Once upon a dry stick of hope, When empathy is gone, Told to cope with pains and falls Until we snap under bricks Meant to keep us safe from uncertainty.
By Caitlin Charlton12 days ago in Poets
The Swirl That Would Not Settle It pulls me in, this restless turning field, A spinning thought that never finds its end,
By George’s Girl 2026 12 days ago in Poets
My bladder thumps painfully, waking me from a preferable dream. It's a daily alert that I will avoid responsibilities, grief, and guilt.
By Nikki Torino Wagner13 days ago in Poets
The Hand Of Fatima Talisman The hand of Fatima hangs where I can feel it, not see it. Cool to touch, then part of me, like it has always been there.
By George’s Girl 2026 13 days ago in Poets
It Never Forgets Some say the rose remembers, though silence veils its breath, it gathers every whisper, it studies love and death.
The Face That Waits Beyond the Trees He stands between the fading light and time, A figure pressed against the thinning air,
Why is he staring through, as if he knew what to do !? A little muppet I suppose, assuming this is something that makes sense !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
Life Beyond This Earth I did not paint this to please the eye, it came out sharp, restless, almost watching me, lines crossing where they should not meet,
By George’s Girl 2026 14 days ago in Poets
Sweeping the Sorrows Away I rise before the morning speaks, with quiet hands and steady breath, the weight of yesterday still clings,
How Can I Dream Upon A Star If The Sky Is Black How can I dream upon a star, if the sky is black, If night has swallowed every spark, and will not give them back,
I Saw the Sunset in Your Eyes I saw the sunset in your eyes, not fading, not leaving, but burning slow, a quiet fire across the soul,
In a poem, “Moon Halo,” I said I deleted the photos of us. The messages too— the ones I kept like insurance where he spoke poorly of his friends.
By Tina D. Lopez14 days ago in Poets
