"On Her Way To The Country Fair"

by Stuharley

ladybug ladybug wearing her fabulous red polka dot dress and holding a lovely pink cotton candy handbag with her beauty cosmetics included while humming a delightful tune theme song from the Andy Griffin Show strolling along towards the cou...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 51 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"If I Opened Thine Eyes"

by Stuharley

if i open thine eyes there is a world to see and i shall sing to the glory of God with Jubilee yet i walk by faith and not by sight if i open thine eyes to worship thee...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 64 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"Just Because"

by Stuharley

oh love the raise and fall of young lovers call love the lies that we hold all that glitters is not gold just because...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 57 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"Daddy Dear"

by Stuharley

oh daddy dear and daddy's eyes so bright and clear what shining light whispered there in his gentle smile for all his children gathered here he left his holy spirit near i wish you love and happiness forever and ever daddy daddy dear...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 52 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"Be Thy Light"

by Stuharley

be thy guide be thy light be thy joy be thy holy night be thy bird to witness in flight be thy guide but rest assured reveal the soul and be thy light...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 59 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"I Shall Get back Up Again"

by Stuharley

oh lord faith never ends faith swings her sword through the lightning storm but then i shall get back up again faith is the mountain that i shall climb...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 60 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"If We Burst Through Every Cloud"

by Stuharley

faith is what giveth me strength if we burst through every cloud to mature and to endure...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 57 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"Side by Side – Two"

by TheYoungWriter

Side by side, he smoked and I joked. I started school at Oceanview High in three days. When we moved from our old house, we changed districts, which meant I left my three sorta-friends at my old school, only one of which I...

1 Like | 0 comment | 57 views | Realistic Fiction | May 26, 2019

"Side by Side – One"

by TheYoungWriter

Side by side, cars passed by. One cold January, my mother got a letter from our landlord. In that letter was a paper with the word "Evicted" in bold red letters. The next week, we were out of our small townhouse. Mom had l...

1 Like | 0 comment | 57 views | Realistic Fiction | May 26, 2019

"Things That I Have Learned"

by Gunslinger

It’s been a lot of years now— Since last I punched a cow… I have to think (for self esteem) I still remember how. I haven’t been astride a horse— In nigh as many years… And I’ve almost forgot the sounds Of buzzers and of chee...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 59 views | General | May 26, 2019

"Depression is a Journey"

by TianaDavis

Lets start from the very beginning. what is Depression I’m going to try to tell you guys what it is in my own words. but of course using my own experience with it and info I came across about it. Depression is a serious medical illness th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 60 views | General | May 25, 2019

"Mom’s Generosity"

by randyjohnson

Even though I have a bad memo...

0 Like | 0 comment | 52 views | Essays | May 25, 2019

"Reflection"

by DANNYBOY

I'm in that place It's seen in my eyes Shows in my face Under the guise Of a reflection I see a decision It's time to break new ground See what'll come about What'll appear When looking in the mirror What'll be reflecting then Where the bef...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 56 views | General | May 25, 2019

"Destiny Was Not Honest"

by Dan7y007

Destiny Was Not Honest Facing throughout life Clouds are up high Smoking a Cigarette Cancer kills my life I Figure that's the way to die Fill adrenaline bye Bypass the rough times Bush was pushing dr...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 53 views | Creativity | May 25, 2019

"Tomboy – Five"

by TheYoungWriter

Five "Really, it's fine," I said, but continued following this unfamiliar guy down the hallway. "Nonsense," the guy said as he stopped abruptly in front of a door, counting them, almost making me run into him. He walked b...

1 Like | 0 comment | 63 views | Realistic Fiction | May 24, 2019

"Innocent Rose"

by erotictraveller09

Innocent Rose She checked her reflection and fixed her hai...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 69 views | Short Stories | May 23, 2019

"A Fool’s Love"

by RBB1010

Love is only right when it is felt both ways. Love can feel so good or hurt so bad, a fool's love! He thinks forever she dreams another he, a future together she, not much longer he longs to hold her she ignores his touch her mind a new on...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 73 views | Poetry | May 23, 2019

"The Next Step"

by BGW

Wings Has the time come yet- When the momma bird lets go; spread your wings and soar. Sprout Pot of fertile dirt- As the sprout has reached an end, it’s time for full bloom....

1 Like | 2 comments | 100 views | Poetry | May 23, 2019

"After"

by abuckner0330003

subject of jokes and cruel remarks. here the outcasts dwell. people who believe they can be prayed away, cast a wishing spell but from that hate comes death and hurt, until society crashes down. scuffle, fig...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 63 views | Poetry | May 23, 2019

"Undone"

by ZeroCharisma

I'm sick of this dark and nasty world Why are we all consumed by religion and self-greed? We move fast but inward We've...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 57 views | Undefined | May 23, 2019

"Revelation"

by DANNYBOY

It's been a long climb Mountains take time Time to clear That's the nature of the years But I've reached the summit Looked at the present Reflected on the past The moments that've passed All the hugs and kisses And burnt bridges This year h...

1 Like | 0 comment | 73 views | General | May 21, 2019

"Trapped with no way out?"

by BGW

Spider The cunning spinster- Stuck in a web of despair. Here comes the spider. Constrictor Lair of serpents- As air departs my lungs, the Constrictor squeezes. Streets...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 86 views | Poetry | May 21, 2019

"Rainbow"

by WVPoetrygirl

Somedays life feels so hopeless. Like there’s no reason to go on. I f...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 71 views | Poetry | May 21, 2019

"Why I Convinced My Daughter To Sue"

by randyjohnson

My fourteen year old daughter was the star of a children's TV show. But because she grew large breasts, they decided to let her go. They said that because of her growth spurt, it would be inappropriate for her to be on a children's show....

1 Like | 0 comment | 54 views | Realistic Fiction | May 21, 2019

"Mother completed The Task Of Fathering"

by Dan7y007

Used to spike my hair or sometimes I'll slick it back half Mexican to American land. My Mother was White with the Slang of the South She was in loved with some Mexicans with GIVING birth of their child Her first love wanted his papers...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 46 views | Legend | May 21, 2019

"In Charge – Synopsis"

by TheYoungWriter

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1 Like | 0 comment | 63 views | General | May 21, 2019

"Boarding Pass"

by holdcas

Board Time 0555A Gate 06 FLT TIME 0655A Triggs/Macie Seat 30C Date 14...

1 Like | 1 comment | 85 views | Short Stories | May 20, 2019

"My Revelation IV"

by lord_macsteel

And I was standing on a roof, Of a buisness, several stories high. And looking up at the moon with a question, "I'm in such misery, oh why?" I looked down at the busy streets, Prepared to make that final fall. Suddenly a man appeare...

1 Like | 0 comment | 56 views | Poetry | May 20, 2019

"Thank you!"

by Liizzzie_Stories

Hello guys! i just wanted to say thanks for reading my stories and giving them feed back. it really means a lot and makes my day when i get on here and see that people read something that i posted. Thanks!!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 71 views | General | May 19, 2019

"Stuck in Between chp. 5"

by Liizzzie_Stories

Chapter 5: Day off ...

1 Like | 0 comment | 75 views | Realistic Fiction | May 19, 2019

"Stuck in Between chp.4"

by Liizzzie_Stories

Chapter 4: Family dinner...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 68 views | Realistic Fiction | May 19, 2019

"I’ve come to go"

by Kemal

I've come to go not to stay I've come to grow not to decay I've come to walk not to talk I've come to share not to covet I've come to give not to deny I've come to heal not to ruin I've come to reveal not to conceal I've come to unite not...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 77 views | Poetry | May 18, 2019

"3 Standard Resume Formats You Need to Learn"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly While its sections may vary in content based on your credentials, the ultimate goal of any resume is to persuade hiring managers to offer yo...

