"White Cop/Black Man"

by LoveGodLovePeople

WHITE COP/BLACK MAN White Cop, White Cop, why do you kill me? Why don’t you see me? Why don’t you value me? Am I nothing to you? White Cop, White Cop, aren’t you supposed to protect me? Blac...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 874 views | Poetry | July 6, 2020

"Poison"

by rbb10-10

Does love have different meanings for different people or is love just something some are willing to kill for? Her love alluring her love sweet felt so assuring not thinking deceit as Satan to Eve picture beautiful planted a bad se...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 685 views | Poetry | July 6, 2020

"A Silent Heart"

by rbb10-10

Silent hearts are the hardest to read easiest to know because they ask nothing in return, but your love. I used her I abused her tears fell she couldn't tell not a word about her hurt tears of a silent heart! I accused her I refused her s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 830 views | Poetry | July 6, 2020

"Loves Notes (Assumptions) 7/5/2020"

by carriehogle

Assumptions Those I strive so hard Not to have - Yet, there it is, Truth be told These assumptions. How to temper my curiosity, My wants, needs... Desires With the concepts of time. What has not been discovered, Known Before......

0 Likes | 0 comment | 764 views | Poetry | July 5, 2020

"Love Notes 7/4/2020"

by carriehogle

I looked at her with amusement How so often she changed Though I knew her heart well. Every time I asked Her Why not "this" She'd smile. Her eyes Strange, mesmerizing Elfish, Like some childhood Fantasy Full grown. "But, I did...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 725 views | General | July 4, 2020

"I’ll Be Sent Straight To Hell"

by randyjohnson

My wife and I both worked at a video game store. They closed and we're not working there anymore. They closed their doors because of this damn Coronavirus. We're unemployed and no other businesses are willing to hire us. We got our twelve h...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 731 views | Poetry | July 3, 2020

"Character Profile: Exploring The Depths – For Writers & Such 7/3/2020"

by carriehogle

I don't believe in torture, Rest assured my love; Such intimacy we've shared. I can't help wondering Though I've tried, dare say What are your intentions If you know me so well? A knife in my back Analyzed as ammunition - Not quite...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 743 views | General | July 3, 2020

"Harris"

by krodd

Growing up I was never allowed in the woods around my house. My mother was mentally ill and would always run and get lost in the woods for days. She had schizophrenia and some other serious mental illnesses th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 690 views | Short Stories | July 3, 2020

"Back Then"

by Bigpopbig

Summer days we played baseball on a vacant lot at a place called the Pickle Factory. None of us boys, neither our fathers nor our grandfathers, knew why it was called the Pickle Factory, but that is what everyone called it, so we did, too....

10 Likes | 0 comment | 880 views | Short Stories | July 2, 2020

"A Bloody Play I Wrote for You"

by WhimperBang

I really don't know what genre to put this un...

1 Like | 0 comment | 631 views | Short Stories | July 2, 2020

"Independence"

by katinabuchanan

One more reason to do it all by myself The more I think about the reasons, it's not about anyone else Just another pet peeve to get me going for the day I collect all kinds but a reason not to do it any way Perhaps I could sign a declar...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 849 views | Poetry | July 2, 2020

"Strange Notes 7/2/2020"

by carriehogle

I had this strange experience, Dreamlike But not - James Love, So beautiful This heart... He stabbed me in the back Kidney level. Yes, I felt it On so many levels I'm still wondering If he did me a favor. Perspective, Just a...

1 Like | 0 comment | 691 views | Poetry | July 2, 2020

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by JamesLee004

I used to feel free writing, now I feel scrutinized. Trapped. I continue to imprison myself by putting myself in certain positions in life. It's weighing on me....

