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 756° 
Malcolm
I don’t cry anymore
the salt ran dry.
I don’t look up
the sky stopped looking back.
I don’t believe
in believing.

Where are you now,
God of broken pages?
That book
full of thunder,
full of fire,
full of once.

Where are the miracles
when we need them
more than ever?
Silence
—louder than prayer.

You’ve
forsaken me
in my heart,
forsaken me
in my mind,
forsaken me
in my...

Why?
Copyright Malcolm Gladwin
April 2025
Forsaken me
 646° 
Rick
she disappeared into the shadows of the night,
skimming through the uproarious parties
like stone across the lake
until she sunk into
the gruesome arms
of another man
behind my sleeping back.

and there he was, pounding away
like some big dumb animal
at something I held sacred
as if bonds were meant to be broken
and boundaries were made permeable

and there she was,
taking it,
loving it,
enjoying it,
doing it to spite me
and knowing it would hurt.

and there I was, the last to know
in the dark circles of whispering
secrecy

it’s the all-too-familiar cycle
of passion and appetite;

swallowed by the underbelly of lust and
tormented by the foretaste of my presence

I can’t blame them,
I can’t blame myself,
it’s only nature
taking
its course.

and I can’t say this is written
about anyone specifically,

when it happened

far too many times.
 556° 
Marc Morais
I keep my love
in a locket of want—
a looped-back verse
with no clear track.

She is stitched in air
not flesh or fame—
a flare in the fog
too good to claim—
but I'm going to give it my all.

I read her smile
like open psalms misread—
each word devoured
each silence said—
sinking in deep.

She is a holy myth—
a touch I missed
a ghost in gloss
a good girl I can’t resist.

I bow to things
that never came
but not her—
I’ll light her shrine
I’ll sign my name.

She doesn’t knock
she doesn’t call.
She’s always in me
making me kneel fast—
I want her all.

This white crow I call
rapture in cathedral dresses—
just her—
and my devout heartbeat.
 317° 
Kaiden
Sometimes i wonder:
Do bullies hurt too?
I hurt a person,
And immediately knew
That it feels worse than to be hurt,
Yet they do it anyway
With all of those mean words
They have to say.
One selfish act,
A comment or two,
But they never felt worse
Than hurting you.
I accidentally hurt my best friend yesterday. He had a really bad day, i didn't know about it, i and this one person made a comment about him in our discord server, not really knowing that it would hurt him. I apologized but he didn't respond yet. (also, if you can read this somehow, i'm really ******* sorry)
 288° 
Nina
In
Telling you I miss you
won’t make me miss you less
but my god how much I just
want to tell you
that I miss you
when I breathe in
when I breathe out
 220° 
Maryann I
The sun barely rises,
casting a soft glow across the table,
the air thick with the scent of syrup,
a warm, comforting embrace.
On my plate, the pancakes—
fluffy, golden stacks,
like little clouds kissed by the earth,
drizzled with dark, rich chocolate,
a bittersweet sweetness
clinging to the edges like memories.
Whipped cream swirls like soft cotton,
cascading in graceful heaps,
while strawberries, red as a fleeting sunset,
sit nestled atop like the last bloom
before winter’s breath.

A sip of hot chocolate,
dark and creamy,
curling steam rising like the breath of life,
whipped cream crowned with syrup,
a spoonful of warmth
that holds the promise of comfort,
a taste of home in every drop.

Each bite is a surrender,
the world softening,
blurring, fading with every chew.
The sweetness, the richness,
mingling with the faintest hint of finality—
my last meal, my last taste
of earth’s tender gifts.

As I eat, I watch the room,
the last sunrise casting long shadows,
its golden light touching things
that once held so much meaning—
a chair, a book, a photograph.
And I wonder if this moment,
this simple breakfast,
will be the last I ever know,
and if it’s enough
to carry me through
the final breath.