1 Like | 1 comment | 145 views | Information | May 17, 2019

"Do You Care?"

by Gunslinger

Do you care enough, my friend, to stand for what is right? Do you care enough to persevere, and try with all your might? Do you care enough to suffer loss, if to prosper's doing wrong? And to be the man who always hears a different march...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 62 views | General | May 17, 2019

"Anger"

by gbrown2004

When I'm angry my blood boils. I scream at objects. I scream at people. The people coil. When I'm angry I say mean things. I hurt other people. My filter disappears. My brain sings. When I'm angry I sometimes cry. My brain goes dark....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 72 views | Poetry | May 17, 2019

"The Things You Don’t See"

by RBB1010

I've heard say, "you really don't know a person till you live or work with them." Your inner person will make more of an impression, more lasting friendships, and more respect than the outer you ..things you don't see! Flesh and blood bo...

1 Like | 2 comments | 83 views | Poetry | May 17, 2019

"Ageing"

by Gunslinger

They say some things improve with age- Like whiskey, cheese and wine… And that might make a difference, If all you do is dine. But when it comes to life itself- As years race swiftly by… It seems that age just sets the stage, Preparing...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 87 views | General | May 17, 2019

"Kind And Gentle Bloom"

by Stuharley

oh, what pink ash rose that burst open wide what balanced the sacred blue sky thus...

0 Likes | 4 comments | 96 views | Poetry | May 16, 2019

"Listen"

by Nic McKinney

This may be triggering to some so be careful, I tried to avoid being too graphic like some of the other poems. So it may or may not, just please don't let it drive you to do something....

2 Likes | 1 comment | 65 views | General | May 16, 2019

"Be a positive influence in people’s lives"

by lightfootwon

Don’t laugh at a crier Don’t stoke people’s fire Instead cool their coals Encourage their goals Don’t tear people down Bring them around Show them their future can be sound Pick them up from the ground Be happy and bright Fi...

1 Like | 2 comments | 72 views | General | May 15, 2019

"Sobriety"

by lightfootwon

It took a long time before I could finally see How cigarettes, drugs and alcohal had a hold on me I struggled for years to break free We all have problems to some degree I pray someday you’ll find the key Harmful choice’s has a...

1 Like | 3 comments | 79 views | Information | May 15, 2019

"See the light"

by lightfootwon

We all know life is unrehearsed and that time can’t be reversed So if you feel that life is at its worst and it seems you might be cursed Remember your troubles can be traversed If you listen to the little voice God has nursed He...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 68 views | General | May 15, 2019

"Final Bow (TRIGGER WARNING)"

by Nic McKinney

Red It drips down Wrapping around my wrist I did it again...

1 Like | 2 comments | 75 views | Poetry | May 15, 2019

"My Emotions"

by cosmo003

Emotions swirling, Anger explosion. Smiles gone, Curs...

1 Like | 4 comments | 79 views | General | May 15, 2019

"Ripe To Rotten"

by awrogers00

I loved the sound of your voice Now, I hate how you manipulated me I loved how I felt in your arms...

1 Like | 3 comments | 74 views | Poetry | May 15, 2019

"Leaving The Past Behind"

by awrogers00

What a wonderful week Full of beautiful music and wonderful people The strongest energy I´ve felt in so long...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 71 views | Poetry | May 15, 2019

"Side By Side"

by awrogers00

I thought that as we would grow Up, he would continue to be the boy That I always knew. But fate had us change...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 71 views | General | May 15, 2019

"After"

by mirandamariem17

The pounding of the crystal-clear drops and white frosty flakes stuck themselves on the window as I laid there and stared. I listened to the whistling moan of the wind as it hit against the window. And watched the pine tree run its needles...

1 Like | 6 comments | 114 views | General | May 14, 2019

"Why?"

by Nic McKinney

Why does it matter to you That I'm not what you wanted In the first place, I don't have to be what you want...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 73 views | General | May 14, 2019

"Calm your thoughts"

by lightfootwon

Please forgive the intrusion But when we buy into illusion We have confusion This leads us to a false delusion We should not jump to a nuclear fusion About things that are unproven Don’t lock yourself away in seclusion No one has to be an...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 80 views | Undefined | May 14, 2019

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"How to Write an MLA and APA Bibliography"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly A bibliography is an alphabetized list of sources that are used within your article, essay, or research paper. It should be located on a sep...

1 Like | 1 comment | 81 views | Research | July 18, 2019

"An Apple a Day"

by randyjohnson

People started returning apples to my store. Because of word of mouth, they don...

3 Likes | 4 comments | 471 views | Poetry | June 26, 2018

"Water & Land"

by diannamargarita

But I’m stuck at earth And he is here too He’s the water I’m the land He covers most of me My thoughts My feelings My mind My body...

6 Likes | 3 comments | 421 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"“A Family Supper”Summary"

by eletoski

The narrative begins with an explanation of where fugu fish can be found off the shores of Japan. This fish has significance to the narrator of the story because it reminds him of his mother’s death. Fugu...

0 Like | 0 comment | 394 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"The Unnecessary “That”"

by noaheducation

By: Mikayla S. Moss Advanced Expository class was where it all started. For those of you who haven’t reached a coll...

1 Like | 1 comment | 392 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"Ann More : John Donne’s Wife"

by eletoski

During the English Renaissance, the world was introduced to the writings of John Donne. He was well known for his love poems and his religious poetry.(Damrosch 1586) Many other famous Renaissance colleagues tr...

0 Like | 1 comment | 382 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Communication at its Best"

by aenglish0830

Communication at its best means different things to different people. To me, the best communicators have mastered several skills. For example, they know how to adapt to different people and their backgrounds or cultures. These communicators...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 370 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"The Death of Chad Sheets"

by randyjohnson

When I learned about his death, it was hard to believe. An actor died twenty years ago...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 355 views | Poetry | December 24, 2018

"For When You Just Can’t Do Another Assignment"

by noaheducation

By: Jenaya R. Curry There isn’t a single student who hasn’t felt the overwhelming urge to throw their textbook across the room, defy the school system, and emphatically declare, “I’m not doing this anymore!” That is, until your...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 340 views | Information | March 4, 2018

"Blaze"

by Gerry_Kramer

The once peaceful world Performs a forced kneel...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 340 views | Poetry | July 23, 2018

"The Rose of Love"

by Gen1900

The Rose of Love By:Gen1900 Love is like a red red rose ; It grows, it...

3 Likes | 4 comments | 338 views | Poetry | November 1, 2017

"The Flying Headscarfed Woman and the Incredulous Hog"

by spiceypete

Once upon a time, long, long ago in prehistoric times, somewhere in an equatorial rainforest, there lived an incredulous hog, named Louie, together with his family. Louie was a happy hog. He loved to play with his cubs, pet his lady, and p...

4 Likes | 0 comment | 321 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 319 views | Poetry | December 7, 2017

"Broken Home"

by WVPoetrygirl

Rather than leave you and get on with my life Where I could find someone better for me, I die a million slow deaths daily with you waiting for your attention, but you just never see. It’s like I enjoy the pain, being cut to the core...

