The call put me in shock Then it put me in tears In his moment of weakness, He left his family and friends In heartbreak. There will now always be An empty absence In the air We celebrate the time we had But mourn the times he won’t be there He distanced himself To cause… Continue reading “Regret” -Paige Ilg
Category: Poetry
“Memoir” -Kort Hoke
I woke up this morning barely breathing I tried to call ya Dry heavin middle of the even I throwed it all up Didn’t know you was leaving still grevin in my nostalgia My problems I had life full I need a night cap or nice pull take a nice pull of this ice pole… Continue reading “Memoir” -Kort Hoke
“Siblings” -Maddie Hendricks
Together we are “we” Just us three My sister, my brother, and me My world, my best friends We survived a broken home But we had much to be thankful for Many times together full of laughter and tears We shared our dreams and plans, secrets too. All the memories through the years Is what… Continue reading “Siblings” -Maddie Hendricks
“The Aftermath” – Greta Tucker
I held on for a long time. Death whispered in my ear. Far away, Yet closer than it ever had been. I grasped the edge so hard my knuckles turned white. I would not let go, Not for this The deep scarlet welled up to the edge of my skin, I wanted to live. The… Continue reading “The Aftermath” – Greta Tucker
Found Poetry
“Lives End” – Charlie Willemann IV
War is as dark as space It leaves a space in your lover’s heart after you have been blown apart They cover your grave with expensive lace You are trained to be sprayed with mace Gun shots are heard from all over Then shells leaver your skin tender You see blood spattered… Continue reading “Lives End” – Charlie Willemann IV
“Truth of Wars” – Alli Payne
There are tremor in the Earth, There is darkness in everyone, Rays of hope are rising, People wills, will never give, It is never ending, There are tremor in the Earth, The lion in the sheep will emerge, Trust is everything, Children are the future, It is never ending, There are tremor in the Earth,… Continue reading “Truth of Wars” – Alli Payne
“Word wounds” – Meghan Hickey
soft whispers, a gentle murmur, words, words, words, fluttering down like tiny moths, whispering silent sonnets into my ears tickling them them with their velvet mouths, a torrent of words flooding in, pouring over and over each other, like water rushing over rapids, a violent downpour, beating at my mind, crashing endlessly against me… Continue reading “Word wounds” – Meghan Hickey
“This is My Reality” – Anonymous
No one sees the pain inside me No one understands This is my reality. I feel like I’m worth nothing I keep messing everything up. Why must this be my reality? Why am I the one chosen to hold the pain? I’m falling apart from the inside out Why can’t anyone see? All I want… Continue reading “This is My Reality” – Anonymous
Break the Mold by TK Poehlman
This is a poem about being your own person because these chains have locked the thoughts in my brain to make them sit there and fester in pain but the strain is pulling much too hard like a traveling bard headed across a plane of existence within the cerebral cortex of those who have listened to the restriction… Continue reading Break the Mold by TK Poehlman