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Illusion — Labeeqa Baneen	There was a little girl who used to cry, She asked her mother to make her fly. She was obsessed with aerial. But, she was afraid of malarial. Her...	19 views Rate it
Acceptance — Lugesan Reddy	You gave your whole life to sun's sweltering heat, as you plucked for hours the foods that we'd eat. Depleting more each day, as you muscled-in...	129 views Rate it
Candy Land — John W. May	The swing that breaks the hanging bag Sends candy bouncing all around: The children rush, and pushing fuss, And knock each other to the ground. No...	122 views Rate it
Ancient Lace — Robin Loving	I watched her Fragile Spirit tear, like ancient, sun-scorched lace I remember tracing the battle-scars, across her weathered face They reminded me of...	1,269 views Rate it
Life Is A Fragile Bubble — Ritu-Guiding Light	As I strolled along the street's bend, I caught sight of the corner house's closed gate, beckoning me closer. The air itself held a hushed quality, as if...	77 views Rate it
'Fall' — Robin Loving	When geese fly south, and skies turn grey Echoes of children, who chose to stay Outside, still taunt me. Dinner bells ring, and church choirs sing ...	348 views Rate it
Number 7 — Robert T. Davenport	Number 7 By Robert T. Davenport In the realm of numbers, a symbol stands tall, A powerful digit, revered by all, Number 7, a mystical guide, With...	224 views Rate it
Warfare Source: Distempers of the Human Mind — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PROLOGUE: Behold, how war and peace are so aligned. Haply appearing sometimes as comedy. At other times to sadly all remind; there’s sometimes joy...	1,969 views Rate it
Love For A Person — Robert T. Davenport	Love For A Person By Robert T. Davenport When you got love for a person, it's a bond that won't break, It's a flame that burns bright, no...	322 views Rate it
Voice Of The Wind — John M. Broadhead	Young Timothy Dellman was cut at the neck As the pirates with cutlasses boarded the deck. The battle went poorly for HMS Fraught For her sails were...	261 views Rate it
The Maternal Bond of Nature — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The maternal bond is unlike any other; ‘tween mother and child. So umbilically tied; and can never be severed. Nature upholds, with numerous...	107 views Rate it
Still Broken — Stephen Puls	I see the edge of this bed It’s where you used to be When I had things in my head And you were there for me I look there now…you’re gone I can still...	950 views Rate it
Deleted — Steven Dupere	Deleted...	392 views Rate it
My Address Book — B.Mathislange	In the top draw of my desk is where I've kept the addresses of the ones who care. Took my address book, a sheet of paper and pen To write one thing...	378 views Rate it
Beyond the White Gate — Adam Gutteridge	In the West Country deep, down a quiet narrow lane A haggard white gate stood in shame For its task was to guard a disgraceful event That was due to...	319 views Rate it
Castles in the Air — Susanna Elliott-Newth	Happy are those children that have railways in the hall, Painting in the kitchen and stories when they’re small. Friends to come and visit them -...	196 views Rate it
Keep Going — Francelle Ortega	This poem goes to those who gave up on life Those hopeless days they decided to quit the fight This poem goes to those who lost a dad Those...	125 views Rate it
your pain — Cody Floodman	I don’t want to live on this earth for a long time, I just want to go home Cause nothing is truly beautiful, not this art, not even song And every...	517 views Rate it
Dear Mom — Laurel M. Lee	You’ve been out long and wandered far. Now there’s no where left to roam. The ones you miss are calling you. It’s time to hurry home. Now, I ask, do...	243 views Rate it
The Unknown Soldier — David Reilly	The Unknown Soldier I am the Unknown Soldier and you’re standing on my grave but please don't confuse me with one considered brave. I was eighteen...	240 views Rate it
Salvation — Ezra Rumi	Food is good For thine I bleed Hamburgers the bane of thine nation But how thou mithe ask for thine bread and meat on a slab Blood in humans they are for...	86 views Rate it
Santa to the Rescue — Linda Yoest	By Christmas eve of eighty-six we were used to Dad’s yule-tide tricks. With rockets and nets, so went the plan, Dad figured to snag the kindly ol’...	62 views Rate it
Wishes — Shane Kitch	For the longest time I wished you would wake up I wished you would sober up I wished you would be the mother I wanted And I thought about that wish...	22 views Rate it
The Child as Son Becoming Father of the Man — Karl Constantine FOLKES	PRELUDE: THE EARTHLY DOMAIN OF MAN From the Lake District poet Wordsworth’s “Father of the Man,” to the universal Father of...	1,162 views Rate it
Tree-Home — London Holbrook	A bird sings to my childhood, Through red of oak foliage, Trickling down centuries old bark, And young rusted nails. The little boy calls out, From...	557 views Rate it