"Puny and Dweeby 5"

by sbowman0397

Now that I'm still in high school, All my bullies thought they were cool. It is Jerry Winters and I'm eighteen, But I ain't here to tell you what I mean. I am still praising my God all day long, Wherever there's nothing so wrong. Now my bul...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1199 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Dreamlandia 3: Dreams Turned Into Nightmares"

by sbowman0397

It's getting very scary tonight Prepare yourselves for a fight Dreamlandia will return back It'll leave you blue and black Well it doesn't play around Spread this town to town Gratefully it'll subside soon And prepare for fight wounds Drea...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1188 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Dreamlandia 2: The Nightmare"

by sbowman0397

We're in Dreamlandia at night again And there's nothing we can do my friend But this is about "the nightmare" of you Pleading won't subdue Won't you please come over here? Can't you see my fear? Oh well I guess Dreamlandia's coming And it'l...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1295 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: Hughes Has to Go to the Second Grade"

by sbowman0397

Here I am a twelve-year-old second grader by now I was held back because I skipped the second grade Somehow I wasn't allowed to go onto seventh grade Even though I accidentally skipped this grade oops Well I am in Thurmond once again for s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1204 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: McKinley Welcomes Its Sixth Graders"

by sbowman0397

It is I Mr. Hucklesby welcome sixth graders I will be your middle school teacher for now This is McKinley Middle School you chumps So pay attention to me and me only tricksters I do not tolerate any shenanigans or prankers So that means no...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1235 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: Proudly Dating as Fifth Graders"

by sbowman0397

The day has finally come and I'm dating Gladys We're both now in fifth grade and ten-years-old But we got a new teacher named Mr. McGwincy Now in the fifth grade I've been awaiting to date Say Mr. McGwincy how have you've been lately? His...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1280 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: The Mischievous Fourth Grader"

by sbowman0397

As I now have entered the fourth grade with Ms. Glabbett It's been a fun adventure while I've now been with Gladys This isn't my story it's about the mischievous fourth grader And his name is Markevious Russell, Jr. the very bad kiddo One...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1297 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"All the Cheery Children (So Merry and Bright)"

by sbowman0397

Wrap up a gift or two and send it away Merry Christmas to all and a good night All the cheery children so merry and bright Nice children get presents not the bad ones I want to wish you all a merry Christmas A very merry Christmas to you a...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1315 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"O Glorious Christmas"

by sbowman0397

Let's sleep and maybe Santa will come So sleep tight and pray for Santa Claus It's Christmas night and at twelve o'clock The big fat man with a sack on his back O glorious Christmas won't you come? O glorious Christmas I'll pray for you Don...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1263 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Best Christmas Ever"

by sbowman0397

What a wonderful time of the year it is Because the children are buzzing with cheers It's Christmas and it's filled with brightness Hopefully Santa knows I've been good over the years I want to make this the best Christmas ever Overly chee...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1281 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Jesus Is the Reason to Celebrate Christmas"

by sbowman0397

O Christmas tree We put lights on so brightly Praises to Jesus He's the reason to celebrate Christmas Hang up a stocking or two A sweet gift from me to you Everyone so cheerful Making Christmas so magical Jesus we praise you tonight A star...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1358 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"It’s Christmas (So Let’s Praise Jesus)"

by sbowman0397

O it's that time of year again To praise the wonderful man It's Christmas So let's praise Jesus Have yourself a merry Christmas O ye who praise the good Jesus It's that time of year again To the North Pole my cards are sent O ye praise the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1202 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Garrett McNair"

by sbowman0397

Day 1 and I'm in prison for murdering a kid I can't become what I killed him for So Mr. McNair why did you do this? How come you murdered him as you did? There's blood splattered on the floor I was sentenced to jail and case dismiss Day 2...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1218 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: Lying Gets You Nowhere"

by sbowman0397

Now that I've entered the third grade Of course with Ms. Glabbett as my teacher It's very important that you shouldn't lie Because lying gets you nowhere in this life My day with Gladys Schuckner and my friends I'll become a liar when I sh...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1372 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley: A Birthday I Won’t Soon Forget"

by sbowman0397

Welcome back students of Thurmond Elementary Today's a very special day for a certain someone Well it's Hughes Griffley's sixth birthday tonight So wish him a happy birthday as you leave today So we sing happy birthday to you to Hughes Gri...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1237 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hughes Griffley"

by sbowman0397

Attention students of Thurmond Elementary I am Ms. Glabbett your kindergarten teacher I want you to give our new student a warm welcome As you greet him with your warmest kindness Hi I am Hughes Macklin Griffley and I'm five years old I ho...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1126 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Two Drunks and Crack Cocaine"

