"Pain Is A Chain"

by elizabeth.hewitt

Pain is a chain that binds us to Sorrow Links us to our somber past, weighing down with iron foresight Cold metal chokin...

1 Like | 0 comment | 131 views | Poetry | April 9, 2019

"Memoirs of Another Lost Soul Its Too Late To Save"

by flashdecision

No longer will i walk these halls, No longer will i take any calls. No longer will I smile, No longer will I go the extra mile. I cant keep holding onto false hope. If God loved me then why am I here in this place feeling this...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 85 views | Narrative Nonfiction | April 8, 2019

"The Light"

by DANNYBOY

It's one of those days Daunted by plague As we search For a diamond in the dirt Then at its epitome Dormant in the body Comes an epiphany Playing like a symphony Consuming our anatomy So overwhelming Yet liberating Is it intuition Volition...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 131 views | Poetry | April 8, 2019

"Celebrating Spring"

by JoshuaHarestad

Rain falls from a cloudy gray sky. Bits of sun break through, reflecting off the puddles. Th...

6 Likes | 2 comments | 130 views | Poetry | April 8, 2019

"stretches"

by Qazc

The world is far at a distance and it stretches out Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 120 views | Poetry | April 8, 2019

"Unfiltered thoughts"

by Momnaheart98

I look into the eyes of society and i see something missing....there's a lack of empathy for one another. We see one another in our respective places, on normal grounds, at casual environments..... like the working place, the park, on s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 120 views | Speech | April 8, 2019

"This Prison of Desolation"

by RBB1010

Feelings of one being disabled haunt one's soul continually, not only do they themselves feel locked in a body that cannot function normally in society, but many times even those very near have vague misconceptions. I'm sure, well deservin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 130 views | Poetry | April 7, 2019

"Stuck in Between: Prologue"

by Liizzzie_Stories

Prologue: Before the Chapters ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 127 views | Science Fiction | April 6, 2019

"winning is not everything"

by maria

sometimes you win and sometimes you learn...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 107 views | Prose | April 6, 2019

"Vivid Author"

by Dan7y007

I want to accomplish being a vivid Writer I want my Words to be on fire I want to be a Screenwriter Stress is solved by flicking a Lighter My Soul is strong enough compare me to a fighter The Vibe that shows that I'm alive Your Head w...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 127 views | Poetry | April 6, 2019

"Words Are Blunt"

by Dan7y007

When did I become a Poet When i write or when you write our Words are loaded in to describe Deep breath is inhalin phase of life Take that back i just love to write Im not a Poet in none of your life's We just say how we fill in to fig...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 124 views | Journalistic Writing | April 6, 2019

"Quote From The Gettho"

by Dan7y007

Scream that Quote Fear happens Before a miracle Happiness makes it through Despite The clone life Devil Trys To Foo My Soul To Life...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 109 views | Legend | April 6, 2019

"What Does Anyone Matter to this World?"

by babypiegoat

We all seem so insignificant to our world We all seem like just another living thing until we make some kind of impact But what doe...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 110 views | Creativity | April 6, 2019

"The Glow of the Moon"

by RBB1010

I suppose everything it's own beauty if only looked for and the light or glow finds the right place and eyes are able to see the real beauty and then the setting is made up of more than just a reflection! Some say romantic some say full mo...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 164 views | Poetry | April 6, 2019

"Demon Contact. A short horror novel."

by ZekkStilco

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0 Like | 0 comment | 126 views | General | April 6, 2019

"Patience is Key"

by TBB2245

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 122 views | Short Stories | April 5, 2019

"Why I’m Going To Boycott Sunoco Gas Stations"

by randyjohnson

I was walking around in a Sunoco gas station because I had a little time to kill. The Sunoco that I'm talking about is located in Morristown, Tennessee. One of the employees ran me out of the store. That behavior was rude. If I had been ca...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 131 views | General | April 5, 2019

"Surfer child (twinflame)"

by Mindgallery74

Dear Maxwell, I had a dream I had elephant feet. They were heavy and felt like water balloons attached to my ankles. In the dream I kept moving and even tried to put on shoes. I told my mom about it and she simpl...

