motivational
A Shadow of My Current Self
A brief motivational poem, a reminder to myself and others for the difficult days which we all experience. When your silhouette falls like a shadow
This Life's Illusions February 25, 2022 9 Comments
Poetry
"I never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering." - Robert Frost
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dance
( Rhyme Entertainly series) Don’t… Just Give
Hand me your love and your sorrow and I’ll stay for the night, then come back tomorrow, until it all runs out and instead of the
Andrey Lukyanov September 4, 2022 No Comments
haiku
The Nile
Pistol – cold and precise Handkerchief – blood and tender Lovers swapped deadly eternity on the Nile. Pistol photo by Unsplash *** Inspired by “Death
Victoria Mineva April 4, 2022 2 Comments
Fiction
The Butterfly in Effect
The butterfly gains its wings After being consumed in a cocoon For days or weeks on end What sacrifice must’ve been made To be turned
Devyn Beal March 3, 2022 No Comments
happily ever after
Happily Ever After (a poem)
A poem about the rest of our lives … Happily ever after isdeciding what’s for dinnerevery single night for the rest of your life. Happily
Casey Lawrence October 16, 2022 No Comments
We're all living in the fast lane!
LIVING IN THE FAST LANE
We’re all living in the fast lane today. We run day in and day out to get ahead in life. You know we can’t seem
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
family
My Venn Diagram
Not a single person in the universe has experienced life the way I experience life. My circle is a huge Venn diagram of shared experiences
Amber Walters July 23, 2022 1 Comment
haiku
The Singing Rain: A Haiku
I hear the rainfallIt sings a sweet melodyEach drop a new note Image Credit: Eutah Mizushima on Unsplash©Heather Martin, 2022 Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional)
Heather Martin January 16, 2022 4 Comments
Death Paid a Visit Today
He was sudden, pushed the man over He didn’t stay, Still the presence stalks the hallway. Death lingers in the air They’re
Mollie Lyon May 24, 2022 No Comments
Coffe
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Coffee Bean
She felt her own body liquefies with musky desire for him, also, Snow is thawing; ground is showing, renewed, quenched, dim … also, Sounds fading
Andrey Lukyanov August 25, 2022 No Comments
god
He Came From The Sky
God’s falling from the clouds, And guess where we are, Right underneath on the ground. Do you think he reflects, On all the good we
Conor Matthews March 8, 2023 No Comments
Asylum
“Runaway Train” By Soul Asylum
Favorite Song In A Poem On YouTube Lyrics That is my all-time favorite song. It is deep and shows my way of living and thinking
Victoria Mineva July 20, 2022 1 Comment
happiness
Moments To Remember
We all have moments to remember. These moments bring smiles to our faces. These moments create emotions within us that stimulate the same excitement and
John Wimsatt December 15, 2022 1 Comment
accident
The Lost Poem
Oh no! What have I done? My happiness has been stung By a major error There’s nothing in my mind except terror It ruined a
Gerald Washington July 6, 2022 No Comments
#phoenix
Or Not?
Phoenix, they say, will rise Sometimes it happens. Or not? I love using metaphor To escape my emotion of broke Because I feel lonely And
Victoria Mineva May 24, 2022 No Comments
#Home
(P.S. poetry series) Kisses
Strange, explicable hunger, wonder, sure you can get out and get hit by a greyhound bus, then pound by pound sell the remains of dust
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
The Land of Clouds
It is a time of endless possibilities, A time of new beginnings and a new hope. Youthful exuberance lies abundance, You and I, together with
TzeLin Sam July 7, 2022 19 Comments
falling
I think summers should come every five years. I need to live in the diamond snowbank of your smile and scorch every blue dawn gaze into
Kayla Tickle July 5, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
The Spirit of Love (Video)
Copyright © 2019, Glenn Stok Originally published on Medium on Oct 26, 2019 Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new or select existing pros Cons
Glenn Stok January 13, 2022 6 Comments
Do you love to write songs?
