February 18, 2026

Winners

Brick by BrickMorning doesn’t arrive loud / it slips in like silk, / and the day remembers my name.

@barbara-r-maxwell18

#1

27

WomenAre fragile, / Like flowers. / Do not crush them,

@salmabanu-hatim6

#2

24

Lets play poollet’s play pool / so I can watch you under the bar lights / the way the pool stick slides

@unspokensecrets32

#3

23

Other poems

The Dissection of Timerequired tools / ———- / Perpetual/Forever Calendars (Undated)

@nat-lipstadt84

22

Home is Still HomeI came back to my hometown / with laundry and textbooks and stories I didn’t know how to tell. / The house looked the same from the road—

@ATheologyoftheTired42

22

Desire of a ladyShe is a body / Yet she carries a soul. / Men know her only

16

The Hammer of GodHands in pockets are cold & shriveled / Red fingers present themselves / From behind layers of clothing

@blackcatpoetry16

13

Eat & Eat & EatEat and eat and eat—consume the sweets! / But don’t eat too many…they’re deadly treats. / I won’t tell you how much is too much to chew,

13

DevouredI am ravenous for the space between us to collapse. / I ache for the savage bite of his teeth / pressed hungrily to the throbbing pulse of my neck,

12

Valentines Day 2026At Charcuterie Bar, / Balloons, a board of brie, and honey between us, / we linger over small bites and big smiles,

12

The Black SheepI entered my room despondently / and bolted the door behind me. / I tried walking to my bed

12

Hello nurse.My eyes popped right out of their sockets, / Disfigured, shaped like Valentine hearts. / I dislocated my jaw, and

10

dichotomyI pay for each cut / as if I consumed the world / The oceans, the grass,

10

The Room.The Room / —------------- / White brick,

@OliviaWilliams59

8

UntitledHell arrived / at our doorsteps / The moment you let

7

In the AsylumIn The Asylum / ——-————— / The white-brick walls

@OliviaWilliams280

4

the storyyes / it's rare i tell this story / of a girl in love;

3

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