5 Likes | 0 comment | 117 views | Journalistic Writing | April 5, 2019

"along the hills"

by Qazc

along the hills of many hills is a place where the animals like to stand and feel comforted knowing they can appreciate the beauty Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 140 views | Poetry | April 5, 2019

"These Glasses"

by ShrimpyFox

These Glasses -Nivo Fnu [I chose my glasses because I wanted to “embarrass” myself… I wanted to go through something and deal with it, I was like “these glasses are going to make me ugly as shit!” so that’s why I ch...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 105 views | Poetry | April 5, 2019

"STRIKE"

by randyjohnson

The way I run my business is something my employees don't like. Just because...

0 Like | 0 comment | 121 views | Poetry | April 5, 2019

"A Bridge of Hope"

by BGW

Empty An empty household- Quiet as creepy tombstones as cobwebs abound. Crying A thunderous rain- I'm crying out without sound as faith dissipates. Lost A cro...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 150 views | Poetry | April 4, 2019

"sky beyond"

by Qazc

the sky stretched so far reaches and beyond Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 122 views | Poetry | April 4, 2019

"Why Okinawa is the most undervalued island in the Pacific"

by jasminevahabzadeh

Okinawa was the site of the last major world war II battle. It is the largest island in the Ryukyu chain, the small islands in the western Pacific ocean. Okinawa belongs to Japan, and the history between these...

1 Like | 1 comment | 112 views | Essays | April 4, 2019

"Rocky Balboa Isn’t As Tough As He Thought"

by randyjohnson

When Rocky Balboa returned from Russia, he'd been cheated out of his money, he...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 107 views | Poetry | April 3, 2019

"sky"

by Qazc

The sky is being its own as it discovers Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 131 views | Poetry | April 3, 2019

"unspoken"

by Anisa

you was always there , but wasn't mommy told me i can always see in my dreams , but your face got blurry i could still feel you , but cant hold you life kept moving , but stopping so how can i move , without walking how can...

1 Like | 0 comment | 129 views | Poetry | April 3, 2019

"The Girl In The Red Dress"

by dirtyserpent1138

The Girl in the Red Dress By Matt Newland Part I There she was. Like...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 125 views | Drama | April 3, 2019

"FAR"

by ERLORI

Far By: E.R Lori Look Far Look Far Hither he comes Smoother he runs...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 136 views | Poetry | April 3, 2019

"I don’t really have one."

by KindaRandom

Aveon saw the world in black and white, a colorless hell. Only certain things held true beauty in his eyes. None of which are material. Loyalty, friendship, trust, and respect are all things held dear. He cared not of himself but of those w...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 112 views | Science Fiction | April 3, 2019

"by: someone"

by sydney.aman

"I am NOT the justification of your existence ... this is MY life"...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 106 views | Undefined | April 2, 2019

"one race … HUMAN"

by sydney.aman

"it's not about white or black, it's about the content of character" - Martin Luther King...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 93 views | Undefined | April 2, 2019

"seeing reality"

by sydney.aman

we see things as WE are ... not what THEY are ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 113 views | General | April 2, 2019

"these sisters"

by sydney.aman

I knew a man once who knew these sisters well they kissed his eyelids and everyday he went a little more mad so he built a wall to keep it all outside but those sisters were in there with him even there, the silly man th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 117 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"nightmares"

by sydney.aman

... but then i woke up a dream so mean so scary so dark so lonely but i have the secret ... WAKE UP...

1 Like | 1 comment | 119 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"these constant dreams"

by sydney.aman

i had the worst feelings that day then i shot them up into the atmosphere and the harder i cried the harder it stormed....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 99 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"another view on happiness"

by sydney.aman

it's not all about me and even though i am in pain its worth sticking around to maybe make my little corner of the world a better place. in doing that i will find happiness and my place in this world and so will you....

