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 1820° 
Thomas W Case
We all have something
urgent to do.
Tell the man that
works at the butcher's
shop.
Tell the boy who delivers
your newspaper.
Tell the groundhog before
he sees his shadow.
Dig up Poe and Ginsberg,
and tell them.

Tell the street
musician playing
for tips.
Tell the ****** and the
virgins.
Tell the next fish that
you catch.
Tell the banker and the
candlestick maker.
Tell the cats, and dogs, and
wombats.
Tell the starving
artists and poets.
Tell your wife, mistress, and
the old lady next door.

Tell the cloned sheep and
the deep part of the ocean.
Tell the magician and
carnival worker.
Tell the drunk, though he may
forget.
Tell the farmer and his cattle.
Tell the spider, and if it refuses
to listen, tell all the flies caught in
the web.
Tell the psychic, though, they
should know.
Tell everyone and everything
that Artificial
Intelligence wants to be the
21st-century god.

But, whatever you do, don't tell
that smiling machine that does it
all for you.  It will blink its cold
eye holes and wish you well,
then slice your throat while
you sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEeNcBC_mnM
Here is a link to my YouTube channel, where I read poetry from my recently published books, Seedy Town Blue Collected Poems and It's Just a Hop, Skip, and Jump to the Madhouse, which are available on Amazon.

www.thomaswcase.com
 1657° 
Taru Marcellus
The last time I wrote you a love letter
you disappeared
and left me in utter darkness.
Now here you are lighting up my sky again.
Sometimes you feel so sure
and full of yourself.
At others you seem empty and new.
I am trying to better appreciate you
in your becoming
to wax poetic even when we are apart.
Even in your absence I am learning
to be present
to take my time
to still shine.
But I wonder
I wonder how many lovers you have.
I know I am not your only.
The world is a wetter place because of you.
Oceans lap at your face.
When you blink my tides change.
Your control is out-of-this-world.
And I just wanna be near you
somewhere in your orbit.
Close enough to see you
flaws and all.
You wear your depressions so well.
It’s like they never stop you from being whole.
I mean here you go rising to the occasion yet again.
And I can’t help but be struck in awe
of your aura.
So here is another love letter
for your collection.
And before you disappear
  because I can already sense your waning
know that you are the balance to my days.


Luna, I love you
another love letter to the moon
 725° 
preston
Preface:

This is not a lullaby. This is not a soft whisper meant to soothe. It is the fire of wholeness, burning away the fragments, the lies, and the false comforts that keep you small. There are voices that call shadow safe, that wear the mask of care, but scatter you with every syllable. There are whispers that paint the Light as harm--
when all along,
it was only asking you to remember what you were before you broke.



---

There is a place within the soul
where silence sharpens—
a thin line
between what heals
and what holds.

Dark does not storm the gates—
it whispers.
It flatters.
It fragments.

It wraps comfort around confusion
until the soul forgets
what it was made for.

It comes dressed in care—
as though it exists for her well-being.
And once she believes this,
its voice becomes the plumb line—

and the Light begins to look like harm.

Light does not chase.
It stands—
unyielding,
bright,

asking only that you come whole.

But she could not rise
without tearing
from the softness
that held her shattered.

It came not with fury,
but with hush—
a hush that mimicked care,
whispered warmth
into her wound,
and called itself safe.

Its words made her flinch from clarity,
taught her to turn
from the ache
that never lied.

So she sat
at the edge of her wound,
fed on honeyed lies,
unable to stand
before the fire
that would have made her whole.

The venom stayed warm.
The light remained still.

And the silence in between
was not yet a verdict—


   only the shape

   of a war still being named.



For those who can hear it, the song “Love is a Battlefield” belongs in the background—an echo from the soul’s frontlines.

https://youtu.be/6ZndmlEmbNE?si=pUJ9UCJs-SxZ6hqj

#Love
#Light..  and Dark
 595° 
Rin
I've ran out of ideas,
my brain has froze,
and my hands cant flow.
This poem i cant finish,
I bit off more than i could chew.
help i've ran out of poem ideas- :(
 529° 
Liana
I texted you
When I felt so alone
And so scared
And so ready to disappear
You pulled me in to reality
Or out of my terrible one
And gave a good reason to live

I now knew that one person loved me

You hug me so much
And tell me you love me
And you kiss my cheek
And you run and smile when you see me
And I don't think you know
How wonderful that makes me feel

I knew that someone's experience is better when I'm there

You saw my monsters
And you noticed my face
And you noticed my hand picking at the thing touching my face
You heard my silent scream
And you told me everything was okay

I now knew that my screams could be heard if the right person listened

I cry as I write this,
I love you
I'm grateful
Thank you
I want to make a series of poems for my loved ones who may never see them. This one is for a newer friend who's also named Liana. I love you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
 520° 
Maria
It's raining outside right now. It's raining.
It's beating down the dust on silent pavements.
I waited you to come the day before.
Today I've realized it was bedevilment.

