You slowed me down No one ever could You grounded me No one ever could You taught me intimacy No one ever could You kissed me for hours No one ever could Because of you my soul is forever changed Shared a love I never thought I could
Category: Poetry
Motherhood by Christina Renteria-Salazar
Cross bags, mini vans Lunchboxes, dinner plans Mama Band-Aids, soccer games, Parent-teacher conferences, dirty hands Mama Pinching backs, tying shoes, Mending hearts, teaching love Mama
Love’s Endurance by Sarah Liess
In shadows, love resides with a troubled soul, A dance of emotions, a battle untold. Silent tears and whispers, in darkness we hide, Bound by affection, our souls intertwine. Oh, how love endures when the fiend takes its hold, An addict’s chaos, a tale to be told. With trembling hands, they chase the sweetest…
Poem About Junger by Alicia Kane
Red collar hanging above the dashboard, A mere remnant of a family dog adored. Junger was a noble canine and gave heartfelt embraces, Until cancer came through and silenced his song. A German shepherd once youthful and sleek, Eager to protect with charcoal fur shining, Quickly deteriorated into a grapefruit sized tumor, Rotted teeth,…
Whole by Audra Cooper
Before this otherness in him blooms, he had hardly known it was there or perhaps he had not wanted to look. Now, though, he could admit, that in moments, small, and unguarded, he had felt it lapping, -quiet, but insistent, against his shore Some instinct had always made him turn away, had made him lean…
Hesitancy Is Holding Me Back by Jaqueline Garibay
It surrounds me in its cold embrace. Pulling me this way and that way All the while lapping at my face Crashing around me pulling farther and farther away. Guiding me to a quiet place Floating gently upon the waves Waves rippling over me Dragging me into the bottomless abyss. Below the surface…
Dancing With The Devil by Ixel Macias
Content Warning for self-harm. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, thoughts of self-harm, or other emotional distress, please call the 988 crisis line for support. She loved her black dress and red heals She loved to dance, and he knew that They were always in sync, and she liked that He spun…
Diary of a Girl Who Is Writing to a Ghost by Ixel Macias
Dear Diary, How do I tell him I love him? How do I tell him I should have said yes to his marriage proposal? How do I tell him I made a mistake? I didn’t mean to hurt him. Dear Diary, How do I tell him it’s not too late? How do I tell…
A God of Destruction and Beauty by Katie Aguirre Castaneda
The blue sky slowly darkened. The air thickened and became vile. The birds flew away as the clouds grew grey. A roar rumbled through the ground. A sweet scent of fire and smoke filled the young woman. The air grew musty and grey. The smoke choked her as she shed a few tears. The sweet…
Mother by Zackari Bueno
Tired, and exhausted, turning the lights on for the front porch, Moving long hair from dark eyes, holding a crying babe Rocking, shushing, silently praying for it to end To end the pain To end the thoughts of the man that left The baby continues to cry, and cannot consult Only rock And rock And…
A Miami Sestina by Stephanie Crabtree
Lounging on the beach Relaxing in the sand Soaking up the rays of sun Living in the moment on the coast Feeling the warmth on my skin Relishing in all the Miami vibes I listen to the music vibes That travel down the beach The rhythm tracing over my skin The bass reverberating through…
The Man Who Lives in the Fairy Gardens by Renate Petitt
The most creative person I ever knew was a man of innovation. He could construct a dollhouse zipline out of blades of grass, and would do so just to see his daughter smile. He taught me that the box is dull, it’s better to think outside of it. Imagination resembles a tree with endless fruitage:…
Frankenstein’s Folly by Renate Petitt
In the realm of the dank forgotten, a creature was born, forsaken by pride. Eyes flickering with hollow loneliness, a symphony of scars etched deeply, the pain shows. A personage stitched of sinew, raw and untainted, a patchwork of horrors, a tale intertwined. A scientist’s creation, cast out by fate, rejected by mankind, returned…
War by Zachary Padilla
Content Warning for self-harm. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, thoughts of self-harm, or other emotional distress, please call the 988 crisis line for support. Somedays It feels crazy, to want to be alive Like all around me is the smell of death As if God looks down on me as…
A Dark Winter by Julia Duvall
At first It’s not so bad in fact it makes me glad. Great white fluffy flakes falling to the ground covering it like a warm blanket. What a refreshing feeling it is to walk out the door to such a site of the first fallen snow. Long awaited and welcomed back to my home…
The Endless Sea by Drew Brenengen
Bombs rained down followed by pamphlets urging families to flee Then we came ten thousand of us clustered on the outskirts surrounding the desert city its tan buildings clustered all holding a mystery We knew what was next an endless sea of doors untold carnage Behind each one a potential family a potential threat we…
Deep Thoughts by Connor J. Fellinger
With only seconds to spare, and mere seconds to think; As your fears begin to rise, and you don’t stop to blink, Your mind starts to race- only stopped by a crack. As you look up to gaze upon a broken-up mast. In fear for your life, you run down below deck- But to…
Devils Advocate by Artemis Adams
They always told me the devil is bad “Don’t go looking for trouble,” they said, “He may seem fun, even just a tad, “but he’ll doom your soul and steal your head.” They force us to follow their rules and intimidate us into submission if we try to step out of line, they treat…
My favorite Day by Kalie Minifield
My Favorite day was with you By the seaside Laid out on the warm sand, the hot sun baking our skin The sound of the waves crashing on the shore The sound of the gulls ringing in our ears Later in the day we got ice cream Me vanilla, you chocolate Opposite, just like…
Rest with Hope by Jeffery Moser
Nature feigns to be asleep: Beetles burrow and disappear— Monarchs migrate south–crows behave like tombs– So, Winter readies himself, gingered by cheer, With Snow and the Old North Wind his constant boons. But I the while, sigh–chastened—and retire inside. It is time to think and bemoan my muse until warmer rays abide. Yet, beneath this…
Ode to Death by Emily Clemmons
Shivers running down my spine A cold touch, the touch of death The string has been cut, now to be assigned Heaven, Hell, Valhalla, all these choices depend on the last breath Your servants, Hades and Hel shall take good care of me Perhaps be a soul that can aid someone who has lost meaning…
Letting Go by Kimber Watson
Every moment that passes by is empty without you. You were just here now you are gone For the life of me, I don’t know what to do. That moment in time when we first met, You turned my world upside down, When I fell head over heels in love. That moment when…