Tags : sadness

It's All in the Organ

It's All in the Organ

A Poem by Marian Elizabeth


Sadness dwells in the eternity of the salt In forests deep, inside tunnels of tree trunks That have seen religions thrive. Sadness is not ..
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..
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..
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
The Puppet's Smile

The Puppet's Smile

A Story by Melinda McQueen


The Puppet’s Smile Ever present, no matter the state, It’s always the same. Painted on its face of wood, Never ..
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..
Longed

Longed

A Poem by Lex Yaeger


I hope you like this.
Lullaby at 3 AM

Lullaby at 3 AM

A Poem by Shuvam De Biswas


this relates to her mind, the innocent mind weaving innocent love, till the innocence is tampered by a heartbreak, which makes her suspect love at eve..
unloveable

unloveable

A Poem by puritysenn


five stages of grief denial, bargaining, anger, sadness but where’s the acceptance? you told me I’d never lose you and I really had ..
Well of tears

Well of tears

A Poem by Tina


Sadness can be overwhelming.