1 Like | 0 comment | 852 views | General | July 2, 2020

"The Wreck of an Internal Ship"

by ppetronella_06

Someone once asked me how I was feeling. This was my response: I feel like a lost, forgotten ship in an abundance of blue waters. I once held people up proudly, sailing across the pristine water in the...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 655 views | Short Stories | July 1, 2020

"Manifestations of reality"

by zoeseljouk

The child reached out to the sky, Listening to a soft angelic whisper, Grabbing onto nothing but light. The world seemed to drift away As his eyes shuttered close. Scampering across the yard, The boy conferred about clemency a...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 770 views | Poetry | July 1, 2020

"Half Over"

by randyjohnson

The year is half over, today is the 30th of June. The first half of this year went by prett...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 815 views | Poetry | June 30, 2020

"Night Of A Scripted Dream"

by JWillard

NIGHT OF A SCRIPTED DREAM By J.Willard Precursor: I fell into a drug-induced sleep, drowning in the blackness of my weariness, only to emerge into an epheme...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1026 views | Creativity | June 30, 2020

"Where the blue heads go"

by JamesLee004

There is a place where the blue heads go, Fertile land so green and bright, A land yet blessed with snow, Blue heads dressed pristine in white, Fretful yet until night grows, Blue heads rest to feed and fight. ...

1 Like | 0 comment | 784 views | Poetry | June 30, 2020

"Drinking Rubbing Alcohol"

by randyjohnson

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3 Likes | 0 comment | 746 views | Essays | June 29, 2020

"Girl wishes."

by Pelinach

I wish for a man to truly fall in love with me, I wish for a man who won't look down on me, I wish for a man who will accept me even though I'm a virgin, I wish for a man who will be sincere, honest, and caring for me, I wish for a man who...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 791 views | Poetry | June 24, 2020

"Love Notes 6/22/2020 (teachers & spiritual leaders)"

by carriehogle

I'll start this right Invoking images of both Those great teachers Through time Seen & unseen. Contemplating life And seasons Is it natural For humans To have seasons of life Or do we Mentally have seasons we prefer. This...

0 Like | 0 comment | 736 views | General | June 22, 2020

"A Bomb of Vulnerability"

by mirandamariem17

Similar to a ticking time bomb. The round curable ball shape, Shinning with the detonator set. A wall built, Years occurring. A vulnerable ticking time bomb That's exactly who I am. A wall built, Stories upon stories Maybe it's not...

1 Like | 0 comment | 716 views | Poetry | June 21, 2020

"Is it really a Tradegy?"

by mirandamariem17

You got four corners. You got three seconds. You got two feet. You got one chance. And 0, zero seconds left. Car into one another. 4 cars. 0 lives saved, But yours. Rivers of rich-red blood. Bodies in a tree, like trash. A wish? He...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 783 views | Poetry | June 21, 2020

"We to I"

by mirandamariem17

I think that raw emotion is completely dumb. I think that truth behind that is even dumber. I think that emotions are just a way to hide, what I don't want others to see. I think pain is the only emotion I feel. I think that happens doe...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 769 views | Poetry | June 21, 2020

"Father’s Day"

by randyjohnson

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 476 views | Biography | June 21, 2020

"I Just Am"

by VVazquez

When I close my eyes, I cry. The tears fill up in the wells of my eyes. No matter how much I try, to not open my eyes,...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 724 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"It’s Not You, It’s Me"

by VVazquez

People think I'm mean. Who are they to judge me? I'm in a bad place right now. Not where I w...

1 Like | 0 comment | 690 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"Seven Thousand Years Linked Onto Freedom"

by katinabuchanan

There comes a time in life that the music stops playing Then they begin to gather in front of town hall. A loud voice from the crowd of men, women, and children of all ages If only we had time to hear them all. Pickett signs here today...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 753 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"Love Notes 6/20/2020"

by carriehogle

Today, we'll pretend. These sorrowful notes Now, joyful Grateful Blessed For this time It has taken To dig our way out Of the ground. We'll imagine All the great mysteries Yet to be discovered Magic This great love story We'll...

1 Like | 0 comment | 770 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"Jordan K. – Biography Without a Plot"

by Writer2020

Jordan Knoller (K is silent) liked neither people, nor their children. Instead, he preferred skis during the winter and biking during summertime. He was also a big fan of Glenn Gould: of the way the latter interpreted...

1 Like | 0 comment | 584 views | Prose | June 20, 2020

"No Pleasure."

by Pelinach

I tried to adopt of the new feeling, but I can't feel anything. No fast heartbeat, no exciting, no wetness, no fire, no sweetness, no feathery touch, and no wonderful light. All I have left is my old feeling in my mine and the hope to conti...

