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Let's Pretend I Was Born "Today" - Will I Need To Be Proud Of My "Achievments", It Could Be A Good Thing - It Could, Wouldn't It ?
Today, I'm proud that I was out of the womb !? How did you know I was out of the womb !? Was there a sign that said - out of the womb !? Did we have a photo that said out of the WOMB !? How do you know you came from a womb !? Is that what it's called a womb !? Could it be like a ...... I won't say that word !? But you know I came from a WOMB !?
By 365poetryabout 17 hours ago in Poets
Ocean waves
Ocean waves whisper to the silent shore, Carrying secrets from forevermore. They rise and fall in silver light, Dancing softly with the night.
By Skabout 17 hours ago in Poets
Pines
The evergreens sport dead boughs from the ground up. I wonder if there’s any saving them. In my mind, I prune the spruces,
By Harbor Benassaabout 18 hours ago in Poets
I Did Not Obey
They wanted obedience. I wanted truth — and that changed everything. I did not obey, I understood. They gave me rules,
By Zakir Ullahabout 18 hours ago in Poets
Paradise
Long before cities rose from stone and glass, before ink dried on parchment or light flickered from screens, humanity imagined a place beyond struggle—a realm of harmony, abundance, and peace. Around fires in the quiet dark, our ancestors spoke of it. They described gardens untouched by sorrow, rivers that shimmered with clarity, and skies unmarred by fear. Paradise was not merely a location in their stories; it was a promise, a memory, and a longing woven into the earliest rhythms of human speech.
By luna hartabout 18 hours ago in Poets
I'll Go Back to the Start
I think I have my answer… In your silence. I wish I was stronger… But I'm way too sensitive. / I’ve made things awkward…
By CT Idlehouseabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Take Your Medicine
Consent equals dissent, Into another's intent, A message sent inside, Directing the ride, Having to coincide, With who chooses rules,
By Keith McHughabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Protected
Thank you for protection, As I make the corrections, The direction I'm taking, Is making me doubt the day, I'm way out in left field,
By Keith McHughabout 19 hours ago in Poets
A Balanced Understanding
On how we learn to hold both the weight and the weather of being alive I used to think wisdom would arrive like a verdict—
By abualyaanartabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Holding Space
Alone I hold space, Embracing the openness, I grow into wholeness, A witness to all of this, Existing as a whole, The space I hold grows,
By Keith McHughabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Train Your Reality
Life isn't perfection, It's progression, Reflection and correction, Direction and intention, An invention in progress,
By Keith McHughabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Newborn
The baby's awake Can't you help with his feeding My body is tired
By Nakia Palmerabout 19 hours ago in Poets