Most recently published stories in Poets.
If only we could learn a lesson from the sapling growing between rocks and soil or the dandelion blooming between concrete
By Jasmine Aguilara day ago in Poets
Zoom in closer. Right there. Note her skin’s pearlescent sheen. Crap! A zit. Make up!
By Andrew C McDonalda day ago in Poets
It’s not my own voice Returning to stroke my ears Her echoes …, haunting … Brick by mortared brick I built a protective wall
can I eschew metaphor and still awaken the sacred or abandon symbol while evoking the numinous in such an incurious language as English?
By John Coxa day ago in Poets
I’ve been thinking about it all week, On how to say it plainly. No better way than to use the truth: I’m so afraid of losing you.
By Tornvec™a day ago in Poets
Deep in the mind of the adventurous soul Rests the years of trying to be something more Always striving to reach the unattainble goal
By The Man Behind The Maska day ago in Poets
I’ll say it clear, for those of you way in the back: * These are not normal times. * You want to believe it’ll pass,
By David Muñoza day ago in Poets
I thought St. Elmo’s Fire was a disaster movie and I sat perched on the edge of my adolescence waiting for the flames
By Cali Loriaa day ago in Poets
It was always unclear Undeniable adoration from me With confusion and fear I missed why you touched my knee I didn’t understand you were interested in
By Lisa Pulliama day ago in Poets
In distant lands, Where contrasting flavours meet on a dusty path, Innocence and boldness intertwine, Forging new values from timeless styles.
By Moon Deserta day ago in Poets
I dream of what you both were like when you smiled in this photo. You raised seven beautiful children, five sons and two daughters.
By Rowan Finley a day ago in Poets
She once asked me to kill her Instead of saying sorry, Who, in their right mind, would do that? Leaving me alone in the dark forest
