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poem by John Salvetti

I lie awake. Haunted by a life that is not what I dreamt it to be. Haunted by a past that I wish was not etched in the stone of my memory. Haunted by an emptiness that creaks louder than any haunted house could hope to. Haunted be... Read more

poem by John Salvetti

It's so hard to wrap my head around the pin drop deafening silent sound. It’s embrace is cold, yet warm somehow. I shiver at the thought. Please give me a jacket, a blanket, a towel? Anything to soak up the pity - or cov... Read more

poem by Nemo Nemees

Breathe, Blink, Think, about life and the universe. Why are we here.. no scratch that. why am I here? Why do I breathe? Why do I do anything? Who am I? Breathe. Blink. Think. Yea? Why are you here? Why do you even try... Read more

poem by John Salvetti

Sometimes I feel like my sanity is fleeting. Like a robber from a bank, getaway car speeding. But I'm already behind bars in solitary confinement. Everyone thinks they're my teacher, always giving me assignments. If I just do what... Read more

poem by Taha Hassan

They Liked me, loved me, Cared for me, For I was a tool. They craved me, sought me, wanted me, For I was a tool. I happily helped them, endlessly, For I was a fool. I thought They had loved me, Thoughtlessly, For I was a fo... Read more

poem by D'Vina Dietrich

Tucked away in her chrysalis She was safe and sound Blossoming and growing Excitement to meet the world She cracked it open and bursted out Thunder sounded and lightning struck Rain poured down on her She wanted to fly so b... Read more

poem by Christopher Russon

You danced like Cinderella Smiling and looking fine We should have known much better But we failed too see the signs You were playing to the crowds Laughing all the time. You forever were always joking But we failed too see the... Read more

poem by Anonymous Poet98

I'm not right I need to fix myself But I cannot do that,No Not without medical help. So here i lay on my bed Staring at the ceiling For no fucking reason, Oh maybe I'm just sad But I don't know that yet. They say it's just... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

Why Is it that a cuckoo Is Locked up in a clock While Lunatics with guns Are Left to run amuck WIZDUMBs BY JA 221 Read more

poem by Emma C

i’m sick of screaming, i just wanna get along, can’t kill my head anymore can’t make Heaven last long i think i’m gonna be God’s whore i think i’m gonna drown down here my bones will... Read more

poem by Emma C

carve me out of these winding roads, make time slow, so i can breathe till the end of summer, these fantasies are killing me forever, kiss me for the minute, ignore me forever i’m running out of ways to hope, ways to cope ... Read more

poem by Emma C

the cops are killing, the sidewalks are graveyards but here i am forgetting the world--spilling my mind onto you and nobody that’ll listen let me break out of my body just for a minute oh baby i’m falling hard int... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

I remember Way back when To tell a lie Was a great big sin But now we lie All the time We give no thought That it’s a crime We lie to family And to friends On and on It never ends Sometimes big But most... Read more

poem by krista

Incessant combat reload of guns Dreadful bullets morphing into blood Silent screams of melancholy is all I hear Endless drowning from this sea of misery I see humans but no humanity Naive mortals hallucinating of escaping Ceas... Read more

poem by Dooley Sheen

"I Don't Know Who I Truly Am But I Am Frightened By Who I'm Becoming..A Dark Phoinex" Read more

poem by Emily

Time Is the concept that just yesterday you were 8 years old walking to the bus stop with your big brother while your dad sits in his work van and watches us to make sure we get to that corner okay, but once we reached that corner, ... Read more

poem by Gorren Thunderfoot

You know I come from a family that is just insanely different in my family, you don’t talk about your feelings or even acknowledge them if someone wrongs you, you just forget them and cut them out of your life if someone wro... Read more

poem by Emily

That star can literally be dead Every night you look up into the sky and see the brightest star in the night sky, It's there shining in all its glory Twinkling and orange, But as you admire the brightness of that star, A milli... Read more

poem by Emily

Mother says that she hates when I'm alone and how she doesn't want me to be lonely But mother don't you know I'm never alone? I'm always in the presence of depression and anxiety They're always there, hiding under the bed, inching... Read more

poem by Kevin Lal

The most painful feeling can be an heart break, it pierces through you with no remorse, only to benefit those in the past. Some say its a journey through life, I'm not sure since healing is one way of looking at it but regret is ... Read more