by sbowman0397

There’s a party downtown at someone’s house And they wanted the party people to be drunk So I’m stuck here with two drunks And they also snorted crack cocaine Just my luck They wanted me to try it But I said I was too young And they b...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1315 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Out of Time"

by sbowman0397

As I bled all over I seem to be dying I see red on the cover And I am bleeding Well I’m out of time It’s too late Nobody’s time to shine I’m at heaven’s gate As I look over my shoulder I see a guy in a hockey mask He left me ther...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1287 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1861 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"In Need of Your Help (I Just Can’t Fight It Alone)"

by sbowman0397

God if you’re listening I’m in need of your help My world is truly sickening I’m feeling like I’m heartfelt I just can’t fight it alone And I just need your mercy My scars have been shown Because of that, I’m unworthy Troubled...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1268 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"When the Clock Strikes Nine"

by sbowman0397

Strictly at nine o’clock Was the time that the people go to bed So they can get up for work in the morning With a warming smile, they rested for tonight During a boy’s sleep He entered his dreamland As he dreamed of his ancestors It was...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1259 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Mirakroslavia"

by sbowman0397

As the legend goes that in the ancient ruins There were these people who ruled its lands And in that lands, there were Indians roaming So many indeed that they had to evacuate And since that day these “Indians” that ruled Long before h...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1323 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Hallowed Be Thy Name"

by sbowman0397

As I kneel down and pray to the Lord I’m repeating “hallowed be thy name” But as I kneel down to pray it’s so sad Because our gracious Lord isn’t healing So, I’m repenting all that the Earth isn’t It’s killing me surely but...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1420 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Nothing Says I Can’t"

by sbowman0397

Just because you say I am retarded It really doesn’t mean that I really am Now I’ve embraced it since it’s started You called me this, now it’s a quondam Look what you’ve done to me it isn’t nice Because now I say “nothing sa...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1301 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Ruthanne Dorthchild"

by sbowman0397

This story is about to change history A story that’s about an American mistress Ruthanne Dorthchild is her real name And she won’t be mistaken once more She stated, “I’m Ruthanne and I won’t Be mistaken anymore than the next Beca...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1095 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"There’s a Difference"

by sbowman0397

All I really know about you That I just can’t live without I’ve been holding onto love And I really need this hole gone Nothing says about love Like the way, you must be There’s a difference About you and me so much Can’t you just...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1292 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Deeply Cursed"

by sbowman0397

Ooh, it’s gotten real gruesome And I can’t regret what I've ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1266 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Admitted into the Hospital"

by sbowman0397

I must be going insane I was admitted into the hospital On a gurney with an IV in my vein What do you think that this is casual? They called me a drug addict But sadly I am not that person I am not one to be with conflict Because these aren...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1282 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Been Worried about You"

by sbowman0397

I’ve been worried about you So lately can’t you even tell me? You’ve been drinking but only a few And you say “ain’t nothin’ for free” I saw you becoming depressed Please don’t you give up lately Since you had a beer appres...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1291 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"She’s So Specific"

by sbowman0397

I ain’t here to be messed with As I suck in every lasting breath But God has made those creepeth And all his angels are what’s left Forgive me she’s so specific But I’m guessing she’s scientific She studies all of hieroglyphic Bu...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1206 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Another Reason to Hate Myself"

by sbowman0397

What? You’ve got a problem with me? It’s just another reason to hate myself Isn’t it? No time to die unsteadily Okay I get it...no need to repeat yourself Now you’ve seemed to hate me But you’ve been a real bitch too much I’ve g...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1205 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Echakuleizen: Island of the Ancestors"

by sbowman0397

Let’s take a journey into the past everyone… I can’t believe in this story anymore And it’s definitely the lesser of two evils Nobody should tell this story The story of the Island of the Ancestors But I’m not here to bore you al...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1239 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"It’s Unlikely That I’ll Love You"

by sbowman0397

As I take things slowly and steadily I think of you and misery is on standby Over and over you never proved this to me That you’re most likely to love me unwillingly But I’ll never seek a relationship with you As harder I think of you I...

