“The Outlier”
You are not just some dot on a scatterplot. You rise above the others. I admire you. I cannot touch you, yet I bask in
Lilith Waters February 23, 2022 3 Comments
Poetry
"I never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering." - Robert Frost
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age
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Inspired by: Inner Beauty Lie on my WattPad poems collection “Moment of Silence” I am closer to forty With one cycle, more Last year I
Victoria Mineva March 9, 2022 2 Comments
High School Writing
No Idea -A Poem from My High School Days-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– “Write me something,” teacher says. What? But I have nothing in my head! “There’s no such thing as writer’s block,”
Maryandra Barker March 23, 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
Envy Of Death
I both loathe and love the great; They cheat me by living far longer than I will allow. It means I must come back for
Conor Matthews December 7, 2022 No 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
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
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
The Cosmology of Kindness
I Entangled photons whispered their wonder to one another,each image a superposition of magic and matter. They moulded the possibility of our meeting,as uncertainty became
Adam Robinson February 4, 2024 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
abstract
Paintings Of The Earth
Shaped by the tides of the sea, the dance of the wind, the flow of the water and the touch of everything else, she is
Franzi Kinzel March 22, 2022 No Comments
apassage
a poem. This Is a poem. This is a poem. this is a poem. This is a poem. This is a poem. This is is
Erik Peeples March 24, 2022 No Comments
Holdiays
Until Next Time, November
Ah, November Once again, our journey together is almost over But, you’ve been a very good soldier Like a night deer, You snuck up on
Gerald Washington November 30, 2022 No Comments
Book
With the Seagull
I have read a book together with the Seagull He told me about different legends and myths Surprisingly, we saw on the beach a lost
Victoria Mineva May 12, 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
The Irish
Is your suffering worth any more? Do you tie threads of gold, To your heartache? Should I pay for the right, To hear your woe,
Conor Matthews March 17, 2024 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
Poetry
Salt – 2.18.15
is meant for the sea but now I see how I’m slowly becoming full of tides Life is supposed to happen in order Much like
Réven W December 16, 2021 No 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
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
Italy
I Left My Heart in Italy
An ode to ‘La Dolce Vita’ Photo by Pixabay from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/boats-and-body-of-water-417344/ I needed an escape,a refuge, and a retreat.I didn’t know what to dobecause
Crystal Walker July 22, 2022 No Comments
angels
Worthless Structure Ventilator
When your eyes are soaked in all the nuances of light, maybe it’s time to close them, just for a little while… (Rock’n’Roll in a
Andrey Lukyanov April 28, 2022 No Comments
Use What You Know
For those ‘creative’ solutions Image by Author When a problem appearsThere’s no need to fretThere’s no need for tearsOr even break sweat Though solutions may
Walkey walkey February 18, 2022 2 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
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
Custody
(P.S. poetry series) LeeLoo
Don’t leave me, I’m begging you in vain, what has happened to us, it’s been insane, what’s causing pain? The reminder in the mirror, the
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 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
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
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
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 3 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
better
For today’s mood
A bit of nostalgia Becoming a wish For something much better Then billing or sadness Something like this New career objective Of eternal love in
Victoria Mineva March 24, 2022 2 Comments
Poetry
The Space Between Seconds (Prose)
In the space between seconds, I think of you. When we interact, I can almost pretend you mean nothing to me. But I’m starting to
Natalya Monyok March 19, 2022 8 Comments
Poetry
Long night
Two souls Colliding in the dark of night. only knowing the other but by their blinding light. The Souls dancing To their song. Never really
Pd Mason September 16, 2021 No Comments
#miscarriage
Platitudes
At nighttime I still feel youthe way you favoured one side of my bodynestled up against my sigmoid colon.I laughed at my lopsided belly.I can
Julia Marsiglio January 24, 2022 9 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
Discipline
(P.S. poetry series) Murdering A Killer
I’m just like you, ready for beating, stabbing and rape, and see no reason why your life should not be the one that I’ll take,
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 2022 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
It Never Ends
A curving road, Turning on forever, Listing to the right. A new morning, Swelling at dawn, Growing ever bright. A great leap, Forward ahead, Landing out of sight. An early start, A
Conor Matthews October 10, 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
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
blackwater
(P.S. poetry series) Sensitivity
Only minor keys in black and white for the bigger image portion, can the small river spread as wide as the ocean? Soaking in the
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
bodies
More or Less Everywhere (a poem of unexpected geography)
“Woman has sex organs more or less everywhere. She finds pleasure almost anywhere… the geography of her pleasure is far more diversified, more multiple in
Casey Lawrence January 30, 2022 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
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
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
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
Cry
Skyscraping
Today is a strangely rainy day Is it connected to my crying? The silent cry is casual in March It is right after February’s lover
Victoria Mineva March 4, 2022 5 Comments
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN LIFE!
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT
The world needs great songs that present messages for people to hear. People are searching for so many things in life. A songwriter can always
Walker Ikard April 1, 2022 2 Comments
Rabbiting Around
The rabbits bounce vivaciously upon the rain-soaked moss this one isn’t scared of me he doesn’t run across to greet his other rabbit friends all
Amber Walters August 3, 2022 No Comments
Love
Him
She could never have loved anyone the way she loved him They shared a love so pure. Now only history stands between them Promises of
Devyn Beal March 3, 2022 No Comments
folkhorror
The Hollow
Here in my hollow I sleep Alone I have been Hungry I have been Whores Liars Cheaters They all are And I am forgotten They
Brittany Johnson January 20, 2022 6 Comments
autistic author
I. Light Blue
I think I held on/ too tight/ My bones broke/ beneath my skin/ It never used to be hard/ Soaked in sunlight, smell of citrus/
Katie Tomasko January 17, 2022 3 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
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
MAN WAITED TOO LATE TO LOVE HIS WIFE!
