"I Am Lost In Insanity"

by jojiebonate

There are things in my life That I wish I could erase There are things in my life That I wish I could change It's lonely inside me So dark and alone If only there's a happy place I could call my own Around the outside of me Is a place calle...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 200 views | Poetry | January 10, 2019

"John Laurens"

by turtle_boi_laurens

(Depressing things in this story) I've been called many names at school... Bitch Whore...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 161 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"Depth of a man"

by AnomaLee

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 268 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"Just a thought"

by AnomaLee

Sometimes I wonder when I’m talking with you If it is just myself that I’m talking to Or when I look away you might disappear...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 153 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"That’s old news"

by AnomaLee

Do we live in the now, or the now? It seems that it happens too fast. Give it a second, you'll see somehow...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 165 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"I got it..got it..got it.. don’t got it"

by AnomaLee

If this moment just happened, when did it start and how long? When you think that you’ve grasped it...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 146 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"Raven Briar Star"

by WickedRaven8789

Welcome to the mind of Raven Briar Star. I will be writing more. Just wanted to give an introduction. I know that it isn't much nor is it what I would typically write about. There will be unusual/improper writing styles. Improper grammar...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 133 views | Undefined | January 10, 2019

"Skill, Will, and Thrill"

by Keraca808

Alright. I’m halfway through the race. Just 2.5 kilometers to go. But man, I’m kinda tired. Maybe if I just slow down for a little bit- “No! You can’t let this kid from Northbrook High beat you! These could be crucial points for th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 208 views | Short Stories | January 10, 2019

"Samantha"

by Justinlittle1985

Sitting here tonight My mind racing around I feel like my heart Was thrown to the ground I hate depression I hat being paranoid This is truly something That will keep me annoyed But I fell for a girl last night All it took was just one ki...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 168 views | General | January 10, 2019

"I Beg Thee to Move Me!"

by elizabeth.hewitt

Walking down a lonely street Devoid of bodies, but yes, full of the mind's frequent guests They are indeed strange chara...

1 Like | 2 comments | 186 views | General | January 10, 2019

"I Am"

by kaneesha.brown@outlook.com

“I AM” by Kaneesha Brown Bold bright red lips But soft spoken Lined brown eyes Egypt 3,000 miles to the east Her hair lays on my shoulders in bundles Painted even Roots beneath this foundation...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 209 views | General | January 9, 2019

"What Love Can Do!"

by elizabeth.hewitt

There once was a small girl, only 6 years of age. She was lonely all her life, for plague had stolen her parents away. There was no grandparent, no aunt, nor uncle to look after the poor, weeping thing, so she was placed in an orphana...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 161 views | Fairy Tales | January 9, 2019

"Am I Supposed To Apologize?"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 335 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"HOOKED"

by EVERGREEN

As told by David Benson I’ve often heard the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 189 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"No Time?"

by AnomaLee

Would time even be real without any clocks? Would it cease to exist without the ticks or the tocks? Would we have a future or even a past with no Sun to show us how long a day should last? When did it start and how would we know? When doe...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 166 views | General | January 8, 2019

"HER LOVE"

by AnomaLee

She used to tell me she loved me although she didn’t that’s for sure but now that I know she loves me She doesn’t tell me anymore ...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 176 views | General | January 8, 2019

"Alexander Hamilton’s Interlude"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 272 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"A Painter"

by Amanda

Sometimes I have moments within moments. They're best described with a simile to turdunken rather than the movie Inception. They're large moments with smaller pockets of moments within themselves and it's different than the book...

0 Likes | 4 comments | 205 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"Unwilling Prey"

by Unmercifullyme

Like a cat in the corner watching birds at the well. Like a snake in the grass they watch and dwell On rewards of the things that they don't understand. They spew forth requests. Bark orders. Demands. They think they are right. That it'...

1 Like | 3 comments | 215 views | Poetry | January 8, 2019

"Eyes Open"

by Unmercifullyme

Discover the truth that binds the freedom of the essence of the soul within. Seek out the truth that sees the route we walk until life's end. Find the nightly Raven, bearing sweet messages of pain With thorns...

1 Like | 1 comment | 219 views | Poetry | January 8, 2019

"Without a word"

by AnomaLee

If there weren’t any words could you still have a thought? And how could you think...

1 Like | 0 comment | 145 views | Creativity | January 7, 2019

"NonSense"

by AnomaLee

Would a noise make a sound If no ears were around? Is there light If there wasn’t...

