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poem by Martyn Grindrod

Pompeii Amid ashes pumice lay Life in cinders Pompeii in disarray Vesuvius plumed angry swell Archeologists unearth deathly knell Volcanic vomit ample spume from sunlight golden to darkened gloom Roman bathing in waters pu... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

DEMENTIA I don’t know where I’m going Forgotten where I’ve been I don’t know what I’m doing Can’t remember, what I’ve seen I don’t know what I’ve done Nor what I d... Read more

poem by Martyn Grindrod

Meet me at Noon 'neath hanging branches Where sun hides shine Clandestine Chance encounters On lay by's of roads Incognito disguises Spineless toads Best kept secrets Another stolen kiss Hotel meetings Furtive... Read more

poem by Frank Hornby .

"I remember boyhood games, like "kick the can," we never thought of, "happy slapping," or beating up an old man. We played endless hours of football, or "alallio," in the street, we never dreamed of going out, "mugging," or fin... Read more

poem by Tara Marie

You tried to tear my emotions into shreds. Thinking it would kill me inside. Yeah you had me but Little did you know my love can be like a two edged sword. Slicing both ways landing on your lies cutting deep. Baring the thoughts, ... Read more

poem by Tara Marie

I heard a song today that made me think of you. It brought  tears to my eyes. I thought I was done with these overbearing feelings and done with u. But then I realized it’s just like the aching of my heart.   When you ... Read more

poem by Jamez Milton

What am I It shrouds every thought Darkens the every region It flows forth with unforgiving menace And devours the mind Like a raging fire would a tattered cloth Guilt is the darkness Guilt shrouds your thoughts Like the cloud... Read more

poem by Destiny D.

Mirror, Mirror, on my wall, I just wanna be thin, pretty and tall. Mirror, Mirror, if i change my hair Maybe someone will start to care? Mirror, Mirror, if i starve myself, At least ill be beautiful, forget my health. Mirr... Read more

poem by Matthew Girard

why do we let people control what we think? why are we incapable of thinking for ourselves? we should tell ourselves what we wont. not other people. if we allow people to control what we think, we will never make the right decis... Read more

poem by Julius Brian Cruz

By the infinite night sky, I whispered the words “I’m Sorry...” Gazing at the falling stars, wishes they never grant me. And ever since then, like a child, innocence that time took from me. Eyes that were once so... Read more

poem by Omar Alonzo

shattered into a million pieces, and thrown to the ground, my heart has been toyed with, for what seems like ages, I picked the up form the floor, I lost so many pieces, tried to put it back together, with so much tape and glue... Read more

poem by Destiny D.

I wanna cry, I wanna scream but what will they say? “Oh you are being extreme!” I wanna lay in bed all day and not care about what anyone will say I wanna be able to look at you and not feel sad cause im getting... Read more

poem by Matthew Girard

the way her hair moves as she walks. the way her eyes light up when shes happy. the way she smirks when she doesn't wanna smile. it's who she is, and it is beautiful. i love her. she was my life. she was my air. my life would go ... Read more

poem by Ja Ja

Those people, that don’t give a shit Do they never wipe their ass Must be waiting till it dries In hopes, the stink will pass WIZDUMBs BY JA 565 Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

A hamster on crack is spinning a squeaky wheel in my rib cage It's been running for it's life all day and I can't console the damn thing This hyperactive fuzzball is going to be the death of me Nervous creature, afraid of everythin... Read more

poem by Frank Hornby .

"Our city is losing its humour, because of strangers who can't seem to smile, we are not used to these miserable faces, because misery is just not our style. Our city is losing its humour, it's drowning in a negative wave, peopl... Read more

poem by Sharon s

The person that I thought you were was full of life and fun; vibrant, full of goodwill, and a sense of adventure that compared with no-one. I felt at home when I talked with you, and I thought you understood; I shared my faults ... Read more

poem by Julius Brian Cruz

Another dawn wakes, people rises from slumber. Time flows like lakes, wasted fractions of your number. While locked gold mine breaks, in each 24 hour chapter. The world begins to shake, for the king has made an order. Sleep is... Read more

poem by Julius Brian Cruz

All this time, I thought, I am someone who can do anything. Yet when time comes to prove, here I am, still at nothing. Living in a fictional world, of gold, grand and glory. A loser full of lies, the man of worthless stories. ... Read more

poem by Melanie Krug

It haunts the soul till the day it dies. The mind replays it over and over again, ripping away every ounce of sanity left inside. The pain is still stuck growing stronger eating every piece of happiness one at a time. The hea... Read more