"Loves Real"

by TraLynn50

Interrupted like a light storm blowing through the night You entered and changed my life I thought it could never be again then I realized it was never The way it should have been in the first place. It’s that look, that smile that ge...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 974 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Let me Help"

by TraLynn50

I love you Let me help You’re in pain Feel alone, feel ashamed Let me help When your days are dark Gloomy or dreary Life’s road with endless Chaos, dread and emotions weary Let me help Do you seek Chinese Proverbs And leave y...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 995 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Bucket List"

by TraLynn50

I just got the news today; The doctor gives me a year Change the way I am living; that’s what the doctor has to say Don’t eat this; don’t do that, stop drinking beer … This lifestyle is all I have even known, what can I do to change...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 881 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Merry Christmas"

by TraLynn50

It’s Christmas time with joy and cheer The day to celebrate the birth of Christ is near Good tidings, Christmas carols, people scurrying all around Let’s spread the good news of the Child born in Bethlehem Noise throughout the homes...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 910 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Today’s World"

by TraLynn50

Hurting people all around Like a plague throughout the town Jobs less, dollars few No one knows what to do Politics, crisis, chaos Shelters, streets; cold and hot Good people, bad people All can relate Churches, religions, cults All looking...

1 Like | 0 comment | 1098 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Letting Go"

by TraLynn50

Laughter, joy, cheerful hope Pain, sorrow, sadness Time to let go Moving on is the hardest to do Years of crying and heartache You put me through Memories, old and new Good times and bad We learn from years of mistakes If not, we go on in...

1 Like | 1 comment | 945 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"Waiting my Turn"

by TraLynn50

I sit at the window in this old rocking chair.. where I watch people go about their lives without one care… As so many are passing by I wonder if they even take time out to think of their life…think about the end… if they have done al...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 972 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Captivated"

by TraLynn50

You've captivated my heart with your incredible smile You make everything worthwhile When I am away from you, I close my eyes, you are with me Setting all my cares, worries, free You are as near as the gentle wind that brushes my hair The w...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 947 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"For Granted"

by TraLynn50

Would you love and spend time with me if I told you I was dying? Would it bother you to know I go to bed each night crying? Each day and night I pray for you, miss you hope you are doing ok. How much I hang on every word you say. You ar...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 639 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"Insatiable Love"

by TraLynn50

With such a dulcet, mellifluous Sound vibrating through the walls of her soul She listened as the baritone of his words pressed against her cheek Absorbing every word penetrating her as he spoke Feeling as though he was a moiety of hers...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 879 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Forever"

by TraLynn50

Touch me, hold me, caress me, and embrace me forever Stay with me, leave me; never I wait, anticipate, dream, long, yearn Waiting for the days with you, the nights that burn Intensity, from the eyes that look my way That warms my skin as yo...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 738 views | Fantasy | November 27, 2019

"The Flip Side (Wife)"

by TraLynn50

I know I have been different lately and I’m about to tell you why Anything I do you consider is stupid or dumb you go to insult and make me cry I look to you for support and you shun me away I go in shutdown mode and my actions are not...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 608 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"Rage (Husband)"

by TraLynn50

I don’t need anyone, I like to be alone Left to drink, smoke and do what I want I like to relax, chill play my games When you come home that’s when I can unleash my rage And put you down and call your names Why you ask? Its anger h...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 735 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"At the end of my Master’s whip (12 Years a slave II)"

by TraLynn50

At the end of my master's whip are pieces of my skin as he yells out to the crowd screaming payment for my sin some hours later as my people sit and clean my wounds as the wet cloth touches me I wince in searing pain; I fear one more to...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 753 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"12 Years a Slave"

by TraLynn50

Yes the white man tried to break me, but spirits can’t be broken Hands bound behind my back and my feet shackled and my neck balanced around the noose People walking about the grounds as if they do not see me, my mouth dry no words spok...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 741 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"Wait (The Affair)"

by TraLynn50

I said I love you You said I love you too, But wait … You said you want me to be your wife; Be your life … But wait … We spoke of a future So together we could grow old; You said you wanted me And wanted to spend your life w...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 632 views | Drama | November 27, 2019

"Mourning"

by TraLynn50

The crush, the rush that pulsates through my veins, Thoughts overwhelming me to the point of insane Memories fading, slowing my pace, I’m reaching, grabbing to find your face. Noise from an old sad song singing the melody of my heart;...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 982 views | General | November 27, 2019

"wilting yellow roses"

by hydrangeasyndrome

I don't know if I'm changing for the better or the worse, but either way, I know I'm changing for you. I want you to feel light-years away from me the way I do from you. I don't know if I want you to regret what you did or if I want you...

