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Delectation of the Soft
I could have held your anger, that twisted scrap of metal in the mind. I was prepared for the ferocity, the jagged edges I already knew by heart.
By Luna Vaniabout a month ago in Poets
Morning Inspiration.. AI-Generated.
The Morning the River Spoke Elias pulled the collar of his worn coat tighter around his neck and stepped out onto the back porch. The cold hit him immediately, a sharp, clean shock to the system that was far preferable to the stale heat of the small cabin he was renovating. He was a city planner from Boston, a man whose life was measured in square footage, zoning laws, and deadlines. He had come to this remote corner of the state for solitude, to escape the noise, but so far, he had only succeeded in bringing the noise with him. His mind was still a jumble of emails, permits, and the lingering sting of a project that had just fallen through.
By Crystal Sabout a month ago in Poets
"Kandy"- Go....."es" To Work "Lyrics" - Sometimes, I Am Not Able To Know Where "I" Might End Up, I Know I Should, Don't "EYE"!?
I know it is normal for all of us to enjoy something we wished we knew how !? A spinal muscle, assuming this is the way we communicate !?
By 365poetryabout a month ago in Poets
The Strength in Stillness
Once you understand how to live alone, you gradually realize what kind of person you are truly suited to spend your life with.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
The Joke Without a Punchline
There is a joke I keep returning to— its ending once sharp, now blurred. I may have told it moments ago. Or yesterday. Or years before this white corridor
By LUNA EDITHabout a month ago in Poets
I Hate Being Known As A Child, When I Have Grown Into A Man
A child has parents !? A man has parents !? A child has parents !? A man has parents !? Recently I understood every man was once a child !?
By 365poetryabout a month ago in Poets
The Quiet Strength of the Weathered Soul
I’ve noticed a fascinating change: the more trials and tribulations a person weathers, the less argumentative they become. It’s not that they have lost their temper; it’s that they no longer waste it.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
I Want You To Place Your Hand On Any Private Part, On Any Person's Body - Why, I Am A Turtle, An Ostrich - An Alligator
We are afraid of these animals - are we not, but I am a woman !? There is nothing I absolutely can do to ruin your life - I am never a crocodile, worse an alligator !?
By 365poetryabout a month ago in Poets
I Have A Friend For "67" Years, And Then I Married Them - How Much Happier Can I Get, I Married My Only Friend In Life !?
I've sat down one day, and I've said - if I had a friend life would have been better !? I've had 200 boyfriends, let's put it to 300 of them, they had a quality I liked - but not the friend !? I haven't been able to sit and enjoy a life filled with possibilities - I'm just thinking of all the things me and this friend could do !? My "boy" friend number 1 - he like watching television!? My "boy" friend number 2 - he like driving !? My "boy" friend number 3 - he was like the most attractive human on the face of the earth !? By the time I have reached boyfriend number 189, I have learnt that their qualities are so surprising !? But anyway, my boyfriend number 1, was truly impactful - and to this day he is still is the most amazing person I have ever met !? His name - YOU, think of you !?
By 365poetryabout a month ago in Poets
I Would Like ***5 People To Tell Me, They Were Born With An Enormous Quality, That Makes Them Everything !?
Someone outside is everything - !? Someone outside will have every quality, I desire completely up to my brain !? Someone outside, will make me important so I can produce more someone outside !?
By 365poetryabout a month ago in Poets
Unbroken and New
Thank you for the journey, for the kindness I encountered in adversity, and the light shown to me in the darkness. Thank you to myself for finally making it this far. The world may have let you down, but you haven't let yourself down.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
The Man Who Lit His Own Eyes
The Man Who Lit His Own Eyes His hair rises like a storm that never found sky, White and furious with unfinished thoughts,
By George’s Girl 2026 about a month ago in Poets