1 Like | 0 comment | 728 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"Unforgivable Sin."

by Pelinach

I miss you so much even though you are a liar, I can't seem to find someone else to replace of how you makes me feel. You used to makes me felt so exciting when we kissed and the way you touched me, I even felt it in my veins. But now, I ca...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 746 views | Poetry | June 20, 2020

"The mountain man"

by lrupe

"The Mountain Man" By: Logan Georgia The cold dew brushed his worn moccasins as he checked the traps for any new furs to bring into town and trade. The frigid mountains of Montana were an unforgiving land for this man who chose th...

4 Likes | 0 comment | 669 views | Fantasy | June 19, 2020

"“Voice Of Glass”"

by elizabeth.hewitt

Crystal sings with a finger’s tap Little knowing her fragility, perhaps...

1 Like | 0 comment | 822 views | Poetry | June 19, 2020

"Like Watching Paint Dry"

by Iwillwritewhatiwanttowritethankyou

Like Watching Paint Dry Part One New Parts at Least Once a Week The vibrations pound...

1 Like | 0 comment | 592 views | Drama | June 18, 2020

"Drama"

by WVPoetrygirl

The best solution for Drama? Don’t get sucked into the fray. People will try to draw you in Egging you with what they say. The more you try to defend the more they suck you in It’s just a game for them one that nobody wins. You k...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 890 views | Poetry | June 18, 2020

"Your Forgiveness"

by mrsnelson8866

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1 Like | 0 comment | 725 views | Poetry | June 18, 2020

"Circle of life"

by mrsnelson8866

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1 Like | 0 comment | 748 views | Poetry | June 18, 2020

"Methamphetamine"

by mrsnelson8866

Unpredicted she storms in, A new direction, she tries again. Destruction unknown, what will she do? She'll leave, once she's all through. She's a beauty, more beautiful than the rest, Once she's in, she'll put you to the test. Crystal clear...

1 Like | 1 comment | 703 views | Poetry | June 18, 2020

"Safe love for the win"

by Davissr2018

You said you'd never wait And I said I'd never beg But we did oh we did Year after year Don't let it go now We're almost there A lifetime love How did you let it go? Just when we were almost there. Unexpected you would be the one...

1 Like | 0 comment | 788 views | General | June 17, 2020

"To: The Other Girl From: The Current Girl"

by mirandamariem17

Justin and I were dating for a few weeks now, a few weeks that felt like months, something that feeling of months felt like years. I thought today was just like any other day the sun was out and I could feel the warmth of it on my skin. We...

1 Like | 0 comment | 758 views | General | June 17, 2020

"To Those Who…"

by PiggyGalZ

To Those Who Need To Be Lifted Up: I don't really know you, nor do you really know me. However, this may have caught your eye and you've started to read it because of the...

1 Like | 0 comment | 599 views | Undefined | June 17, 2020

"Walking in a Killer’s Wonderland"

by wolf3882

Walking in a Killer’s Wonderland By: Brian Bringazi Chapter 1 Six o’clock on the dot. Rebecca Austin was always the last to leave the Santa Exhibit at Desoto Square Mall in Bradenton, Florida where she worked during the holidays. Sunda...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 730 views | Creativity | June 16, 2020

"Stolen Ford Truck"

by randyjohnson

A jerk thought he was being smart when he stole my Ford truck. But he didn't...

1 Like | 0 comment | 788 views | Poetry | June 16, 2020

"All Grown Up"

by Blackvelvet9876

All Grown Up J. Allen Hewitt . My mind wanders to you in the night my hands wander over me as my mind wanders over you I want your hands on me as my fingers explore myself . My desire calls to you in my bed my palms massaging my chest as my...

0 Like | 0 comment | 710 views | General | June 16, 2020

"Love Notes 6/16/2020"

by carriehogle

This mind - If I don't look Too long In the mirror This reflective surface Of metal; Can I imagine That I'm beautiful? Imagination, How many concepts Of beauty Lead to the realms Where they belong? Reality - What is beauty? &...

1 Like | 0 comment | 745 views | Poetry | June 16, 2020

"Each Year Before Father’s Day"

by katinabuchanan

A representation of Father's Day sentiment.

Each Year Before Father's Day By: Katina Buchanan Yesterday, I looked in the mirror, And saw an image of h...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 611 views | Humor | June 15, 2020

"I AM"

by jackbrownfield

I am The still point before a breath The pause between heartbeats The moment after a dream and before opened eyes can gleam. I am The space after a thought The silence before a sound The midpoint before the rise of a footstep hits...

