Tags : Metaphor

Chicago and Breadsticks

Chicago and Breadsticks

A Poem by hannahspelledbackwards


Sitting next to you is like breathing in the fresh ocean air as the waves kiss the Downtown Chicago shore.It's like coming home after a long while and..
Amomyrtus Almighty

Amomyrtus Almighty

A Poem by Titus


Describes the plant named, and a series of which is hoped alphabetically, I'll be able to publish one day.
Always Forward

Always Forward

A Story by Ian Faraway


I'm standing in the rain at a fork in the road. Well, maybe if that fork had hundreds of extensions. There's too many ways to go and no way to decide..
How Many Authors

How Many Authors

A Poem by Tyler


How many authors,Unearthly meticulous,Have left us symbols in scarves; or, say,Surreptitiously submerged in salad dressing,The idea of the priest conf..
Cycle of My Life

Cycle of My Life

A Poem by Ian Faraway


There are dark clouds at my feetLaughing at my past defeatsAnd saying my misery tastes bitter sweetBut I, myself, am a surpriseWhen I feel something s..
IV. Czech Republic & V. Slovakia

IV. Czech Republic & V. Slovakia

A Poem by Dana Alsamsam


From my series "World Vision" in which I address a poem to every destination I've visited. Seemed appropriate to address these two together.
semitam desperatio

semitam desperatio

A Poem by Jatta


Metaphorical piece on depression. Some latin words. (I'll be honest, I used google translate)
She Leaves Ash

She Leaves Ash

A Poem by Pure Hope


Inspired by the phrase "she's a volcano" (requirement- in 79 words or less)
Does anyone even care at all?

Does anyone even care at all?

A Poem by Samantha


I know this isn't great, but it sort of popped into my head one night... Enjoy.
(Work of Art)

(Work of Art)

A Poem by Sofia


~Written for somebody in my life
Unraveling

Unraveling

A Poem by R.M.W.


Break me, pull me apart.
i would have died, had i not been named

i would have died, had i not been named

A Poem by blueviolin


i am dusk my belly is full of shadows and silhouettes that tremble when i laugh come sit with me near the mountain never climbed there we..
our voices will be landmarks

our voices will be landmarks

A Poem by blueviolin


brevity, vignettes
when i wake at 3am

when i wake at 3am

A Poem by blueviolin


i. when i wake at 3am i listen as the heavy parts of my dreams slip through the cracks in my memory and pool in a place God visits on occ..
burden

burden

A Poem by blueviolin


when i was born i couldn't breathe right, and no machine could fix it. so i held my breath where the wind couldn't find it and promised it w..
The Road

The Road

A Poem by Ian Faraway


A metaphoric poem over past present and future