May 13, 2026

Winners

RealityThe prodigy of life, / what irony. / Freedom and peace,

@RavensSerenade8

#1

32

static between stations: Unbroken. (20)he looks at the calendar like a graveyard of "should have beens," / convinced that the static has rewritten his code, / that the voices have scraped out his center

@the_softest_thing68

#2

25

WindWind, / take me away / to a far away place

@EtherealWoman47

#3

20

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Trapped soulsSome souls died years ago. / Their bodies just haven’t received the news yet. 🫀 / You can see them everywhere if you look closely

@Heart-hacker66035

16

Ode on a SquirrelOh, squirrel, / with your pretty paws / and ink-black claws

16

Golden YearsOne day, / when our bones grow weary, / and our faces ripen with age,

@beautifullybroken19

14

ODE TO THE WAILING DRUMGongon / you the reincarnate of ayan tree / the resurrect of sacrificial beast

@LanreAdebayo28

13

Moistmoist droplets bead on the lawn / at dawn this morn, / as I tackle the hill in pre-winter couture;

13

"...SO I DID WEAVE MYSELF INTO THE SENSE..." ( In memory of my Aunt Peggy )"...SO I DID WEAVE MYSELF INTO THE SENSE..." / ( In memory of my Aunt Peggy ) / the candle carves

@donall-dempsey35

12

At the elevator (my version/your version)IN THE ELEVATOR WITH HIM / You and I / in the elevator

12

GravediggerWe are killing our own home slowly, / Like a child swallowing poison lonely, / An entire bottle down at once,

11

The ElixirI believed I could mold it— / that if I kept my voice measured / and my reasons alluring, debauched, persuasive,

9

Universal LoveWhat a wonderful world it would be if your beauty inside was all you could see Inside out ,all shown in reverse all that love put out for the whole universe

@sherri-woodman1

6

See her again...I keeps going. / The darkness in my mind. / It feels like a knife being swallow hole.

@RozyMidnight12

6

The comfort of painI crave the pain, / the burn, / the simple reminder

6

Deciduous PortalsUnder a temple of sequoia, / I do not fear your ravenous wild / which lives in everything

5

When Tranquility Seems Worlds AwayWhen your world is on fire / And tranquility seems worlds away / Just close your eyes and hold out your hands

@ParadoxicalPenguin42

4

Call of CalenderA few pages of loyal reminder, / numbers and days same, / repeated number.

@Thesilentobserver37

4

THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL MAPSuite 8 of 10 in a series of THE FUSION FACTOR / (the world rearranged by the light we have taken) / Fusion does not create a new world.

@marshal-gebbie70

2

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