1 Like | 4 comments | 319 views | Poetry | September 17, 2018

"You"

by kaylahickey

Do not settle, my dear, for that is a sign of giving up. Push forward, past your limits. Know your worth, for you ar...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 314 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"When the Sky Cries"

by JoshuaHarestad

When the sky begins to cry, the tears are not always sad, for they bring life to the land. The rivers are replenished, and the plants given their drink. Rain is a beautiful thing. Greenery, always in tow. Life makes use of the water, and...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 311 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"Wildfire"

by Gerry_Kramer

The residents mindlessly Conduct their daily routine Repetition is overflowing In the hometown of the trunk Some will live, some will die Nothing has ever changed And no hope exists that The finger will point somewhere else But it naturally...

0 Like | 0 comment | 311 views | Poetry | July 17, 2018

"Yoda Stole My Soda"

by randyjohnson

While I wasn't looking, somebody stole my soda. I quickly learned that it was Je...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 307 views | Poetry | June 28, 2018

"Behind the Register"

by eletoski

I get so many colorful characters in my line of work. First there was a brother and a sister, that were arguing if they look a like. They drag me into their conversation. I'm hesitant. Both of...

4 Likes | 2 comments | 301 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"Monarch"

by WVPoetrygirl

You, who think you are ugly, unlovable, having no gift to give to this world. Do not fret my girl, for you are a butterfly in the making. Make no mistake, we are all caterpillars in need of metamorphosis. There is no more proof of th...

1 Like | 2 comments | 300 views | Poetry | April 19, 2018

"Carrots Anyone?(Rabbits Jokes)"

by Gen1900

Carrots Anyone? (Rabbit Jokes) By:Gen1900 Author's Note I am a proud owner of two adorable male rabbits and they are the best pets in the universe. Sure they can't play fetch like a dog but they are the first pets I've e...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 299 views | Humor | November 5, 2017

"And Disappointment Will Be Nonexistent"

by Gerry_Kramer

I have witnessed the firepower Of the world beyond the red horizon No fleet can topple this enemy...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 293 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Spoken Silence"

by JoJo

"I don't belong in this world, I want to be free, I need to let go and flee." Those were the last words she said 'Cause the next morning they found her dead....

4 Likes | 5 comments | 292 views | General | October 17, 2017

"Mother Nature"

by WVPoetrygirl

So many hurricanes, who can keep track? It's as if Mother Nature is on the attack. For so long she has breathed in the toxins we spew, a permanent haze in the skies once blue. Her rivers of veins are filled with debris as she cries the...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 289 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Knowledge Vs. Understanding"

by russellmaley28

“Wisdom is the principal thing, therefor get wisdom, and in all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7. Knowledge and understanding, two vitally important and yet vastly different aspects of learning. To some they would seem simil...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 289 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Where Does It Hurt?"

by jeffp526

show me, if you dare, for I do care where does it hurt there's no need to hide your pain I'm here to lend a hand show me where it hurts...no need to hide your pain, for I really do care no, your not a...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 287 views | Poetry | July 3, 2018

"Fiction"

by AlicesShadow2172

I used to love fiction, it took me away, to another world away from pain, away from thoughts, away from the world. I read fiction, to help me through this terrible world i must go to. Everyday I had to go, find my own head; lost in the f...

0 Like | 1 comment | 282 views | Poetry | October 1, 2018

"That’s The Good Thing About Possum Innards"

by randyjohnson

That's the good thing about possum innards, just as good the second day. But when...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 282 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"Realistic Thoughts"

by HopelessStephmantic

What if jasmine never went to the market place? What if Cinderella never lost her slipper? What if Noah never met Ali? My idea of love would be so much different. Maybe I wouldn't get myself in the messes that I do. I would be more reali...

0 Likes | 5 comments | 281 views | General | May 13, 2018

"THE BURDENS OF SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS: OSCAR WILDE’S “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”"

by graceriley

The Burdens of Social Obligations Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is one of his most famous works, as it is a satirical play that’s purpose is to ridicule and expose the ridiculousness of Victorian society. While...

1 Like | 1 comment | 280 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

There’s a lot of nuances about dialogue that make it really difficult to master: where to put the quotation marks, when to indent and when to not, how to indicate who’s talking, etc. Hopefully these tips will help you out. ...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 277 views | Information | January 27, 2017

"MAIDENS AT CONFIRMATION (Paris in May, 1903)"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke The white veiled maids to confirmation go Through deep green garden paths they slowly wind; Their childhood they are leaving now behind: The future will be different, they know. Oh! Will it come? They wai...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 276 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Put Me to Rest (Nightmare Lullabies)"

by GodFather

Touch my nose and send me away, I've had my full, I've had time to play, I'm done with my adventure on this plane, Hey, that's okay, so it's gain from all the pain, Put me to rest, I've done what you have asked, So put me to bed, and take...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 272 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"‘Weed-Out’ Classes – the Classic Student Discouragement"

by brookesierra7

Any STEM, pre-medicine, pre-dental, and Engineering major will know about those dreaded and difficult courses that colleges force them to take. A STEM major consists of intense Biology and Chemistry concepts. They are called weed-out...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 272 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"Greed"

by WVPoetrygirl

People have you running here and there trying to tell you how to achieve. They have you trying this and that, soon you don't know what to believe. "Look at my 100,000 followers, You can have them too!" "Just buy my book of secret tips...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 272 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

"Winner"

by WVPoetrygirl

A Winner never cheats, and a Cheater never wins. It matters not how slow you go, but only to begin. Don’t look for ways to skip hard work to make it to the top. For if you’ve done deceptive things your status will soon drop. It m...

1 Like | 0 comment | 267 views | Poetry | October 16, 2018

"Speech Writing Using an Outline"

by LindsayB

By: Lauren Beth Kelly Outlines are not only a helpful tool to organize material within your speech, it also helps prevent you from getting stuck when delivering a...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 264 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"first contact"

by rubycgd

thank you for being cold with me and for listening to me and for understanding that you don't need to try to fix me. my lungs must hate me but you love me enough for both of us....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 263 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"Word Porn"

by Poetpath85

Some say i have this way with words They come out sexy Entwined In rhythmic lines I'll give you more of what you CAME for My word porn is what you LUST for ...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 262 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"Advocate of Realness (Dear Society)"

by GodFather

I will lie silent, for I choose the quiet Cause I can't take shelter from monsters who buy it So closed eyes I have to this stupendous movie Well don't you see, we are living chains...and that's free? Oh please, just please save me the simp...

6 Likes | 3 comments | 261 views | Poetry | April 18, 2018

"Brouilleur de téléphone portable cellulaire"

by blocages

Dans notre vie de tous les jours, l'utilisation des téléphones portables a énormément augmenté. Donc, à l'heure actuelle, le silence et la sécurité sont le besoin de l'heure dans de nombreux endroits. Cela peut être fait en utilisa...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 260 views | General | June 7, 2018

"The Mouse and The Cheese"

by Gen1900

The Mouse and The Cheese By:Gen1900 Cheddar woke up to the sound of the vacuum cleaner going past his little hole in the wall. "Oh, bust my cheese! Can't a mouse get any sleep wit...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 260 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"Am I Supposed To Apologize?"

by turtle_boi_laurens

I wrote a song, a journal. Gave it to the world. Peggy wrote a song called 'and'... Told the s...

1 Like | 0 comment | 259 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"Noahwriting’s New Free and Low Cost Editing Services"

by noaheducation

Hi Noahwriting Community! We have some good news! Thanks to the hard work of our wonderful volunteers, we are now offering a free and low-cost editing service for academic, creative, and professional writing. While this site is awesom...

