"Today"

by Shunidai

Kamikaze my rage, to the page. Blank vision to my excitement. Distorted views cloud any judgment. Proper writing Etiquette, hold back my artistic Everett. Paragraphs corrected by an adult, read by a child, misconstrued by the minds of t...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 779 views | General | October 30, 2019

"Into the Arms of Death"

by WVPoetrygirl

We go about our daily lives with death a random thought. oh sure, sometimes we ponder it but mostly we do not. Until the day we’re shaken by its knocking at our door and rudely we’re awakened denial can be...

1 Like | 2 comments | 790 views | Poetry | October 29, 2019

"Stillborn Revolution"

by JimWritesOk

By James Robinson I believe humanity is a stillborn creation, for we were killed long before we ever had the chance to live. Aborted by our collective revulsion for reality and its seemingly mundane elements. We instead exist in simulacrum...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 871 views | General | October 28, 2019

"The Death Of Robert Forster"

by randyjohnson

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 731 views | General | October 27, 2019

"empty"

by JimWritesOk

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 722 views | General | October 27, 2019

"Somewhere Between You and I"

by RBB1010

If a cross placed, remembrance of dead loves ..wasted space or a rightful memory it's place? Somewhere lost million kisses memories now rot of lips delicious Is there a reason? an unrelenting cost once a beacon love a path walked...

1 Like | 2 comments | 782 views | Poetry | October 27, 2019

"Capri/Paradigm Theaters"

by randyjohnson

Years ago, a movie theater called 'Paradigm' was open in Morris...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 765 views | Essays | October 27, 2019

"Albondigas Satira"

by OldManWrite

I’m offering a long term solution to the illegal immigration problem—stop teaching Spanish in schools. In the sixties, during my teen student phase, administrators pushed bilingualism. They swore I’d never get into college without a s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 773 views | General | October 26, 2019

"Faith Is An Anchor"

by Christine

Faith is the anchor that keeps us strong. From wind and rain, from any storm. And it doesn’t matter how far you think you’ve floated out to sea. You can still hear Jesus calling,”Come back to Me.” ”He be not far from every one o...

1 Like | 0 comment | 732 views | Poetry | October 24, 2019

"i gave you my doves, and never got them back"

by hydrangeasyndrome

I saw you today and you're repeating your patterns. You got me with a shy smile and a laugh. You took my scrunchie and never gave it back. You wore it for days, but never did I get it back. After awhile you said you hated scrunchies. Y...

1 Like | 1 comment | 826 views | Poetry | October 24, 2019

"Autumn"

by Alps

When heaven’s candle brings up the golden crown, For autumn wears off waiting of this town; There sits the beauty who is called the blessing of time, Worshiped by the birds, the odes, like a saint. If wind could give up the tr...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 821 views | Poetry | October 24, 2019

"Play by the Book"

by Alps

People in Justville were proud of themselves: they always go by the rules, no matter what. It was their belief that everything happened in Justville is quite fair, that was of course, as long as everyone keeps in mind, to always play by the...

1 Like | 0 comment | 814 views | Short Stories | October 24, 2019

"A Place Of Remembrance"

by Christine

Charlotte Baines loves exploring abandoned places. Be it houses, amusement parks or forgotten neighborhoods. But she never expected this. A Place Of Remembrance. The abandoned house was creepy and eerily familiar, though I didn’t know wh...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 579 views | Fantasy | October 24, 2019

"Walking Along The Beach"

by Christine

As I walk along the beach, it’s Jesus that I seek. To be with Him there wrapped in His tender care. No worries are upon me this day. For to Him I pray. I can feel His peace once more as I continue to walk across the shore. The Lord stoo...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 792 views | Poetry | October 24, 2019

"PTSD"

by franktaylor2nd

Training our bodies to understand, What strength and honor embody and it's so grand. Until we are weak and fractured, And we realize that we're all manufactured. So we're racing against the odds, Praying to all of the gods. Hoping that t...

1 Like | 2 comments | 953 views | General | October 24, 2019

"Echoes’"

by A.T.Hirsch

Her spirit haunts mine heart, mine soul, as I look upon emptiness… So consuming, each second embroils the thoughts of my mind as I smell the fragrance of her whole being yond pillow grasp I... Ere saturated vibrations, her élan vital�...