1 Like | 0 comment | 183 views | General | January 7, 2019

"Things"

by AnomaLee

If things didn’t have names before we knew what they were Then what were their names before their names would occur? Was...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 155 views | Creativity | January 7, 2019

"Sand castles"

by AnomaLee

Thoughts; in the thousands swirl the ocean floor sometimes come up in big waves then reside...

1 Like | 3 comments | 168 views | Creativity | January 7, 2019

"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 | 236 views | Poetry | January 7, 2019

"cockroach king"

by joshsheetswritersecondstorypublishers

THE COCKROACH KING a script by Josh Sheets copyright 1/7/19 Scene 1 Space Two hands hover in outer space, disembodied...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 168 views | Science Fiction | January 7, 2019

"Spidey script sample"

by joshsheetswritersecondstorypublishers

Open the emblem across Spider Man’s back. He is sitting on the ledge of a building, high high up. On the roof next to and behind him is his web pack (basically a back pack made from webbing). He is wearing headphones and eating a doughnut...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 138 views | Science Fiction | January 7, 2019

"Stuck in the middle"

by Momnaheart98

I'm here..... not...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 132 views | Speech | January 7, 2019

"No One"

by kaylahickey

There is no one in this world who is deserving enough to be given the freedom to break your heart. Guard it fiercely, but do not keep it caged. When the right soul comes along, you will know it. Do not give...

1 Like | 1 comment | 206 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Touch"

by kaylahickey

She speaks to me in the quiet of the night without ever breaking the silence. It is her hand finding mine beneath the covers, A soft kiss placed upo...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 204 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Light"

by kaylahickey

She may radiate like the sun, as if she knows nothing but the light. Her smile may light up a room, and her laugh may seem to lead nature in song....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 225 views | Poetry | January 6, 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...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 397 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Overdose"

by kaylahickey

Nothing else compares one you have had a taste of her. From the moment she first first touches your lips, you know you are screwed. Your entire body...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 203 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Ghost Hunting"

by RenFestLovrr

What was that sour smell that suddenly filled my nose as I slowly opened my eyes. There was something unsettling about the smell. Words to describe it flashed my mind as I sat up on a cold dirty floor that looked a bit worst for worn. The d...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 140 views | Mystery | January 6, 2019

"Darkness"

by JoshuaHarestad

When the darkness comes. And it will. You will have to find your own way home. No one will b...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 192 views | Poetry | January 5, 2019

"I Lift Up Mine Eyes"

by supham02

The tears may fall, but from eyes lifted ever upward. The Lord sees and knows my grief. My heart may break, but my soul will be at peace. He is my foundation, my only truth. The things I've built may crumble around me, but I will sit...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 214 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"Fear of failure"

by Jamesyork

Fixed incremental poison ingestion, the voluntary decay provided by us for us. Materialistic idolization dumbing us down To our most primal savage selves. When is our allotment simply enough... Whe...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 139 views | Undefined | January 4, 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 | 250 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"Nectar"

by stodgy

walking in my garden a budding blossom captured my sight she had rosy lavender petals and glabrous leaves parted enough to see a dripping stamen i stroked the smooth bulb fingertips playing at the slit then slipping in to dip in honey polle...

1 Like | 0 comment | 181 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"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 | 212 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"TV creatures"

by joshsheetswritersecondstorypublishers

THE CREATURES FROM THE TELEVISION a short story by Josh Sheets copyright 1/3/19...

1 Like | 0 comment | 186 views | Realistic Fiction | January 3, 2019

"Nothing man"

by Snow

I know what you are doing. .. seeking to fly away... you never stay till the very last minute... it's not "your" birthday... I know your work.. you re-train the fire... you never were consumed by it... you have no desire... Just thi...

1 Like | 1 comment | 215 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"Speech Writing Using an Outline"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 321 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"Suicide Concerns"

by Dan7oo7

A clone soul' is a character, aim for "story teller" Philosopher... The curse... Devils words! Overcoming "walks off the Curb"... Cracks to Streets is a code: my words! My hobby is a curse. Started off as a Youth: suicide concerns. Tort...

1 Like | 2 comments | 174 views | Legend | January 3, 2019

"Sailing"

by Cellardoor

Sailing through the black mass. Holes in the ship, we watch the hours pass. Sunken eyes and sailors faces. Whiskey bent on making changes. Each year my bad tattoos fade and I’m out of money, out of smoke. Anxieties grip is the stro...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 194 views | General | January 3, 2019

"Why People Shouldn’t Call Police Stations"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 287 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"Demons Inside Everyone"

by SamaelApollos

Abstract and foreign, rusted and worn Alive yet untrusting, old wounds sewn...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 212 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"Honey Beads"

by stodgy

Oozing gilded honey beads Trailblazing sticky paths Like sunlit Oregon trails Lackadaisically gliding From my smiling dimples One perfect oval topaz Rolls quaintly between the...