YOU WANT TO BE A SONGWRITER
Do you want to be a songwriter? Do you want to write beautiful songs that people listen to on the radio and other places? Do
Walker Ikard January 28, 2024 No Comments
Moaner
(P.S. poetry series) Bleached Bleak
After leaving there is only me and silence, correction it spells, I turn the blue notes in color, because I let them soak in my
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
happiness
Chained By My Own Mind
I felt low. I felt heavy like the raindrops that were falling from the sky every day of the last week. Disconnected. Alienated. Strange. While the
Franzi Kinzel March 22, 2022 No Comments
Frogs
A Love Song for the Hard of Hearing
Some frogs seem to be louder than others. This poem was inspired by some particularly deafening ones which dominate a memory decades later. *** In
This Life's Illusions June 2, 2022 22 Comments
butterfly
The Butterfly Dance
Today I walked among the trees in the forest. I walked slowly to enjoy the feel of the ground beneath my feet. Each step reminded
John Wimsatt January 26, 2023 No Comments
Knowledge
Favorite Songs In Poems – “Somebody I Used To Know”
On YouTube Lyrics Some songs always make me remember things I want originally forget. I love this one especially because it stops me to go
Victoria Mineva June 13, 2022 2 Comments
Beggar
Like a Beggar
Today was the numerous time I acted once again like a beggar For a word from the person That I deeply love I looked so
Victoria Mineva May 8, 2022 No Comments
TIME WON'T WAIT ON ANY OF US!
TIME ROLLS ON
Each person has their day in the sun, so to speak. But time keeps rolling on. You can’t stop time, no matter what you do.
Walker Ikard April 1, 2022 1 Comment
Poem
Little Children Of Uvalde
Little ones No one expected your short lives to end by the gun You were daughters and sons Trying to play and learn Only for
Gerald Washington May 27, 2022 12 Comments
acrostic poetry
John Kenmuir October 7, 2023 No Comments
Black sheep
The starting point of a poetic journey
I start from here, the spiral of my DNA inherited through the blood, sweat, and tears of my ancestors. My roots are here, and I won’t uproot them despite all
Claudia Pannozzo December 5, 2023 No Comments
darkpoetry
The House That Never Sleeps
I’ve been here before In the house that never sleeps It used to sit at the end of a dirt road Sick and alone Kids
Brittany Johnson December 27, 2021 2 Comments
Poetry
Moth to a flame
Thought it was really over so many times before. But it wasnt ever really over, We always came back for more. after so many
Pd Mason September 16, 2021 No Comments
happy read
Rhapsody of My Heart
Listen to the echoes Of my heartbeat Flow-through the membranes Of your soul Hoping to penetrate In the highest levels Of the vibrations That we
Devyn Beal March 29, 2022 No Comments
EVER NOW AND THEN
We planned a pretty future. It was only yesterday. Two young hearts were parted and went a separate way. We lost a pretty future, don’t
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
identity
Reignite Self
There is an effortlessness to who you are that you cannot capture. No hacks or morning routines — no filter or chant will call it
Heather Martin February 3, 2022 1 Comment
Goods
(Rhyme Entertainly series) The Real Zeal
Slight touch, higher much, and the love is not the answer, except chances to win increase with the intake dose, and the pose the abuse
Andrey Lukyanov September 4, 2022 No Comments
Appetite
(P.S. poetry series) Over The Course of One Day
Over the course of one day, a thousand of thoughts, time is restless, one thousand times you get hurt, Things can be bad, things can
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
Poem
The Noises At Night
I didn’t sleep at all last night, it depresses me If only my brain could rest and let me be Strong noises from another person
Gerald Washington April 3, 2022 6 Comments
addiction
Day 32
Will you continue to support us? Photo by Kat Smith from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-crying-568021/ I’m a patriot anda sexual assault survivor.Many would label me a ‘victim,’but
Crystal Walker July 15, 2022 No Comments
This Poem’s Rhyme Scheme Makes No Sense, Just Like This Relationship
Somebody messes up, Somebody lets you down I never was one to speak about you You haven’t been around I wish I had asked the
Amber Walters August 8, 2022 2 Comments
Love
Table For One
A Poem About Moving On Last week I made a wish on you Tried my best to make it come true Saw 11:11 for 3
Devyn Beal March 7, 2022 No Comments
YOU LOVED THE BLUE OUT OF ME
I was down, and I was blue. I didn’t know what I was gonna do. Then the light came shining through, when I found you.