1 Like | 1 comment | 800 views | Poetry | October 23, 2019

"Sonnet II"

by A.T.Hirsch

Sailed I upon a sea O’ love… Chanced this moment long ago… So sought I, one true love… T’was mine luck dejectedly so long ago… As witness I these blessings above… So witness I calamities below… Tis her kiss d�...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 908 views | General | October 23, 2019

"Rumpus Grumpus"

by A.T.Hirsch

O' buoyant rumpus grumpus... Er' steamy clam'd drenched breaths... Do'eth shower mine hopes... Chanced lay I...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 836 views | General | October 23, 2019

"Red…"

by A.T.Hirsch

Thine incessant... Rufescent kisses... Fed mine... Postpubescent wishes......

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1003 views | General | October 23, 2019

"One Life"

by WVPoetrygirl

You only get one life that’s all you’ll ever get in the crazy day t...

3 Likes | 4 comments | 1144 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"“Salty Sea”"

by A.T.Hirsch

O'er Thy Boiling Sea... Enough Sadness... Send Thee Forth... Up'n Thine Salty Sea... T'was Thine Own Heart... A'rift Of Thee... My Course Tis Set... T'wards The Souther...

1 Like | 2 comments | 919 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"Breath O’ Love…"

by A.T.Hirsch

Amorous aromas... Lingered Lasiviously... As thy kiss... Blessed moist petal... Crossed mine lips... O' placid pacifying tea... finis.... ...

1 Like | 3 comments | 752 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"Poem in a Pearl"

by A.T.Hirsch

Tranquil Peace... Silence Thy Mind... Float Thee Free... Yond This New World... Simply Be... A Poem In A Pearl... For All To See... Finis. ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 767 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"“Err Gods of Old”"

by A.T.Hirsch

Thy storm raged o’er weeks, lightening spent a’ore some malevolent ancient God landed its burning plasmatic tendrils deep unto his body yet remained he there in defiance! It challenged all that made who he was, seizing the momen...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 788 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"Sunna’s Grace"

by A.T.Hirsch

Er’ sun lay a’low… Break’th through, thine morn’ chill…O’ heaven sent a’warmth…a’glow … Mine kin laborious reaped thine ancient fields… I find such harvest a’laying now…giving for...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 762 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"Sunna’s Grace"

by A.T.Hirsch

"Sunna's Grace" Er’ sun lay a’low… Break’th through, thine morn’ chill…O’ heaven sent a’warmth…a’glow … Mine kin laborious reaped thine ancient fields… I find such harvest a’laying...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 824 views | Poetry | October 22, 2019

"Letter to Kurds and Others I Know"

by OldManWrite

Dear Mohamad, Salah, Jalal, and Walid: I hope you, your families, and friends are safe, either somewhere within Kurdistan or in the USA. I find myself apologizing for our President. He has seriously hurt your peoples by his abandoning you....

1 Like | 0 comment | 630 views | Essays | October 21, 2019

"My Brother Chopped Off His Hand"

by randyjohnson

Some agree with what my brother did but others don't understand. Something bad h...

1 Like | 1 comment | 781 views | General | October 20, 2019

"Fall"

by franktaylor2nd

The trees seemingly patterned yet o...

3 Likes | 1 comment | 858 views | General | October 20, 2019

"Shepherd of Fire"

by CrystalS

A shepherd, learned, with crook in hand, will lead his flock to pasture. But what if sheep were not his flock,...

3 Likes | 4 comments | 776 views | Poetry | October 19, 2019

"Future of Transportation"

by xcath20

This piece I call, The Future of Transportation and Solutions for the Disabled, Seniors and homeless Needs... It seems with all the money towns and cities have, the less they focus on the needs of low-income type...