2 Likes | 5 comments | 233 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"Yosemite"

by stodgy

She blazes the savannah casting her golden shadow on the tips of the pines and the hair of wildgrass My scarlet jacket stands out like a rose in a bouquet of dandelions sharpened by her auric gleam radiating my edges All eyes are now draw...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 206 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"Lea"

by stodgy

I love the way your name slips off my tongue like a silk thong two syllables glide like a lace sweater through the air and floats on feathery chutes onto velvet cushions tripping into the quicksand of your eyes my tongue inquires about th...

1 Like | 0 comment | 212 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

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"How to Compose the Perfect Email Cover Letter"

by noaheducation

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 19 views | Information | October 3, 2019

"An Apple a Day"

by randyjohnson

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

3 Likes | 4 comments | 593 views | Poetry | June 26, 2018

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

by AllisonJae

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 579 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"Water & Land"

by diannamargarita

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

9 Likes | 3 comments | 535 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"The Unnecessary “That”"

by noaheducation

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 519 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"“A Family Supper”Summary"

by eletoski

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

0 Like | 0 comment | 499 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"Ann More : John Donne’s Wife"

by eletoski

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

0 Like | 1 comment | 481 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Communication at its Best"

by aenglish0830

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 470 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"The Death of Chad Sheets"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 461 views | Poetry | December 24, 2018

"Blaze"

by Gerry_Kramer

The once peaceful world Performs a forced kneel...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 439 views | Poetry | July 23, 2018

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

by noaheducation

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

4 Likes | 5 comments | 435 views | Information | March 4, 2018

"The Rose of Love"

by Gen1900

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

3 Likes | 4 comments | 427 views | Poetry | November 1, 2017

"The Flying Headscarfed Woman and the Incredulous Hog"

by spiceypete

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

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

"Broken Home"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 415 views | Poetry | September 17, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

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

"Yoda Stole My Soda"

by randyjohnson

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 404 views | Poetry | June 28, 2018

"You"

by kaylahickey

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 397 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Wildfire"

by Gerry_Kramer

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

0 Like | 0 comment | 393 views | Poetry | July 17, 2018

"When the Sky Cries"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 391 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"Behind the Register"

by eletoski

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

4 Likes | 2 comments | 387 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"Monarch"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 387 views | Poetry | April 19, 2018

"Mother Nature"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 382 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Fiction"

by AlicesShadow2172

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

0 Like | 1 comment | 377 views | Poetry | October 1, 2018

"Where Does It Hurt?"

by jeffp526

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 377 views | Poetry | July 3, 2018

"And Disappointment Will Be Nonexistent"

by Gerry_Kramer

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 375 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Carrots Anyone?(Rabbits Jokes)"

by Gen1900

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 369 views | Humor | November 5, 2017

"Realistic Thoughts"

by HopelessStephmantic

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

0 Likes | 5 comments | 365 views | General | May 13, 2018

"Spoken Silence"

by JoJo

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

4 Likes | 5 comments | 362 views | General | October 17, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 1 comment | 361 views | Information | January 27, 2017

"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 | 359 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

"That’s The Good Thing About Possum Innards"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 359 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Knowledge Vs. Understanding"

by russellmaley28

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 357 views | General | July 28, 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 | 355 views | Poetry | October 16, 2018

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

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 355 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

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

by graceriley

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 350 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"first contact"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 347 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

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

by brookesierra7

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

0 Likes | 3 comments | 343 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"Put Me to Rest (Nightmare Lullabies)"

by GodFather

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 341 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Brouilleur de téléphone portable cellulaire"

by blocages

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 339 views | General | June 7, 2018

"Psychosis, The Poem"

by ImpulsivelyPenned

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

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

"Am I Supposed To Apologize?"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 335 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"ua kaliʻo ia"

by rubberjoyge

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 335 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

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

by noaheducation

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

11 Likes | 0 comment | 334 views | General | November 6, 2017

"Love and Hate"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 333 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Analysis of The Violent Bear It Away"

by ehg1440

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 333 views | Essays | November 23, 2017

"Vietnam Vet"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 332 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"The Wild Orchid: Chapter Two: The Letter"

by AllisonJae

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

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

"Advocate of Realness (Dear Society)"

by GodFather

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

6 Likes | 3 comments | 330 views | Poetry | April 18, 2018

"Leaving"

by HopelessStephmantic

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 330 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"Word Porn"

by Poetpath85

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 329 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 326 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"One Constellation"

by Gerry_Kramer

0 Likes | 1 comment | 326 views | Poetry | October 8, 2018

"The Mouse and The Cheese"

by Gen1900

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

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

"Pineapples🍍"

by mikaylamoss

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

4 Likes | 6 comments | 325 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"• The Utopia Life"

by Periwinkleparakeet87

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

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

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 323 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 323 views | General | January 10, 2019

