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poem by Martyn Richardson

Come to me, I’m sure is what the voice said. Sit here and rest your tired and weary head. I can see that your life has taken its toll It has broken your heart and crushed your soul. So maybe now it is time for you to r... Read more

poem by D'Vina Dietrich

You said, "Stay strong." I said, "Hold on!" I stared into your eyes Wishing it was lies "He will be home in no time!" "Everything will be fine." I was in the waiting room I saw my sister, face of gloom. "He's gone!" She said ... Read more

poem by Lucia Ocean

You've been gone for so long I don't know how to go on You're right in front of me Just in reach, but out of touch Mum, I miss you too much I know you're right there But all you show is your vacant stare It's like you're not ... Read more

poem by Yunki Choi

I think about to end everything, but I don't want to Never even close... I want to live... I want to run.. but I'm trapped A claustrophobic... There's so much to see, so much to do but I somehow still find myself do... Read more

poem by Mario Vitale

A Valiant Knight Death springs a new day basking in the breeze In solemn moments lets pause to think of a place A far off castle in the mountains away from it all A valiant knight lived in the structure of its dwelling Th... Read more

poem by Tony Coppin

Darling why did you break my heart Why did you pull my life apart. What did I do, what did I say, To make you throw our love away. You know how much I cared for you, I really thought you loved me too. I thought we had a life to... Read more

poem by Anthony Blake

Life one shot away The end is drawing nearer The answer is within reach Tears and loneliness Extreme pleasure then more pain Loneliness and tears Patience is my foe Silent as the tears seep in My love is ravished Intoxi... Read more

poem by Mick Reid

ONE KID FLOATING OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (This is based on true experiences) Sitting here in the hospital's waiting room Observing the Italian cleaner with a broom While waiting for my monthly appointment For that strange buzzi... Read more

poem by Lilith Sunpetal

I'm sorry for everything, I stuck around to heal a broken wing After it healed I stayed And your patience frayed. Somehow I developed a crush, And failed to keep it hush hush. I'm sorry for causing you harm, I stuck with you ... Read more

poem by Lilith Sunpetal

You were the one I turned to In the darkness of my mind Even when I didn't know what to do You always helped me unwind. Now I'm lost and spiraling down I've let my emotions go to town I'm not sure how to pull myself out You a... Read more

poem by Lilith Sunpetal

Watch me fly, Don't watch me cry. Watch me rise, Don't watch my demise. It cuts me deep to see you there, Won't do anything but stand and stare. The cut expands, When you don't offer me your hands. Cant you see that I'm in pai... Read more

poem by Nemo Nemees

I'm in love with a faceless man who talks about the stars As if they weren't so far away. I'm in love with a man Who I never met. Who I never spoke to. Who I never heard Or seen. I'm in love with a stranger. I'm in love w... Read more

poem by R.L. Pfundt

What happened to the happy little girl in the photographs, not afraid to be the focal point in front of a camera, not afraid to be herself? What happened in those twelve years to make her so fragile, so scared, so uncomfortabl... Read more

poem by R.L. Pfundt

They don’t understand. They don’t feel that way when you break a little more each day, waiting for the end to come your way. They don’t understand how it feels to feel worthless, to hate yourself, to t... Read more

poem by R.L. Pfundt

Just a girl wandering around just to fall in the abyss. Just a boy wandering around aching to save her. “I don’t need your help. I never need anyone!” “Just know that I’m gonna be there ... Read more

poem by Mister Rotten

I attempt to belong as a hunter, someone standing apart from your entity, to restrain tautological blunders; yield myself to the sedative’s lenity. I attempt to belong as a seeker, be of significance on my own right, but c... Read more

poem by Frantic & Frowzy

Swallow dry because you remember that techy thirst Slurping from the dire dish of the cursed The stash of brash beggars have all dispersed Writhing furiously through the desert sunburst A saliva paste bleached his languid lips ... Read more

poem by Frantic & Frowzy

I'm making peace with my past so I can master my emotions Cluttered hindsight drowned in witch doctor potions Blended clustered years with eyes desert dry Mentored mind with an angry soul & a heart ready to comply Now I pry each e... Read more

poem by Anna Freshour

The moon and the sun used to be lovers. Creating light shows for all the world to see. Making stars and planets all come into alignment with all of the wrong things. The more they made love, the more they tore each other ... Read more

poem by MadDedadalo ehmmelilly

I remember mother when i asked you for sorriso bacino e carezza after i had done something wrong and your face was turned away from me_ i was then frightened the future was withdrawn from me without your sight to point for s... Read more