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Shiny Golden Wings

converges.
let my legacy be their laughter.

let it be the way they've grown,
like wildflowers,
untamed and unbridled,
their petals unfolding
to greet the sun.

in the end,
it isn't the words
that will remain,
but the love.
...

by Joe Strickland

added by JoeStrickland
21 mins ago
Face Fables

of what I say
is meaningless,
but I say it just
to arouse your ears.

in the dark
of my mouth
where words
are born from the injury
of silence.

crystal,
I whisper your name
when you're asleep
next to me,
like a prayer to...

by Joe Strickland

added by JoeStrickland
52 mins ago
Last Supper Restaurant Surcharge

The proprietor priests didn't charge disciples a penny
Jesus said Judas would pay when he betrays me
B.Y.O.B.&B. understanding assured bread was free
Thirty pieces of silver should cover corkage fee...

by JESUS BETANCOURT

added by anonymous
1 hour ago
Blank

What if we all stopped thinking
How stupid that would be
Our minds could slowly start shrinking
Blank verse might subsist as the only poetry...

by JESUS BETANCOURT

added by anonymous
1 hour ago
Alive Poet Society

Enjoy reading poems of poets posthumously
But I appreciate more current poetry
I believe in Alive Poet Society
Surpasses Dead Poets in a cemetery

Don't get me wrong about classic
Past poetry will never go away
What relates to my tastes...

by JESUS BETANCOURT

added by anonymous
1 hour ago
LENT-AGE


A fetus dropped from brainwashed heads. A sleazy, lying, empty promise that only deceives, confuses, and deceives everyone and everything, but also with coins that are gutted with holes.

Today, it is also imprudent to stand up with a...

by Norbert Tasev

added by oasev
2 hours ago
Race for Beauty

If it's considered a crime,
to run back in time,
then I hope you're ready for a marathon,
CUZ let me tell you what's going on,
I'm willing to go to different heights,
just so her beauty is in my sights,
so can y'all cut me some slack?
I'm...

by Jonathan A. Lacey

added by Lacey,J
3 hours ago
I Can't

In a place I can't name,
lives a feeling I can't explain,
from memories, I can't erase,
in a time I can't pace,
with a pain I can't shake,
these words I can't fake,
and I write because I can't shout,
love is a feeling I can't live...

by Jonathan A. Lacey

added by Lacey,J
3 hours ago
Renew

You’ll soon start to see,
that you really do miss me,
you know I got a good heart,
we just had a difficult start,
but this we can break through,
and again it can be me and you,
we just need to use our brain,
and eliminate all the pain,
while...

by Jonathan A. Lacey

added by Lacey,J
3 hours ago
RUM THE TONGUE TO TASTE

RUM THE TONGUE TO TASTE

Through those eyes can you see? Enter into the stream flow of the conscious mind!
Feeling overwhelmed by the lying sound!
Rum to ride to drive to give the tongue to give the dip to wine to rum to seal thy lips into the...

by Poet writer stars

added by parismoonsky60
3 hours ago
Unchain my Heart

You're the one I can't forget,
for you're my biggest regret,
CUZ I went through hell, thanks to you,
when your love wasn't even true,
causing me nothing but terrible pain,
for your heart's empty and mind is plain,
but my words to you are I...

by Jonathan A. Lacey

added by Lacey,J
3 hours ago
My chest hurts, My heart aches

My chest hurts
My heart aches
Depression is like a demon
That I just can't seem to shake

Some days are worse
Some days are better
Some days are both
A parallel track
Sorrow and joy
Side by side
On this ride
Called life

...

by Laura Elizabeth Flora

added by laurae.10159
3 hours ago
'Now'

A finer point
this very instant
all stars align
— the word

(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)...

by Kurt Philip Behm

added by KurtPhilipBehm
4 hours ago

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