I tried to whisper the warning… Child-sized hands tugging at grown sleeves, my voice a lantern with too little oil. “She is not who she seems,”
By Cadma4 months ago in Poets
Hello, I’m here to help. Memorize my name? It’s not important It’ll never be important, I’m here to help. I see you on your worst days
I’m as happy as Robin Williams I smile like he do through and through But deep down the phrase bothers you A jester’s smile that goes on for miles
Branches break and harpies cry. The Lady of Spring descends through bramble low and canopies high to find the Autumn's End.
By Lizzy Rose4 months ago in Poets
The dark is heavy, a thick, weighted ash, folding the world into silent planes. - I walk blind, hands reaching into the void,
By Autumn Stew4 months ago in Poets
The mask is made of the thickest ice, smooth, dependable, a frozen lake that says I'm fine. I can hold you. Walk across me.
I am a girl made of questions and quiet courage, Learning to love the echo of my own name. I used to chase sunlight through someone else’s window,
By Lila (Poetry)4 months ago in Poets
In the aftermath of my demise, the creatures of the deep dance as she rips out my heart. Her fingers caress my skin.
I took in a breath, faced the monster before me, and shattered the glass.
Have you ever drunk cold water on an empty stomach? --- Felt the icy liquid make its way down your throat settling nicely in the pit of your stomach
By Isabella Walker5 months ago in Poets
Play with the soil of the earth; it smells of anchovies. Earthworms, leaves, decayed matter oozes between one's fingers.
By Kristine Milewski5 months ago in Poets
Firing of the shoulders of Orion, there's human based baby powder And Tylenol laced pigs we ask our immigrants to stay focus, dare I say concentrated,
By M.5 months ago in Poets
