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May 16, 2026
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Toothbrush
Today I used your toothbrush. / I had already packed mine away for the trip, / and you had forgotten yours here.
@TacitusKilgore
17
#1
47
Apology to an Old Friend
I swore I'd keep in touch with you— / I crossed my heart and hoped to die. / I meant it, so it was no lie,
@bdlukey
4
#2
41
Healing is not a eraser
A storm asking for pity. / like a house that survived a fire, / yet still smells of smoke.
@Lailawrites
79
#3
35
Other poems
The Birds Know
At the old tower / I enter alone. / Below, a room of stone
@MalcolmG
18
26
Perhaps Ill be happier
Perhaps evaporating my tears / to become a mere lifeless cloud, / drifting away like a truth I shy away from,
@remember_me
25
20
My mom doesn't watch the news
On the TV I heard him say, / "No one wants to work these days." / My generation lays dormant
@fishmaidenshaven
12
18
The Sober Guest
The sober guest scratches at the door, / Pretends he’s known here from before, / Coils 'round the threshold, finds a spot,
@Blu_2026
22
15
At the cafe (my version/your version)
AT THE CAFÉ WITH HIM / You and me at the café, / sitting next to each other,
@YouAndMe
36
13
Years of Almost
I wasted too much time becoming potential. / That’s the sentence / that follows me everywhere now.
@pikaa
52
12
I Wouldn't Hurt A Fly
He touched my hand so gently that it was barely noticeable / I assured him that he was welcome & that I wouldn't hurt a fly / He didn't answer me when I honoured the True One within--
@kim-johanna-baker
17
11
STEADY - MOTIONS
Mindfulness / Carefully crafted / Words are
@Jaybird7
87
9
The Tailor
Wind was chasing clouds on high, / Tore a single leaf to flight, / Nothing held it in the trim,
@mupohob666
12
9
Me, the Machine, and the Gulf Between Us
He sits. / Full of wonder. / Contemplating wisdom.
@Twc
53
8
An Accident
*An Amazon running through the wood.* / *She glides along the weft and wend* / *and leaps the waters black as soot,*
@Glintspear
36
8
HP Writers Spotlight: Mateja
~ / May 2026 / HP Poet: Mateja
@The-Timetables
29
7
Tensions
Tussling, tempers lowering, / Congruence compromised, / To remain grounded and rise above the towering
@bekahalle
8
6
Kiki
*Merriam-Webster Dictionary* / *Word of the Day* / *16/05/2026*
@Geof_Spavins
45
5
#2 No Where
Forgotten map, a name unworn, / A fleeting place where dreams are born, / Only to falter, thin and pale,
@badwords
32
4
THE ETHICS OF A BOTTLED STAR
Suite 7 in a series of 10 of THE FUSION FACTOR / (the moral weight of holding the dawn) / To bottle a star is not merely a technical achievement.
@marshal-gebbie
74
4
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