attraction
Are You or Are You Not?
Are you or are you not? The reality or falseness in actions? Or maybe we should tie the knot. Are you or are you not?
Victoria Mineva May 13, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
"I never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering." - Robert Frost
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family
A Lemonade Soaked Hollyhock
Hollyhocks formed — pretty little dolls.Lemonade, brimming with sugarSilence stares at you and me.Perplexing connectionof familial ties —reinforced truth:separatenessdefines us. My mother’s parents were strangers
Heather Martin February 8, 2022 4 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
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
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
#Ukraine
The Battle for Words
I am at a loss. There is so much to say but the upset stifles the creativity, maybe later? Meanwhile, a short poem with all
This Life's Illusions March 5, 2022 16 Comments
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
romance
Unrequited
Her eyes smile good morning as I enter We say hello. she grabs my attention casually The soft curvature of her smile takes my breath
James Jordan February 10, 2022 4 Comments
We will all get our just rewards on judgment day!
JUDGMENT DAY
There is a man without a head, high on a hill. Is he a spirit or is he real? Nobody knows what to say. They
Walker Ikard April 16, 2022 2 Comments
Cold Pine Lake
At the bottom of the lake waits a chair just for you It sits a staggered row and you’ll seat it right on cue. No sin or crimeearned
Director Aldmann June 4, 2022 6 Comments
Hardwired.
I am hardwired to self destruct I am hardwired to self believe I am hardwired to self sabotage I am hardwired to self help We
Ellysa Greenhalgh August 17, 2021 No Comments
To My Dad, My Idol (In honor of my father who passed in 2018)
A pillar of strength and man forever bold, In his name I write this poem – his story will now be told. Born and raised
Greg Ensor November 23, 2021 3 Comments
control
Untied
Today I felt free For a second time in a row After I broke up with you My hurt and smacked soul I got emotional
Victoria Mineva March 19, 2022 No Comments
We Are Broken
I went to bed with despair in my heart I woke up today with a twinge of fear I sent my son on a bus
Michael Robert May 25, 2022 1 Comment
On The Last Bed
Tick tick tick tick,Tick tick tick tock!Goes the clock,On the wall!Tick tick tick tick,Tick tick tick tock!Never takes stock,Of us all! Tick tick tick tick,Time
Conor Matthews February 16, 2023 No 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
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
Songs and music are the soul of our lives!
WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC
I can’t imagine a world without music. It would be a sad world without any songs or music in it. Music is the rhythm to
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
We're going to all travel the road of life!
DIFFERENT ROADS
We all travel different roads in life. We can turn left, or we can turn right. But we will travel some road in life. It
Walker Ikard January 22, 2024 No Comments
Christmas
Cold and Alone on Christmas Day
The emptiness of blank concrete and steel kept cold with a freezing wind chill shows the contrast of the merriment of the season. I wouldn’t
James Jordan February 2, 2022 1 Comment
Poetry
Dedicated to a lost cause – 11.18.15
I don’t know who he is The other half of me I can’t even dream of who He could be Would be Should be All
Réven W January 4, 2022 No Comments
Rag
How many surfaces have I scrubbed clean? How much filth have I washed away in my day? I’m soaked and wearied from dirt and water,
David Williams March 8, 2024 No Comments
Endure And Be
It whispers, “It’s coming”, And everything goes, Everything turns. But we are here, Forced, To endure and be, Then nothing more. Crying, Cooing Coughing, Croaking.
Conor Matthews August 16, 2023 No Comments
grim
(P.S. poetry series) Purple Pearl
If the safe’s been unlocked and the content is gone, lightly heard the sound of a moan, path thru has been blocked, “Do not enter”
Andrey Lukyanov August 21, 2022 No Comments
Innards
Jumbling and rattling in the box, A jigsaw of you in your head, A life spent sorting; combining, A life spent stressed before you’re dead.