1 Like | 1 comment | 574 views | Research | October 19, 2019

"Know your worth!!"

by Beth1987

I was a young, lost wondering soul. Walking alone, trying to find my place in the world. I was in a dark space, with no place to go, I was hopeless, down on my luck. no direction, no where to turn, I searched for a place to belong, somewh...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 792 views | Poetry | October 19, 2019

"A Plea To The Sky"

by Indigo

Where have you gone to my fire-touched love? Has Morpheus taken you to explore ethereal lands incomprehensible to the likes of me? My heart is open to the world. And the world is unkind. The world is a rose. A...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 751 views | Poetry | October 19, 2019

"The need and expectations of Product Operating Instructions"

by kranand

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 692 views | General | October 19, 2019

"How to Write Basic Instructions"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly While instructions could seem boring, they’re integral to helping people understand new concepts and tasks. Have you ever tried to build I...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 809 views | Information | October 18, 2019

"72"

by randyjohnson

When it came to my existence, you and Mom were my creators. But Mom died in March of 2013 a...

1 Like | 1 comment | 810 views | Poetry | October 18, 2019

"Another Load"

by RBB1010

Love doesn't count the miles or the reasons, just the time apart! Truck driver tears both our eyes another all-nighter' rear view as she cries on the road thinking of her she's alone and feeling hurt my heart with her I leave wond...

1 Like | 5 comments | 921 views | Poetry | October 18, 2019

"My Purpose"

by LOSTMESS101

I come to you Lord and ask "What is my purpose" I walk around lost in this world. Am I here to get it right before you take me? I am not sure I will ever get it right! I pray and I try but to get my life right. But, before I know it here...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 675 views | Essays | October 17, 2019

"The Only Bad Thing That Ever Happened At The Bourbon Hotel"

by EBrennanHunt

THE ONLY BAD THING THAT EVER HAPPENED...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 811 views | General | October 17, 2019

"The Inevitable [Short Story]"

by AnonymousCreatorOfStories

Spooky Short Story: He walked across the plain and simple room and saw it. He gazed at it in curiosity, then watched in horror as it took control of the room and made everything darker, horrible, and unbearable. No longer...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 670 views | Short Stories | October 17, 2019

"The Beginning And The End Of All [Poem]"

by AnonymousCreatorOfStories

The Beginning And The End Of All Hidden blossoms, they will bloom; just how many? And how soon. Every midnight, ev...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 845 views | Poetry | October 16, 2019

"Leave the Weeping to the Willow Tree"

by mirandamariem17

I didn’t know. Yet I never considered. It was humanly possible. To feel every s...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 777 views | Poetry | October 15, 2019

"Death vs Hero"

by xcath20

It was the year of our Lord BC , 82, Sir Charles Rex was set out to fight the hordes of evil that plagued Europe. Sir Rex and his men on horses were defeated by a dark figure, much like a skeleton in a dark cloth that surrounded its body. S...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 724 views | Fantasy | October 15, 2019

"The Three Demons"

by supham02

One night, I lay in bed, contemplating the stillness of the cool, autumn breeze that gently caressed the trees. As I began to drift between half-consciousness and sleep, I became aware of a presence beside my bed. Three beings stood before...

4 Likes | 2 comments | 715 views | Short Stories | October 15, 2019

"Cacapon (kuh-cape-uhn)"

by CrystalS

I had a dream, one night in high school About the woods of Cacapon State Park I’d visited it, so many times So many years ago now With my paternal grandmother In the dream we looked for her Everywhere. But she was gone. Ev...

3 Likes | 0 comment | 841 views | Poetry | October 15, 2019

"I miss you!!!"

by Beth1987

I miss you!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 532 views | Undefined | October 14, 2019

"Only Six Years Old"

by Kashlen2

I can hear him coming, sneaking into my room like he does every night. He tells me there's nothing wrong with this, but all I know is it doesn't feel right. I just had my 6th birthday party, filled with family a...

1 Like | 1 comment | 783 views | Poetry | October 13, 2019

"A Slave to Dope"

by Kashlen2

A SLAVE TO DOPE You think you know suffering? Try to live as a dope fiend. Listen to what im about to tell you, then youll know exactly what i mean. This shit is no joke, its robbing many parents of their kids. They are dying so often.. t...

1 Like | 0 comment | 798 views | Poetry | October 13, 2019

"Her Little Girl"

by Kashlen2

It's the pain in her eyes that I remember the most. The disappointment, the hurt, the confusion. Her fifteen-year-old daughter had become a heroin addict. She worked too hard, struggled too long, and strived for too much for th...