 217° 
Lance Remir
All of my demons stayed quiet
Because we all loved listening to you
 194° 
Debbie
Within a single day's blink.
Fuschia buds blossom
an exquisitely pale pink.
Impatient branches wear
their now exotic veil.
The leaves felt ******
throbbing in the gale.
Wind ruffled petals,
Glisten with dew.
The stagnant empty winter
is now a voluptuous floral view.
The naked pink will call to you.
The blossoms on my crabapple tree.
 178° 
Rin
The sun has risen,
can you hear?
the songs of the morning birds.

Life begins to wake,
the gentle breeze,
blows softly against the trees.
A lovely view awaits.

The orange sky,
the feeling of life!
a beautiful sunrise it is.
:D
 170° 
Kay Lyn
Dandelions

So pretty you are
swaying in the wind
pretty dandelion owning
your own spring
Spring is here
each flower dancing in the wind
Your color is yellow golden
you are loved by the bees
One of nature's beauty you are to me

- Kay Lyn
Spring 🌼
 169° 
Ami Mathur
I tried writing about different things,
Of different kinds,
But nothing helps me let her go
Out of my mind.

The enthusiasm and gist fade, losing their core.
Whatever I write without the essence of her,
Even the audience doesn't give a heed
That's for sure.
Oh ! This yielding rage.
It feels like I am in a cage.
What is this disease?
And at what stage?
Yearnings are now beyond ages
Maybe love is just for the stoic
Just for the sage
What to do?
What to say?
I am crying,
I want my soul to slay,
My soul to slay.
 141° 
Autisma
Ferocious faculties  enact the velocity, polarity and barometry of facts.
can't take one in
can't put one back

I'd rather carry a backpack
full of thing i'll loose
because regardless of whether I remember
them or not
i'll know that they were true.



Excrellent God!
Quand je vois des vivants la multitude croître
Sur ce globe mauvais de fléaux infesté,
Parfois je m'abandonne à des pensers de cloître,
Et j'ose prononcer un vœu de chasteté.

Du plus aveugle instinct je me veux rendre maître,
Hélas ! Non par vertu, mais par compassion ;
Dans l'invisible essaim des condamnés à naître,
Je fais grâce à celui dont je sens l'aiguillon.

Demeure dans l'empire innommé du possible,
Ô fils le plus aimé qui ne naîtra jamais !
Mieux sauvé que les morts et plus inaccessible,
Tu ne sortiras pas de l'ombre où je dormais !

Le zélé recruteur des larmes par la joie,
L'amour, guette en mon sang une postérité.
Je fais vœu d'arracher au malheur cette proie ;
Nul n'aura de mon cœur faible et sombre hérité.

Celui qui ne saurait se rappeler l'enfance,
Ses pleurs, ses désespoirs méconnus, sans trembler,
Au bon sens comme au droit ne fera point l'offense
D'y condamner un fils qui lui peut ressembler.

Celui qui n'a pas vu triompher sa jeunesse
Et traîne endoloris ses désirs de vingt ans,
Ne permettra jamais que leur flamme renaisse
Et coure inextinguible en tous ses descendants !

L'homme à qui son pain blanc maudit des populaces
Pèse comme un remords des misères d'autrui,
À l'inégal banquet où se serrent les places
N'élargira jamais la sienne autour de lui !

Non ! Pour léguer son souffle et sa chair sans scrupule,
Il faut être enhardi par un espoir puissant,
Pressentir une aurore au lieu d'un crépuscule
Dans les rougeurs que font l'incendie et le sang ;

Croire qu'enfin va luire un âge sans batailles,
Que la terre s'épure, et que la puberté
Doit aux moissons du fer d'incessantes semailles
Pour que son dernier fruit mûrisse en liberté !

Je ne peux ; j'ai souci des présentes victimes ;
Quels que soient les vainqueurs, je plains les combattants,
Et je suis moins touché des songes magnanimes
Que des pleurs que je vois et des cris que j'entends.

Puisqu'elle est à ce prix, la victoire future
Qui doit fonder si **** la justice et la paix,
Ne vis que dans mon cœur, ô ma progéniture,
Ignore ma tendresse et n'en pâtis jamais ;

Que ta mère demeure imaginaire encore,
Que, vierge, ayant conçu hors de l'***** banal,
Sans avoir à souffrir plus qu'un lis pour éclore,
Elle enfante à l'abri de l'épreuve et du mal.

