls are holding their breath,
By Alexander Mind2 months ago in Poets
Aquatic lions stir, their timber cage barnacle-fixed to the sinking California coast. Yolk-thick light oozes between the beams
By Sean2 months ago in Poets