Conor Matthews August 29, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
Confetti
You glittered when you walked into the room— Exuding confidence like it was nothing but a piece of cake. Still, stillness drapes you better. You’d
Réven W August 6, 2022 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
clutter
Moving Out (a poem)
Writing Spark: “(de)Clutter” When you have nothing, you keep everything. Am I a hoarder? I ask myself, picking through boxes of faded receipts, plane tickets,
Casey Lawrence February 8, 2022 8 Comments
believe
Believe in You
In the depths of my heart, a fire burns bright A flame that flickers with hope and light It guides me through the darkest of
Amy Christie October 11, 2023 No Comments
beauty
The Dance Of The Night And The Day
Prose Poetry Their is beauty in both the Night and the Day. The qualities of both are on display everyday and every night. They take
John Wimsatt September 22, 2022 No Comments
ARE YOUR DREAMS REAL?
Every man or woman has dream within themselves, to reach a goal in life, while there is still time left. They want to find an
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
OUTLAWS ARE ALWAYS OUTLAWS!
OUTLAWS BURNED THE BARN DOWN
Jesse James is done dead and gone. But other outlaws have come along. Wanted posters are all over town. Little old ladies have their shades
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
fake s[i]mile – 7.29.20
Teeth glistening Look like a smile but Just a slim grimace shows My health and wealth Both deteriorate and determine My attitude I am not
Réven W January 4, 2022 No Comments
Bougainvillea Snow
A Prose Poem about a Teenage Crush My heart soars like a kite on a windy day, As a silent hello escapes from your mouth.
TzeLin Sam October 31, 2022 8 Comments
abortion
Remedies (Five Haiku)
Prompt: Home Remedies *** The ancient Greeks used silphium to extinction as contraception. *** Drink bitter water. (Biblical termination.) It will come away. *** Cotton
Casey Lawrence March 1, 2022 2 Comments
laughter
(Rhyme Entertainly series) The State of Affairs
Staying, sleeping, smiling, growling, carrying on and astray, Sucking and howling, fucking and loosing, finally fading away, Mumbling and choking, fearlessly stroking, leading the pack,
Andrey Lukyanov August 25, 2022 No Comments
bank
Overdraft
Another day, another dollar in my account So I hope, as I check to see the remaining amount A terrifying discovery awaited me The wave
Gerald Washington October 21, 2022 No Comments
Dawns Christmas
by author I’m not having a Martha Christmas time. But I’m not much of a Mary either. I’m reminded on a Sunday -Emmanuel- God with
Mollie Lyon December 24, 2022 No Comments
Who We Are
like the earth is yawningmouth open, eyes closedin the somnambulant birthof a chasm between us our divides are wide open—wounds, suddenly festeringin a place where
Julia Marsiglio February 11, 2022 8 Comments
As she struts.
The blonde in all her confidence started to strut towards me Her eyes full of lust & love, wanting her body to be devoured As
Ellysa Greenhalgh August 20, 2021 No Comments
After
After all
I look at my girl’s Barbie It is indeed cool How perfectly tiny Like the mill in the hill Of artificial beauty That today’s people
Victoria Mineva March 13, 2022 1 Comment
Love
Crossing the road again
It’s simple.I start crossing the streeton my own and before that, I’m supposed to look left andright andleft again.I take one step forward andno step
Neha Radharapu February 4, 2022 2 Comments
life challenges
Forever Together
You and I are forever together like two birds in flight and the wind guiding our path together. The fish swim in the ocean together
John Wimsatt November 10, 2022 1 Comment
Blossom
Little Blossom
Little blossom, the world is dying but there is hope. Sitting in the car on a forever trip from a polluted cesspool of trash piles
Saim Khurshid September 14, 2021 1 Comment
How Do You Know?
