Most recently published stories in Poets.
Pieces of memory, Blurry and incoherent, They were scenes, Scenes from a movie I watched long ago, Some from the beginning,
By Rebecca Pattona day ago in Poets
I push it down to pretend it’s not happening. The slow slither of ache. The Nagging. Rumoring, “You’re finished, thanks for playing.”
By Natasha Collazoa day ago in Poets
To wake, with sweat and thick shame pressed to your back, is a diabolical beginning to each passing month. We slip from bed, clenching abdomen and bedding, and tiptoe to the bathroom, wary not to wake the man beside us.
By Kera Hollowa day ago in Poets
I, the partner of this joyous realm, walk barefoot on galaxies, collecting stardust from the hem of your skirts, turning it into verses that tumble like fireworks in the night.
By Forest Greena day ago in Poets
Am I therefore? Between the skin and air Did I build lights within? Visions of a different song Haunted by what I once was
By KuroHoshia day ago in Poets
I was your perfect alibi Never did lie Choosing silence Hid your violence Violet was my favorite hue Black eyes changed view
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
Lazy Zara Tumbletown Zara wakes when the morning is tired, sunlight slipping through half closed eyes, her hair a wild and laughing mess,
By George’s Girl 2026 a day ago in Poets
His cries rise and the three older boys laugh. They yell down at him, the child, wrapped in an eggshell blanket, bundled on the ground.
By Guia Nocona day ago in Poets
There is no clean. No bomb blast big enough to burn this grit away. * The tongue licks decay off the sharp teeth. Teeth clacks
The Pattern of an Artist Circles whisper into circles, quiet echoes stitched in thought, colour leans against colour, as if it knows where it belongs.
In silent rain, soft voices sigh, Echoes drift through a lonely sky. Each drop a secret left untold, A fragile warmth within the cold.
By shaoor afridia day ago in Poets
Prose ain't my thing. so many rules to follow dot your i's comma before end quote I'll be lost in grammatical nightmares
By Lolly Vieiraa day ago in Poets