"Bomb"

by Gerry_Kramer

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 322 views | Poetry | July 19, 2018

"Speech Writing Using an Outline"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 321 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"A Poem For Oksana Baiul"

by noahlass

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

0 Likes | 3 comments | 318 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"Hope"

by Overron

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 318 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"Why Libraries Should Be Your Best Friend"

by noaheducation

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

4 Likes | 4 comments | 315 views | General | February 25, 2018

"Inner thoughts"

by Lainebug

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 314 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"The Wrong Execution"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

3 Likes | 2 comments | 313 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"Twas a Day at the Junk Yard"

by rissakisses

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 312 views | Poetry | January 4, 2018

"Failing"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

1 Like | 5 comments | 312 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"Comfort"

by Anzel22

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 312 views | Poetry | January 17, 2018

"Broken Hearts-Ville"

by RBB1010

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 311 views | General | April 27, 2018

"My Top 5 Favorite Writing Websites"

by Ismathasan

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 310 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"Mirror"

by alecia15

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 310 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

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

by Thevlogs4life

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 309 views | General | May 7, 2018

"I Never Thought"

by cvjune

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 308 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"Sun Rays & The Ocean"

by Luna442

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

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

"If someone asked me"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 307 views | Poetry | February 13, 2018

"A Child’s Home"

by LindsayB

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 306 views | Short Stories | December 28, 2016

"Anticipation"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 306 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"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 | 306 views | Poetry | June 23, 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 | 306 views | General | October 22, 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 | 305 views | Poetry | October 10, 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 | 305 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

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

by edmundstoll6

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 305 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"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 | 304 views | Poetry | January 7, 2018

"My love"

by haileysassyo

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 304 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

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

"The Power of Human WILL"

by Momnaheart98

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

1 Like | 7 comments | 304 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Introducing Me"

by mikaylamoss

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

3 Likes | 7 comments | 303 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"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 | 303 views | Poetry | November 2, 2018

"Song"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 302 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Entitled Child"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 302 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"Hap"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 302 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"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 | 302 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 302 views | Poetry | April 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 | 2 comments | 302 views | Poetry | February 8, 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 | 300 views | Poetry | September 11, 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 | 300 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"Chutes and Ladders"

by keertikalluru

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 300 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 300 views | Poetry | August 15, 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 | 299 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Paragraphs: Why and How to Use Them Effectively"

by noaheducation

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 299 views | Information | June 18, 2018

"Sentimental Thoughts"

by RBB1010

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 299 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"I WILL WRITE!"

by alecia15

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 298 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"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 | 297 views | General | June 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 | 297 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Drowning in Shades of Grey"

by Momnaheart98

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 297 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"Little Brain Gained Self-Esteem By Husahling"

by Dan7y007

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2 Likes | 0 comment | 297 views | General | April 3, 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 | 297 views | Poetry | December 5, 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 | 295 views | Poetry | May 29, 2018

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

by eletoski

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 295 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"Meeting"

by Riddledkitten

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 295 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"I Wish I’d Never Even Met You"

by Elizabeth

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

4 Likes | 5 comments | 294 views | Poetry | December 18, 2017

"lie"

by haileysassyo

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 294 views | Poetry | January 5, 2018

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 294 views | Poetry | June 5, 2018

"Honest"

by blueeyedgirl

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 294 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"Old Poetry"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 294 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 294 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 2018

"Despair"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 293 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018

"Wished"

by AnonymousIII

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 293 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 293 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"An Imbalance of Identity"

by nolan.mollyrose

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 293 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"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 | 293 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 293 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 293 views | Poetry | June 20, 2018

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 293 views | General | May 14, 2018

"Sometimes This Is How I feel"

by Momnaheart98

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

5 Likes | 3 comments | 293 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

"The Naughty Kitten"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 293 views | Poetry | February 3, 2018

""

by fearfulwriter

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 292 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"The Mystique of Impiety"

by Momnaheart98

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 292 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"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 | 292 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"So You thought?????"

by MyPlatform2018

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 292 views | Poetry | November 2, 2017

"Family and Fall"

by sbelford

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

4 Likes | 2 comments | 291 views | Essays | April 7, 2018

"This is to be you"

by foxystonefox

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 291 views | Poetry | December 26, 2017

"A Giant"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 291 views | Poetry | January 19, 2018

