F/Planet Krypton    “To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.” Emily Dickinson

17/M/Virginia    I write poems when I'm sad or bored, usually both.

standing on the edge    a million little tongues of flame

35/F/U.S.A    Loneliness is one illness. These are pre-written poems written over the past decade or so.

21/F/Mathura    "Displaying my emotion would make me look like failure. Therefore I write." Original of mine ** all rights reserved**

17/F/why    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. …

Sin City    In between good and bad That my dear Is my territory

charlotte nc    Edward William Cousins And then I found the love of poetry and spoken word. And I always knew or wanted to fuse the two together.and …

26/Neutrois/Under the Hunters Moon    Lesbian poet. At war with my own selfish heart. Watch me tongue my wounds, terrifying and soft-mouthed.

17/F/England    I'm Jess, a 17 year old student with a passion for music, photography, reading and writing.

Lima, Ohio