11 Likes | 0 comment | 258 views | General | November 6, 2017

"Vietnam Vet"

by WVPoetrygirl

Young and idealistic, off to save the world donned in uniform, an American hero born. Strong beyond his years, exuberant to fight, no one told the soldier this battle was not right. Returning home unwelcome, his hero medals tossed, tw...

1 Like | 4 comments | 257 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"ua kaliʻo ia"

by rubberjoyge

Away from the fading crowd, he waits. For a signal. Some aberration from the conundrum to let him know. When the clock will strike at its annonted time. Blood begins to boil, a remberence of the foil he left behind in the brine. F...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 257 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"Love and Hate"

by WVPoetrygirl

It’s best to be cautious with whom you mate for there’s a very thin line between love and hate. Scientist have shown when in emotional states there truly is a thin line between love and hate. The brain’s sub-cortex with its insul...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 255 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Analysis of The Violent Bear It Away"

by ehg1440

Are the eyes the window to the soul? Do the eyes reveal a person’s nature? In young Tarwater’s journey though Catholicism, he meets people who challenge him and change him fundamentally. He finds a new depth in life as a prophet. But th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 255 views | Essays | November 23, 2017

"One Constellation"

by Gerry_Kramer

0 Likes | 1 comment | 255 views | Poetry | October 8, 2018

"• The Utopia Life"

by Periwinkleparakeet87

Life has always been predictable, concrete, and limited. Outrageous things never happen. Corrinne loves to dream, and live a life full of creativity. She is always drawing pictures, and in her free time she listens to good music. Corr...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 255 views | General | November 27, 2017

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

It matters not why you write, or how you write, or when you write, be...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 254 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Bomb"

by Gerry_Kramer

I couldn't help but run I couldn't help but scream...

1 Like | 0 comment | 254 views | Poetry | July 19, 2018

"Psychosis, The Poem"

by ImpulsivelyPenned

Under the tree that whistles lies a sharp and pointed thistle that pokes and prods whenever I intend to leave this little spot under the whistling tree. I hear you call my name, as a hundred others do, and I hear curses that...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 253 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Leaving"

by HopelessStephmantic

Maybe sometimes we need a wake up call. We have to stop dreaming and hitting the walls. Take the heartbreak and still somehow smile. Because time will heal it after a while. That's what they tell me at least and I believed it. Until it...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 251 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

My birthday just recently passed in July, and now that I'm 23 years old, I have learned many things about myself. Things that I had no idea at the age of 22 for sure. But to shorten them down, I've come up wit...

1 Like | 0 comment | 249 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

as a shadow he moves among the masses choosing his target looking for gr...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 249 views | General | January 10, 2019

"Blackout:Is it still on?(I edited it)"

by Thevlogs4life

I've decided to keep Blackout out of scene for a while. I'm doing THE MAN right now,and I already have the story that I have writin before of THE MAN that I'll just copy on here. WARNING: THE MAN I wrote a year ago so please no judgement. I...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 247 views | General | May 7, 2018

"Pineapples🍍"

by mikaylamoss

Clothed in mixed colors of oranges, yellows and grays Gifted with a sweet, sour, yet spikey taste Oh pineapple I would love to lea...

4 Likes | 6 comments | 247 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"Hope"

by Overron

On a empty highway traveling alone Heading toward a world unknown Standing at the fork in the road Trying to choose the right path Wondering what road will last Facing my demons what ever road I take Endless battles for goodness sake I see...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 245 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"My Top 5 Favorite Writing Websites"

by Ismathasan

1. Storybird This is a very interesting site mostly targeted at adolescents who create beautiful works of digital art or fantasy stories. It can be used as a platform for teachers to make up assignments for their students. All work is stric...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 245 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"Why Libraries Should Be Your Best Friend"

by noaheducation

By: Anna Lee I have a somewhat embarrassing secret: I love libraries. I have been going to my local library since I was a child, and I made my first library card 9 years ago. I have been there longer than most of the library st...

4 Likes | 4 comments | 244 views | General | February 25, 2018

"Broken Hearts-Ville"

by RBB1010

A town the people sad No one this town chose How each got here no one knows Sadness and tears fill the night air Days are dreary, Broken Hearts-Ville...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 242 views | General | April 27, 2018

"Night Watch"

by WVPoetrygirl

For all Corrections Officers who keep us safe, we salute you! - Anita Elam

You haven’t seen what I’ve seen heard what I’ve heard, done what I’ve done, On the Night Watch. While you are sleeping, far away and dreaming I listen for the sound of inmates scheming. The rattle of my keys, the clank of the b...

1 Like | 2 comments | 241 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"A Poem For Oksana Baiul"

by noahlass

Oksana Baiul, She is a ballerina. She floats on the ice. She sails on the ice, And dances to the music. The crowd claps for her. Oksana can jump. Oksana can spin as well. The crowd enjoys her. She feels so much love, And it comes right from...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 240 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"The Wrong Execution"

by JoshuaHarestad

The executioner wields his axe, while the judges, they begin to wax, about justice, rules, of course the law. The crowd stands about, quiet with awe. The convict is lowered to the block, and the crowd is ready for the shock, of the dead ma...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 240 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"Twas a Day at the Junk Yard"

by rissakisses

TWAS A DAY AT THE JUNK YARD, AND ALL THROUGH WORK, PEOPLE WERE SHOUTING AND BEING A JERK THE OFFICE WAS FULL, GUYS WAITING ON PARTS...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 239 views | Poetry | January 4, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

sticky sweet like summer rain (in which they picked ripe strawberries and stained their mo...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 239 views | Poetry | July 13, 2017

"Sun Rays & The Ocean"

by Luna442

Remember when we where kids and we would go to the ocean and want...

1 Like | 0 comment | 238 views | Poetry | December 31, 2018

"Paragraphs: Why and How to Use Them Effectively"

by noaheducation

By: Sarah McCarthy One of the few thing I find myself constantly struggling with is paragraphs, and you might feel the same way, too. It can be hard to rememb...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 238 views | Information | June 18, 2018

"The Power of Human WILL"

by Momnaheart98

I can say, "I'm not okay" I can say,"I have lost all my days"... I can cry and fill myself with hate... an...

1 Like | 7 comments | 237 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"A Child’s Home"

by LindsayB

By no stretch of the imagination could this house be considered a home. A home is made up of warm meals, bedtime stories, and family game nights. My house is made up of rotting wood, scurrying rats, and growing mildew. A home is packed with...

1 Like | 1 comment | 236 views | Short Stories | December 28, 2016

"Inner thoughts"

by Lainebug

If I were a book, I would be torn and tattered. If I were a toy, I'd be broken and battered. If I was a mirror, I would be scrat...

1 Like | 0 comment | 236 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"Introducing Me"

by mikaylamoss

“Am I an English Major?… Oh God! Yes I am!” I couldn’t help to think to myself this was not what I planned...

3 Likes | 7 comments | 236 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"Comfort"

by Anzel22

There is a world awaiting for eyes to view Lives awaiting to be changed There is no slant judgement to do...

