Writing

Descending

A Poem by AJ Bell

She’s leaving soon and she’ll take my heart with herCare for it my dear, for it’s the only one I’ve gotDrunken evenings spent ..

The Cycle

A Poem by AJ Bell

I woke this morning with a heavy heart and pessimism on my brain.I thought of all that could go wrong and has again and again.I reached out from the d..

Forgiveness and Adultery

A Poem by AJ Bell

When the sun goes down and everything gets quietThe slideshow begins to playA flashbulb memory of you dancing wildly around the piles of decayForever ..

Tiny Box

A Poem by AJ Bell

Every memory lingers under the patches I made to the wallEvery wound hides under the new layer of skinEvery heartache I ever felt is inside this tiny ..

Rapids

A Poem by AJ Bell

I am standing here on the ledgeWatching the rocks slowly crumble beneath my feetI’ve never felt as alone as I do right nowI am isolated, trapped..

A for Effort

A Poem by AJ Bell

Once upon a time; in a land so far away, there lived a girl who suffered in silence and fed on the decay.A hopeful heart so withered and lost with not..

Yielding

A Poem by AJ Bell

Where do you go when you’ve strayed so far from the path?Is there any turning back?Do you just keep moving forward; with hope that eventually it..

Cryptanalysis

A Poem by AJ Bell

I don’t know what we are nowI just know it’s not what it wasI fear that you don’t want to changeI fear you can’t see through m..

Psychosis

A Poem by AJ Bell

DevastatedLonelyConfusedHopelessI’ve felt this way for monthsThe sky has been crying sinceI often wonder if it sees me suffering?If it’s n..

Sepsis

A Poem by AJ Bell

You’ll never know how many times a day I fantasize about running a blade across my skin.Feeling that dull burn and the pull of my flesh against ..

Lover's Mark

A Poem by The Poet of Black Wings

InkLasts longer.Brands inBlackWill outliveMost.RomanticTragedy isUnexpected.A surprise thatSneaks up onUs.She's goneAnd so is he.But theMark remainsOn..

The Pain of a Poet

A Poem by KMBRLY

the truth about poets and their poems

A Purpose

A Poem by The Poet of Black Wings

My pen Dives into the Inkpot. Devouring it's Black blood So that it may Spit it back Out, unto the Page. Furiously, For hours and Days..

Tonight

A Poem by AJ Bell

Tonight I’ll stand on the ledgeStare down at the rocks belowWatch as the waves crash in and kiss the shoreThe ones I’ve stared down at one..

morphine

A Poem by AJ Bell

On a scale of one to ten how bad does it hurt?The doctor always asks this before giving you any form of relief.And you lie and say it’s an 8 whe..

conditional love

A Poem by AJ Bell

Last night you told me my love was conditional.That I am selfish, once again.You tricked me.Told me you wanted to be more emotionally available.Told m..