1 Like | 1 comment | 1085 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"i don’t know how to get over you violating me so i’ve resorted to writing poems you’ll never read"

by hydrangeasyndrome

I had a dream where I did to you what you've done to me. I didn't like it. It didn't make me feel better. It just made me feel disgusting. So, how could you do it and feel completely fine afterwards? How could you do it and have the ab...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1066 views | General | November 27, 2019

"Just a Doormat Your House"

by RBB1010

There are times to be thankful for even the passing moments, or the lowly places that keep us humble. And let our hearts truly be thankful for our place in this world if even we feel at the bottom, a doormat a...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 933 views | Poetry | November 27, 2019

"Rise of the Valkeryn"

by ZekkStilco

Commander Ulylesses was a tall and imposing man. His bald head nearly brushed the top of the bunker's ceiling. What a sight, he thought with disgust. Bodies littered the cemented floor. Dried blood everywhere. He shook his head and breathed...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1049 views | General | November 26, 2019

"A Sister’s Love"

by Samaya

A Sister's Love A sister's love, always harsh and a little sweet We fight, we curse, even say things we didn't mean We love each other, but just don't want to show And even if w...

5 Likes | 2 comments | 1194 views | Poetry | November 26, 2019

"Le cosplay est un mode de vie"

by cosplayfield

无标题文档 Pour beaucoup de gens, le Boku no Hero Academia Cosplay Costume est un...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 900 views | General | November 26, 2019

"Fishes"

by bcaruso88

A Personal Narrative By: Brittany Caruso It’s Saturday afternoon. I have nothing better to do than sit on the rug in my living room and watch my fish swim. My back is still sore from having slept weird last night, but yet,...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 935 views | Narrative Nonfiction | November 25, 2019

"Face-to-Face"

by Karlie70

The glare of the screen will never replace the light of sun. And viewing 1200-1800 pixels on a post will never replace the realness of real. The silence is deafening, and the air is stale of any wo...

1 Like | 2 comments | 855 views | Prose | November 25, 2019

"astral traveling"

by Izzycm

Recently, I had the chance to travel to the same location twice this week. This certain location has been visited maybe a good 7 years ago. It's a small town with beautiful buildings with red brick and also has a couple of buildings that lo...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 652 views | Fantasy | November 25, 2019

"Wherever You Might Be"

by Gunslinger

I was looking in the mirror, And found to my surprise- A stranger staring back at me, With hard, and wary eyes. Gone, the innocence of youth- The strength of middle age- A lot of bad decisions, Were written on the page. Scars, and wrinkle...

1 Like | 3 comments | 1075 views | General | November 25, 2019

"Santa’s Gifted Elf"

by supham02

Once upon a time, long ago in Santa's workshop, a young elf named Stefan made toys for little boys and girls every year for Santa to deliver on Christmas Eve. Stefan wasn't just any toymaker. While he loved to make toy trains, stuff...

1 Like | 0 comment | 898 views | Fairy Tales | November 25, 2019

"THE FIDGET SPINNER"

by rnelson

A kid was in his room at 3 am. He was fidgeting with his fidget spinner. Then he heard a noise. He looked behind him and saw a man was the door with a knife. And the man killed the boy. The parents walked into his room and they were never s...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 578 views | Legend | November 24, 2019

"REAL GHOST STORIES"

by rnelson

IN A BEDROOM I was laying in down in my bed was I saw a teenager he floated up and looked at me, then left through the door. He floated through the shut door. IN A BED I was laying down in my bedroom with my famil...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 832 views | Short Stories | November 24, 2019