1 Like | 3 comments | 235 views | Poetry | January 17, 2018

"The Travel of the Leaf"

by Gen1900

The Travel of the Leaf One day in the middle of autumn, a bright little leaf decided to break from the captivity of the tree; It wanted to be free! Free! Nothing but free! It wanted to...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 234 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"Maybe I’m Not So Perfect"

by sbowman0397

Maybe I’m not so perfect, It seems I’m not smarter. You’ve made my world it, It may be sometimes harder. All I’ve wondered it is you, You’re my lover until the end. Just I hope that loving is too, Because she’s my great friend....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 234 views | Poetry | January 7, 2018

"My love"

by haileysassyo

Oh love, my love, this love of mine. I will love you, until the end of time. Oh love, my love, this love of mine. The light in you, will forever shine. Oh love, my love, this love of mine. My love for you, will...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 234 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"Dark Obsession"

by JoshuaHarestad

The hard thoughts come, and the knife craves flesh, none other than my own, like some dark obsession. Peculiar comfort, in blood. Creating scars on myself, then making them bigger. A demon I call this thing, this addiction to cuts, to the...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 234 views | Poetry | February 8, 2018

"New ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Spoilers Tease Game"

by edmundstoll6

As for that series, three members within the cast already been elevated to regular cast member status for season four. As mentioned by Sp...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 233 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"Family and Fall"

by sbelford

My childhood was not the happiest, especially as I grew closer to my teen years. So, when I do recall a happy moment, it's something that stands out and means more to me than it would to some. Every now and then I find myself in a situation...

4 Likes | 2 comments | 233 views | Essays | April 7, 2018

"Little Brain Gained Self-Esteem By Husahling"

by Dan7y007

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2 Likes | 0 comment | 233 views | General | April 3, 2018

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 233 views | Poetry | April 2, 2018

"If someone asked me"

by shemikabanes

If someone asked me what I wanted It would be complete happiness and peace If someone asked me what I wan...

1 Like | 4 comments | 233 views | Poetry | February 13, 2018

"Mirror"

by alecia15

Mirror Mirror on the wall, why am I the one who has to take it all? I saw a woman once who was worse off than me....

1 Like | 1 comment | 233 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"November 3, 2016"

by diannamargarita

Welcome to my world of depression, heartbreaks, abandonment, loneliness and maybe even neglection if you want to call it. I am not asking for a pity party, i just hope my audience reads this and understands that we have to struggle first to...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 233 views | General | October 22, 2017

"Hap"

by Danielle11195

If but some vengeful god would call to me From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!” Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled b...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 232 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Anticipation"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte How beautiful the earth is still, To thee--how full of happiness? How little fraught with real ill, Or unreal phantoms of distress! How spring can bring thee glory, yet, And summer win thee to forget December's sullen time...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 232 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds"

by Danielle11195

Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 231 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Failing"

by JoshuaHarestad

I was having a good day. Then my boss got on my case. It reminded me so much, of why I can't stand my job. There's hours of ceaseless boredom, then writing people tickets, and I hate both parts of it. I want to find a way out. Some hopes ma...

1 Like | 5 comments | 231 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"Do Not Be Yoked-An Exegetical Analysis of 2 Corinthians 6:14-18"

by Tiger1519

This focus of this exegetical assignment will be 2 Corinthians 6: 14-18. Much like its predecessor, 2 Corinthians was written by the apostle Paul, formerly known as Saul, to the city of Corinth. But a number of scholars have theorized that...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 231 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"My Comforter"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte Well hast thou spoken, and yet not taught A feeling strange or new; Thou hast but roused a latent thought, A cloud-closed beam of sunshine brought To gleam in open view. Deep down, concealed within my soul, That light lie...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 231 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"The Heart of the Kitchen"

by Juliasamone

In a room Full of dishes, food, and maybe a broom And a grandmother who likes to sing While cooking her granddaughter’s favorite things Potatoes, green beans, cornbread, and ham Oh and don’t forget the jam The granddaughter sits i...

3 Likes | 1 comment | 230 views | General | June 7, 2018

"Death"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte Death! that struck when I was most confiding. In my certain faith of joy to be-- Strike again, Time's withered branch dividing From the fresh root of Eternity! Leaves, upon Time's branch, were growing brightly, Full of sa...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 230 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Song"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte The linnet in the rocky dells, The moor-lark in the air, The bee among the heather bells That hide my lady fair: The wild deer browse above her breast; The wild birds raise their brood; And they, her smiles of love caress...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 230 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Martins Dream"

by JustOneStoryTeller

Original painting by Derek Russell We are still a long way from Martins dream and the few things that have changed can easily be redeemed for money and political esteem So many still jud...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 230 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"5 am"

by Poetpath85

It's been a while since I wrote some Time has flew by It's been a while since I wrote some Now I know why Seasons are changing and so am I For only good reasons though Seasons are changing and so am I It's time to reflect and...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 230 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"Blue Depression"

by Favoured

So sweet my baby mine to cuddle No one besides me I'm left to struggle Too quick the tears fell with no trigger Each day the sorrows would grow bigger It's not baby blues it's been ten weeks...

11 Likes | 0 comment | 229 views | Poetry | November 2, 2018

"Entitled Child"

by WVPoetrygirl

Designer clothes that you never had. Cellphones, Video games, the latest fad. You justify giving them their every whim. They didn’t work for it, or appreciate them. They grow up, move out on their own and only call when they need som...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 229 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"lie"

by haileysassyo

if you lie you tell a truth. a lie of you, a truth of who you are. each lie thats true each lie a scar each lie a lie who I thought you are, each lie you lie each lie too far each lie's a lie each lie's too hard...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 228 views | Poetry | January 5, 2018

"I Wouldn’t Mind"

by WastedOnTea

I wouldn't mind losing myself, if that meant you would be mine. I wouldn't mind if i had to ignore all my friends, if that meant i could hold you again....

2 Likes | 1 comment | 228 views | Poetry | May 29, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Faith When Feeling Disconnected"

by russellmaley28

I regularly go through phases where my emotional interruptions get in the way of my spiritual health. Often depression, apathy, anxiety, discomfort or any combination of these has a tendency to block the communication between God and myself...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 228 views | General | July 28, 2018

"I Never Thought"

by cvjune

Never thought I would end up in here Away from everything I held so dear Family gone, friends have forgotten me Locked up in this place like a detainee If I don’t get up, in this hard bed I will lay While watching others go a...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 228 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 228 views | Poetry | June 20, 2018

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 228 views | Poetry | June 5, 2018

"Honest"

by blueeyedgirl

If you're honest, If you're kind, If you pay any mind To the world of things you can find, You can make what's wrong right. A lie will spoil the heart, A slandering tongue will spoil the life, But honesty and love will bring people t...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 228 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"road kill blues"

by nebulouspotter

I truly didn't mean to kill you at all but you kept getting in my way after all so I ran over you like a good piece of meat that's what I was thinking while driving in my seat looking into the rearview...

1 Like | 4 comments | 227 views | Poetry | July 4, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

PROLOGUE On Wednesday, May 1, 1996, in Arlin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 227 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 2018

"Why People Shouldn’t Call Police Stations"

by randyjohnson

I called the police station but there were no cops. Every single police offic...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 227 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"MEMORIES OF A CHILDHOOD"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke The darkness hung like richness in the room When like a dream the mother entered there And then a glass's tinkle stirred the air Near where a boy sat in the silent gloom. The room betrayed the mother—so...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 227 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

The Desolate Eye gazes at me In my quiet hours....

0 Likes | 2 comments | 227 views | Poetry | August 15, 2018

"I Wish I’d Never Even Met You"

by Elizabeth

"I wish I'd never even met you." That's the very last thing I ever said to you. I remember how your face fell, Your teeth clenching to hold back tears. You told me I didn't mean it, But I swore to you that I did. We both knew that was a li...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 226 views | Poetry | December 18, 2017

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

I caress your body with my fingertips and with each glide my finger...

