April 17, 2026

Winners

take care of mei lied to myself / saying i didn’t care / that i felt nothing

@girlinflames39

#1

47

red lipsticktoday, / i wore it again / and people complimented me

#2

32

A Woman In My YardThere’s a woman in my yard, / settled like she belongs there, / refusing to leave.

#3

30

Other poems

I am ballerinas (ktfr 33)a cabriole over the lattice structure, / no rest, à la seconde—we turn and pirouette / I am ballerinas,

21

Sapphire SeaI hear nothing / only the rush of the wind by my ear / and the calls of the birds

20

Carlo, Who Was Once Merely 1 (555) 579-5503This morning began, as many do, / with a WhatsApp ping from destiny / wearing a budget disguise.

@Geof_Spavins47

17

ExistenceI merely exist. / There's no love for sustenance, / only crumbs of time.

@lynn-stillman3

15

My IntentionsI got what I came for / but not what I wanted. / The value lies not in

@Aegis-Vistoria-Penumbra20

15

NightThe night sky's alive. / The moon shines with the sun's love, / stars hang in repose.

@lynn-stillman3

11

Recipe 0012 cups of burnt memories, / Each grain holds sorrow more than glory. / A pinch of loneliness,

@Thesilentobserver24

7

The thought of her consumes meI'm so numb / I have no reason to sleep / But I am so bored staring at screens

6

Unforgotten Unforgiven UnhiddenSlow down choose with care my Aletheia if you dare / In a river lethe unclothe us melt us wear inside a tare / Unforgotten unforgiven unhidden in a way you own,

@DarrellBaughn12

6

Begin in LightBy Max O. / Step into the sunlight. / Let it touch your face,

@barbara-r-maxwell19

5

Rejoice (Tanka)Message from beyond, / is quietly comforting. / The departed soul,

@lynn-stillman5

4

FriendDear so-called friend, / I can’t have someone in my life / Who is willing to push me off a cliff

4

Advertisement for a Friend (after Mahadev Saha)I was looking for a friend— / someone who would mend the broken glasses of my loneliness, / who would take every memory rising in my cough

3

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