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
#understanding
(Rhyme Entertainly series) For Those Who Go To Sleep
Day shoots at night with one thousand lights, but the night is stronger, its power greater, For those who go to sleep, sleep tight, the
Andrey Lukyanov September 2, 2022 No Comments
End
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Idly Passing
Sorry, no worries, it’s just that, I’m doing someone else’s job, Serving someone else’s time, Sleeping in someone else’s bed, Playing someone else’s tune, Taking
Andrey Lukyanov September 2, 2022 No Comments
Summer’s Promise Gone
What can I say? What can I write? Summer’s promise lost its way alone now, in the dark night. Midsummer’s over, too. I know you’re
Mollie Lyon May 22, 2022 1 Comment
Non-rhyme
Invest
I am tired of trying Fulfilling requests That keeps dying In poetry press Creating illusions Of lover’s empress Empathy not giving The chaos invests Between
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Depression
The Days When The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Dims To A Mere Pinprick: Depression extinguishes the bright light of life
Depression is invisible. No one sees the darkness permeating, invading the deepest corners of my heart, mind and soul. No one sees the darkness poisoning
Robin Honigsberg July 15, 2022 No Comments
You are my dream come true!
YOU
You, only you, can make my world go around. You are my dream come true. Darling, you are the one that always keeps me from
Walker Ikard January 23, 2024 No Comments
confusion
Raindrop’s talk
Hearing the raindrops Creates realizations How deep your ocean of tears went Through your foggy life’s mops “I do not want to hear you,” Because
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Believe in yourself! Stand on it!
STAND ON IT
If you really believe in something important or yourself, stand on it. Your opinion or thoughts about something is just as important as the next
Walker Ikard January 22, 2024 No Comments
Exhibition
Buy parts for sale; Arms and livers and bones and hair. Buy them as your own, They’re yours to pretend to tell the tale. Take
Conor Matthews November 1, 2022 No Comments
Poem
Let Me Run
If I run, then let me run into oblivion far beyond what is feasible There isn’t anywhere for me here That can keep me steady
Devyn Beal March 29, 2022 No Comments
Life
What If?
A Prose Poem What if the plane that you were on crashes into a mountain? What if the mole on your cheek turns out to
TzeLin Sam May 30, 2022 17 Comments
#she
To Love
She is the sunshine to my darkness She is the end to my beginning She is the medicine to my disease She is the journey
Kawthar al-asadi October 31, 2022 No Comments
church
A monument
I went to the mosque A monument of Allah I am not religious But I felt like in a pot Between lies of humans And
Victoria Mineva July 9, 2022 No Comments
Dog
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Gently Fantasizing
There’s a place where smell of old wood wraps the floor, Flickering, sparkly on the walls, flames are dancing in a tiny pattern, What they’ve
Andrey Lukyanov September 2, 2022 No Comments
email
If emails were honest (a poem)
Poems I wrote in quarantine, part 1 I hope this email finds you well. By which I mean, at the bottom of one,having fallen down there
Casey Lawrence January 24, 2022 43 Comments
You Are Real to Me
Poem | Online Dating You are real to me, as real as can be. I have never seen you in the flesh, Never heard your
TzeLin Sam July 29, 2022 14 Comments
Concrete
Outside
Tears are coming in a rush There is not a concrete reason Heartbeat staying in a hush After all, the truth is an illusion Of
Victoria Mineva April 3, 2022 2 Comments
Winter Light
Catch it early Winter light When late morning Rushes to afternoon dusk Last gasp of the sun Fills the earth with glory Day gives up
Mollie Lyon November 20, 2022 No Comments
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WALKER IKARD
Hello, I’m Walker Ikard. I wanted to introduce myself to the writing community. I’m the son of world famous, Osie Whitaker Ikard. Osie, along with
Walker Ikard January 28, 2024 No Comments
Hope
Hope Collector
I’m a free range humanbound by all my debts, wandering the landscape,seeking hope to collect. People say it won’t keep me full,and maybe they’re right.