1 Like | 4 comments | 226 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayest in me behold"

by Danielle11195

That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 226 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Drowning in Shades of Grey"

by Momnaheart98

Why are the colors of life so grey, so blue, so cold. Even though i'm young, underneath the sunlight i feel so old. It feels like i wasted decades of my self-growth in a day. Where is the view, where is the thrill, Maybe i can feel that...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 226 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"Forgiving isn’t forgetting"

by Bebby_Vibes

At the funeral the little girl looked into the casket From that day on she'd seen the man come into her room She never had a friend so she stood silent Sending prayers wishing she could fly away Because of the Man that c...

5 Likes | 0 comment | 226 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Sentimental Thoughts"

by RBB1010

Through these sentimental thoughts today, my mind is raided with thoughts of you. As soldiers fight for a stronghold, bullets of memories are brought about by tears of pain. Funny how even after all these years such sentimental thoughts hol...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 226 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"Old Poetry"

by Mac McGovern

trust to me old poetry I shall cherish as the new, I will read like old by candlelight, savoring the smell of ages past, listening to their conversations, their cities sounds wrapped in the virtual reality of ti...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 226 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Sometimes This Is How I feel"

by Momnaheart98

Sometimes i feel like running, just a simple escape from where i am an escape from who i am. sometimes i feel like singing singing aloud singing the colors of life, oh so proud. i wanna sing the colors of pain the colors of love th...

5 Likes | 3 comments | 226 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

"Breathless"

by Masarati

Hello , do you hear me dying from the inside I can’t breathe this is my last breathe let God take the wheel im hopeless I’m miserable mentally unstable i need someone to save me save me I’m all alone I’m crying my depres...

1 Like | 0 comment | 225 views | Poetry | February 2, 2018

"An Imbalance of Identity"

by nolan.mollyrose

Stability is often dependent upon a clear and accurate self-concept. When an individual’s identity is obscured or falsified, they risk undergoing social and emotional collapse. Shakespeare explores this concept in Richard II,...

1 Like | 0 comment | 225 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"Chutes and Ladders"

by keertikalluru

Six possibilities are there, Roll the dice if you dare, Land on a slide, a ladder or an empty space, We'll watch the expressions on your face. It's my turn to roll, I'm six spaces from winning, The dice feels like coal, My head is sp...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 225 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"Love"

by JoshuaHarestad

I truly love you all. I think it all the time. I know that sounds absurd. It’s what the bible says. That’s not why I do it. It’s just because it’s right. I don’t expect reward, but feel compassion for, the entire world around....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 225 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"The Naughty Kitten"

by JoshuaHarestad

He's got a little white mask. Also four little white paws. A skinny little kitten. Often a bad one at that. He's always on the counters. And steals any bite he can. Water glasses are not safe, from all his shenanigans. He jumps on to the fi...

1 Like | 2 comments | 224 views | Poetry | February 3, 2018

"This is to be you"

by foxystonefox

We are made strong when the long voyage is married by a most repulsive -“Never have I ever”- (I’m going to take this shot now) social suicide disguised in your own hand holding the matrimonial loaded gun. A mile away, Not far from t...

1 Like | 0 comment | 224 views | Poetry | December 26, 2017

"Moby Dick : Ishmael’s Vast Symbolic Prose Poem"

by eletoski

In the article titled, Moby-Dick: Work of Art, author Walter E. Bezanson believes that Herman Melville’s novel,...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 224 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"यो"

by rubberjoyge

Ever since you said to me begone my frivolous banshee said you needed to be free oh quite possibly. Bring myself some water on the beach could have some some wine as I eat a peach, but the only face I seem to see is the one so fa...

1 Like | 2 comments | 224 views | Prose | July 4, 2018

"Letter Home"

by supham02

The pages of the old letter were faded and weather-stained. The words were barely legible and the ink had run in spots. A grey-haired man held the paper in slightly trembling hands as his eyes became heavy. Moments later, the words fa...

1 Like | 2 comments | 224 views | Short Stories | January 2, 2019

"Tales from the Dead Lands (1)"

by AEParker007

The beast stepped carefully through the deep woods, heedless of the brambles and sharp branches that brushed roughly against its thick wiry coat. It hungered for meat and blood this night, and its prey was e...

1 Like | 4 comments | 224 views | General | June 18, 2018

"The Deepest Pain"

by LilAnt

A blackness, deep beneath the varse skin It radiates heat but won’t hide It shivers when we talk but when we’re together it tur...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 224 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

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by fearfulwriter

Cast away in the shadows with all her fears, She huddles in the corner as the end nears. Crying and suffering is all that's left. Being torn away feels almost like theft. D...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 223 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 223 views | Poetry | November 3, 2017

"Hot Style Life For A Baller"

by Dan7y007

My unsanitized language, "its my freedom of speech" harshful words causes violences of profanity, "all eyes on me like a vanity". My eyeballs are located in the mirror with minor fears of no shedding tears. Wondering about life, if it would...

1 Like | 0 comment | 223 views | General | March 29, 2018

"Who Wears the Mask"

by nspncer1

“Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. –V ” (Wachowski) Out of all the quotes from the text and the film, this one depicts the main topic of discussio...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 223 views | Essays | April 4, 2017

"I WILL WRITE!"

by alecia15

Life gave me rotten lemons. But somehow I'll still make the lemonade. This life is hard that I've been given but the despair is what made me Who I am today. I was born to write. And write I will. Why ha...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 223 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Despair"

by JoshuaHarestad

How do I describe it? The sadness in my soul. I don’t know it all myself. My wife once said despair. I think that fits. Despair. Despair below everything, beneath every laugh, under every smile, behind every achievement. It haunts me cons...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 222 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018

"selfish"

by Masarati

Kiss me like there is no tomorrow Make me feel like I am the only women in your life I promise if you break my heart I will grab a knife Mentally, I am not ok but with you everything seems so right every time I am with you I realized I...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 222 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"Unhinged"

by Poetpath85

Crying inside Feeling dead Yet still alive I keep trying For acceptance Instead of Being neglected But in their eyes Reflected all I am To them is phlegm Constantly discredited Never respected Never accepted Never valued enou...

0 Likes | 4 comments | 222 views | Poetry | May 9, 2018

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

From battle scars and war zones I’m abusively beaten against my wishes For those who aren’t understanding Or misreading what I’m saying Abusively beaten is what I felt As ashes burned and the ice melted Nobody wanted me anymore I can�...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 222 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

UNICORNS DANCING ON RAINBOWS RAINBOWS! UNICORNSSSS DANCING ON RAINBOOWS. PINK FLUFFY UNICORNS DANCING ON RAIINBOWWSSS...

1 Like | 2 comments | 222 views | General | May 14, 2018

"A Poem Trio vol 2"

by BGW

Old Chimney Nippy wintertime- A light, rustic snow melting on the old chimney. Crickets Chirping Muggy eventide- Little, black crickets chirping in the darken woods. ...

1 Like | 0 comment | 221 views | Poetry | January 11, 2019

"Souls Are Real"

by RBB1010

Spiritual beings we are Yes with flesh and bones Blood, hair, and arteries Yet feelings, personalities, attitudes ..different from anyone Souls we all have No not seen, but there Just as sure as the parts you see Souls are real Mankind...