Do the butterflies drop? Does your heart go flat? Do sweet nothings sour? Does it fade like a tat? Can you spot exactly, Where things
Conor Matthews January 21, 2024 No Comments
Desire
(P.S. poetry series) One Night With Her
What if I was fucking you? Picture this situation, non dairy cream on your lips, feel your breath, lying chest to chest, whatever you were
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 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
adulation
(P.S. poetry series) No Advice on Lunacy
Checking for blood and vice versa, draw it slowly so it hurts them also there was another option; shoot it up through the vein with
Andrey Lukyanov August 21, 2022 No Comments
#women
Vibe Diva
As insane as it may seem I remember once I’ve had a dream, Pristine in every single aspect, all colorful and drastic, She appeared to
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 2 Comments
The Worker
Image by Author The light clicks on and boots stroll inAs sawdust stirs, the faintest grin.The boards lay stacked, to be made whole;They calmly wait
Walkey walkey February 25, 2022 No Comments
animals
The parrot
I found a new lover It is the parrot He fell in love from first sight But I could reciprocate him not He gave me
Victoria Mineva March 20, 2022 2 Comments
finding happiness
Make some room
The more I see The more I chose, The more I act, The more I lose. Lose what though? I lose what’s meant to be
The Lazy Bookista Writes July 4, 2022 No Comments
Change
Reflection
This poem is from my poem collection, ‘Open Eye.’ Am I a man in words spoken so clear? May God bestow refuge amongst my mistakes.
Saim Khurshid August 2, 2021 No Comments
Bard
Should I become a one-night stand?
Inspired by Troubadour french poem form. I am very thankful to D St James who opened my eyes to french poetry forms. I like you,
Victoria Mineva June 15, 2022 No Comments
Friends
Friends Of Mine Here
Do you have company,Or did they invite themselves in? Because I’ve met out friends,And when they play you’ll never win. Rarely are they angry,But they
Conor Matthews July 5, 2022 No Comments
We have so much information in the world today!
INFORMATION SOCIETY
We all live in the information society. We are presented with so much information every day that we try to consume. All of us have
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Time is gone with the wind!
GONE WITH THE WIND
We all start our lives with so much time. We spend it daily, until we get to the end of the line. Some of us
Walker Ikard May 3, 2022 7 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
WALK A MILE
We never know what the world will hold. We never know how things will go. We don’t know what is coming around the bend. You
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 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
And the Breeze Blows
Image by Author The breeze blows strong through leaves of greenHot sun is out in full.Towards the floor, falls seed unseenHelpless to the pull. The
Walkey walkey February 25, 2022 No Comments
corner
By The Door Into The Mood
Staring into the space and thinking that it was really nice to sit down after long hours of work, the man screwed a cigarette into
Andrey Lukyanov May 16, 2022 No Comments
again
Favorite songs in Poems – “Here I go again” by Whitesnake
On YouTube Full Lyrics That song is my favorite all the time. It is my best friend, lover, and everything else because I was always
Victoria Mineva April 10, 2022 No Comments
Sleeping Memories
“Have you asked?”She fell silent,Which makes you wonder,Should you talk,As if it would discomfort.Yes, I talked,And I labored,Detached,Intrigued by her;She gave mysteries. “No more”,I took
Conor Matthews March 1, 2023 No Comments
The Eyes In The Night
Look out over your bed, In the nothing by the door, And you will find a chilling sight, The eyes in the night. They
Conor Matthews October 24, 2023 No Comments
Untethered
I walk a shore,Stretching for miles ahead,But with a start and end. I leave footprints behind,And step into ones before me,Walking straight with no bend.
