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Pretty Good
Somewhere out in the world right now / A woman is opening the door / Getting bad news as she holds her children
@Wallyroo92
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#1
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Empathy's dead
Last week I read / A sign that said / "Empathy's dead"
@PeterGerstenmaier
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#2
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Outside
People walk in / quiet circles / and flies gather in pairs
@Aazzy
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#3
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Other poems
static between stations: my lost broadcast (17.5)
i watch the slow, exhausted drop of your shoulders, / the way you stare at your hands as if they aren't yours, / as if you're looking at a house you’ve already moved out of.
@the_softest_thing
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21
Just words on a screen.
Poetry / Doesn't have to rhyme / It just has to feel
@Lumin_e
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Stop-think-do
In 2026, the world has advanced a lot in terms of technology.. / But were we equipped enough to handle this? / Scrolling down the popular apps, I see people exposing their lifestyle to billions of strangers out there..
@sharvish-cheekhoory
18
13
If Only
A stillness lies under the black sky, / Too scared to breathe. / ****** of light escape from the black velvet enveloping my home.
@Songbird0926
25
11
CONNECTED
Separated by geography, / connected through technology, / and beating like a single heartbeat
@Blue-Sapphire
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8
Happiness & Loneliness
The water's calm / The sky is clear/ / Nothing enters
@DanielTucker
26
7
Second Person
I write poetry / I write it because I'm deep / I write it because I'm sad,
@Numbr1SNSfan
33
6
The Small Wars
I wake to the ache in my bones, / the muscle spasms in my back, / a quiet coup under my flesh.
@Twc
52
6
Yesterday's Sourdough
The toasted sourdough lands hot in my fingers, / lifts itself up with my hands, / taking me up to my senses
@Glintspear
21
6
Three Poems and Songs with links (free) in honor of Memorial Day
Memorial Day Message / I created three songs in honor of Memorial Day (May 25). Two were created from my previously published poems. The third was created specifically in honor of our fallen heroes for Memorial Day. I hope they may bring some comfort both to all who served or are currently serving in uniform, and to the Gold Star families whose loved ones never came back home, fighting for their families, their comrades in arms, and the country they loved. Heroes all. May God Bless them and their families who share in their sacrifice. / All three songs are accessible free of charge without having to register or provide any information at the links below. The Lyrics are also printed below. Feel free to share the links with anyone you think may enjoy them, and especially for active duty and retired military and their Gold Star Families. The debt we owe them is one we can never fully repay. Never forget them. If able, please also consider donating time or money to organizations that support our fallen and injured heroes and their families.
@VictorDLopez
83
5
A Better Night
There she is, half-asleep, hopeless, motionless. / In the quiet room, windows open, blanket gone. / Outside, it’s snowing. She’s shivering, half-naked.
@BelieverMusaWaterson
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5
Is this a love poem?
Maybe it's not a poem— / but I am sure of one thing: / it does carry love.
@Shattentraumer
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Becoming; new lives in flight, across 20 acres.
We decided to move / radically off-grid. / Becoming;
@EtherealWoman
49
3
DAD - YOU FORGOT - ME
Catastrophic / Abandonment / Empty as I became
@Jaybird7
86
3
The Gentle Mile
Fish Suppers, Ferry Crossings & Summer Smiles / *** / Road trips never needed distance far,
@PaulBaldryPoetry
72
2
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