"THE GLITCH"

by rnelson

A girl was on the computer then it just shot off, and there were no storms or hackers anywhere near her. She rebooted it and it turned off again. She kept rebooting it and it would turn off, she did this 20 times. She turned it one more tim...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 535 views | Legend | November 24, 2019

"THE CANNIBALS"

by rnelson

A boy was going camping, he had caught a grasshopper. He was running to his Dad, then he heard a noise. He turned around no was there! So he kept walking, then he heard the noise again! He turned around and saw a man! The boys Dad heard a s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 548 views | Legend | November 24, 2019

"A Feast of Nations"

by supham02

Fall, 1621 Hear the words that I, Assawetough, sister of the Wampanoag tribe say to you. I tell you now of the great feast that took place between our people and the English immigrants. I hope my words will someday be a testament of th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 832 views | Short Stories | November 23, 2019

"Former Thanksgivings"

by randyjohnson

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 781 views | Essays | November 23, 2019

"In My World"

by RBB1010

Love can light up and warm a persons soul and world like the sun on a cool spring day or loss of love can tear one’s insides to ruin, ask me and I’ll show you my world! The sun or moon doesn’t shine more like gloom and doom...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 957 views | Poetry | November 23, 2019

"the line i crossed for the one i love"

by poet_girl

you tore my heart apart- and asked me to rearrange- the pieces- so I did- watching my own blood- fill my hands....

0 Likes | 0 comment | 952 views | Poetry | November 23, 2019

"the feeling"

by kafia7777

I love the way he touches me ,rubs my body in every place thrushes me hard ,he's kissing me licks and sucks on my love parts the feeling,,,, the feeling of him just pounding me making me lose my breath our faces and body language full...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 660 views | Fantasy | November 23, 2019

"Back To The Future II: 30th Anniversary"

by randyjohnson

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0 Likes | 0 comment | 836 views | Essays | November 22, 2019

"Shake it off"

by Karlie70

Recently, a dog bit me. For dog’s sake, I’m 49 years old and have never experienced the immediate pang of fang-like teeth piercing my seal. It felt like a crunch through muscle, taking me to my knees. There was a definite scream...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 772 views | Narrative Nonfiction | November 22, 2019

"Somehow We Made It Through"

by Stuharley

lord my soul still tide to them trees where every lynching that would be where i see them blue daffodils as far as the eyes could see but up yonder and over the hills oh lord somehow we made it through you and i...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 885 views | General | November 22, 2019

"Just One Step"

by bcaruso88

A Personal Narrative By: Brittany Caruso There were stingrays close to shore. The lifeguards were making announcements often...

1 Like | 2 comments | 896 views | General | November 21, 2019

"Music and Northern Lights"

by bcaruso88

A Short Story By: Brittany Caruso There’s something in the sky tonight. A tingle. A whisper. Electric, green waves roll th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 934 views | General | November 21, 2019

"Tips for Writing the Perfect College Admissions Essay"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly It’s that time of the year, where high school Juniors and Seniors start looking to the future. Choosing where to go to to college is a maj...

0 Like | 0 comment | 999 views | Information | November 21, 2019

"thank you dr Joseph"

by dnellay

Thank you Dr Joseph for what you have done for me! for restore my family back with your love spell My husband his back now and he has stopped to fill the divorce papers after i contacted you to help me stop the divorce with my husband and n...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 851 views | General | November 21, 2019

"Any Given Night"

by RBB1010

Love at times maybe like a hungry stray dog, once the taste of good food and a warm place to stay then it takes a heavy hand to run that dog away. Once the taste of your love for a man's hungry heart and to walk away from your warm arms...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 873 views | Poetry | November 21, 2019

"cheating is a state of mind"

by nebulouspotter

Water it can flow anywhere especially through a crack .... I was watching her take a shower through the clear glass and saw water flowing between her crack with soap bubbles... or is it crevice? anyways I was thinking...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 822 views | Undefined | November 21, 2019

"No Longer $5.00 Below"

by randyjohnson

I have an ax to grind with Five Below stores. A Five Below store opened at the College Squ...