Conor Matthews November 30, 2022 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
Drinks At Night
Tingle in the skin, Happy in the night for once. The ocean in a glass warms the heart, And unleashes the mind, Thankfully. Take more
Conor Matthews March 9, 2024 No Comments
finding hope
A Litany Of Misfortune
I didn’t think it would end like this; A litany of misfortune, To the tune of howls and rambling, Beneath masks, gear, and billion dollar
Conor Matthews June 27, 2022 No 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
Life
Reflections
I am the mirror of your life. I see what you see when you look into me. I look back into you showing the world
John Wimsatt September 16, 2022 2 Comments
dark
Another
Every night I get the same dream, I wake up and the time is fajr, I am home alone tempted to pray qasr, I hear
Saim Khurshid September 21, 2021 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
Arrow
Inflaming arrow
Tonight I checked your messages on my phone It feels I was like an eager moron That looks for older passion in the sorrow I
Victoria Mineva March 2, 2022 2 Comments
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
friendship
Friendship
Friendship is an important thing you give to another person. Friendship is when you commit to be there for another person in their time of
John Wimsatt August 31, 2022 1 Comment
coffee time
Under the Rubber Tree
Each day I visit the village square, and each day the older men gather to pass time. Friends since school days, one by one they
This Life's Illusions June 17, 2022 27 Comments
landscape
Lost In The Beauty Of Nature’s Patterns Through The Eyes Of A Kaleidoscope
I have been fascinated by nature and its patterns for as long as I can think of. My free time I spend laying on the
Franzi Kinzel March 20, 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
#lonely
A day of peace
I feel as if I’m free as a bird yet trapped as a caged animal To see if life is back, I pull away the
Saim Khurshid August 13, 2021 3 Comments
animals
The Farm
Sittin’ on the back porch singin’ my favorite song. The summer is too short and the winter is too long. I’m dreamin’ of my baby
Ginger Gillenwater August 24, 2022 4 Comments
Love
My Special Secret
I keep my special secret My secret keeps me warm and unlike all the other lies I’ve told, there’s no need for alarm They’re all
Amber Walters August 5, 2022 No Comments
Backward
Steps Backward
I made two steps forward Then, four steps backward The moment I open My tightly closed heart I meet indifference Or maybe is polite talk?
Victoria Mineva April 20, 2022 3 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
Poem
A Change In Demeanor
Walking in the UPS Store, I’m excited All three retail cashiers look delighted Helping their customers get what they need I couldn’t wait till it
Gerald Washington February 27, 2022 9 Comments
cheating
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Would Be Love If You Didn’t Fuck It Up
Night could be crushed with the foot like a bug, when you fall asleep on the floor on the rug, But skies can’t be touched
Andrey Lukyanov August 24, 2022 1 Comment
Humor
Sleepy Owl
I am sitting down here Wondering why I feel I did not achieve A significant mile Of bragging experience My writing contest Is numerous village
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Life is always a winding road!
LIFE IS A WINDING ROAD
Life is a winding road. You never know which way to go. Sometimes you want to figure it all. What is life all about? Life
Walker Ikard January 27, 2024 No Comments
Poetry
[fiction]
we come together to create a fiction big enough to live inside (hide inside). we come together and hurl our
Stacey Durnin October 28, 2023 No Comments
There Were Dragons
There was a time long ago, Long before the strange creatures of today, Before the slippery rodents that glared with crimson eyes, Waiting to tear
Shannon Bertone December 7, 2021 No Comments
Iron
Ironing
Once again, I am ironing The clothes of self-pity That ripped away Between expectations It is time they to end Imaginary manifestation Of actions unshown
Victoria Mineva March 31, 2022 No Comments
Cherish
No meeting
I loved you long before I met you But in the end, it seems we never meet I was amazed by your soul that strengthens
Victoria Mineva March 2, 2022 No Comments
Poem
Death of Steam
Thoughts relating to the demise of the steam train (in many countries). A short poem. Copyright © This Life’s Illusions 2022 All Rights Reserved Leave
This Life's Illusions March 4, 2022 No Comments
coming out
My Place, My People
I never knew the fear, the hate, the hurt. It was not my place. Stand proud. Stand united. Stand by the side and watch. It
Kai Parker November 23, 2021 9 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
Deadly Love
Kill me slowly with your concern Kill me gently with your kindness Rip my heart to pieces with your love Make the pain light with
Jennifer Nieto April 14, 2023 No Comments
A Scene at a Rest Area
A poem about escaping life. Here I am In a small town, In the middle of nowhere. “Excuse me, ma’am” I turned around. A young
TzeLin Sam December 26, 2021 8 Comments
creative writing
Searching
A woman went into the woods,Though born in a city,Raised in a home,She can be found,Only where she found herself. Few go in with her,Fewer
Conor Matthews June 29, 2022 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
#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