Words. W-o-r-d-s. Who decided the letters should be shaped the way they are, and sound the way they do, and gave them their names? And …

here    born, breathe, till I do not!

United States    a very slow decay

New Jersey    ghost girl, alien girl, weird girl "In twenty five years she'll be silver. In fifty, gold. A living doll, everywhere you look."

Nassau County    In plain sight I look for things to pen The quill , like a wand if inspiration Its not just the depth of my insides …

The ether    In The Loving Memory Of A Man I Never Knew I found the words of a mad man, they inspired me to write. Sometimes I …

Virginia    I started writing poetry at age 13 after breaking up with my first boyfriend. I have written hundreds by now, a few of which have …

52. Male. Misanthrope.

Faerieland and in my head    —-██—— Put this on —-██—— your profile ██████—if you’re not -—██—— embarrassed —-██—— to tell others —-██—— that you —-██—— believe in God

Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red.

Lost at Sea    A clusterfuck of ramblings from a manic depressive stranger. Artwork: Me Everything here is my original work unless stated otherwise. © J.E. DuPont

where East meets West    Feeling Playing Recycling myself Writing as a way of being together

I’m a Bengali in sombrero An Indian from Kolkata I live at a stone’s throw From where flows the Ganga.

25/Genderqueer/USA    Mother and work in progress

Ontario    Beginning to feel quite ancient and more so, because of late, it's been a long, rough journey I undertook. Not one of my choosing, but …

"I want to write a poem about being swept away in the ocean except everyone else is being moved and I am the tidal wave …

23/F/UK    I don't really know what I'm doing with myself, so I'll just write poetry instead of figuring it out.

twenty. constantly stumbling into the arms of strangers.

Los Angeles, CA    Pretty lost. Using this site to save my poetry. I hope that you like it.

Bx, NY    i have this irrational fear of having my thoughts lost so i write things here in hopes someone will hear or remember or even think …

Montreal, Quebec    If you like my work, find my blog at https://letrangerechezelle.wordpress.com/ (Ariel Baptista is a pen name)