0 Likes | 0 comment | 139 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"the bird"

by Qazc

the bird visits with its other birds being a part of the world. Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 130 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"What Warmth Comes in the Darkness?"

by Heystoopid12

What warmth comes in the darkness? What truth comes in the lies? When life is like a circus Or when hope in passing dies? What purpose in the fog now lies the feeble mind doth wonder the man, now broken, softly cries...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 108 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"Musings of the Broken"

by Heystoopid12

I'm so damn tired of it, all the hurt, the fear, the wondering. I feel as though my world is starved for light, for hope, and I am running, ever aimless, through the swirling sea of terror and distrust. Pain is my ally, fear is...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 148 views | Poetry | April 2, 2019

"April Fool’s Prank"

by randyjohnson

Three convenience store employees thought what they did was funny but I thin...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 122 views | Poetry | April 1, 2019

"The Side of Me; The Worst of Me"

by elizabeth.hewitt

Walking down a lonely road, cold, gastly, and gray, the Moon shone on my back, casting a long, slender shadow across the cobblestone path. I was lightly trodding homeward bound, enrobed in her luminous robe so fair, ignoring the grisly...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 131 views | Drama | April 1, 2019

"Letters in Disguise (twinflame)"

by Mindgallery74

Dear Maxwell, You make me want to live through my heart, boldly wearing it on my sleeve without a thought to damage. Usually just the thought is a challenge, struggling to b...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 129 views | Journalistic Writing | April 1, 2019

"world"

by Qazc

ever the world changes it has its own calling with its own aura Jeannine Kahzarian...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 143 views | Poetry | April 1, 2019

"snow"

by Qazc

snow on ground little wisps falling from the sky...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 107 views | Poetry | March 31, 2019

"be who you are"

by maria

There is nothing more beautiful than believing in yourself....

1 Like | 3 comments | 133 views | Poetry | March 31, 2019

"Google A Goon"

by Dan7y007

Look through the Pain My Poetry will explain The VANITY declines a human Pick yourself up in live Don't back out and hide It will get hard for tears pouring Out the Eye of a heart...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 101 views | Creativity | March 31, 2019

"BLUE SHOES"

by Dan7y007

My PAIN THAT'LL INCLUDES CORTEZ SUEDE SHOES FAILURE PERSUADES INTO A NEW SET OF SHOES RELAX THE MIND LISTEN TO BLUES A SPOKESMAN WITH CLUES WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS OF A INDIVIDUAL FEELIN...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 88 views | Legend | March 31, 2019

"Below The VANITY"

by Dan7y007

DROWN 'MY FEELINGS' H2O DROWNS INTO ⏳ THE SINKHOLE OF DEALING...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 96 views | Creativity | March 31, 2019

"The Troggle: Goblin Stone."

by MainEyak

Desolation of a small village was a common occurance, and even more common, was the beheading of the unfaithful groups of the besieged. The goblin queen held no clemency for those who fought for her traitorous lover, the goblin king, nor di...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 170 views | Fantasy | March 31, 2019

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"How to Compose the Perfect Email Cover Letter"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly A cover letter is a crucial part of the initial interview process, as it offers you an opportunity to add color to your resume, and show off knowledge of the company you’re app...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 18 views | Information | October 3, 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 | 593 views | Poetry | June 26, 2018

"The Wild Orchid: Chapter One: The Accidental Eavesdropper"

by AllisonJae

Takes place in the 1920s The story of Zorell Dupree, a young twenty-year-old nurse who moves to the city working for a prestigious hospital, is a small-town girl thrown into the fast-paced world of the city. Her ch...

1 Like | 0 comment | 578 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"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...