1 Like | 5 comments | 221 views | Poetry | June 27, 2018

"I Love You"

by Masarati

Holding hands with you I feel safe being with you is my great escape every moment with you is special for that, is the reason I love you I see no human above you...

9 Likes | 5 comments | 221 views | Poetry | January 15, 2018

"So You thought?????"

by MyPlatform2018

They say I got problems lol, but I'm doing great I have my share of issues but nothing I can't shake I've been doing good from the day I started out I may have went into the world blind but I found my way out No one or nothing can keep...

1 Like | 3 comments | 221 views | Poetry | November 2, 2017

"A Father’s Daughter"

by LindsayB

Mother May I Come inside? I promise not To run or hide Nor shriek or scream Or shout or yell I'll be your perfect Angel Bell. Speak now for I Am on my knees. Mother look I'm begging, please. I don't want much, I won't s...

1 Like | 0 comment | 221 views | Poetry | August 9, 2017

"Where did my hope go?"

by JoshuaHarestad

Where did my hope go? When did it leave my side? Or is it still there? Just silent in my brain. Pills. Therapy. Write. This is how I search for it. Without it, I am lost. In a dark forest with no light. Breadcrumbs appear. Writing is one....

2 Likes | 0 comment | 221 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

Gone What if what was, has left Would you seek it ag...

1 Like | 1 comment | 221 views | Poetry | January 24, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day 11 Answering the Call"

by russellmaley28

Sometimes life calls us to step up to the plate. What are we going to do when...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 221 views | General | July 21, 2018

"Pulling Plugs"

by AndrewJames

I guess ten empty bottles on the lawn this morning is nine too many to call it just having fun so you laid plans and I missed all the warnings you forgot how to accept it but remembered you could run and I don't claim to be anybo...

1 Like | 0 comment | 221 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"A Giant"

by shemikabanes

A Giant There’s a huge giant in my life It’s one but operates as many This huge giant is causing lots of strife And trouble, it’s causing me plenty This giant is bold and stands tal...

1 Like | 2 comments | 220 views | Poetry | January 19, 2018

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

Forsaken me oh Lord and set me free, I like my world, my country is of thee. Just can’t have it to myself, Blood stained clothes itself. My god, what have I done? Young children murdered one by one. Scarre...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 220 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"I’m Happiest When Most Away"

by Danielle11195

I'm happiest when most away I can bear my soul from its home of clay On a windy night when the moon is bright And the eye can wander through worlds of light— When I am not and none beside— Nor earth nor sea nor cloudless sky— But onl...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 220 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Ode to the West Wind"

by Danielle11195

I O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 220 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"My Voice"

by blueeyedgirl

I will speak against the wrong. I will speak up for what's right. I will not change my mind. Heaven's in my sight. I will not change the truth To fit the world's opinion, For my heart and my soul Are both God's dominion. I am not af...

1 Like | 0 comment | 220 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"The Lamb"

by Danielle11195

Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Makin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 219 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

Pushed away and beaten She crawls into a corner and hides From the world around....

1 Like | 2 comments | 219 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"Spare Change Ma’am? 2: The Story of a Very Poor Woman"

by sbowman0397

Once there was a very poor woman, As she needed to get off these streets. She has always wished this for a reason, Spare change ma’am? It’s all she pleads. The lady she asked had no change, And she begged and pleaded for any. Thus the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 219 views | Poetry | December 23, 2018

"Story"

by blueeyedgirl

Is your story sad? Is it filled with fire? Is it written with love? Or sung with desire? Is it filled with joy? Is it old and gray? Is it filled with anger? Is it aging away? Don't let your story be sad. Don't let it ever fade away...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 219 views | General | January 28, 2018

"why you?"

by kys.em

Why does it have to be like this? Why do you get to be okay? But I fall apart Why do you get to be happy? But I have to fake it Why do you always get to leave? While I always stay....

2 Likes | 2 comments | 219 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"SONG OF THE STATUE"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke Who so loveth me that he Will give his precious life for me? I shall be set free from the stone If some one drowns for me in the sea, I shall have life, life of my own,— For life I ache. I long for the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 219 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Afraid of the Dark"

by mbarringer

As day gives up the fight, monsters hidden in the light, come out. At...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 219 views | Poetry | May 21, 2018

"Wished"

by AnonymousIII

Wished I had more, Wished to love, to be loved, To hear her voice when I am ill, To trust, To give my heart to the one, To wake up, just to her, To dream of our cute moments, To lose myself in her eyes, forever safe, To be there for...

1 Like | 2 comments | 218 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"The Dying Star"

by Frightfulbird

My light flickers in time with the breaking of my mind bearing the aching of the night my mind wonders how can I go on but I dim with the shadows creeping I can understand why can't you see my sun is gone I shake with despair I beg pleading...

1 Like | 3 comments | 218 views | Poetry | February 21, 2018

"The Absence of Hope"

by JoshuaHarestad

In the short span of days, my future was shattered, into a thousand pieces, all of which wer...

1 Like | 3 comments | 218 views | Poetry | December 30, 2018

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

by Danielle11195

I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. II “For...

1 Like | 0 comment | 218 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"The Mystique of Impiety"

by Momnaheart98

Broken ....again or maybe i was born broken. It feels as though, from the inception of my existence my soul was kissed by shadows. I feel so rotten within, darkness is all i know. The purity and honesty no longer remains in my vision, nor m...

1 Like | 3 comments | 218 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"Dedicated to Johanna"

by Poetpath85

Rare and admirable it is to witness you carrying the whole weight of the world upon your shoulders while most seem to struggle carrying boulders and when the world becomes colder your resilience warms it You are what true s...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 218 views | Poetry | December 5, 2017

"Kristaphique Godfrey"

by sbowman0397

Hello, the world I am Miss. Kristaphique Godfrey I am from Arkansas where forest and cattle ranches is My world of pretending I am a princess and majesty Yours truly, I am Kristaphique and it’s been nice Always and forever I will be a pr...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 218 views | Poetry | June 12, 2018

"Mathematical Assumption"

by JustOneStoryTeller

In the equation of my life’s span I have calculated and subtracted many problems searching for the ultimate solution that will equal out of my past an asymmetrical picture that will group with the pieces of now to equal a forth coming...

1 Like | 1 comment | 218 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"PONT DU CARROUSEL"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke Upon the bridge the blind man stands alone, Gray like a mist veiled monument he towers As though of nameless realms the boundary stone About which circle distant starry hours. He seems the center around which...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 217 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Venuvia the Wise"

by JoshuaHarestad

Two magnificent marbles floating through space, one, green with jungle and filled with violent primates, the Varul The other, blue with ocean, and intelligent amphibians, the Lareth. They shared a star, and were locked in bloodshed. A war...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 217 views | Poetry | March 24, 2018

"No name for this"

by Murphy

Suddenly caves aren't a place he is safe. Placement that's changed him in ways he cant shake. Chained then to Megan its drainin his faith. Save him I pray lend him patience and grace. Days spent he pays rent on cages he hates. Strainin his...

1 Like | 1 comment | 217 views | Poetry | September 7, 2018

"To Overcome Suicide"

by JRene

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1 Like | 0 comment | 217 views | General | August 12, 2018

"The Thought of You…"

by Regular_Priscilla

The thought of you makes me feel like I have gold in my hands but... The thought of you leaving me makes me feel like a snow globe that was just dropped on the floor. The thought of you crying makes me want to tell you 'I love you'. The...