1 Like | 0 comment | 1174 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Cheers to the Miseries"

by sbowman0397

It goes one for the miseries Two for the broken enemies Three for the unforgiveness And four for the brokenness Cheers for the miseries As I said this to all frenemies I can’t stay here and break you You’ve been a sadly mistaken dude...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1332 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Mesmerized by Her Beauty"

by sbowman0397

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2867 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Evangelina"

by sbowman0397

There’s nobody such as perfect There’s nobody such as different Can’t anybody have taken her from that Just oohing and awing over her back Just look at herself all pretty Evangelina the difference of me Nobody can’t be more beautif...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1300 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Stranded"

by sbowman0397

Help me I feel so lonely I’m stranded While you’re so freed Nobody to love No worship above Help me, dear Lord I’ll send SOS with every word I am helpless And shipwrecked I am stranded So abandoned Forgive me for docking And these s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1379 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"In the Arms of God’s Grace"

by sbowman0397

In the arms of God’s grace Life isn’t a journey to race But God’ll putcha in ya place In the arms of angels evenly spaced Hey, I’m looking out for you It bugs me that you don’t notice it too But I’m with God’s grace - it’s...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1296 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"What I’m Feeling"

by sbowman0397

Forget Y’all right now I am feeling anger Kaplow Ain’t gonna deal with you It’ll take too much begging too What I’m feeling is stupidity And you better pay the annuity I’m such in a downfall lately But I’ll overcome it some way...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1218 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Dreamlandia"

by sbowman0397

We’re in Dreamlandia tonight Alright we’re snuggled so tight Dreamlandia here we come! Oh shit, what have I’ve become? Sneaky and gruesome Dreamlandia here I come It’s so wonderful And so peaceful I wrote down my anger And disturbe...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1255 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Acting So Foolish"

by sbowman0397

You’ve caught me Acting so foolish Nothing is for free No matter how rich It’ll never be the same Without you and me What’s this sick game? Doing with our story? I loved you just the same Maybe a little bit too much Our love isn’t...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1217 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Yasuyoshi Fukushima"

by sbowman0397

I was born in Nagasaki To a mother and father Japan isn’t what it used to be There’s bombing like no other I was just a little boy When my families fled It was horrible to me Surely people are dead Hopefully, I am a survivor At my age...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1205 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"You’ll Be Sorry"

by sbowman0397

Ooh when I had a girl that loved me She wouldn’t be a good girl for love Baby, you’ll be sorry There’s just no more love Heaven isn’t the correct place She woke up mad at me for nothing If you don’t pick up the pace you’ll lose...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1265 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Chief Rocka: An End to the Undefeated War"

by sbowman0397

To blackouts and smoke-filled lungs, I have to defend this town that depends on me. Pray for me people I can’t go along, Am I too late to see the daybreak light so heavenly? Thankfully we have been saved by help, I just can’t thank them...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1246 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Chief Rocka: The Last of a Dying Breed"

by sbowman0397

This story is about a Native American boy, He is named Chief Rocka. If you want to hear this life of this boy, Then sit back and put away the Vodka. Haven’t you heard of Chief Rocka’s story? It’s very intriguing you know. He’s a ver...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1167 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"An Unspeakable Story"

by sbowman0397

Whose speechless song, being many, seeming one, “My parts had power to charm a sacred nun.” The wrinkles which thy glass will truly show, Cheek neither red nor pale, but mingled so. Let my unsounded self, supposed a fool, Thou art the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1302 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"In a World That Has to Be Changed"

by sbowman0397

Beauty’s effect with beauty was bereft Guilty thou art ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1254 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Beauty within the Skies"

by sbowman0397

And then she reprimands her mangling eye, Tired with all these, for restful death, I cry. To keep thy sharp woes waking, wretched I, Look, how a bright star shooteth from the sky. ‘With this, I did begin to start and cry, That on the ashe...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1192 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Vicki Raymes"

by sbowman0397

Three years ago There was a girl She go...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1346 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Apartment B-23"

by sbowman0397

Two kids were walking down the alleyway, When they stumbled upon some ...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1213 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"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 | 2745 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 | 5647 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 | 3563 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 | 3515 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 | 3336 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 | 3095 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"Analysis of The Violent Bear It Away"

by ehg1440

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

3 Likes | 0 comment | 3018 views | Essays | November 23, 2017

"The Flying Headscarfed Woman and the Incredulous Hog"

by spiceypete

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

7 Likes | 0 comment | 3001 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"Greed"

by WVPoetrygirl

People have you running here and there trying to tell you how to achieve. They have you trying this and that, soon you don't know what to believe. "Look at my 100,000 followers, You can have them too!" "Just buy my book of secret tips...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2972 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 | 2964 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 | 2940 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 | 2908 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"Mesmerized by Her Beauty"

by sbowman0397

1 Like | 0 comment | 2867 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 | 2836 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 | 2791 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 | 2746 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 | 2701 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 | 2603 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"Be This Rose Inside"

by Stuharley

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2589 views | Poetry | April 18, 2019