9 Likes | 3 comments | 535 views | Poetry | October 21, 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 | 2 comments | 519 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"“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 | 499 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"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 | 480 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 | 470 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 | 461 views | Poetry | December 24, 2018

"Blaze"

by Gerry_Kramer

The once peaceful world Performs a forced kneel...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 439 views | Poetry | July 23, 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 | 434 views | Information | March 4, 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 | 426 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...

5 Likes | 0 comment | 419 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"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 | 413 views | Poetry | September 17, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 406 views | Poetry | December 7, 2017

"Yoda Stole My Soda"

by randyjohnson

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 404 views | Poetry | June 28, 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 | 397 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"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 | 393 views | Poetry | July 17, 2018

"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...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 391 views | Poetry | March 14, 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 | 387 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...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 386 views | Poetry | April 19, 2018

"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 | 382 views | Poetry | October 15, 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 | 376 views | Poetry | October 1, 2018

"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 | 375 views | Poetry | October 15, 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 | 375 views | Poetry | July 3, 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 | 368 views | Humor | November 5, 2017

"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 | 365 views | General | May 13, 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 | 362 views | General | October 17, 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 | 361 views | Information | January 27, 2017

"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 | 358 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"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 | 358 views | Poetry | April 5, 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 | 356 views | General | July 28, 2018

"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 | 355 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"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...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 355 views | Poetry | October 16, 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 | 350 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"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 | 346 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"‘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 | 342 views | Research | November 27, 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 | 341 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 339 views | General | June 7, 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...

1 Like | 0 comment | 337 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"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 | 335 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"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 | 335 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"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 | 334 views | General | November 6, 2017

"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 | 333 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 | 333 views | Essays | November 23, 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 | 332 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"The Wild Orchid: Chapter Two: The Letter"

by AllisonJae

Chapter Two: The Letter Zorell stood over the small trashcan staring at the ripped-up envelope that lied inside of it. She bent down and picked it up and saw that it was damaged, ripped in half by Mister Freeman, but it st...

0 Like | 0 comment | 331 views | Historical Fiction | September 12, 2019

"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 | 330 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"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 | 330 views | Poetry | April 18, 2018

"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 | 329 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"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...

1 Like | 4 comments | 326 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"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 | 326 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"One Constellation"

by Gerry_Kramer

0 Likes | 1 comment | 326 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 | 325 views | General | November 27, 2017

"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 | 325 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 323 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 | 322 views | Poetry | July 19, 2018

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 322 views | General | January 10, 2019

"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 | 321 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"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 | 318 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"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 | 317 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"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 | 315 views | General | February 25, 2018

"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 | 314 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"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 | 313 views | Poetry | February 24, 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 | 312 views | Poetry | January 17, 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 | 312 views | Poetry | January 4, 2018

"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 | 312 views | Poetry | February 24, 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 | 311 views | General | April 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 | 310 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"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 | 310 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"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 | 309 views | General | May 7, 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 | 308 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"Sun Rays & The Ocean"

by Luna442

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 308 views | Poetry | December 31, 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 | 307 views | Poetry | February 13, 2018

"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 | 306 views | General | October 22, 2017

"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 | 306 views | Short Stories | December 28, 2016

"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 | 306 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 305 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"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 | 305 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"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 | 305 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 304 views | Poetry | February 7, 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 | 304 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"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 | 304 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 304 views | Poetry | July 13, 2017

"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 | 303 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"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 | 303 views | Poetry | January 7, 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 | 302 views | Poetry | February 8, 2018

"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 | 302 views | Poetry | June 23, 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 | 302 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 | 302 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"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 | 302 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 301 views | Poetry | April 2, 2018

"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 | 301 views | Poetry | September 17, 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 | 300 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 300 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 299 views | Poetry | August 15, 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 | 299 views | Poetry | July 6, 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 | 299 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"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 | 298 views | Information | June 18, 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 | 298 views | Poetry | June 23, 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 | 298 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"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 | 297 views | Poetry | November 30, 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 | 297 views | Poetry | December 5, 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 | 296 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 295 views | General | June 7, 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 | 295 views | Poetry | May 29, 2018

