January 21, 2026

Winners
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my sweet Mimosawhisper it again, carry it along the breeze / the words you've used on me, spellings, / hexings, wizardry -- with your voice, sweep the ocean floor:
@acacia20
19
FORGOTTEN FACEThe mirror doesn’t show / me my face anymore; / it only whispers,
@Blue-Sapphire6
17
Here's an extra 20 bucks for this month.**** / I left the light on again. / She pays the electric bill.
@Listerineyedrops61
16
For My MuseIf the choice were ending the rest of the world or keeping only you, I would erase the spine of time itself, let every future collapse into silence, and stand unashamed beside you as the last two beings in existence. / —InkWept
@InkWept2
14
COFFEE MISADVENTURE“Wake up, wake up!” / screamed Little Blue. / “I need a bath—right now!”
@Blue-Sapphire18
7
Nature Always Wins ThoughThe war between nature and nurture / is always so dreadful. / I am angry.
@Zin11
7
Re-Birth/RestI sit in my rocking chair. / My tired bones. / Let me find a place to rest my soul.
@EstherRose24
6
Make Me Easier To LoveDilute me; / add a hint of bitterness, / a bit of preservatives,
@Zin8
6
Power of LoveBeing loved deeply gives us strength. / Loving deeply gives us courage. / When we feel cared for, we can do anything
@barbara-r-maxwell18
4
somebody i loved once gave me a box of darknessSomebody I loved once gave me a box of darkness, wrapped in promises and lies. A box of immortal suffering that can never be beaten or killed, only held, soft and steady, through a world of blinding bleaching sun rays, this box of darkness holds so much of this baffling and mystifying reality. Somebody I loved once gavee a box of darkness, heavy with deceitful traumas of years past I hardly remember, and I carry these burdens, this box of sorrows inescapable. Somebody I loved once gave me a box of tired and twisting hope through cracked roads and that ******* sun, scorching and glaring and revealing in ways even the shadows of cardboard corners can't hide. Agonies of rage and terror, shattered years of fear and hiding from everything and everyone, but no matter where inside this box you look, there you are, and no matter where you go, where you turn, where you look, a weight strapped to your chest can't be outrun no matter how fast it starts to tick. Somebody I loved once gave me a box of their darkness, and I strapped in, threw my own **** inside, and resented that nobody helped me carry it. I still carry this box of darkness, mine and his and yours and theirs, darknesses that, even illuminated, still cast so many shadows on every part of who I am while I wonder where the ******* spotlight is, not realizing. Never realizing. If I can't bear to face my shame, why should anyone else?
@samthechangeling1
3
Crossing the RubiconLike popcorn / The mysteries of days unfold / While the green people still wait
@naeemaabdelgawad23
3
SnapshotsSnapshots in Time / Minds Eye / View to another World
@Reav-Ecan13
3
Devotion Through SeasonsDive deep into those domes we go / Soil, h2o, building homes we go / Not ***** water but damp soil to grow
@EstherRose20
3
SprinklersWhirling drops of water / like a carousel of beads / like a fountain of silver rain
@nishu-mathur24
2
Dad's Just Not Pulling EspressosYou know? / (sonnet #MMMMMMMMMCMXV) / Oh tender, rainy morn, mists roam the vale
@JennyGordon17
2
A Children's Bedtime Liturgy for Our TimeIn the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit / From the ICE-men who break into our homes and beat up our families / Deliver us, O Lord
@lawrence-hall28
2
Champagne"Pardon my depravity, / here, / à la folie."
@Zin5
2
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