I've realized it when I saw your smile
In raindrops, flowing down the window,
Your pretty eye wrinkles, so tremulous and soft,
And you in whole, so false and so ridiculous.

Waiting for you, alas, is not my lot.
No yesterday or next day, and no later.
I hate the rain today! I really hate the rain!
There's so much pain in it. I stop to be a waiter.
Sorry for being sad again.
Thank you for reading this poem! 💖
 401° 
AWURAA
If madness had a son,
he'd name it insanity.
Pain and anger would be his siblings.
His sister would be named maladaptive, day dreaming she would cause.
Hallucinations would be her twin.
Bitterness and pride would be their brethren.
 363° 
Gant Haverstick
the mirror reveals
an uncomfortable truth:
my biggest villain
Gant Haverstick 2025
 348° 
Sofia
the sun is falling on my face,
but I still feel the cold.
I tried to fool everyone,
oh i tired,
but I know,
that my soul was carried away by the wind,
and I was filled with illusion,
that I will still feel warmth someday.
 294° 
Mark Bell
Your such a cryptic lyric
A virus in my brain
You use me as shield
To deflect all of your pain.
Why can’t you accept
And sometimes take the blame
Why am I being manipulated
And left outside in the rain.
I cannot work you out
You love me then you hate
Im of to the kings arms
To have a drink
With my friendly mate.
 270° 
Rizma Aulia
The midnight breeze escorts your pace,
Grace in motion, my soul’s quiet praise.
Might I dare to ask, if true,
Who is the maiden with mohawk hue?
I cannot bear to meet her gaze,
The fairest face that steals the haze.
 265° 
badwords
No one told me
the silence would be so loud.

That after the storm
there would be no sun,
only fog thick as milk
curling through my ribs.

I did not beg for light.
I did not curse the dark.
I simply sat—
hands open,
palms salted with memory.

There was a moth once
that lived in my chest.
Fed on echo,
slept in shame.
I haven’t felt it in days.

I think I may be alone now.

And for the first time—
that does not terrify me.
 229° 
Franky Case
I am beautiful
I am unique
I am everything everyone compliments me on
I am talented
I am gifted
I am amazing at what I do
I am kind
I am generous
I am too nice at times
I am not what people have called me
I am not the lies I tell myself
I am not the thoughts that keep me awake at night
I am not my mother
I am not what I call myself
I am not me
I am not what I look like on the outside
I am what people hear when they speak to me
I am the sweet words of encouragement that I talk to you
I am sorry
I am sorry for myself
I am not my mother
I am not my mom
I am me
I am here
I am present
I am alive
I am not what I look like
I am not a failure
I am good
I am me
I am a promise kept forever
I am lied to forever
I am forever
I am living a life my mother would be jealous of
I am me and
 225° 
Alex Teng
Don’t stay because you feel you must,
Love can’t be built on guilt or dust.
Stay only if your heart beats true,
If every breath still aches for “you.”

I want your smile, not just your face,
Your laughter warm, your soft embrace.
But if your joy begins to fade,
Don’t let our love become a cage.

I’d rather kiss you one last time,
Than hold you bound by silent crime.
So stay, my love, if love is why
Not just to soothe a saddened sigh.
 208° 
Moholo Kawahi
Meekness breeds oppression
There's a hold on my progression
The breakable binding will have me stay
So a poem a day keeps the squalor away
 200° 
jeffrey conyers
Make her your focus.
Make her feel blessed
Make her your happiness.
It's way better than any sadness.

Let her talk about you with pride.
Make her talk about you with joy.
Not to make folks envious because that's not your intention.

Make her glad to wake up by your side.
Yes, so joyful for your love being her sunshine.
Make her your happiness all the time.

And sit back and enjoy, yes enjoy being so much in love.
As you make her your sole happiness.
 198° 
Jayami
Are they invisible,
the bruises on my face,
the ****** scars across my chest,
and the fury in my gaze?
All my blood wasted,
seem infinite, these heavy tears.
Will I ever breathe in,
a breath that wouldn't burn?
 181° 
Mateuš Conrad
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 179° 
preservationman
The wind felt
Catching one off guard
Sometimes refresh
Other times bad and good
The wave backward and forward of trees
The view of the ocean as the waves maneuver
Breezes front and center
Embrace
North to South
East to West
Breezes with their own confess
Outward blow
Some fast and suddenly slow
One never knows
Handy work Heaven
Breezy Point
Breathing in and out
The breeze moving about.
 178° 
yndn
I'm done being polite, yet you treated me rudely
I'm done being nice, because you abused my kindness
 166° 
Jack Gisel
I have never heard a love song
That reminded me of you.
No words can describe your love,
Your eyes, your smile, your laugh.