1 Like | 1 comment | 768 views | Poetry | June 15, 2020

"Note To Self 6/14/2020 (Prayer – Quiet roads in times of chaos)"

by carriehogle

Be cautious With the concept of Wisdom. Feel your way through ideas, But Be patient. Wait. Do not let urgency Override Good sense. Hope For the best path. Imagine Even those Overgrown Fearful child Have been traveled. Saf...

1 Like | 0 comment | 748 views | General | June 14, 2020

"Love Notes 6/14/2020"

by carriehogle

My coffee tastes good this morning. Not an expensive brew, just regular coffee with a hint of flavored creamer. My cat, innocent cat expression with his big fluffy self, looked at me today.. sniffing the air between us as if considering whe...

1 Like | 1 comment | 574 views | Prose | June 14, 2020

"Tips for Marketing on eBay"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly eBay is a website that allows users to find and purchase products by using keyword searches. As a seller, you simply set up an account and then st...

4 Likes | 2 comments | 2707 views | Information | January 17, 2020

"The Death of Chad Sheets"

by randyjohnson

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

13 Likes | 0 comment | 5600 views | Poetry | December 24, 2018

"An Apple a Day"

by randyjohnson

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

10 Likes | 4 comments | 3528 views | Poetry | June 26, 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...

1 Like | 1 comment | 3463 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"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...

8 Likes | 5 comments | 3307 views | Information | March 4, 2018

"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 | 3064 views | Creativity | November 6, 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...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 2976 views | Essays | November 23, 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...

7 Likes | 0 comment | 2974 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"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 | 2941 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

"“The Anime Animators are Underpaid and Bad Working Conditions”"

by bluehurricane15

According from “The History of Anime” by Lisa Marie Cooper that anime has been existed for several decades from the first anime series the “Astro boy” in 1963 and the first anime film that been introduce in the anime...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2934 views | Essays | May 10, 2019

"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...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2909 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"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...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 2881 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"Mesmerized by Her Beauty"

by sbowman0397

As I look at her dancing everywhere I can’t help but keep from a stare Her beauty is very mesmerizing It’s like I’m in a state of hypnotizing I’m mesmerized by her beauty And I can’t escape its a mystery Hypnotized by enchanting...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2838 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"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 | 2805 views | Poetry | June 28, 2018

"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 | 2763 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"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 | 2721 views | Essays | November 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 | 2672 views | Poetry | April 19, 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 | 2561 views | Essays | July 29, 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 Like | 2 comments | 2546 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Be This Rose Inside"

by Stuharley

lord where is my faith does it rest amo...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2543 views | Poetry | April 18, 2019

"How to Write a Condolence Message"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly When you’re writing any condolence message, keep in mind that your reader will usually be emotional, so you want to avoid sounding insensitive o...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2540 views | Information | August 29, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2523 views | Poetry | December 7, 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 | 2491 views | Poetry | December 31, 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 | 2471 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"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 | 2454 views | Poetry | September 17, 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...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2442 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"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 | 2441 views | Research | July 18, 2019

"A Stranger Who Caught My Eye"

by shadow44

Every now and then I see someone who steals my interest. I've never spoken a word to them, and they haven't to me. Sometimes it's a connection that pulls me towards them, a similar glint in their eye. Other times it's a wall, a wall that se...

18 Likes | 2 comments | 2398 views | General | October 19, 2017

"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 | 2383 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"Peter Singer and Speciesism"

by PaulB

Peter Singer’s concept of speciesism breaks down on several levels, both in its own internal logic and when applied to the real world. I will be illustrating how Singer’s argument fails to establish that interests can be defined only as...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2354 views | Essays | March 26, 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 | 2352 views | Information | January 27, 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 | 2348 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"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 | 2270 views | General | July 28, 2018

"10 fun facts about the brain"

by keertikalluru

10 fun facts about the brain: Your brain consumes 20% of your oxygen but accounts for only 2% of your body mass. Your brain can generate 10-25 watts of power. That’s enough to power a light bulb! Your brai...

