redbrick posted a new Poem titled rusted edges, burning gears 17 weeks ago
“Rusted Edges, Burning Gears"The gears don't just turn;they gnash—teeth of industry,blood-stained from forgotten hands.Whispers don’t drift;they crack like breaking glass,but no one listens.Faces sink into hollow screens,cogs spinning louder... [read more] |
justshan1983 posted a new Poem titled The Night Before Vacation 17 weeks ago
(A Letter I’ll Never Send)
You asked for a break the night before I left for vacation with my daughter.
We were packing our bags — laughing, folding clothes, talking about mountains and trains — and then your text came in.
Just words on a... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE CHOOSING LOVE 17 weeks ago
I am grateful
(heeding the words of Martin Luther King)
when it comes to this life
knowing, exactly, what to choose
exactly what I can bring
To try no matter what happens…
no matter when or how…or where…
to choose love
because... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 17 weeks ago
May we be blessed to know
how important it is
to learn as much about each other as we can
to try to get to know and understand
every child, every woman…every man.
Because where there is knowledge and understanding
It is easier to... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled SOMETHING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND 17 weeks ago
I should begin by saying there are many things in life I do not understand…
so many things under the sun…
Today, however, because of what I see happening around me
I’m concentrating on just one.
The moment we learn we will be be... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled herd of words 17 weeks ago
The Herd of Words
We move together,
dust rising
from our hooves of ink,
across the wide plain of silence.
The grass bends,
and we bend with it,
feeding on syllables,
grazing on breath.
Each of us carries a fragment,
a line, a... [read more] |
Nivagsg3 posted a new Poem titled The Stars Remember 17 weeks ago
The shining stars drive the valley away,
Casting shadows that tremble with fear.
Heritage whispers through blood and bone—
Ancient dread reborn in the light.
Across the distance, I heed my own warnings;
Though my flesh bears the hue of the heavens,... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled Guy Fawkes 17 weeks ago
So gather the sparks, the tales, the cries, From treason’s plot to children’s eyes. A night of folly, fear, and flame, Each age retells it, much the same.
Between the laughter and the fright, We crown the dark with borrowed light.... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled the corkscrew 17 weeks ago
The Corkscrew of Existence
In the cellar, green‑glass vessels lean
against one another, their shoulders dust‑padded, throats sealed tight.
Some... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled unstoppered 17 weeks ago
Unstopped
bottle— pressed throat, cork clenched.
inside: fizz, or nothing.
stopper holds, stopper fails.
either way— the glass remembers pressure.
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redbrick posted a new Poem titled after-pop 17 weeks ago
After‑Pop
cork gone— a white roar, liquid confetti arcing, the bottle lifted like a trophy.
.
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ramonathompsont posted a new Poem titled Trump's New Ballroom 17 weeks ago
This is the very definiton of a rich man's entitlement
Ruthless and cruel to do this during a time when so many are suffering
Underneath the dirt of their graves our forefathers must be turning
More and more our current leader grows out of control... [read more] |
ramonathompsont posted a new Poem titled See You In Hell, ICE 17 weeks ago
So many raising their voices in protest
Every day you instill the fear of a living hell
Evermore taught to be afraid of you and what you do to tear apart innocent lives
You just bust in and break up familys
Over and over and over again
U have... [read more] |
LittleLennonGurl posted a new Poem titled Willfully Blind And Insane 17 weeks ago
Verse 1Beyond tiredSad and friedThanks to a society So far gone It doesn’t even knowWhat it has doneWouldn’t know what’s rightAnymore if it even triedNot that trying Is a pastime it actuallyPartakes in anywayNo longer caringAbout what each otherHave... [read more] |
LittleLennonGurl posted a new Poem titled Warriors Of The Shadows 17 weeks ago
Verse 1The will of the people
No longer being heardClaims to want to makeAmerica greatWhile never puttingAmerica firstPitting citizen against citizenTo create what fits His own agendaAs well as for hisOwn amusementNot so much a president
As he is a... [read more] |
