Poets

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Stories: 227,467
Creators: 44,145
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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Reclaimed V2.0
-*- Well, you are correct, I lustily called for you, When I was at the bottom And couldn't handle the truth. -*-
By Alex Torresa day ago in Poets
Guard Your Battery
Why are some people so attractive just by standing there? It’s not because they are "likable," but because they don’t need everyone to like them. I realized later that truly charismatic people allow themselves to be criticized, but they never criticize themselves. They never try to please the world; instead, the world stops to watch them.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharinga day ago in Poets
Terms and conditions of affection.
Love has become a platform. We don’t just fall into it anymore. We launch it, we debut it, we document it. It holds space not only between two people,
By Latisha Jean2 days ago in Poets
The Corporate Myth. Content Warning.
The windows were washed out, the hallways were long, A chorus of voices sang only one song. They said “Bring your culture, your spirit, your name!”
By Siege A.3 days ago in Poets
A Balanced Understanding
“I’m not here to be average. I am here to be awesome.” Every single one of us is unique and special. We live in a society
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff2 days ago in Poets
REEEEEEEEE!
I'm on a low road right now. There are a literal million things to do and not one of them worth my time. I would rather sit in place and burn but the orbit takes me on its inevitable route 'round the center; and I a center in my own right, around which others orbit, and so on and so forth, ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
By C. Rommial Butler3 days ago in Poets
Dream a Dream Full of Wishes
Dreams are special wishes, that make golden memories. Dreams are for the daring - who don’t worry about tomorrows, that are not promised to anyone.
By Rasma Raisters4 days ago in Poets
Full Time Job + Writer = Struggle
8 hour tokens Cash in for food and shelter No time for magic. --------------------------------- Previous:
By Jemma Jae6 days ago in Poets

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A Toddler Hug
Sticky from melon, Covered in chocolate crumbs, He nuzzles Daddy
By Deanna Cassidyless than a minute ago in Poets
The Urban Prince
My Life Is Amiable, I Feel The Love, I See The Beauty In The Air... Hardships Of Surviving Began To Erasure.
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)27 minutes ago in Poets
Floating To Heaven
I float, but don't fly Can’t get that high Slowly I rise Carried by the wind Created by breath Reflecting the creator
By L.I.E42 minutes ago in Poets
Nights Measured in Empty Bottles
My liver is a bombed-out cathedral, stained glass shattered into bilirubin yellow, altars slick with the sacrament of cheap vodka
By Diane Foster42 minutes ago in Poets
Periapsis
I lift you to space your legs, planetary rings, claiming their orbit
By Daniel K44 minutes ago in Poets
Colorado
I shake a snow globe watching the glass hold a world that’s not meant for me
By Daniel Kabout an hour ago in Poets
engraving aspens
the bark dulls my blade amber sap commiserates weeping through each cut
By Daniel Kabout an hour ago in Poets
vertebrae
My tongue learns your spine everything inside you mutes except your yearning
By Daniel Kabout an hour ago in Poets

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