9 Likes | 2 comments | 2263 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 6, 2017

"Work Without Hope Poem Explication"

by eletoski

Work without Hope: Explication In the poem titled “Work without Hope” by Samual Taylor Coleridge, the speaker notices that “All nature seems at work”(1) in the mi...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2235 views | Poetry | July 26, 2017

"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 | 2192 views | Poetry | November 1, 2017

"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 | 2186 views | Poetry | May 18, 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...

9 Likes | 3 comments | 2183 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"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...

1 Like | 1 comment | 2179 views | Poetry | July 3, 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...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2179 views | Poetry | October 16, 2018

"Rhue"

by randyjohnson

She starred in a Star Trek episode as the girlfriend of Khan. She was talented but it's...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2176 views | Poetry | September 30, 2018

"Andy Taylor and Barney Fife Become Criminals"

by randyjohnson

One day Barney Fife was practicing his quick draw. He accidentally shot Thelma L...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2175 views | Poetry | February 3, 2019

"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 | 2173 views | General | October 17, 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 | 2164 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"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 | 2155 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 2151 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"A Literary Comparison: Kafka Vs. Palahniuk"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly Franz Kafka, best known for his famous work Metamorphosis, and Ch...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2148 views | Information | March 15, 2019

"• 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 | 2145 views | General | November 27, 2017

"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 | 2142 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"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 | 2132 views | General | July 28, 2018

"My Souls Tired"

by Gage

My souls tired,I see no light in site,all i feel is weight,my vision is dark,constantly tugged between love and hate, my life is no longer mine,if I could reach into time and just hit rewind,undo all that took me from mines,give myself a re...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2125 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 2112 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"Edward Marshall and his rifle"

by duelist

Edward Marshall sat by the fire. Even in the snug house the winter chill nipped at the part of his body that wasn’t facing the flames. A new war was causing turmoil, but it wasn’t his war. He couldn’t remember if he was 67 years old,...

4 Likes | 0 comment | 2102 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 18, 2020

"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 | 2096 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Happy 48th!"

by randyjohnson

Mom carried me for ten months, I was one month late. Tomorrow will be my birthda...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2093 views | Poetry | August 19, 2019

"If I had Wings"

by WVPoetrygirl

If I had wings, I know I’d fly. I wouldn’t be anchored No sir. Not I. In the blink of an eye gone would I be, over mountains so high, soaring o’er the trees. If I had wings, there would be no Stopping me. I would be free. B...

1 Like | 3 comments | 2089 views | Poetry | October 23, 2018

"No Means No"

by WVPoetrygirl

No Means No No means No Regardless what her body shows. No means No. Not yes, not maybe Not you know you want it baby. No means No. She’s not undecided No matter how you’ve tried it. No means No. I’ll say it again. Hopefully thi...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 2079 views | Poetry | September 23, 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 | 2076 views | Poetry | December 6, 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 | 2069 views | General | January 10, 2019

"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 | 2066 views | Poetry | August 27, 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 | 2050 views | General | April 27, 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...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 2045 views | Humor | November 5, 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 | 2035 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"RSO Record Label"

by randyjohnson

I'm talking about a record label that was founded a long time ago. It was foun...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2032 views | Poetry | July 19, 2019

""

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 | 2024 views | Poetry | September 18, 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 | 2020 views | Essays | September 2, 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 | 2019 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Real Bears Aren’t Like Winnie the Pooh"

by randyjohnson

I learned the hard way that real bears aren't like Winnie the Pooh. I decided t...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2019 views | Poetry | January 7, 2019

"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 | 2017 views | Poetry | October 1, 2018

"The Exotic Pet Trade: Right Over Our Heads"

by brookesierra7

One day, I was curious and was watching a YouTube video about this guy owning a pet monkey. Although, the monkey seemed well-cared for and loved while being glowingly healthy, I wondered if it was truly happy and wondered what it was thinki...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2014 views | Research | November 27, 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 | 2014 views | General | February 25, 2018

"???Merry Christmas???"

by apra2701

Merry Christmas everybody!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2010 views | General | December 17, 2018

"Refining Your Thesis Statement"

by noaheducation

By: Casie Holdcroft A thesis statement is one of the most important parts of a research paper. It’s the backbone of your essay, the cornerstone that the rest of your paper is built off of. It’s a big deal. However, it can also be the m...

