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Haunting

poem by Charles Sperry

In a world of gears and logic I remain, a fragment Of what's gone on before And what is yet to come In electron streams I hide A choking whispering lament That recalls what you once were And foretells what's to be done - ... Read more

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Ghandi's Bagel

poem by Charles Sperry

Friedrich Nietzsche steps out armored in a towering suit of steel His spear is dripping, crimson with the deathblood of a God His lips drip caustic words of maddened truth and eyes reveal Bleak prophecies too potent to maintain the... Read more

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Addict's Cure

poem by Charles Sperry

Where are you echo of my soul, Whose heart I echo back? This yearning I've been forcèd to control, Lest through it I fall to the black Gnawing of my lower will- The beast that eats and hungers still. But as I scratch my falt'... Read more

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The Hag's Bacchan...

poem by Charles Sperry

"Little Hansel, Little Grettel!" Comes the doctor's siren call "Oh my dears how you are suffering, here Just let me make it better. I'll Get rid of useless pain. Don't suffer there in vain." We step in for consultation "Take ... Read more

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Stop

poem by Rhys Thomas

Some days it hurts my heart Sometimes I want to become road art Today I nearly did And if I had Would I stop feeling sad? I often wonder what's for the best To go on fighting or give it a rest Around the corner is just anothe... Read more

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Sadness In Ukraine

poem by David P Carroll

My heart aches today And it's just war and Sadness all day and Nobody knows it's painful But me oh yes me And sadness in our eye's As our little children cry All through the cold dark lonely Night and snow is falling tonight ... Read more

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That Touch

poem by D'Vina Dietrich

All these years and I forgot Now all I feel is your hands Why is it even a thought You would never hurt me? It was because it was dark And you couldn't see Is that really the case? That is what you said Please mind hit e... Read more

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Alone

poem by S Y

a silent fire eating from within the world outside, controlling me or in my control. in my silent search the lines merge; Is it the demon in me or me a demon. Am i haunted or the haunting,me. The cloak sheds, unr... Read more

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Healing...

poem by Frank Hornby .

"Alone with my mind...is sometimes a wonderful feeling... as repairing regrets...might start the process of healing... Incidents of my past...need to be released from my psych... adults arguing, and fighting....those things I didn'... Read more

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My Strange Addict...

poem by Alex Ketchum

We fit like puzzle pieces that construct a wall that protects our mental and physical well beings. We are connected spiritually. A true love that never fades. We see each other as a drug. Both of us needing that drug to live. We’re ... Read more

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Addiction in the ...

poem by Charity Stewart

Addiction in the Shadows By Charity Stewart Prescription drugs and lean scattered on the table. My life is like a movie so please turn on the cable. I'm popping pills all day because my pain has become a riddle. Can... Read more

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Time to self love

poem by D'Vina Dietrich

She walked through life with her hands covering her eyes Neglecting to protect her own sanity from the cruel world Tripping over terrors and falling into holes of pain She didn't wanna see any of it Yet neglecting to look, she ... Read more

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Shadows

poem by Alice inwonderland

My cold, numb shadow stretched beyond the willow tree, far in the distance. Long and rigid like a Frankenstein, unknowing to the passersby, should there be any...this is not a monster. My strides elongate at this thought. Perception. ... Read more

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Oxygen

poem by Justin McElveen

Oxygen, who needs it anyways? Who needs it when there’s smoke. Give me something bad for me. Where is the excitement in the good? Attraction comes from being bad. No one wants anything good anymore. We crave Devilish actions... Read more

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A Different Fate

poem by Justin McElveen

She awakens from a dream. Hearing screams. Screams from a love gone wrong. A woman lost inside her own head that is past gone. As she wakes As she awakens. Outside the birds sing. They don’t care about the pain. Outside ... Read more

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King Cobra Snake

poem by Justin McElveen

Even the master king cobra would die from my blood. Die as it slithers away with little food. And I would laugh as the king cobra does after biting me. Laugh while I sit on this cloud, crying, making it rain below. I would sit a... Read more

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Daylight

poem by Justin McElveen

Daylight. Some mornings it comes up when it shouldn’t. Some mornings it won’t come up quick enough. Bathe in it. Run from it. Love it, as I love myself. Hate it, as I hate myself. My best friend and my worst enemy. If it... Read more

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Hope

poem by Justin McElveen

“Hope” There’s hope. Hope I find most in madness It speaks to me most, that is why. When I hear madmen speak, I’m at home. It’s a familiar stench and warmth It brings me closest to the light. Be thankful for ma... Read more

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Bird's Singing In...

poem by David P Carroll

Birds singing In the dark Every night And I can't Sleep tonight. © 2021 David P Carroll Poems. Read more

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What if

poem by Andrew Dietrich

What if? My plans always involved him and you My family torn apart my heart in two My plans always involved him and you I was always down for a d.a.d number two This is all wrong. We were supposed to go home We were supposed t... Read more