1 Like | 1 comment | 808 views | Essays | November 20, 2019

"Man Hunt #0"

by adamsullivan112

Prologue John was pulling into his driveway. He had spent the better half of the day in his shop. He just wanted to get to his apartment and pass out for the day, maybe d...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 545 views | Mystery | November 20, 2019

"Devoid"

by nbriseno7

“Is it bad to be alone.” I ask myself as I stare blankly into my monitor. “Is it bad that regardless of who surrounds me or how many surround me, I feel alone…” I didn’t realize the effects that de...

1 Like | 0 comment | 781 views | Short Stories | November 19, 2019

"A Future to Call My Own"

by ElizabethD

Chapter 3 The Prince Collin stood looking out the window of his study at the drive. It had been two days since he had chosen Elise Cullen as his companion and she would be arriving at any moment. He wondered how she would react to being c...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 660 views | Fantasy | November 19, 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 | 2717 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 | 5619 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 | 3538 views | Poetry | June 26, 2018

"Ann More : John Donne’s Wife"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 3476 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

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

by noaheducation

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

8 Likes | 5 comments | 3319 views | Information | March 4, 2018

"The Unnecessary “That”"

by noaheducation

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 3077 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"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 | 2986 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"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 | 2985 views | Essays | November 23, 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 | 2954 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

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

by bluehurricane15

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2945 views | Essays | May 10, 2019

"You"

by kaylahickey

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2924 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Communication at its Best"

by aenglish0830

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

3 Likes | 2 comments | 2893 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"Mesmerized by Her Beauty"

by sbowman0397

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2852 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 | 2818 views | Poetry | June 28, 2018

"first contact"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2772 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

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

by graceriley

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 2729 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"Monarch"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 2683 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 | 2570 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"Mother Nature"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Like | 2 comments | 2559 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Be This Rose Inside"

by Stuharley

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2553 views | Poetry | April 18, 2019

"How to Write a Condolence Message"

by noaheducation

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2551 views | Information | August 29, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2531 views | Poetry | December 7, 2017

"Sun Rays & The Ocean"

by Luna442

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2501 views | Poetry | December 31, 2018

"Love and Hate"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2483 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Broken Home"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 2470 views | Poetry | September 17, 2018

"That’s The Good Thing About Possum Innards"

by randyjohnson

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2452 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"How to Write an MLA and APA Bibliography"

by noaheducation

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 2450 views | Research | July 18, 2019

"A Stranger Who Caught My Eye"

by shadow44

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

18 Likes | 2 comments | 2411 views | General | October 19, 2017

"Behind the Register"

by eletoski

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

4 Likes | 2 comments | 2392 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"Peter Singer and Speciesism"

by PaulB

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2363 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 1 comment | 2361 views | Information | January 27, 2017

"The Mouse and The Cheese"

by Gen1900

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 2359 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Faith When Feeling Disconnected"

by russellmaley28

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2280 views | General | July 28, 2018

"10 fun facts about the brain"

by keertikalluru

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

9 Likes | 2 comments | 2273 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 6, 2017

"Work Without Hope Poem Explication"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2244 views | Poetry | July 26, 2017

"The Rose of Love"

by Gen1900

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

3 Likes | 4 comments | 2203 views | Poetry | November 1, 2017

"ua kaliʻo ia"

by rubberjoyge

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2197 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"Water & Land"

by diannamargarita

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

9 Likes | 3 comments | 2192 views | Poetry | October 21, 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 | 2192 views | Poetry | October 16, 2018

"Rhue"

by randyjohnson

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2188 views | Poetry | September 30, 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...

1 Like | 1 comment | 2187 views | Poetry | July 3, 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 | 2186 views | Poetry | February 3, 2019

"Spoken Silence"

by JoJo

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

4 Likes | 5 comments | 2182 views | General | October 17, 2017

"Am I Supposed To Apologize?"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2176 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 | 2164 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

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

by brookesierra7

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

0 Likes | 3 comments | 2161 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"A Literary Comparison: Kafka Vs. Palahniuk"

by noaheducation

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2157 views | Information | March 15, 2019

"• The Utopia Life"

by Periwinkleparakeet87

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2155 views | General | November 27, 2017

