slam poetry

Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.

*Sigh* Fuck It...
Do you know? Tears are streaming down my #face... 😭and I'm not even going to look for # Kleenex (in this place). I'm gonna use it as ink... let the pen... 🖋📝🧠💭 think.
By ©I.M. "That Girl," Inure Muse7 years ago in Poets
Psst!
Can I tell you some more of my thoughts?I thought about you today... (that's my first thought)...then I thought to myself,"Hmm, he hasn't texted... I wonder if he's ok."
By ©I.M. "That Girl," Inure Muse7 years ago in Poets
Why Are They Less Than Ideal?
Ancient tactics transfer to another century: "Let's encourage fear to glue us into power. Fear leads to silence. Silence keeps them from fighting back.
By Monique Star7 years ago in Poets
Starving for the Spotlight
She said, "I want to reach for the stars and pull down the sky." She was determined to leave this small town behind. Following her dreams led to a downward spiral and those who claim to know her today would be the same ones to deny her tomorrow.
By JOHNNY ANOMALY7 years ago in Poets
I Fucked It Up
I fucked it up. I had the right one who I wanted in my corner. The one who I loved but because you couldn't figure out how to love me, I became impatient,
By ©I.M. "That Girl," Inure Muse7 years ago in Poets
I Am Spiderman
Superheroes fight crime... I fight my own crime without wearing a mask. Villains will attack me with words of hate or looks of disgust, just because the costume I wear isn't the same as those that share their common ignorance. My spidey sense will go crazy even before a bomb of bigotry is aimed at me from all corners, so I deflect with a somersault or a kick in the mouth with a smart counter attack of facts to make them feel uncomfortable...
By Daniel D k7 years ago in Poets
Damn Her
damn her for her choices damn her for her stupidity damn her for her vulnerability damn her for her weakness who taught her this game of sacrifice?
By kadee grace7 years ago in Poets
Poet
A poet will never be taken by his words He'll be seen as seeking attention But what he is seeking is nothing he'd mention
By Neven Almaas7 years ago in Poets
2019
I'm looking for that positivity Well it's 2019 and it's still a mystery How we got here and where were going But if we carry on the same path
By Barnie Hakata7 years ago in Poets
Brother
A long time ago They took a brother from his home told him that it's his time to go To a new land Where riches Are for whites alone
By Barnie Hakata7 years ago in Poets
Words That Trigger (Pt. 6)
I give out chance after chance beyond what I should. A lot of my pain, you can say was self inflicted. My heart only knows how to, LOVE.
By Sandra Yvette7 years ago in Poets
Words That Trigger (Pt. 5)
I don't need you guessing So let me start confessing Actually, consider this as me professing, That yes I'm still feeling you
By Sandra Yvette7 years ago in Poets