1 Like | 1 comment | 2007 views | Information | August 21, 2019

"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 | 2000 views | Poetry | February 7, 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 | 1996 views | General | June 7, 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,...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1994 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"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 | 1983 views | Poetry | April 11, 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 | 1981 views | General | November 6, 2017

"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 | 1980 views | Poetry | January 4, 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...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 1978 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"Longing For Your Touch"

by efsaldivar

Longing to hold you, in my arms so tight, longing to touch you, if only for one night... Longing to gaze into your eyes that smile,...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1974 views | Poetry | September 10, 2018

"Where do we go from here?"

by WVPoetrygirl

I miss the days when people could actually engage with each other,...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1973 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 | 1967 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"Chun Li Kicks People’s Asses"

by randyjohnson

Her name is Chun Li and she first appeared in Street Fighter II. Don't make this...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1966 views | Poetry | September 7, 2019

"Latte"

by stodgy

i peel off strips of zebra leather each strip reveals the creamy vanilla skin underneath seams slowly unravel elegant stitching falls away in silky frays until all that is left is your steaming hot latté breath...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1953 views | Poetry | January 4, 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 | 1952 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"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 | 1952 views | Poetry | April 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 | 1949 views | Poetry | April 18, 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 | 1945 views | Poetry | January 5, 2018

"The Voice"

by BGW

“LET ME OUT,” pleads a voice from a locked room. “No, you will never be allowed to come out again,” says another voice, in a stern manner. “You have caused me so much pain and agony and I can’t let you continue to hurt me.”...

1 Like | 3 comments | 1945 views | Short Stories | March 26, 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 | 1942 views | Poetry | May 12, 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 | 1938 views | Poetry | February 2, 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 | 1936 views | Poetry | July 6, 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...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1935 views | Poetry | July 9, 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 | 1927 views | Poetry | January 8, 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 | 1921 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"A Thousand Acres: The Untouchable Man"

by eletoski

Throughout literature women are often depicted in either two ways: they are the weak damsel in distress that needs saving, or they’re the evil witch that misleads a hero with their devilishly good looks. Bib...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1919 views | Essays | August 29, 2017

"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 | 1919 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"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 | 1914 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1911 views | General | May 7, 2018

"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 | 1908 views | Poetry | July 6, 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 | 1907 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"? #1"

by Stitch

Second entry: "Crazy is as crazy does" says the crazy lady that never was. She tells that "roses are red and violets are blue." Yes these facts are know to be true. "What goes up must come down"; does that mean it is a frown? How can s...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 1903 views | Poetry | September 12, 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 | 1902 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1890 views | Poetry | January 29, 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 | 1890 views | General | July 28, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1888 views | Poetry | July 13, 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 | 1886 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"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 | 1882 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1881 views | Poetry | February 24, 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 | 1874 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1874 views | General | May 14, 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 | 1871 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 1870 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"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 | 1870 views | Poetry | May 29, 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 | 1864 views | Poetry | June 26, 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 | 1861 views | Poetry | November 2, 2018

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1860 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 1857 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"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 | 1857 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1855 views | Poetry | November 3, 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...

4 Likes | 7 comments | 1851 views | Poetry | June 6, 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 | 1850 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1846 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 | 1845 views | General | July 21, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1840 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 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 | 1840 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"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 | 1837 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1835 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"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 | 1831 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"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 | 1829 views | Poetry | January 17, 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 | 1826 views | Poetry | July 20, 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 | 1823 views | Poetry | November 30, 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 | 1818 views | General | October 22, 2017

"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 | 1812 views | Poetry | February 13, 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 | 1812 views | Poetry | May 12, 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 | 1803 views | Poetry | February 3, 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 | 1802 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 1793 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 | 1790 views | General | June 7, 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 | 1790 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"The Author to Her Book"

by Danielle11195

Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth didst by my side remain, Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view, Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press t...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1785 views | Poetry | June 14, 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 | 1784 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 1782 views | Poetry | June 20, 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 | 1778 views | Poetry | July 12, 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 | 1773 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

"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 | 1773 views | Poetry | July 22, 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 | 1773 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"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 | 1772 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"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 | 1766 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"war"

by zoeseljouk

The raven soared great heights; to watch people die and scream. The barbaric voices thundered across the sky; the crucifix could no longer save the people of this city! It watched a bomb displaced onto a church. Glass shattered...

