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Most recently published stories in Poets.

Beautiful
may I never learn a secret so beautiful that I am fatal
By Harper Lewisabout 4 hours ago in Poets
apple blossom heat
apple blossom heat sometimes my wings are melting a breath at the end
By Gerry Thibeaultabout 4 hours ago in Poets
Love in Persecution
I ruffled feathers. Scrape the barrel of passion. The sun will rise, dear.
By Karl McBeathabout 4 hours ago in Poets
you can’t fake drama
you can’t fake drama a bank statement will pinpoint start of a cold snap
By Gerry Thibeaultabout 4 hours ago in Poets
Unmoored
3. UNMOORED The craziness has me in its grip, Its fingers tight around my throat. Squeezing the life from me, one breath at a time.
By Tania Johnsonabout 5 hours ago in Poets
The Last Account of Nelly Dean
The Last Account of Nelly Dean They speak her name now in quiet rooms. Not with love, not with anger, but with a careful tone.
By George’s Girl 2026 about 5 hours ago in Poets
Porcelain Doll. Content Warning.
Three little words quiver on my lips >I love you but I can't say this I try to hold back but it spills out my mouth in definitive certainty
By Tanya Leiabout 5 hours ago in Poets
The Night Before the Rope
The Night Before the Rope The corridor settles into silence. Iron doors closed, the sound of keys long gone. He sits on the narrow bed and watches the lantern light
By George’s Girl 2026 about 6 hours ago in Poets
Bad Guy
i'm the bad guy because my honesty maker Your tongue sharper it's me because when i say the wrong thing Your blood boils
By Tanya Leiabout 6 hours ago in Poets
Camels and Straws
I can't bear to hear Your alarm chime one more time My heart is too cracked.
By Sarah Elyabout 6 hours ago in Poets
Alarms
You heard a small chime. But I had to hold my breath. My NICU trauma
By Sarah Elyabout 6 hours ago in Poets
Emergence
from snow's grasp tulips emerge out emerald shells more color promised
By Mark Francisabout 6 hours ago in Poets