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The Christmas Gift

The Christmas Gift

A Poem by Broken Shards


This is the story of a poor father, who is giving up his son for adoption to family so that his son can have a better future.
End of The Tunnel

End of The Tunnel

A Poem by Broken Shards


This poem is a take on the journey of every individual's life along with it's experiences and uncertainties.
Ah, To Float in My Boat

Ah, To Float in My Boat

A Poem by Erudite


This is a philosophical poem, referencing plato's allegory of the cave, Shakespeare's "To Be or Not To Be" and also a letter by Hunter S. Thompson on ..
Non-examined Life

Non-examined Life

A Poem by Erudite


Ancora Imparo (I am still learning)
What is life?

What is life?

A Poem by Aphitenza


Just the way i see it
I just don't accept this

I just don't accept this

A Story by ritwik123


Departures
All That Is

All That Is

A Poem by AriaTargaryen


Today I feel offA thread spun from machineFrayed into an ubiquitous tangleOf whatever may beA chilling comingEmbers, sparks and ash Frozen over as cad..
Thoughts On Love

Thoughts On Love

A Poem by dillonjensen


I explored a thought I had and tried to take it to its logical conclusion. I argued with myself for a while because I wasn't sure it made any sense. M..
I Am an Angel

I Am an Angel

A Poem by fpaddock


I am an Angel I am a dog wide eyed panting at the windowI am an Angle cast down I am a bird with seed in beak pecking at the rough barkI am an Angle..
That Miasma, Pride

That Miasma, Pride

A Poem by Nicholas LaRocca


Even now, as the Library stretches around me, its erections, walls of silent tomes, spiraling laterally about the center, I can feel it �"..
Chaos in the Corner of Our Eyes

Chaos in the Corner of Our Eyes

A Poem by Brandt


Written after reading an essay by Lewis Thomas. Also inspired by Khalil Gibran and Martha Nussbaum, and my own personal experiences with love and deta..
Anecdotes of A Fortune Cookie Philosopher

Anecdotes of A Fortune Cookie Philosopher

A Story by jcarlson33


Witty and dry humor in a series of short-short-stories told by a lost moralist in the modern age. Juxtaposition between restraint and humanistic indul..
Why worry?

Why worry?

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


A poem about life.
Freedom

Freedom

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


A paean to the open road.
The Moat and The Minefield

The Moat and The Minefield

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


A poem about alienation.
Inner Light

Inner Light

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


When all seems bleak and hopeless...
Huntress

Huntress

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


A poem about a daughter's quest for vengeance.
Night Fears

Night Fears

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


Sometimes your nightmares are real!
I Don't Know Whether To Laugh or Cry

I Don't Know Whether To Laugh or Cry

A Poem by Jonny The Savage


If this piece doesn't describe you, there's no way it can bother you; and I clearly wasn't describing you. But if it does, it was written for you; in ..