THE SILK UPON HER GRAVE
Now he unfolds silk upon her cold, cold grave. He is giving her the dresses that her young heart once craved. While she was living
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 1 Comment
#slam_poetry
Pray you won’t fail
I stood up to a pray the other day I raise my hands up to the sky I fall to my knees again I weep
Kawthar al-asadi October 31, 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
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
Poetry
All You – 1.12.16
When I think of you and your embrace All I can imagine is your skin. Your skin so soft but rugged Because the small coarse
Réven W January 4, 2022 No Comments
#firefly
Winter Firefly
Your light, so brightagainst teardrop-shapedsnowflakes floating in the expanse—through space, invadingsecret places in the icy globeof my bleeding heart—still beating hearteven under the gaze of
Julia Marsiglio January 13, 2022 10 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
The forces of good and evil are all around us!
FORCES OF GOOD AND EVIL
You look around the world. What do you see? You see the forces of good and evil coming at you and me. If you believe
Walker Ikard April 18, 2022 2 Comments
Water Me
When I refuse to stand as tall as I could and I prefer the cold, wet, ground to the brightness of the sun Water me
Amber Walters July 24, 2022 1 Comment
Oisin’s Lament
Can I stay, And die amongst the forgotten? Can I live my seconds, Amongst the decayed and rotten? There is no place for me, Where
Conor Matthews August 6, 2022 No Comments
death
The Condom and the Dead Rabbit
a void is a void (is a void a void?) how about avoid? (haha) but seriously, though, is before a beginning the same as after
Daniel Lyons October 13, 2021 4 Comments
confession
Favorite songs in Poems – “I’ll Stand By You” by The Pretenders
On YouTube Lyrics Many people search for loyal friends and lovers. But loyalty should be mutual. Since it is a rarity to find loyally’s people,
Victoria Mineva April 12, 2022 No 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
#escape
I Don’t Have to Stay Here -Written during High School Senior Year-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– I come home from the market, and I pass through a town that was once very lovely, but is now
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 8 Comments
BLM
Colossal Woman
You’re tired Hands raw from corrosive soap, children pulling at your hem, baby up every four hours, an ache so deep in the bones that
Casey Lawrence February 23, 2022 7 Comments
Coruscant
They are coming for us, Humanoid creatures with bejewelled eyes, A dozen of us against five of them, It started with one…. And then there
TzeLin Sam February 16, 2022 21 Comments
#anxiety
There’s an Elephant on my Chest
It sits gets comfortable – There’s an elephant on my chest It sighs contemplates the view – There’s an elephant on my chest It sleeps
Catherine Delia May 20, 2022 4 Comments
“The Breaking Point”
How can I stay calm with all this stuff going on? The timeline is clear. The deadlines are near, yet I must rest and breathe.
Lilith Waters March 12, 2023 1 Comment
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
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
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
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
#Home
Armorer
I am grateful I met you Even I knew we were a deadlock Seven years younger You were not exactly a man But most like
Victoria Mineva March 14, 2022 No Comments
Magic
I Want to Live With Witches
I want to live with witches and hear their sacred spells I want to dress in painted robes and be a ne’er do well The
Amber Walters August 1, 2022 No Comments
Will You Be Soft?
Will you be soft, Graceful and tender, In touch and patience? Please; be kind, Sombre, slow, and loving. Let me mistake you, For a friend
Conor Matthews April 25, 2024 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
Spiritual blackbird trying to help us all on earth!
BLACKBIRD
An old man was down on his luck. So, he rolled the dice for one more buck. He was just trying to find someone to
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 4 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
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
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
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
Faith
Prayer for the Living Soul
Written by a forgetful, wanting, neglectful, dishevelled human who yearns for good, and is thankful for a more religious, perfect constant. I hope this is
This Life's Illusions June 25, 2022 6 Comments
dame
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Alcohol For Your Soul
Nothing works and nothing goes, from under thin assurance pity grows, that’s how the song writes itself, no matter the commonwealth, Awaken from sleep with
Andrey Lukyanov August 25, 2022 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
THINKING ABOUT YOU
When you first left me, I thought we were really through. But darling, I didn’t know I’d cry a river over you. There is not
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 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
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
Butterfly Wings
Nothing moves save for a butterfly, A whisper at the tip of its wings, Breaking the stillness of the night. Clouds part for the moonlight
TzeLin Sam October 3, 2022 2 Comments
fantasy
(P.S. poetry series) Opal
Getting drunk on the bottle of wine to keep oneself relaxed, contact the good old feeling, intact with the meaning, maneuvering, thru the poisoned sumac,
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 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
dark
These Jeans (a slam poem)
This poem was first performed live at the St. Catharines Poetry Slam hosted by Mahtay Café in late 2016. It was then published by Bi
Casey Lawrence February 3, 2022 4 Comments
Times will always change for all of us!
TIMES CHANGE
You get up one morning. Then you realize, times have changed. Suddenly, you realize things are different, and the times have really changed. What happened?
Walker Ikard July 17, 2022 1 Comment
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
#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
Ignorance
Mori Monologues – Ignorance
Sometimes ignorance is the only way to stop a person’s self-destruction. It shows concern from the one-sided crush toward the ignored person. That way, every
Victoria Mineva May 8, 2022 No Comments