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Nocturn of the Alone
Drifting in silence, no haven in sight, Alone in the crowd, under the pale moonlight. Whispers of home, now ghosts in the wind, A solitary journey, with no beginning or end. Love's sweet chorus, a forgotten song, In its absence,...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, angst, deep, desire, hurt,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member All We Need Is PEACE
All I want is world peace In the west, in the east In the north and the south To close your mouth When you're happy To stop the misery During the passage We only need one page To express our feelings and pain All...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, blessing, conflict, hate, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member we are all alone: totally wired
Everything’s been frantic since the break. What people don’t tell you about college, is that you’re just tired ALL of the time. I’m so tired, yawn ‘scuse me. So if you’re planning to talk to me, bring coffee, make some...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, school, self, sick,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member this poem revived my feelings
This poem made me feel powerful and less lonely Gave me permission to drag out my own macabre feelings I found myself flying toward brilliance, enjoying “bat on the wing” In a way, I felt this was written...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
9 reasons well mine
Why should we hire you? I guarantee this is the only conversation we will have while I work here Why did you leave your last job? The tried to make we ask an 95 year old if she needed...Read the rest...
Categories: poems,
Form: Free verse



I am bilaterally symmetrical
on my mum and dads side If women could hear men’s thoughts would the hear it in a man or woman’s voice If Thanos doubled the resources nobody needed to die I always tell the truth No matter where I...Read the rest...
Categories: poems,
Form: Free verse
Diving into heaven with dirt on heels
(I only thought about becoming a serial killer) I am laid back even when Standing on the loped off shoulders Jereremy the ant Jeff the ant All the j Auntie dissed establishment tarry I like ism’s Rembering my romance with Shakespeare...Read the rest...
Categories: poems,
Form: Free verse
The according to well Me
When you were born The king boys were in the hospital trying to sell dodgy perfumes All three of them Some bastard up in the hills had a torch on the whole night St Ables accident and emergency No rooms available...Read the rest...
Categories: poems,
Form: Free verse
The Devil in the Wind
Sometimes I fall, and it seems easier just to fall than to climb back up. Because when I fall, I feel free. I feel as though I can fly, but I can't. I simply fall...Read the rest...
Categories: change, drug, evil, poems,
Form: Rhyme
The Sound of a Poem
The sound of a good poem; words that roll over the tongue fall into the ear ricochet off the mind and berth at the heart....Read the rest...
Categories: poems, sound,
Form: Free verse
Sinners Waltz
In this vast void of existence, we stand, Hearts bleeding out, met with the back of a hand. Alone we stagger in life's endless night, Chasing shadows, devoid of respite. We drift, lifeless shells, in an aimless march, Haunted by...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, emotions, poems,
Form: Free verse
Jack 99
Nervousness of standing on the doorstep Compromise, standing just inside Despite invitation, I politely insisted that the evening ended there Over days, weeks, months then years Things developed with an increasing sense of inclusion Shared excitement, shared passion, shared intimacy A...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, fantasy, life, passion, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member POEM OF THE MONTH: April
A message: Hello there Souper, thanks for calling by. Just thought I'd stop the roundabout of life and call out "Hi" This note is short and simple, and it won't cost you a dime I hope not narcissistic...Read the rest...
Categories: friendship, inspiration, peace, poems,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CRISIS TEAM IDENTITY FRAUD AGAINST CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCES
CRISIS TEAM: HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP AGENT BROWN: HELLO I'M AGENT BROWN IN DIRE NEED OF THE FBI HELP AFTER I CONTACTED THE FBI ABOUT THE ARSON MURDERER OF 9 CIRO GARGANO AND HIS...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, america, analogy, anxiety, military,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Rejection Letter
When the words don’t lure me with their muse, Desire to pour out hopes, dreams, light that bleeds, Wetting the beauty of my heart’s best seeds, Emptying the feelings, once caged by pain, shame, Thoughts meant to be penned,...Read the rest...
Categories: meaningful, poems, poetry, word
Form: Verse

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