They write these love songs,
Ones that never describe us well.
Always a man and a woman,
Usually nothing that we feel.

I want to write a love song,
One about only us.
To paint what we have,
A picture beyond human imagination.

I can't write a love song
That does you justice.
You are far too beautiful for words,
And too breath-taking for music.

A love song for you would be impossible,
You are too lovely for words.
Even in poems I am stuck,
Rambling about you, but never enough.
This is for my lovely boyfriend. I honestly struggle to write love poems or even compliment him since he is so breath-taking and wonderful. I can barely make coherent sentences that even begin to describe a fraction of how amazing he is.
 163° 
Yonah Jeong
don't bend your back
get down your knees.
 154° 
M
No pasa un día sin pensarte,
aunque sé que no debo buscarte.
Es lo mejor, lo sé muy bien,
aunque el alma diga también:

Y si acaso todo cambia,
y el tiempo cura lo que daña?
Pero el corazón ya entendió,
que alejarme fue lo mejor, por yo.

Te recuerdo con ternura,
sin rencor, sin amargura.
Fuiste luz y también sombra,
un amor que ya no asombra.

Y aunque te lleve en mi ser,
sé que no debo volver.
Es por mí, por mi paz,
por lo que el alma abraza en paz.
Para AA.
 143° 
Sovereign words
Old patterns aren’t irrevocably etched,
I am the artist, I can still sketch
 127° 
M
i saw you
and i was sure
the stars reflect in my eyes
the wind splash
smiles and blood rush
i felt them altogether
i heard the leaves,
and my heart
fall at the same time.
i did not know
it was possible
to touch destiny
until you appeared
next to me.

- M
wrote this way back and i was just looking for a place where i can share it, i am so glad i found this site ^^
 120° 
kevin
a whole sorrow ago
she held me
the talismans guide
bereft of speech, thieves in hand
offered to lend the body
and boy ran, vexed
crossed oft, learnt
wounds a whole sorrow
seven tales of prayer stilled
the mothers fix?

blackness of shelter
alcove of sickness
thieved inside the wars, young

learnig to speak with my tongue held,

dedication of chrissy strassburg

what didn't we all notice, in the subways?

how eyes absolved, escape ironic

i am only as poems being discovered, in irish
behind a play writing unfamiliar and at war with itself
atone, ment in origin is parched is shame


to be just with my audience is to honest ones self
talled of accusation, only finding i am not knowing how to live
a world in turmoil, against dis-satisfaction attempts myself?
the improbable design of an ill conceived mind
 118° 
Austin Meehan
This existence is either
Breathing at the bottom
Or drowning at the top
This pool is a deception
Its depth a conception
Beyond my understanding
Yet it remains demanding
I give it all of me
Yet it remains empty.
 114° 
Kay Lyn
The brain
The brain is amazing...
"Knowledge "
Be careful what you feed it.

- Kay Lyn
The brain 🧠
 113° 
Amethyste
I do not want to surprise you in a poem
I am not an entertainer
Call me a bad writer even
I express my thoughts
in paper
and if they are boring it is ok
they are genuine
and mine
 97° 
Akriti
Loneliness - a lonely word.
Waiting - a dreaded word.
Death - an unavoidable word.
Hatred - a hateful word.
Love - a sacred word.
Friendship - a trusted word.

Smile - now, that is a beautiful word .



Don't you think?
 93° 
Thirty Nine
I am a flower
And you are my sunshine
And I know you didn’t mean too
I know you only wanted the best
But still
You burnt me
Just like that, outta the blue
I realize that no matter what I do
There'll never ever be another you
And it hurts like hell...
Btw, how great is Chet Baker??
 81° 
Michael John
or i will give advice?!
what my father never said..
(and try not to patronise..)

don´t pick your nose-
long time dead!
learn to cook..

find a woman and you
will find love
there is always someone

watching..
don´t get old son-
read leonard cohen

love is god sent
stay away from the cider tent
hark to bill and ben

find what you love and
do that-your a dog
your a cat..

there is dream and there
is the real-seek and bon-chance
on that one..

bare your soul and make
a million and good luck on that
one..

don´t climb trees
when your high
listen well children..!

there are doors of perception-
you will not have your cake
and william blake..

we are angel and devil
the choice loquacious mandible
is fake..

ride a camel..
like it all if you can
play a clever hand..

put your head in a lion
get the write end
sing and dance you own..

be proud but no too proud
be loud but..
live in a hut on the sand..

end in the end
begin ..
don´t outstay your welcome..
find a woman-is of course skynyrd..
 78° 
Caits
forget me nots
lay littered across my room
just as punctuation
to all I’ve done
and yet to do
cause forget me nots
won’t let me forget you
 74° 
Millee
"You're stronger than you know."
Well, duh
I hide things I'll never show
 70° 
B C Stan
To be loved is not a virtue
To be hated is not a sin
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