"Mother Nature"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Like | 2 comments | 2577 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"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 | 2570 views | Information | August 29, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2547 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 | 2515 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 | 2504 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 | 2499 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 | 2470 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 | 2465 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 | 2449 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 | 2429 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

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

2 Likes | 1 comment | 2379 views | Information | January 27, 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 | 2378 views | Essays | March 26, 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 | 2373 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"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 | 2317 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 6, 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 | 2297 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Work Without Hope Poem Explication"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2261 views | Poetry | July 26, 2017

"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 | 2223 views | Poetry | February 3, 2019

"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 | 2218 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 | 2215 views | Poetry | May 18, 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 | 2211 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"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 | 2208 views | Poetry | October 16, 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 | 2207 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"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 | 2206 views | Poetry | September 30, 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 | 2198 views | General | October 17, 2017

"Where Does It Hurt?"

by jeffp526

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 2198 views | Poetry | July 3, 2018

"A Literary Comparison: Kafka Vs. Palahniuk"

by noaheducation

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2194 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 | 2187 views | General | November 27, 2017

"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 | 2185 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 | 2176 views | Research | 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 | 2168 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 | 2161 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 | 2152 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 | 2141 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 2140 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Edward Marshall and his rifle"

by duelist

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

4 Likes | 0 comment | 2125 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 18, 2020

"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 | 2120 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"Happy 48th!"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2117 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 | 2114 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 | 2109 views | Poetry | September 23, 2018

"Vietnam Vet"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 2097 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 | 2093 views | General | April 27, 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 | 2093 views | General | January 10, 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 | 2075 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"Carrots Anyone?(Rabbits Jokes)"

by Gen1900

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

3 Likes | 3 comments | 2071 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 | 2069 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"???Merry Christmas???"

by apra2701

Merry Christmas everybody!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2061 views | General | December 17, 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 | 2056 views | Poetry | July 19, 2019

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

by eletoski

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2047 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"Put Me to Rest (Nightmare Lullabies)"

by GodFather

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2046 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Real Bears Aren’t Like Winnie the Pooh"

by randyjohnson

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 2045 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 | 2043 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"Why Libraries Should Be Your Best Friend"

by noaheducation

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

4 Likes | 4 comments | 2043 views | General | February 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 | 2042 views | Poetry | October 1, 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 | 2036 views | General | June 7, 2018

"An Imbalance of Identity"

by nolan.mollyrose

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 2032 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"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 | 2030 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 | 2022 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Balance"

by analaplaca

Balance and acceptance always have the right mindset and give your inhibitions a reason to keep living/You have two choices wrong right sometimes its worth the fight/Pain is the core to everything that we do to stuff it with the most potent...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 2019 views | Poetry | April 11, 2018

"5 am"

by Poetpath85

It's been a while since I wrote some Time has flew by It's been a while since I wrote some Now I know why Seasons are changing and so am I For only good reasons though Seasons are changing and so am I It's time to reflect and...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 2013 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"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 | 2010 views | General | November 6, 2017

"Where do we go from here?"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 2006 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 2002 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 | 2002 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"Longing For Your Touch"

by efsaldivar

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 2000 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 | 1993 views | Poetry | September 7, 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 | 1992 views | Poetry | April 18, 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 | 1980 views | Poetry | February 2, 2018

"Entitled Child"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1976 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"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 | 1976 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"why you?"

by kys.em

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

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1974 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"lie"

by haileysassyo

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

2 Likes | 0 comment | 1970 views | Poetry | January 5, 2018

"The Voice"

by BGW

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

1 Like | 3 comments | 1969 views | Short Stories | March 26, 2018

"Leaving"

by HopelessStephmantic

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1967 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"A Thousand Acres: The Untouchable Man"

by eletoski

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1964 views | Essays | August 29, 2017

"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 | 1961 views | Poetry | July 6, 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 | 1958 views | General | May 7, 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 | 1955 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 | 1950 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"? #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 | 1949 views | Poetry | September 12, 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 | 1947 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 | 1940 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1938 views | Poetry | March 14, 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 | 1934 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 | 1934 views | Poetry | April 25, 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 | 1932 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1913 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1911 views | Poetry | July 13, 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 | 1911 views | General | July 28, 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 | 1909 views | Poetry | June 17, 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 | 1909 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 | 1908 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1902 views | General | May 14, 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 | 1897 views | Poetry | December 16, 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 | 1896 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"Song"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1895 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Blue Depression"

by Favoured

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

11 Likes | 0 comment | 1895 views | Poetry | November 2, 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 | 1892 views | Poetry | May 29, 2018