"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 | 295 views | Essays | September 2, 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 | 295 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"Little Brain Gained Self-Esteem By Husahling"

by Dan7y007

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2 Likes | 0 comment | 295 views | General | April 3, 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 | 294 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 294 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 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 | 294 views | Poetry | January 5, 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 | 294 views | Poetry | December 18, 2017

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 294 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 | 294 views | Poetry | January 28, 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 | 293 views | Poetry | February 3, 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 | 293 views | Poetry | March 13, 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 | 293 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"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 | 293 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 293 views | Poetry | June 20, 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 | 293 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 | 293 views | General | May 14, 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 | 292 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

""

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 | 292 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 292 views | Poetry | October 21, 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 | 292 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"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 | 292 views | Poetry | November 2, 2017

"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 | 291 views | Poetry | January 19, 2018

"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 | 291 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"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 | 291 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"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 | 290 views | Poetry | December 16, 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 | 290 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 | 290 views | Poetry | July 4, 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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"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 | 290 views | Essays | April 7, 2018

"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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 27, 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 | 290 views | General | July 28, 2018

"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 | 290 views | Poetry | July 8, 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...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 290 views | Prose | July 4, 2018

"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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 26, 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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 12, 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 | 289 views | Poetry | December 26, 2017

"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 | 289 views | Poetry | May 9, 2018

"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 | 288 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"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 | 288 views | Poetry | February 18, 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 | 288 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 288 views | Poetry | January 9, 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 | 288 views | Poetry | July 9, 2017

"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 | 287 views | Poetry | July 22, 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 | 287 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"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 | 287 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"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 | 287 views | Poetry | February 2, 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 | 287 views | Poetry | April 11, 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 | 287 views | Short Stories | January 2, 2019

"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 | 287 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"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 | 286 views | Poetry | February 26, 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 | 286 views | General | July 21, 2018

"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 | 286 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 | 286 views | Poetry | March 24, 2018

"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 | 286 views | General | March 29, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 285 views | Poetry | January 24, 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 | 285 views | Poetry | January 15, 2018

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 285 views | Poetry | November 3, 2017

"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 | 285 views | General | June 18, 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 | 283 views | Poetry | January 11, 2019

"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 | 283 views | Poetry | September 7, 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 | 282 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 282 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 | 281 views | Poetry | May 21, 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 | 281 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 281 views | Poetry | February 21, 2018

"[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 | 281 views | General | July 2, 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 | 281 views | Essays | April 4, 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 | 281 views | Poetry | August 9, 2017

"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 | 281 views | Poetry | February 7, 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 | 280 views | Poetry | July 12, 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 | 280 views | General | January 28, 2018

"To Overcome Suicide"

by JRene

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1 Like | 0 comment | 279 views | General | August 12, 2018

"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 | 278 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"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 | 278 views | Poetry | December 30, 2018

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 278 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"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 | 277 views | Essays | January 5, 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 | 277 views | Poetry | December 23, 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 | 276 views | Poetry | January 8, 2018

"A cup of tea"

by simple

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0 Likes | 1 comment | 276 views | General | January 4, 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 | 276 views | General | February 28, 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 | 275 views | Poetry | January 9, 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 | 275 views | Realistic Fiction | September 3, 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 | 275 views | Poetry | October 28, 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 | 275 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"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 | 274 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"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 | 274 views | General | July 28, 2018

"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 | 274 views | Poetry | February 25, 2018

"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 | 274 views | Poetry | February 12, 2018

"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 | 272 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"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 | 270 views | Poetry | July 21, 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 | 268 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"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 | 268 views | Poetry | January 14, 2019

"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 | 266 views | General | February 7, 2019

"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 | 266 views | General | October 22, 2017