the_village_corvidiotWhisper

18 / F / Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Sort
All American BoysWhat’s that you call it? / Love? / We don’t do that here.
7
22
Matthew 25:35-36, as written by the modern Christian nationalistFor I was hungry, and you told me / get a job, / work like the rest of us,
36
17
MaggotsTwo corpses sit side by side punctuating the silence with daggers of speech. / One turns to the other and moans. / The other moans back.
32
14
Stardust AgainThey say matter cannot be created or destroyed, / That we're all made of stardust, / The distant echo of ten thousand supernovae reanimated into clay figurines,
13
14
In Defense of DarwinMy dad doesn’t believe in evolution. / I used to agree. / God breathed life into dirt and made a person,
27
12
Midnight RetinasAs I lay me down to sleep, / I look for all things quick and cheap, / A screen, a scene, needles and pins,
12
12
The 31stThe oil is searing / Just like you wanted it to be, / And the towel absorbed your screams
6
11
This is not a poemIn the modern world, all you have to do to write a poem is / Make / Short
5
10
The ElephantThere's a bustling chaos about me in the midst of these clinking glasses and rattling silverware / It feels like a stalker, like I can always feel the ghost of its presence wherever I go / There's an elephant in the room,
11
10
The 23rdIt's been a long day / for no particular reason at all / and I am steeped in guilt
5
8
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write