1 Like | 2 comments | 217 views | General | February 28, 2018

"A Little Sweet Thing Called True Love"

by sbowman0397

True love will bring us to freedom, True love has us all at love’s corner. True love will be the one to overcome, True love, oh only if I could get to her. Just asking how to bring herself home? Killing m...

1 Like | 0 comment | 216 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Balance"

by analaplaca

Balance and acceptance always have the right mindset and give your inhibitions a reason to keep living/You have two choices wrong right sometimes its worth the fight/Pain is the core to everything that we do to stuff it with the most potent...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 216 views | Poetry | April 11, 2018

"The Package"

by LindsayB

The handwriting on the note looked strangely familiar. The words were written in neat cursive, each letter slanted slightly to the right. Her "i's" and "j's" were dotted with petite open circles. Alex thought he could smell the faint scent...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 216 views | Realistic Fiction | September 3, 2017

"[Disaster] First Date"

by cardinalsluvbooks

If I was to approach a stranger and tell them to describe what he or she saw in this photograph, his or her initial response would be that there’s a boy and a girl. Following this obvious observation, the stranger would probably then look...

0 Likes | 5 comments | 216 views | General | July 2, 2018

"A Gale"

by BRJ1992

Your eyes are all aglow On a cold rainy day. A squall stings them As you smile through tears That don’t blur your vision. If you listen closely You can here someone far away Quietly playing a flute. The dogwood by my home...

1 Like | 2 comments | 216 views | Poetry | July 12, 2018

"What Our Parents Taught Us"

by sbowman0397

Remembering when you were young, When mommy and daddy taught you. They’d teach you from rights to wrong, Just how they taught us keeping truth. Don’t ever lie and steal, they’d teach us, They’d keep us from unbelievable things. You...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 215 views | Poetry | January 8, 2018

"Lines"

by Danielle11195

I did not have exactly a way of life but the bee amazed me and the wind’s plenty was almost believable. Hearing a magpie laugh through a ghost town in Wyoming, saying Hello in Cambridge, eating cheese by the frothy Rhine, leaning fr...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 215 views | Poetry | July 9, 2017

"MUSIC"

by pdpoetry

By Rainer Maria Rilke: What play you, O Boy? Through the garden it stole Like wandering steps, like a whisper—then mute; What play you, O Boy? Lo! your gypsying soul Is caught and held fast in the pipes of Pan's flute. And what co...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 214 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Meeting"

by Riddledkitten

Coffee and canceled flights Sitting in a cafe Or a hotel room You see her Walking down the street A sad look in her eyes It's so cold out there...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 214 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"La Noir By Masarati"

by Masarati

Her eyes are watering She is broken, she feels it Her voice begins to crack every time she speaks Every facial expression is miserable, you can sense it The negativity and pain hurts She has cuts and bruises She looks at it as a remin...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 214 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"A cup of tea"

by simple

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0 Likes | 1 comment | 214 views | General | January 4, 2018

"Scrambled Frustration"

by JoshuaHarestad

Life is chaos, interruption. Work, home, kids, duties, too much complexity, it eats at my wellbeing. One environment, then another, and again. The only thing constant, is the ceaseless change. Trying to manage it all, and feeling overwhel...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 214 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Night time kill"

by Masarati

I drew on the walls that was my call during the nighttime is when I needed help everyone was after me I was gonna die during the day or the night either way I could not get away from it however I prefer the night time more dark it�...

1 Like | 2 comments | 214 views | Poetry | February 26, 2018

"ROAD RAGE"

by Dan7oo7

"Life with lesson's, smoking session" with best friend's, grands the finale. Strengths the realty "violon,strings" REALITY !! Poverty the vains "commercial,property" dirty money always bother me. "First"...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 214 views | Poetry | July 21, 2018

"Crossing the Street with Kate Sheppard"

by echeslow

In 1893, the New Zealand government granted the vote to women, becoming the first country to do so on a global scale. For most of the rest of the world, including the United States, women had to fight for many more years before their rights...

1 Like | 0 comment | 213 views | Essays | January 5, 2017

"The Building’s On Fire"

by Gerry_Kramer

Everyone’s on the move. Go to where the ice freezes. Go to where heat lies dead. Go to any...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 212 views | Poetry | October 28, 2018

"A Dare"

by haileysassyo

Why do I have to be heart broken? I know you're no longer there. Did you take my love as a token? I try to not care. Why do my eyes cry so many tears? I know you're no longer there. Did you conquer my love like you wanted your fears? My mi...

1 Like | 0 comment | 212 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Depth of a man"

by AnomaLee

What are we? Thought the flea, there must be more than what we see. Am I free?...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 211 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"The Art of Suicide"

by Masarati

She looks out the window It's raining thoughts are running Through her mine she's going Crazy she's getting haywire She thinks day by day Is any of this really worth it She looks and thinks about all her Bad memories it is a shame s...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 211 views | Poetry | February 25, 2018

"The Cartesian Circle and God"

by PaulB

Descartes needs a non-deceiving god to trust his reason, yet to conclude god exists he must trust his reason. The purpose of this paper is to explicate this objection to Descartes’ argument, which I will do in section 1, illustrate potent...

1 Like | 0 comment | 211 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"A Poem Trio vol 3"

by BGW

The Soul Abysmal valley- A very, intense soul mopes to the pure Spirit. The Forest Bracing wintertime- A cold forest radiates with the splendid sky. The Valle...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 210 views | Poetry | January 14, 2019

"Alexander Hamilton’s Interlude"

by turtle_boi_laurens

Hamliza (Alexander Hamilton + Eliza Schuyler/Hamilton), Lams (John Laurens + Alexander Hamilton), Marilton (Maria Reynolds + Alexander Hamilton), Hamgelica (Alexander Hamil...

1 Like | 2 comments | 210 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"Death will come for me"

by JoshuaHarestad

Death will come for me. I may not see when. Will it come quickly or slow? Till it arrives, I can’t go. Answer’s we can’t know, and yet I ask still. Will I meet that cold embrace, with dignity, and with grace? I used to feel fear. Al...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 208 views | Poetry | February 12, 2018

"The Way Things Are For Us"

by Periwinkleparakeet87

In a dream, Julianna holds Vincent in the dark, where they can't see each other’s body or face, but they just know who each other are based on the texture and scent of their skin. The awareness of passion and comfort perpetuates until daw...

1 Like | 2 comments | 207 views | General | November 27, 2017

"The wall"

by shadow44

The walls in the room were empty. No, the walls in my room were empty; I had to get used to that. The only characterizing thing in the room was the scent of newly painted walls and febreze, and the only furniture that had a...

1 Like | 2 comments | 207 views | General | October 22, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Strength in Weakness"

by russellmaley28

Life comes at you fast, sometimes we are called to deal with things that honestly suck. Often things happen that tear us apart and that is okay. We may need support, a shoulder to cry on or someone to just listen. There are times when we ar...

1 Like | 1 comment | 206 views | General | July 28, 2018

"The Woman in the Hall-A Horror Story"

by supham02

How do you begin to describe a scene that makes your blood run cold? How can you envision pure terror? The events I'm about to relate are completely true. Don't make the mistake of not believing, as I did. In our neighborhood, it was...

1 Like | 2 comments | 205 views | General | February 7, 2019

"COLERIDGE/WORDSWORTH : PREFACE TO THE LYRICAL BALLADS"

by graceriley

In Wordsworth and Coleridge’s selection from page 296 of Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, the two men are explaining that one can find beauty, fascination, and excitement in something as natural and simple as nature or a conversat...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 203 views | Essays | November 4, 2017