Heather Martin January 23, 2022 3 Comments
Environment
Providence
This poem at first read, describes the abuse, overuse and inconsiderate way people have sometimes engaged with this world. It is not a political comment,
This Life's Illusions May 31, 2022 20 Comments
broken
Looking for Thee
I still love you And I still don’t I can’t be your friend Then you won’t But I can be your trustee That shall we
Victoria Mineva May 9, 2022 No Comments
Poem
Harry’s Perspective
This poem was inspired by your responses to my post yesterday, ‘A Hairy Morning’. It threaded it’s way into my head last night when I
This Life's Illusions May 30, 2022 10 Comments
Favorite
Favorite Songs In Poems – “Listen To Your Heart” by Roxette
YouTube Lyrics There is no way I could miss this sad and tender ballad loved by many generations. It is a song I listened to
Victoria Mineva June 9, 2022 No Comments
life moments
The Winds Of Life
The way the wind blows tells much about your life. When the wind is calm our lives are smooth sailing. When the wind is rough
John Wimsatt October 7, 2022 No Comments
fun
February Follow Up
January weeks galloped by In lethargy, I watched them fly Goals made diminished by Frigid temps. Sunshine brightness grows. Snow rollers brought laughter, God knows.
Mollie Lyon February 1, 2023 No Comments
call
The Call
Calling in the night, He stands in the open, Howling at the moon, A silhouette in your sight. Every evening is the same, The climb
Conor Matthews November 22, 2022 No Comments
Stench
[TW: Self-Harm, Mild-Violence/Gore] I had to shove a pair of scissors up my nostrils the other day, As there was a lingering, longing smell that
Conor Matthews October 14, 2022 No Comments
Delusions
I’m Tired Of Delusions
I’m tired of delusions. They lead me nowhere. I am unloved inclusion. I’m tired of delusions. I made myself an exclusion. There is no love
Victoria Mineva June 11, 2022 No Comments
#brokenheart
All of you is Known
I knew you, I knew you, I knew you. And I will never know you again.
Jennifer Nieto April 21, 2023 No Comments
prose poetry
Sasha
Sasha sees the girls with their pretty hair, straight and light, and she wants to pull it. She wants to pull it because she sees
Stacey Durnin October 28, 2023 No Comments
gAZE
(P.S. poetry series) Heavy Syrup
Please wait while the list is being populated, estimated, emancipated and the more frustrated you get, the more animated the pictures of hatred. Become so
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 2022 No Comments
THE ADVICE OF AN OLD MAN!
YOU’RE JUST GOING AROUND ONE TIME
Today, I met this old man of yesterday. His shoulders were bent, and his hair was gray. He said son, don’t lag behind. You’re just
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
WHEN SOMEONE IN LIFE LEAVES YOU!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE?
I picked a lovely flower for you today. I placed a red rose on your grave. I thought of memories of a life spent together.
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
personal narrative
The Contact Lens Battle
Contacts will be the coolest thing to have, or so I thought. The actual experience was something I never expected or was taught. I’m in
Gerald Washington May 20, 2022 4 Comments
away
(P.S. poetry series) In Gardens of Eden
Electrically installed myself in place, one hand full of cyanide, comes along the blue wild angel, always lefty, chronically ill with madness, the other hand
Andrey Lukyanov August 21, 2022 No Comments
animals
Threesome
When I grow old Lady without stats I will own Three dogs Three cats And a home Husky Beautiful as a painted glass German Shepherd
Victoria Mineva April 10, 2022 No Comments
Cries
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Personal
I am dumb and Dahmer, leave the smart and Jerry to the farmer, I also pet only Doberman Pinschers and Pugs, shoot everything: semen, cops,
Andrey Lukyanov August 24, 2022 No Comments
Fiction
Behind Me
May the night come upon us As we settle into our dream self Astral projection Into celestial spaces Or new found land Wherever it is
Devyn Beal April 17, 2022 1 Comment
All people want to live a good life!
