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poem by Mathew Mcgill

Isolation is my space Safe, in my own speculations. -Close but distant entity speaks within- “Invitation for whom? Nope, Denied!” The words repeated itself using my lips. I wanted to connec... Read more

poem by Michael Wise

I watch a sunset that I'd love to share and nobody sees it but me I'm scratching my head in utter amazement that nobody cares much to see Things to accomplish things to get done a million things every... Read more

poem by Sarah Feldmann

When you find someone with more experience than you Who can make you laugh Whose words life you up and dwell in your mind A person with scars Someone who is flawed Someone almost like you Listen, learn, for the best mentor you c... Read more

poem by Kristen Nguyen

it is both odd and uplifting that you are the sun of someone’s world giving warmth, light, and love always even to those you do not know and especially to those whom you deem unworthy of but you are also the moon for yo... Read more

poem by Kristen Nguyen

some friendships are like the seasons temporary, fleeting the ending is inevitable so you enjoy the warmth and comfort that they provide or you endure the cold and bitterness of the storms because the seasons have a mind of their... Read more

poem by Kristen Nguyen

a lone red balloon floating up into the sky such a sight was commonplace for the people of earth higher and higher up it went 'til it reached the clouds, where it would reunite with the others nobody knows of the journey they ta... Read more

poem by Emily Bradly

You're everywhere, Traces of you have settled in the dust, Did you know there's nothing more deceiving than trust? On the brink of loosing us, surrounded in the debris of your touch, nothing has ever quite meant this much. The... Read more

poem by R.T. Aquinas

Another November is here once more And once again we remember our wars. Those who fought and those who died And for all time into battle they ride. They fought in "The War to End All War", Did they believe that? Whatever for? ... Read more

poem by Sarah Feldmann

When someone has a weak argument, they yell The Wise need only whisper the truth Read more

poem by Sarah Feldmann

It sometimes a scary thing Though it is also wonderful It’s a mystery yet to be solved A part of the story that has yet to unfold The unknown is both terrifying and beautiful isn’t it?   Read more

poem by Dakota Iris

Letting go. Hands down one of the most difficult things to do. Letting go is like choosing to release the float in the depths of the ocean with hopes of the afterlife being better. Letting go is the knot in your stomach that mak... Read more

poem by Dakota Iris

The sky is black. A void of darkness. No life, no light, no lust. A void with nothing to live for, nothing to die for. The sky is black, void of matter and mind. An empty hole to forever fall. For there is no hope for a mass of n... Read more

poem by Sarah Feldmann

I stood in front of you, so you could be safe While I took your enemy’s fire I gave you my coat in the cold, so I could see you smile While I froze in the frigid winds I gave you my umbrella in the rain, so you could be dry... Read more

poem by Sarah Feldmann

Come back, you are not too far wanderer Please, do not walk away where the hunters’ hide in the dark and wait to kill you Come home, we wait for you with arms out wide We forgive you. We care about you. We love you. Plea... Read more

poem by Nafeela Begum

For deathless death And endless dread For blood and bread And cold hard meth Read more

poem by Hannah X

The perfect sunset is the one we watched together Where you didn’t have to call me Where the buzz of my phone wouldn’t interrupt Where I took in the sky And you watched my eyes taking it in And you told me that the ... Read more

poem by Hannah Waring

My murdered king! My poor, poor thing. I respected him Or did I pity him? Either way, how dare they kill him? Read more

poem by Unburdened Thinking

With the rise of the moon, Comes the promise of infinity, Tomorrow has never felt so distant, Yesterdays brightness, So muted with disconnect, I stand before an ocean of possibility, Each wave, Promising fulfilment, Satiety...... Read more

poem by Unburdened Thinking

The past is defined, Stagnant and asleep...absence, The future is unknown, Distant and intangible...anxiety, But the present, The present is infinity, The present is endless possibilities, The present is emotion, In its raw an... Read more

poem by Unburdened Thinking

Darkness hold me, Fear console me, Absence my lullaby, Ricking me, To empty sleep Read more