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Running River

Running River

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Down by the riverNo not that oneThe river near my old oak cabinThe rush of the waterThe brook that babbles on through all hours of the nightI try to a..
Don't Touch Me

Don't Touch Me

A Poem by VitalianRose


Love language is hard to understand and we all have a weakness to a certain kind...
Lady Lonesome

Lady Lonesome

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Life may just be dreadfully lonelyWith moments of communityThat leave me bitterAching for something greaterSomeone greaterThat I may not knowLife may ..
Tuscan Tirade

Tuscan Tirade

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Under the Tuscan sunDripping peachesWet and stickyFingers stuck to my pagesPaper cuts on summer daysBlood dripping down my fingerPeach fuzz painted re..
Coughing Cinnamon

Coughing Cinnamon

A Poem by The Things She Noted


He’s sweet like cinnamonJust as bitterHard to swallowHold him in my mouthChoke him outThe dust of the barkToo heavy to float to the topSinking i..
Excerpts of Books I'll Never Write

Excerpts of Books I'll Never Write

A Book by This Goode Life


Most of these short clips are not connected, just various ideas that have manifested over the years.
Taunting Thoughts

Taunting Thoughts

A Poem by The Things She Noted


The airplanes close to my homeCircling my neighbourhoodTauntingSelf deprivation is only a depravity for so longPitifulAnd then I thoughtHow life was i..
Romanticizing Red

Romanticizing Red

A Poem by The Things She Noted


Red eyesBut not romanticNot the showings of a sleep deprived womanWhat was she thinking aboutWhat kept her upRed from rubbingAnd pullingAnd wipingRed ..
Mourning Announcements

Mourning Announcements

A Poem by The Things She Noted


First periodA busy dayWe file in like soldiersOn the teenage defenceTucked behind my deskPeeling at the paintSpeaker squeaksThen hissesRingsA low voic..
24 and There's so Much More

24 and There's so Much More

A Poem by The Things She Noted


The first writing of my 24th year
Beautiful Darkness

Beautiful Darkness

A Poem by B. A. May


A poem written during a Bit polar manic episode.
I’d Die Without You

I’d Die Without You

A Poem by Anaya


your name isn't sammy, for it's our only disguise. you don't even know I write about you. You'll never see this love
Broken Essence

Broken Essence

A Poem by Anaya


all you see is my pretty face, until you unwrap me..
The Misfortune

The Misfortune

A Story by Ash Hoskins


Kage and Crys(tal) dine at a Chinese restaurant when Crys needs a pick-me-up after a break-up. Kage is the best friend stuck in the friend zone. Crys ..
A Life-long Promise from Me to You

A Life-long Promise from Me to You

A Poem by Trey Jakosalem


This is a sequel or follow-up to my poem: Coffee and You. This is a foolish promise to live by. Especially when one realizes they were just being us..
Aggravated Aging

Aggravated Aging

A Poem by The Things She Noted


My fear of growing old consumes my waking thoughts The white of the sun cream seeping into my skin Have my pores become bigger? The wide brimmed..
Eying Envy

Eying Envy

A Poem by The Things She Noted


She met me in the cafeLate noonThough we said earlyI’ve sat waitingIt no longer upsets meEmbarrassingBut okay, understandingI know she’ll ..
Phone Booth Philosophy

Phone Booth Philosophy

A Poem by The Things She Noted


I tried calling you today from the pay phone by the lakeThe phone booth was graffitied in childlike writingProfanitiesI tried calling you with hands s..
Seat At My Table

Seat At My Table

A Poem by The Things She Noted


I can’t stand you but would you sit with meA seat at my tableNow that’s hard to come by because I’m always playing musical chairs wi..
Doppleganger

Doppleganger

A Poem by Nebula


Locked in another world I watch my doppleganger take my life She f***s with my husband She plays with my children I scream my pain My sorrow My sham..