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
How do you live a good life? People will have many different answers on how to live a good life. But life is really what
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
Looking
Horrid mountains lie in wake, You can feel them in your young bones; Daunting tasks litter your future, Worn away by those who make it
Conor Matthews September 4, 2022 No Comments
Experience
Is Not That Exactly It Seems
Life is a gamble that we do not always win. I looked for something, then left it in between. Maniac stories for the topic of
Victoria Mineva June 8, 2022 No Comments
#mentalhealth
Daughter of Sun and Fog
I sit by the water — light dances across the crystal blue surface. I can “see” the sun — the heat “touches” my skin, but
Heather Martin January 21, 2022 8 Comments
identity
As a Mere Object
A bridge a brake an alarm a knife, and a salve. I have been them all - a symbolic life. My function born, connectingstoppingsoundingcutting - In all - meIn time - allIn me - time Yes, naturally, I persisted -
Heather Martin February 6, 2022 2 Comments
mind
Worth
In loved means blinded For the smallest faults That is part of the other Half in the loving lights That illuminates the dark While moving
Victoria Mineva April 3, 2022 No Comments
#Ukraine
Farewell
A poem expressing hope that spring will thaw the cold heart of winter. It may be read superficially, or perhaps you feel it reaches a
This Life's Illusions March 14, 2022 6 Comments
children's poetry
Sickly Fred
The sniffles were the first to show, Followed closely by a cough. His nose got bright red and began to flow, The symptoms were real,
Michael Robert February 3, 2022 No Comments
LGBTQ
The Gay Agenda (a poem)
Poems I wrote in quarantine, part 2 There is no collective bargaining for us No HR department mediating conflictNo board of ethics,Annual meetings, Budget proposals,
Casey Lawrence January 24, 2022 2 Comments
Poetry
Lonely is such a funny person – 11.11.14
She finds herself proud to be The cousin of Longing Apparently since they share a few things. But for the quiet and the silent and
Réven W December 28, 2021 No Comments
culture
She Brought Me Flowers
She brought me flowers Because she was sad She brought me flowers She didn’t have Any money Left to save But she brought me flowers
Greg Thomas February 21, 2022 No Comments
adam and eve
The Strange Sound Adam Made When God Betrayed Him
a sort of shriek strangled and savage rather like a sounding bell but shorter, sighing a sinking separation snorting with insolence resounding in the snout
Daniel Lyons October 13, 2021 2 Comments
Little things can make you happy in life!
LITTLE THINGS MAKE YOU HAPPY
Little things can make you happy in life. A smile from someone you love can brighten up your day. Your dog, licking your hand, showing
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Amour
Deserted love
I looked at his picture It was not so long ago I dreamed of Christmas He wouldn’t let me go Unfortunately, happened That I stood
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
People Watching – 1.22.13
red wool peacoat black glossed buttons bee is her best friend telling her secrets when she gets too close to the pearl lily singing so
Réven W December 16, 2021 No Comments
Murder
Undeserving
The essence of Charity.She never turned a soul away.The whole world she did call a friendSharing shelter and prosperity. Her home was never empty.Gathering people
Director Aldmann October 19, 2023 No Comments
broken heart
Cutting the cord
It happens in a split second. When something clicks and reality shifts. And all those painful thoughts just mist away. Suddenly, the heart feels peace,
The Lazy Bookista Writes January 19, 2023 1 Comment
Love is what life is all about!
LOVE
Love is a rainbow in the sky. Love is beauty in your eye. Oh, love is a kiss from the one close to you. Love
Walker Ikard January 22, 2024 No Comments
alive
Moonlight
I am tired of failing The things I do not forget The pain and the pressure Made me regret But deeper inside me I know
Victoria Mineva March 16, 2022 No Comments