rachel-brainardWhisper

American
Sort
Airplanethe hum of engines grows louder and louder like a swarm of bees in an angry hive / dotted lines whiz past / tilting backward
23
1.5k
Airport BarThe blue moon / rises / to greet a
19
1.2k
ForlornThe flowers have long been wilted / over your charcoaled remains, but / every time I think of you
12
1.2k
Scrutiny**OPEN** / A bald man with / a beard like Santa Claus
29
1.1k
PermanentYou try to wipe yourself / from the table of / my heart, but somehow
30
1k
Baptism*In the name of the Father* / A trickle of cool seeps through sparse black hair and reaches the scalp. / A cry as the sinful nature begins to drown.
10
863
Life etchingsAnd life brings together / Sing. Dance. Love. Listen. / Feel the rhythm. Feel the ride.
21
794
This Nightends in screams of silent tears / for those that are going / and those that have gone.
37
781
(need help with this)from the flat, scorched fields of Nebraska / to the rugged, snowy tops of Alaska / we danced a jig - no, a rap
35
778
CollectionArteries, nerves, veins / Gaze upon them / day after day
16
769
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write