Sa beauté que j'ai faite et n'ai pas possédée
(car les yeux de mon corps n'ont rien vu de pareil)
Vêt la splendeur pudique et fière de l'idée
Qui fuit l'argile et peut se passer du soleil !

Ainsi, je garderai ma compagne et ma race
Soustraites, en moi-même, aux cruautés du sort,
Et, s'il est vain d'aimer pour qui jamais n'embrasse,
Du moins, exempts du deuil, nous n'aurons qu'une mort !
Some men
like to say
that taking a ****
is one of the best
feelings a man
can have
that it gives you
pleasure.

I don't know
about all that,
but the log
I just dropped
in the crapper
was a huge relief
both physical
and spiritual.

It's a shame
that when I
read poems
on this website
and I refresh
the page
I don't get
that same relief.
 121° 
Lost Indeed
I touched you, and you moved away—
That hurt more than I'm comfortable to say.
You smiled when I asked for a kiss,
But you turned your back, and the moment missed.

I'm in so much need of a hug today,
But you're tired, and I'm ashamed to ask.
To expose my heart at the brink of decay—
I really need your warmth... it's cold out here, and the wind blows fast.
 119° 
Monique
Prayer, I recognize your power
Yet I feel so unworthy.
I kneel & open my mouth
...yet nothing comes out.
I'm on my way to the mountain
...but with nothing to say.
 110° 
Maryann I
I’m tired of loving like a dog—
all wide-eyed loyalty, waiting,
tail wagging for a love that lingers
just out of reach.

Tired of chasing footsteps
that never turn back,
of curling at your feet
only to be kicked away.

I fetch your affection,
drop it at your feet,
but you throw it further
each time.

I was born with teeth,
with a growl in my throat,
yet I soften myself
to fit in your hands.

No more.

Let me love like the wind—
wild, unchained,
touching only those
who welcome the storm.
When its hard to swallow
Overcome by sorrow
Love defiance rings true

Wide awake to face tomorrow
reality overtakes you
Precondition to hate the truth

We won't accept the punishment
Angst alone is a testament
Rage against the machine
Right where I want to be

Displays what wants to be
Disregard my demeanor
Busy bringing my loved ones through the ringer
 103° 
Nurulika Noviya
Kau puisi indah pengisi kekosongan jiwa
Tapi kau pinta menukarnya dengan luka yang mendarah deras
Luka untuk benakku yang layu
Dapatkah kau rasakan perihnya? Hingga kau buat tangisku terkuras
Kau sentuh hati ini dengan kebohongan
Aku tersesat dalam jerat samudara kepicikan nuranimu
Kau ciptakan murka nan segunung lara di pijakan rapuhku
Hanya puisi singkat yang ditulis ketika masih SMA tahun 2011
 99° 
amrutha
i light the oil lamp
flame tongue flickers
 93° 
Marc Morais
A stone
cannot be broken
but bent inside—
its fault lines
only strain
in harsh weather.

It does not
try to lift
or roll away—
just taught
to keep
its hurt
under hard gray
quiet.

It will stay
where it fell—
move only
if you kick it
or push it
away—
feeling nothing
but your hurt.

What bleeds
in you
only makes me
a stronger
boulder—
don’t hurt
just be calm
and come lean
against me.
 90° 
Asuka
The flower needs rest,
so winter tucks it beneath the earth,
letting it sleep until spring.

The sun needs rest,
so the clouds and rain embrace it,
shielding its warmth for another day.
Take care, breathe easy, and give yourself the rest you deserve. Rest well, recharge, and remember, like the moon, even brilliance needs the night to shine again.

— A gentle reminder that even nature pauses to gather strength.
 90° 
Lyle
some people's footsteps are loud
they want everyone to know that they have entered
or perhaps they have no reason to hide
They strike the ground first with their heel
you can always hear them approach

but mine?
my footsteps are silent
I glide across without a sound
no one needs to know that I am here
I have reason to hide
I tread first with the pads of my feet
you will never hear me approach
 88° 
hannah
It is all-encompassing —
The ocean.
Its depths crush your soul,
Its shallows gently rock.