1 Like | 0 comment | 761 views | Poetry | October 13, 2019

"The Unbreakable Bond"

by Writer.NP

The Unbreakable Bond In my life, many people bear the title, “Grandma”. There’s the Grandma from my mom’s side, that I used to call the “Boston” grandma and G...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 792 views | General | October 13, 2019

"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 | 2297 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 | 4414 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 | 3159 views | Poetry | June 26, 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...

8 Likes | 5 comments | 2824 views | Information | March 4, 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 | 2821 views | Essays | September 17, 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 | 2665 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 | 2559 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 | 2511 views | Short Stories | March 4, 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 | 2479 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"“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 | 2429 views | Essays | May 10, 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 | 2418 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

"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 | 2381 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 | 2365 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...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2285 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"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 | 2281 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"The Comprehensive Guide On Powerball Game"

by frederickahussey

powerball785.comWhat about getting an adrenaline kick? Envision you are partaking in global lotteries. Ima...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2256 views | casino gambling, arts and entertainment, finance, home | October 14, 2021

"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 | 2222 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 | 2194 views | Essays | July 29, 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 | 2191 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"Be This Rose Inside"

by Stuharley

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2100 views | Poetry | April 18, 2019

"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 | 2091 views | Poetry | October 15, 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 | 2091 views | Poetry | December 31, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2075 views | Poetry | December 7, 2017

"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 | 2062 views | Information | August 29, 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 | 2040 views | Research | July 18, 2019

"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 | 2034 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"Broken Home"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 2029 views | Poetry | September 17, 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 | 2027 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 1 comment | 2023 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...

1 Like | 0 comment | 2003 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"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 | 1970 views | General | October 19, 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 | 1927 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 1895 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 6, 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 | 1877 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"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 | 1876 views | Poetry | October 21, 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 | 1876 views | Short Stories | November 1, 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 | 1852 views | Poetry | November 1, 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 | 1848 views | Poetry | July 3, 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 | 1831 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 | 1828 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 | 1805 views | Poetry | October 16, 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 | 1802 views | General | November 27, 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 | 1786 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1772 views | Essays | September 17, 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 | 1765 views | General | July 28, 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 | 1762 views | General | October 17, 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 | 1760 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"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 | 1757 views | Humor | November 5, 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 | 1757 views | General | July 28, 2018

"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 | 1746 views | Poetry | July 26, 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 | 1745 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"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 | 1735 views | Poetry | August 27, 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 | 1733 views | Poetry | February 3, 2019

"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 | 1716 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"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 | 1715 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 1712 views | Poetry | September 30, 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 | 1711 views | General | June 7, 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 | 1703 views | Poetry | December 6, 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 | 1699 views | Poetry | August 19, 2019

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by fearfulwriter

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 1698 views | Poetry | September 18, 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,...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1688 views | Essays | March 28, 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 | 1683 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"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 | 1681 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 1676 views | Poetry | August 27, 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 | 1671 views | Poetry | January 9, 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 | 1665 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"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 | 1663 views | General | April 27, 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 | 1662 views | Poetry | January 4, 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 | 1660 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"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 | 1650 views | Information | March 15, 2019

"???Merry Christmas???"

by apra2701

Merry Christmas everybody!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1648 views | General | December 17, 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 | 1647 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 1645 views | Poetry | May 12, 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 | 1645 views | Poetry | January 7, 2019

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1643 views | General | January 10, 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 | 1639 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 | 1635 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"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 | 1633 views | Poetry | January 5, 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 | 1629 views | General | February 25, 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 | 1629 views | Poetry | April 18, 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 | 1628 views | Poetry | October 1, 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 | 1626 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Hap"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1617 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"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 | 1617 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 18, 2020

"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 | 1614 views | General | July 28, 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 | 1613 views | Poetry | July 6, 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 | 1606 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"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 | 1605 views | Poetry | July 9, 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 | 1604 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"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 | 1598 views | Short Stories | March 26, 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 | 1596 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"Introducing Me"

by mikaylamoss

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

4 Likes | 7 comments | 1594 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"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 | 1594 views | Poetry | October 23, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1593 views | Poetry | July 13, 2017