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

by Tiger1519

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2154 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Knowledge Vs. Understanding"

by russellmaley28

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2144 views | General | July 28, 2018

"My Souls Tired"

by Gage

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2137 views | Poetry | September 11, 2018

"Hope"

by Overron

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2122 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"Edward Marshall and his rifle"

by duelist

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

4 Likes | 0 comment | 2114 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 18, 2020

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2107 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Happy 48th!"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2103 views | Poetry | August 19, 2019

"If I had Wings"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 2098 views | Poetry | October 23, 2018

"No Means No"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 2092 views | Poetry | September 23, 2018

"A Poem For Oksana Baiul"

by noahlass

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

0 Likes | 3 comments | 2090 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2081 views | General | January 10, 2019

"Vietnam Vet"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 2076 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"Broken Hearts-Ville"

by RBB1010

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2060 views | General | April 27, 2018

"Carrots Anyone?(Rabbits Jokes)"

by Gen1900

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 2055 views | Humor | November 5, 2017

"Pineapples?"

by mikaylamoss

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

4 Likes | 6 comments | 2044 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"RSO Record Label"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2043 views | Poetry | July 19, 2019

""

by fearfulwriter

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

2 Likes | 4 comments | 2031 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

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

by eletoski

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2030 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"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 | 2029 views | Poetry | January 7, 2019

"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 | 2028 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 | 2027 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 2027 views | Poetry | October 1, 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 | 2026 views | General | February 25, 2018

"???Merry Christmas???"

by apra2701

Merry Christmas everybody!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2019 views | General | December 17, 2018

"Refining Your Thesis Statement"

by noaheducation

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 2016 views | Information | August 21, 2019

"The Power of Human WILL"

by Momnaheart98

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

1 Like | 7 comments | 2009 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"An Imbalance of Identity"

by nolan.mollyrose

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2003 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"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 | 2003 views | General | June 7, 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 | 1993 views | General | November 6, 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 | 1993 views | Poetry | April 11, 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 | 1987 views | Poetry | January 4, 2018

"selfish"

by Masarati

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 1987 views | Poetry | January 9, 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 | 1986 views | Poetry | April 2, 2018

"Longing For Your Touch"

by efsaldivar

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1985 views | Poetry | September 10, 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 | 1977 views | Poetry | September 7, 2019

"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 | 1975 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"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 | 1963 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"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 | 1962 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"why you?"

by kys.em

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1961 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"Advocate of Realness (Dear Society)"

by GodFather

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

6 Likes | 3 comments | 1960 views | Poetry | April 18, 2018

"lie"

by haileysassyo

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1954 views | Poetry | January 5, 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 | 1953 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"The Voice"

by BGW

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 1951 views | Short Stories | March 26, 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 | 1948 views | Poetry | February 2, 2018

"Sentimental Thoughts"

by RBB1010

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1948 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"Lines"

by Danielle11195

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1944 views | Poetry | July 9, 2017

"Chutes and Ladders"

by keertikalluru

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 1937 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"I’m Happiest When Most Away"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1931 views | Poetry | June 26, 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 | 1927 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"A Thousand Acres: The Untouchable Man"

by eletoski

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1927 views | Essays | August 29, 2017

"When the Sky Cries"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 1927 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"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 | 1923 views | General | May 7, 2018

"Meeting"

by Riddledkitten

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1917 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"My love"

by haileysassyo

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

2 Likes | 3 comments | 1916 views | Poetry | March 18, 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 | 1912 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 1910 views | Poetry | September 12, 2017

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1898 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Strength in Weakness"

by russellmaley28

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1898 views | General | July 28, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1897 views | Poetry | July 13, 2017

"Word Porn"

by Poetpath85

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1895 views | Poetry | November 30, 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 | 1892 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"MEMORIES OF A CHILDHOOD"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1891 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1883 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"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 | 1883 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1883 views | General | May 14, 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 | 1880 views | Poetry | May 29, 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 | 1879 views | Poetry | June 23, 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 | 1874 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Blue Depression"

by Favoured

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

11 Likes | 0 comment | 1872 views | Poetry | November 2, 2018

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1868 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 1868 views | Poetry | July 20, 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 | 1867 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1864 views | Poetry | November 3, 2017