"Hap"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1891 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"The Cartesian Circle and God"

by PaulB

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1886 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"Psychosis, The Poem"

by ImpulsivelyPenned

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1885 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1881 views | Poetry | April 2, 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 | 1879 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1875 views | Poetry | November 3, 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 | 1873 views | Poetry | September 4, 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 | 1873 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 1 comment | 1872 views | Poetry | January 24, 2018

"Spiritual Thought of the Day 11 Answering the Call"

by russellmaley28

Sometimes life calls us to step up to the plate. What are we going to do when...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1870 views | General | July 21, 2018

"PONT DU CARROUSEL"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1863 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"The Deepest Pain"

by LilAnt

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1862 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1861 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1860 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 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 | 1854 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 | 1852 views | Poetry | January 17, 2018

"A Little Sweet Thing Called True Love"

by sbowman0397

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1845 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 1844 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 | 1843 views | General | October 22, 2017

"If someone asked me"

by shemikabanes

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 1834 views | Poetry | February 13, 2018

"I Never Thought"

by cvjune

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

0 Likes | 1 comment | 1833 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"The Naughty Kitten"

by JoshuaHarestad

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1825 views | Poetry | February 3, 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 | 1814 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 | 1814 views | General | June 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 | 1813 views | Poetry | July 12, 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 | 1810 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 | 1810 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 | 1807 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 1806 views | Poetry | June 20, 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 | 1802 views | Poetry | September 30, 2018

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

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

1 Like | 4 comments | 1801 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"यो"

by rubberjoyge

Ever since you said to me begone my frivolous banshee said you needed to be free oh quite possibly. Bring myself some water on the beach could have some some wine as I eat a peach, but the only face I seem to see is the one so fa...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 1799 views | Prose | July 4, 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 | 1799 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 | 1797 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 | 1796 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 | 1792 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 | 1789 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 | 1788 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Souls Are Real"

by RBB1010

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

1 Like | 5 comments | 1783 views | Poetry | June 27, 2018

"Forgiving isn’t forgetting"

by Bebby_Vibes

At the funeral the little girl looked into the casket From that day on she'd seen the man come into her room She never had a friend so she stood silent Sending prayers wishing she could fly away Because of the Man that c...

5 Likes | 0 comment | 1782 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 | 1779 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"One-legged bird"

by WVPoetrygirl

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1776 views | Poetry | October 20, 2018

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

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

1 Like | 2 comments | 1775 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"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 | 1774 views | Information | May 2, 2019

"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 | 1773 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Realistic Thoughts"

by HopelessStephmantic

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

0 Likes | 5 comments | 1771 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 | 1769 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"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 | 1767 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"TV"

by mikaylamoss

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

3 Likes | 5 comments | 1767 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 | 1765 views | Essays | September 11, 2017

"Sonntag denke"

by rubberjoyge

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1765 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"Utilisez lunette de visee et viseur point rouge"

by eighttom

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1765 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 | 1760 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Coming Soon 2"

by BGW

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1 Like | 0 comment | 1759 views | General | January 11, 2019

"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 | 1757 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1753 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 | 1751 views | Poetry | January 3, 2019

"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 | 1747 views | Poetry | February 8, 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 | 1744 views | Poetry | February 26, 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 | 1744 views | Poetry | July 4, 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 | 1743 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 | 1743 views | General | July 2, 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...

2 Likes | 5 comments | 1740 views | Poetry | December 30, 2018

"Ode to the West Wind"

by Danielle11195

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1735 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Crossing the Street with Kate Sheppard"

by echeslow

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

1 Like | 0 comment | 1726 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 | 1719 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 | 1717 views | Poetry | January 7, 2018

"SONG OF THE STATUE"

by pdpoetry

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1716 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 | 1714 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"Dedicated to Johanna"

by Poetpath85

Rare and admirable it is to witness you carrying the whole weight of the world upon your shoulders while most seem to struggle carrying boulders and when the world becomes colder your resilience warms it You are what true s...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1713 views | Poetry | December 5, 2017

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

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

0 Likes | 2 comments | 1710 views | Poetry | August 15, 2018

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

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

0 Likes | 0 comment | 1709 views | Poetry | March 17, 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 | 1705 views | Poetry | September 25, 2017

"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 | 1702 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 | 1701 views | Poetry | March 24, 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 | 1698 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"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 | 1697 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 | 1697 views | Poetry | December 23, 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 | 1696 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"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 | 1683 views | Poetry | January 23, 2017

"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 | 1682 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Us"

by Mspiggynane

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1 Like | 2 comments | 1672 views | Poetry | October 28, 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 | 1671 views | Poetry | July 8, 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 | 1671 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018