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 Aug 2021 Jana B
Dr Peter Lim
Happiness speaks of life's half only

the entirety is spoken by tragedy
 Aug 2021 Jana B
Glenn Currier
In the first light of this day
with too little sleep
I am feeling tired and vulnerable
but I have entered the dreams, fears, and pains
of other poets from far and wide
and it seems
we are all growing and dying together
maybe just a little at a time
line by line
these spirits enter me
and assure me I am not alone
in this drift.
I came into our garden room before dawn this morning and read several poems of my friends and fellow poets on this website, the last one (https://hellopoetry.com/poem/4409062/the-yearning/) from Khoi, my South African friend, who seemed to be telling me, in his beautifully poetic way, that some kind of end is near. Lately I have been feeling my age both in body and mind. So this poem is what came out of this sense of angst early this Thursday morn.
 Aug 2021 Jana B
Mitch Prax
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 Aug 2021 Jana B
Mitch Prax
Yes,
it hurt,
but not so much
for what you did,
but because of your dishonesty.
You ran away with the moon
and blamed it on the sun.
You left me in
the dark.
 Aug 2021 Jana B
Nyssa
Untitled
 Aug 2021 Jana B
Nyssa
Noting good happens at 2am

She’s lonely and trying to numb the pain
 Jul 2021 Jana B
Eshwara Prasad
Life is a long pause between dreams.
 Jul 2021 Jana B
Vanessa Gatley
I try cry the hurt away
But the hurt is like clouds
They come again and they come light and dark
Light is small flow of hurt
Dark signifying the heavy flow of hurt
From my heart to my brain
 Jul 2021 Jana B
MM
Thank you for letting me know that I could still fall,

that I could still smile at the simplest things— like good morning and good night texts

or stupid selfies and corny jokes

And while it didn't work out between with us,

now I know my heart could still fall and flutter and love

And maybe one day, it will again
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