June 8, 2026

preparationson the first morning of the / summer, we swept every floor / while dust pried our eyelids

@clouds_in_june23

#1

19

Communication“I love you.” / “Please don’t ever leave.” / “Keep me warm tonight and always.”

@JamesAdriaanHarrison10

#2

17

RecklessThe jury is still out on you, / the blonde bridesmaid told me - / fierce mind, careless heart,

#3

15

A Familiar WoundA Familiar Wound / The doctors slit your belly / To get to your spine

@william-alexander29

14

Eldest daughterI'm the eldest daughter / I carry the weight of others / I'm the therapy friend

14

Blue Shibuya DreamThe crush of urban Tokyo / Crawling into ancient daydreams / And coming off as murky rain

@Carlo-C-Gomez16

5

The Shifting CityIn the Second‑Hand District, air smells of varnish and old vellum, / streets hum with salvagers of the almost‑lost. / A woman nests mirror shards in a fountain,

3

Letters I Never Knew How To SendTo the little girl I used to be, / Maybe every version of us left little letters behind. / Maybe they sat quietly in journal pages, in prayers whispered into bedroom ceilings, in songs that hurt too much, or in thoughts we never said out loud.

@ATheologyoftheTired246

2

PerceptionPassion weeps in the air of midnight / as if time will reverse misfortune. / It becomes a tool to ensnare yearning.

2

A simple wishSome days I want to become one with the forest. / Not disappear more like dissolve into something more useful. / Become the dark soil packed beneath the needles,

2

I Wandered Lonely as a Formatting ErrorAs Wordsworth did not say / A daffodil is in itself a being / That dances by itself to the glory of God

@lawrence-hall11

2

ExtinguishedShe thought her sadness made her fluid / Made her sink below the depths / You burned brighter than the sun

2

ten toes downStatic shakes the speakers like a wind in the dark,We build it all up for a sudden spark.You say that you’ll wait, keeping ten toes down,Running through the shadows of a quiet town.Catch a feeling right now, let the music breathe out,No time for the stress, just the beat and the shout.It’s a heavy, intense, energetic fix Just a final, chaotic race with the past.

@GothAngelPoetry1

1

Empty PromisesThe one thing in the world that breaks my heart the most, / is the fact that you lied to me in so many ways. / I always believed that you were who you said you were.

@ParadoxicalPenguin10

1

train stationthe clock ticks as the days go by, / the wind pushes through the revolving door. / i watch as the whole world comes alive,

0

Cigarettes, Alcohol, TimeI saw you when no one is looking / You've been searching for feelings. / The thought of you drives me crazy

@MykesCastillo21

0

SeventeenHow much is a person supposed to know at seventeen? / I might not know enough, because I've asked so many questions like this, / And have never found the answers

@sagehawthorne49

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Here Inside Of YouI love walking through your eyes and finding myself, / lost in a world of unending beauty, tranquility, and warmth. / I feel like I'm floating on a cloud every time you whisper my name.

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Little Girl Laid to RestLittle girl laid to rest / Drowned the soul she prayed was blessed / Tiny hands so cold and still

0

Not Good EnoughCreeping through the shadows / Sneaking up on me / A broken sort of happiness

@BleedingHearts20

0

Passing carsWhere are all these lives going? / Passing here and there before me, some slow, others fast — / To their free and fanciful futures

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A Wish UnfulfilledI'm too old now / And much too cold. / I wish I could have had a son

0

Thomas is TiredThoughts float around my head / like lizards with wings. / They don’t land right.

@thomas-w-case51

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DebateThe ocean's current dives deeper into the content, grabbing everyone's attention, and pulling them under / The captivating rebuttal of the moon, that used to make everyone wonder / Heightening the tensions of the sea, but still remaining calm

@kittandmolly148

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Jade in the Quiet Current (2026)Wǔxíng Category: Wood (Mù - 木) / 1-xx / The slow current moves through the shallow bend,

@Liujiawen202440

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