She waltzes Through the fields With the coming Of spring, Spreading her poison Wherever she goes— Luring weak-minded men
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Poets
Your hands seemed cold, your nails were blue, and your fingers were shaking. I caught your secret smile when you turned your head away, the corner of your eyes formed a tiny wrinkle.
By Basma Ali2 years ago in Poets
an exquisite indulgence wanting taste buds ready to embrace a performances of culinary creations first act earl grey tea
By Daphsam2 years ago in Poets
Bitter greens Slithering unseen Through my dreams A strenuous subcutaneous existence Complaisance in a crime of the mind
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Comes in like a lion Roaring Blowing hard enough To take limbs down With the wind that will Cut right through you Taking your breath away
Standing at the gates of the amusement park We knew there was a chance for this to happen before dark We wanted it so bad
By Thomas Terry2 years ago in Poets
Surrogate lives lived Behind cobwebbed curtains where We’re still together
By Kenny Penn2 years ago in Poets
Listening to slow jams in other languages I don’t speak their language But they hear all that languishes in my heart They cut through the pain
The atrocious contradiction of existence How ironically does existence glare at our agony Drawing its muse in the hours of our ecstasy
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Harbinger of spring First bud of the season Yellow flowers Poking up through the snow Bringing joy to all who see A ray of sunshine
In shadows deep, a raven's flight, Silent wings cut through the night. A messenger from realms unknown, A harbinger with eyes like stone.
By Peculiar Beauty2 years ago in Poets
a guttural growl from the dog sitting alone in the dark the tv's abstract dialog raising the hair on my arms a voice down the hall
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 years ago in Poets