The flag isn’t one thing. It never was. It hangs from porches with chipped paint and from poles too tall to question. It flaps soft at dusk in quiet towns
By Flower InBloom3 days ago in Poets
Is the constant struggle between head and heart. It's loving someone even after you've had to call it off. It's telling your daughter to make sure she has mace for a night out with the girls.
By Amanda Lyons3 days ago in Poets
Although your eyes shine brightly, your soul is lost at sea. You cover the storm with laughter as you fade into the deep. Are you in need of rescue, or resting safely below the breach? Do you long to touch the surface, or is it too far out of reach?
By Tiffany L Galeski3 days ago in Poets
Neat. Clean. Tidy. Kept. My roses always bloom I eat smiles for breakfast Hope is my chaser I drink it down really fast when despair attempts toxicity
By Marilyn Glover3 days ago in Poets
The bubbles peek up at me Part rye Part bread flour Yeasty touch of sour C o m f o r t I breathe in As my hands pour flour into a bright white
By Michele Nampalli3 days ago in Poets
Words are important, yet read by so few. They fall into the darkness, become invisible. Still, you write. You write to inspire,
By Minou J. Linde3 days ago in Poets
The fire that burns in your belly was not lit by your own making. Your abuser put it there, coal, iron and searing heat.
By Tim Carmichael4 days ago in Poets
“Where there is love, there is no room for fear.” “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was.”
By Zakir Ullah4 days ago in Poets
Everytime I go outside, some person seems to think it's normal to work in the country I live! Everytime I go outside, some person seems to think I'm attractive!
By 365poetry4 days ago in Poets
The Hypnotist They spoke of a man with an icy stare, breaking minds with careful care, a whisper, a watch, a single look,
By Marie381Uk 4 days ago in Poets
They told me I was damned, but then they made me saved. Unholy. They made me holy. They said I was in pieces, damaged and afraid.
By Amanda Abela4 days ago in Poets
We celebrate International Optimists Day today. False positivity can be grating, sometimes even harmful...but we do need hope when it counts.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin4 days ago in Poets