"Introducing Me"

by mikaylamoss

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

4 Likes | 7 comments | 1860 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"Mirror"

by alecia15

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1858 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"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 | 1856 views | General | July 21, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1855 views | Poetry | January 24, 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 | 1848 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1848 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 2018

"Alexander Hamilton’s Interlude"

by turtle_boi_laurens

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1847 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"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 | 1844 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"Mathematical Assumption"

by JustOneStoryTeller

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1840 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"Comfort"

by Anzel22

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 1839 views | Poetry | January 17, 2018

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1836 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Drowning in Shades of Grey"

by Momnaheart98

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1830 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"November 3, 2016"

by diannamargarita

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1828 views | General | October 22, 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 | 1822 views | Poetry | May 12, 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 | 1821 views | Poetry | February 13, 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 | 1812 views | Poetry | February 3, 2018

"A Little Sweet Thing Called True Love"

by sbowman0397

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1810 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"My Comforter"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1803 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"The Heart of the Kitchen"

by Juliasamone

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

3 Likes | 1 comment | 1802 views | General | June 7, 2018

"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 | 1797 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

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

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1795 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"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 | 1795 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 1793 views | Poetry | June 20, 2018

"A Gale"

by BRJ1992

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1788 views | Poetry | July 12, 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 | 1783 views | Poetry | July 22, 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 | 1782 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"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 | 1781 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"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 | 1780 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

"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 | 1774 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"war"

by zoeseljouk

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1773 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Bridge-way To An Author’s Dream"

by aparker1998

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1773 views | Poetry | September 30, 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 | 1771 views | Poetry | June 27, 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 | 1768 views | Prose | July 4, 2018

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 1766 views | Poetry | October 21, 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 | 1766 views | Poetry | January 29, 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 | 1765 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1761 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"One-legged bird"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1760 views | Poetry | October 20, 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 | 1757 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

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

by noaheducation

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1757 views | Information | May 2, 2019

"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 | 1756 views | General | May 13, 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 | 1754 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"TV"

by mikaylamoss

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

3 Likes | 5 comments | 1753 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"The 7 Biggest Misconceptions of Deaf Culture"

by LindsayB

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1750 views | Essays | September 11, 2017

"The Mystique of Impiety"

by Momnaheart98

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 1749 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"Utilisez lunette de visee et viseur point rouge"

by eighttom

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1749 views | General | April 24, 2019

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

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1745 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 | 1744 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1738 views | Poetry | June 5, 2018

"Walls"

by Gen1900

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

0 Likes | 4 comments | 1738 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"Night time kill"

by Masarati

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1734 views | Poetry | February 26, 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 | 1733 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 | 1732 views | Poetry | February 12, 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 | 1730 views | General | July 2, 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 | 1728 views | Poetry | July 4, 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 | 1726 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"Coming Soon 2"

by BGW

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1 Like | 0 comment | 1726 views | General | January 11, 2019

"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 | 1725 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"The Absence of Hope"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

2 Likes | 5 comments | 1725 views | Poetry | December 30, 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 | 1710 views | Essays | January 5, 2017

"Old Car"

by Franktank

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1705 views | Poetry | September 10, 2017

"Maybe I’m Not So Perfect"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1705 views | Poetry | January 7, 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 | 1701 views | Poetry | December 5, 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 | 1700 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"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 | 1699 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1698 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1697 views | Poetry | August 15, 2018

"The Wrong Execution"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1688 views | Poetry | February 24, 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 | 1688 views | Poetry | March 24, 2018

"Eyes"

by Rlively1612

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1687 views | Poetry | September 25, 2017

"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 | 1685 views | Information | October 11, 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 | 1680 views | General | June 18, 2018

"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 | 1680 views | Poetry | December 23, 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 | 1680 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"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 | 1671 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Revolution"

by keertikalluru

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

4 Likes | 4 comments | 1670 views | Poetry | January 23, 2017

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

by Danielle11195

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1659 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Us"

by Mspiggynane

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1 Like | 2 comments | 1657 views | Poetry | October 28, 2017

"Despair"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1654 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018