"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 | 1593 views | Poetry | July 19, 2019

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1593 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 2018

"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 | 1590 views | Poetry | January 8, 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 | 1590 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"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 | 1589 views | Essays | August 29, 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 | 1589 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 | 1583 views | General | November 6, 2017

"Song"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1582 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 1582 views | Poetry | September 23, 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 | 1581 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"I’m Happiest When Most Away"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1581 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"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 | 1579 views | Essays | March 26, 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 | 1579 views | Poetry | February 24, 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 | 1576 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1576 views | Poetry | November 3, 2017

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1576 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 1567 views | Poetry | September 12, 2017

"Breathless"

by Masarati

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1565 views | Poetry | February 2, 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 | 1564 views | Poetry | February 3, 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 | 1557 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1553 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"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 | 1551 views | Poetry | September 7, 2019

"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 | 1551 views | Poetry | November 30, 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 | 1549 views | Poetry | February 13, 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 | 1549 views | General | July 21, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1549 views | Poetry | January 24, 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 | 1548 views | Poetry | May 29, 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 | 1545 views | Information | August 21, 2019

"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 | 1544 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1542 views | General | May 14, 2018

"A Dare"

by haileysassyo

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1536 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 1533 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 1523 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"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 | 1523 views | Poetry | May 12, 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 | 1522 views | Poetry | October 10, 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 | 1519 views | Poetry | December 16, 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 | 1518 views | General | October 22, 2017

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 1518 views | Poetry | June 20, 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 | 1516 views | Poetry | July 20, 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 | 1515 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 1514 views | Poetry | November 2, 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 | 1512 views | Poetry | June 23, 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 | 1510 views | General | May 7, 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 | 1510 views | General | January 28, 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 | 1509 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 1502 views | Poetry | June 14, 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 | 1501 views | Poetry | January 17, 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 | 1496 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 1493 views | Poetry | June 27, 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 | 1491 views | General | May 13, 2018

"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 | 1491 views | Poetry | January 28, 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 | 1489 views | Poetry | December 9, 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 | 1489 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"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 | 1486 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 1485 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"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 | 1484 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"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 | 1484 views | General | June 7, 2018

"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 | 1480 views | Poetry | February 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 | 1480 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"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 | 1478 views | Poetry | November 26, 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 | 1477 views | Poetry | February 26, 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 | 1476 views | Poetry | July 12, 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 | 1476 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Ode to the West Wind"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1467 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"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 | 1465 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1462 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1462 views | Poetry | June 5, 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 | 1461 views | Poetry | January 7, 2018

"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 | 1458 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 1458 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 1454 views | Prose | July 4, 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 | 1454 views | Essays | September 11, 2017

"Where did my hope go?"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1447 views | Poetry | January 29, 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 | 1446 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"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 | 1444 views | Poetry | December 5, 2017

"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 | 1443 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"The Lamb"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1442 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"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 | 1440 views | Poetry | September 30, 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 | 1439 views | General | June 18, 2018

"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 | 1437 views | Poetry | May 18, 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 | 1437 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"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 | 1437 views | Poetry | July 20, 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 | 1436 views | General | July 2, 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 | 1436 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"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 | 1433 views | Poetry | March 24, 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 | 1433 views | Poetry | June 6, 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 | 1433 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1433 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 1431 views | Poetry | May 4, 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 | 1428 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 | 1428 views | Poetry | February 12, 2018

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1427 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Coming Soon 2"

by BGW

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1 Like | 0 comment | 1426 views | General | January 11, 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 | 1422 views | Poetry | December 23, 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 | 1419 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"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 | 1417 views | Essays | January 5, 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 | 1411 views | Poetry | January 2, 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 | 1411 views | Poetry | December 30, 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 | 1408 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Despair"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1404 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1404 views | Poetry | August 15, 2018

"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 | 1404 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 1404 views | Poetry | July 4, 2018

"One-legged bird"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1401 views | Poetry | October 20, 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 | 1400 views | Poetry | January 15, 2018

"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 | 1397 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018