1 Like | 0 comment | 1765 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Bridge-way To An Author’s Dream"

by aparker1998

I calculate the madness and it's still incurable What does the world want? the elements keep me miserable I Tip-toe and gleam to salvage my goals and dreams My pen bleeds blue or black ink, 4 to 5 utensils app...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1763 views | Poetry | September 30, 2018

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 1757 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"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 | 1757 views | Poetry | June 27, 2018

"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 | 1756 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 1756 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"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 | 1756 views | Prose | July 4, 2018

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1749 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"One-legged bird"

by WVPoetrygirl

From a wooden fence on a backyard lawn a one-legged bird sings...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1749 views | Poetry | October 20, 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 | 1748 views | General | May 13, 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 | 1747 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"The 6 Most Commonly Used Narrative Structures in Fiction Writing"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly Narrative fiction is a form of writing where the narrator speaks directly to the reader (a.k.a. narrat...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1746 views | Information | May 2, 2019

"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 | 1744 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"TV"

by mikaylamoss

Why do I tire my eyes Watching princesses and heroes lives? Maybe because they try and their...

3 Likes | 5 comments | 1744 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"The 7 Biggest Misconceptions of Deaf Culture"

by LindsayB

On the first day of my American Sign Language class, my deaf professor asked the class if anyone had ever met a deaf person before. Two or three students raised their hands, saying they had a deaf cousin, or a deaf friend of a friend. I th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1742 views | Essays | September 11, 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 | 1739 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"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 | 1736 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"Utilisez lunette de visee et viseur point rouge"

by eighttom

Pendant longtemps, l'armée et la police ont toujours aimé utiliser des bipied pour fusils et des viseurs à point rouge. Plusieurs fabricants d'optique reconnaissent l...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1736 views | General | April 24, 2019

"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 | 1733 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1730 views | Poetry | June 5, 2018

"Walls"

by Gen1900

Walls By: Gen1900 Sometimes we build walls, To keep us from the pain, Of moments lost and nevermore to be gained. We shrink of our life scared of the outcome, We keep o...

0 Likes | 4 comments | 1728 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"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 | 1725 views | Poetry | February 26, 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 | 1723 views | General | July 2, 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 | 3 comments | 1721 views | Poetry | February 8, 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...

1 Like | 1 comment | 1720 views | Poetry | February 12, 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 | 1718 views | Poetry | July 4, 2018

"Coming Soon 2"

by BGW

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1 Like | 0 comment | 1718 views | General | January 11, 2019

"The Absence of Hope"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

2 Likes | 5 comments | 1716 views | Poetry | December 30, 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 | 1715 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Sonntag denke"

by rubberjoyge

Winsomely covets the allusion of the sea, while calmly brewing the culmination that is his herbal tea. Silently pattering the rain with its tattering, patterns around the embers and burning smolder. No obligation today truly free. In the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1715 views | Poetry | May 18, 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 | 1702 views | Essays | January 5, 2017

"Old Car"

by Franktank

An old car was driving, down a bumpy road. But this story ain't about a car, just listen to the tale told. You see, long ago, this road was smooth. Was paved alright, made to groove. Well, years go by, cracks were found, lightning bolts f...

1 Like | 0 comment | 1698 views | Poetry | September 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 | 1696 views | Poetry | January 7, 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 | 1691 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"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 | 1691 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 1690 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1690 views | Poetry | December 5, 2017

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1686 views | Poetry | August 15, 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 | 1681 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"Eyes"

by Rlively1612

Her eyes held candles burning wax, her tattered dress was drench with life, her lonely world was held by glue her darkened secrects now turned loose. Her mind stored sacred love she's hidden,her eyes threw flames that pierced her...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1678 views | Poetry | September 25, 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 | 1678 views | Poetry | March 24, 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 | 1676 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"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 | 1672 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"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 | 1671 views | Poetry | December 23, 2018

"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 | 1668 views | General | June 18, 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 | 1662 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Revolution"

by keertikalluru

As I sit deep in thought, I think about what all we’ve got. God let us humans be, To mold the world to the best you see. He has already provided us with the most, And he himself came as a host. Forests of pretty, lush green, Mounta...

4 Likes | 4 comments | 1660 views | Poetry | January 23, 2017

"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 | 1650 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Us"

by Mspiggynane

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1 Like | 2 comments | 1648 views | Poetry | October 28, 2017

"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 | 1648 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018