It will swallow you whole,
Keep you cold,
Release you when the sun is up.
 85° 
Wasil
Eyes from the sahara
As the world grafts onto my twin
A cloak of the untrue
We sip from the same water
Yet the fluid differs

Eyes from the eclipse
As blindness molds my phantom
Left stained by the garden of grants
Pressed from the same fruit
Yet not the same flavour

Eyes from the cataract
As the lens distorts myself
Suspended upon the bridge of ephemera
Blessed with the whole
Yet shifting beyond their gaze
 84° 
Kayla Eve
Boundless in my heart,
limitless in my desire.

Reach to me,
I’ll hold you.

I’ll walk through fire,
rock the boat,
make waves,
break chains,
cross lanes,
go insane.

Forever is scant,
I want more.
Copyright Kayla van Zyl, April 2025 ©️
 84° 
Soul Searching
I’m standing here, outside your door

Tell me what’s behind your secret war

Take my hand, guide me through your storm

Lead me to the place where we’re reborn


Don’t cry, love me till the morning light

Make this moment feel like it’s all right

Tell me I won’t have to leave tonight

Pretend we’re safe from the world’s sharp bite


Hold me close, don’t let this slip away

Keep me here, in the silence we’ll stay

Forget the time, forget the coming day

In your heart, I’ll find a place to lay
 80° 
DENNY R ALLISON
Let me queue,
    you, into a great,
       decorating style.
A bedroom, where,
  you're eyes, close
     and reopen, to
         a smile.
To my grandmother it was a picture of Jesus, rescuing two children from a storm. My mother said it was pictures, of me and my sister. For me, it is pictures of places, my wife, and I have been fortunate enough to visit together. I hope you have, or soon, find yours.
 80° 
Jack Turner
I said, "No,
it's my turn
to watch
you
burn."
 79° 
Rich Hues
A little lipstick
On the lips,
A little blusher
On the nose,
When my mother
Goes out shopping
I like to
Wear her clothes.
 78° 
Poet
/_\
I used to draw on my arm all the time
Nothing big or elaborate
Just a triangle
One triangle
Then I wouldn’t hear the end of it
Everyone complaining
Ink poisoning
Future punk
What’s next, a motorcycle?
So I stopped
I stopped drawing that little triangle on my wrist
Right above my pulse point
But with it
I
Stopped
L I v I n g.
A triangle was supposed to be the strongest shape
It was supposed to make me strong
But I wasn’t even strong enough
To let it stay
Just a small note I didn’t think would be obvious if I didn’t say anything the “I v I” in “l I v I n g“ is supposed to make it look like the ‘v’ is trapped by the two ‘I’s
 76° 
Raghav Goswami
Last night-
wailing. Sobbing so deep,

It was dry, after a while.
There's a guy
I don't have a crush
But care about him a lot
Look up to him a lot

But I know
That I'll always care about him more
Than he'll ever
Care about me
 75° 
Kyle Dal Santo
Am I really a good person?
I have a moral voice, but is it mine?
Was it forced upon me or given as a gift?
Am I just Objectively good and emotionally bad?
Or the other way around?
Was it simply the song I grew up hearing in my head and never forgot?
Was I simply brain washed into being moral?
Am I really that moral or have I just been around it my whole life?
Or - was no one around me truly moral and I was the opposite?
Is that why I've never understood their morals?
What if I'm so good at lying to myself that I don't even know it?
What if I die, and my soul is the bad part of me?
 71° 
alison
I
wish to
make you proud,
but its never going to
be completed because I'll never-
ill never ever be enough, will I?
well... answer the question.
 68° 
Hugo Pierce
I don't love you
But I love you so much
I am trying
Kindness

Be a little kinder today
Offer more patience
Give a little more
Love a little deeper
Smile a little bigger
Hug once more
Appreciate what you have
Let those feelings lift the world out of darkness
Keep the faith
Kindness has power
Believe
 65° 
Akriti
All that is beautiful is not treasure.
All that is broken is not trash .
Ask any broken heart
It will tell
It is beauty that breaks hearts.
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