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Misery Chick

Wasted Weather

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The weekend drags its feet As I spend my day indoors Note-taking, Sunbathing When

Tenshi

Umbrella

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When the storm comes, my compass always points to— You. You’re always there when I’

Celeste Linman

Faults

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Writing Prompt: May 17 - "We all look the same in the dark." In the light, we're sha

Misery Chick

Riptide

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A pair of children Hand in hand Skipping, tripping, Through the sand “A whale, a

Tenshi

By The Fire

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Life is like a sharp stick, Meant for great things, Like marshmallows, And pointing a

Atropos

Photos On The Mantle

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Solemnly, he sits in his leather chair as time moves slow and thin, staring at the ma

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i need you

Mae Bowling

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say it softly,

like I’m your favorite

thing to ruin gently.

tell me I’ve done well

with your mouth

against my neck

hands heavy with pride

call me a good girl

watch me bloom,

wild and wet

just for you

baby,

i’ve waited my whole life

to be told

i’m enough

like this....

Poetry

Romance

Not his fault

Invisible poetry 💙

1 min read

It’s not his fault that he can’t love

an empty shell, a dull portrait

of our borderline connection.

For me, he’ll always be the boy

that held me tight against the wind,

in front of a big ocean, swore his heart

to open, to protect, to fight. For us.

Not anymore, I cried my bloody tears,

I paid the price, I did my part!

Not anymore! I scream to waves

that carry my nostalgia away. I can’t.

Love ...

Poetry

Drama

Down In The Quartz Quarry

1 min read

Down in the quartz quarry,

There’s a torquoise lake.

The stones are glimmering white,

And the sky is blue.

Lounging down in the quartz quarry,

Some more pot, I’ll take,

I’m high as a kite,

And the water is cold, refreshingly blue.

Down in the quartz quarry,

Shivering gently after floating in the lake,

The sun is setting, nearly night,

And I’m in love with you.

Relaxing down in the quartz quarry...

Poetry

Roll Of The Dice

rojin

1 min read

It’s a roll of the dice,

Be it twice or thrice,

It’s a game of give and take,

It’s no matter what is at stake.

To rouse a Joker from its slumber,

To disguise a King to outnumber,

It’s a game of give and take,

It’s no matter what is at stake.

From atop a lonesome castle,

Is confined a lonesome damsel,

A sword rooted within a stone,

Yet, burnt at the stake, Joan.

It’s a roll of the dice ...

Poetry

Empty Apology

A.F. Cabiac

2 min read

This is a Sestina, a specific type of poem reusing the last words of every line in a specific order, 6 lines and 6 stanzas ending with a 3 line envoi, I also tried to do this one in iambic pentameter.

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Faebdc

Cfdabe

Ecbfad

Deacfb

Bdfeca

Eca ace

Crime

Gamble

Hate

Escape

Guilt

Face

I did not mean to commit any crime

But I knew it would be a fast gamble

I could not think of anyone I hate

M...

Poetry

Pride Collection 14.5: Goldilocks

MusefulHeart🫀

1 min read

Goldilocks

Ate all the porridge

And broke all chairs but one

She got the beds a mess

But set just one

Neat and tidy

She drew hearts on pictures

And gazed out windows

Longing for her return

When the bears arrived

They were met with a fright

Goldilocks sitting there with delight

Daddy Bob bear looked to Mama Lilly bear

Scowling in rage

How could you do this to Baby Timmy bear

Bob stomped his...

Poetry

Humour

Pride Collection 14: Outed

MusefulHeart🫀

1 min read

_“I said I was sorry”_

**“It doesn’t matter Lila”**

_“Alex I care”_

**“It doesn’t matter, You fucking outed me”**

_“Not like I meant to, did they even catch on?”_

**“You said They instead of she you damn idiot”**

_“I’m sorry Ale….”_

**“Just stop”**

_“But I love you”_

**“It doesn’t seem like it”**

_“I love you Alex”_

**“You outed me to my homophobic parents, thats not love”**

_“Love is ...

Poetry

Me Vs Them

A.F. Cabiac

1 min read

Because why should it be fair

Maybe society wasn’t built for me

I _know _it wasn’t

That’s why it hates me so much

Maybe society wasn’t built for me

I don’t have the right kind of power

That’s why it hates me so much

I’m different and it messes up the system

I don’t have the right kind of power

I need to fix all these mistakes

I’m different and it messes up the system

I’m sorry

I need to fix al...

Poetry

Awakening

Faith Glover

1 min read

As you disappeared

And fell out of my fingertips

I thought I broke

Turning to ash and nothing more

That I’d never get back to her

If only that girl knew

With the pigtail braids

And the bangs

That it was a phoenix

Rising through

That I was becoming someone even better and new

So then it became a whip

One that changed everything

It was time for me to change

I thought I was the villain

Or even ...

Poetry

Strange Weather

Choco

1 min read

The sky forgot its cue today,

Woke in spring but dressed in gray.

Blossoms bloomed, then shivered back—

Snowfall traced the tulip’s track.

The birds returned, confused and thin,

Windswept from a world they’d been.

Their songs fell flat on frozen air,

Unsure what brought them early there.

The sun arrives, then disappears,

As if unsure which time of year

To burn, or bow, or simply hide—

The season...

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Horror