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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 Jean3 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 Jae7 days ago in Poets
Gaslighting the gaslighting the gaslighting
I’m beyond furious but I must pretend I have no mouth and I cannot speak I have chosen to stay with the person that ripped apart my heart, ripped up my face, ripped up my hair, torn through my skin
By Melissa Ingoldsby8 days ago in Poets
No Escape, No Return
I claw and scrape, sing and scream A siren drying Gasping in the noontime sun The tune of captivity gradually fades To a chant of liberation
By K.B. Silver 4 days ago in Poets
Limerence
Limerence. I watch two boys love, fall in love, make love. I watch and I yearn/regret/wish/hate. I want the strong jaw, like a coarse-cut diamond:
By Jennifer A. G.6 days ago in Poets
Something Is Not Right
I The Student knocked on the Poet’s door, hoping for entry. * As he waited, the faint sounds of old blues music wafted through
By David Muñoz6 days ago in Poets