"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 | 291 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Ode to the West Wind"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 291 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"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 | 291 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"road kill blues"

by nebulouspotter

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 291 views | Poetry | July 4, 2018

"The Lamb"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 290 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"Souls Are Real"

by RBB1010

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

1 Like | 5 comments | 290 views | Poetry | June 27, 2018

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

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 290 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Unhinged"

by Poetpath85

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

0 Likes | 4 comments | 290 views | Poetry | May 9, 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 | 290 views | Prose | July 4, 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 | 290 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Kristaphique Godfrey"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 290 views | Poetry | June 12, 2018

"The Deepest Pain"

by LilAnt

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 290 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"selfish"

by Masarati

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 289 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"Lines"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 288 views | Poetry | July 9, 2017

"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 | 288 views | Poetry | April 11, 2018

"Where did my hope go?"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 288 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Love"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 288 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"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 | 288 views | General | July 21, 2018

"A Little Sweet Thing Called True Love"

by sbowman0397

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 288 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Why People Shouldn’t Call Police Stations"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 287 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 287 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Breathless"

by Masarati

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 287 views | Poetry | February 2, 2018

"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 | 287 views | Poetry | March 24, 2018

"Letter Home"

by supham02

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 287 views | Short Stories | January 2, 2019

"why you?"

by kys.em

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 287 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"Pulling Plugs"

by AndrewJames

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 287 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"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 | 286 views | Poetry | January 15, 2018

"Hot Style Life For A Baller"

by Dan7y007

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 286 views | General | March 29, 2018

"Night time kill"

by Masarati

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 286 views | Poetry | February 26, 2018

"PONT DU CARROUSEL"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 286 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

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

"Tales from the Dead Lands (1)"

by AEParker007

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 285 views | General | June 18, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

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

"A Poem Trio vol 2"

by BGW

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 284 views | Poetry | January 11, 2019

"No name for this"

by Murphy

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 284 views | Poetry | September 7, 2018

"Mathematical Assumption"

by JustOneStoryTeller

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 283 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"MUSIC"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 282 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"The Dying Star"

by Frightfulbird

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 281 views | Poetry | February 21, 2018

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

by Danielle11195

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 281 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"[Disaster] First Date"

by cardinalsluvbooks

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

0 Likes | 5 comments | 281 views | General | July 2, 2018

"A Father’s Daughter"

by LindsayB

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 281 views | Poetry | August 9, 2017

"Who Wears the Mask"

by nspncer1

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 281 views | Essays | April 4, 2017

"Scrambled Frustration"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 281 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"A Gale"

by BRJ1992

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 281 views | Poetry | July 12, 2018

"Afraid of the Dark"

by mbarringer

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 281 views | Poetry | May 21, 2018

"Story"

by blueeyedgirl

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 280 views | General | January 28, 2018

"To Overcome Suicide"

by JRene

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1 Like | 0 comment | 280 views | General | August 12, 2018

"The Absence of Hope"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 278 views | Poetry | December 30, 2018

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

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

"SONG OF THE STATUE"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 278 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

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

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 277 views | Poetry | December 23, 2018

"Crossing the Street with Kate Sheppard"

by echeslow

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 277 views | Essays | January 5, 2017

"What Our Parents Taught Us"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 276 views | Poetry | January 8, 2018

"A cup of tea"

by simple

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0 Likes | 1 comment | 276 views | General | January 4, 2018

"The Thought of You…"

by Regular_Priscilla

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 276 views | General | February 28, 2018

"La Noir By Masarati"

by Masarati

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 275 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"The Package"

by LindsayB

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 275 views | Realistic Fiction | September 3, 2017

"The Building’s On Fire"

by Gerry_Kramer

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 275 views | Poetry | October 28, 2018

"The Cartesian Circle and God"

by PaulB

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 275 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Strength in Weakness"

by russellmaley28

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 274 views | General | July 28, 2018

"The Art of Suicide"

by Masarati

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

0 Likes | 3 comments | 274 views | Poetry | February 25, 2018

"Death will come for me"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 274 views | Poetry | February 12, 2018

"A Dare"

by haileysassyo

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 274 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Alexander Hamilton’s Interlude"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 272 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"ROAD RAGE"

by Dan7oo7

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 270 views | Poetry | July 21, 2018

"A Poem Trio vol 3"

by BGW

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 268 views | Poetry | January 14, 2019

"Depth of a man"

by AnomaLee

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 268 views | Creativity | January 10, 2019

"The Woman in the Hall-A Horror Story"

by supham02

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 267 views | General | February 7, 2019

"The wall"

by shadow44

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 266 views | General | October 22, 2017