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Like Me “No, I’m not going to the party,” I say she sneers back at me, her superiority-complex evident in the rhetoricality of the inquiry Bitch, I want to add ...

One Lump Or Two?My Aunty was born in London and scoffed at scams like horoscopes and lifelines.She scolded, “Do not be foolish, Dear, one cannot tell squat from a palm,the ...

Himmaybe it is the uncertainty that terrifies methat makes my breath quickenand self-consciously fix my hairwondering at at this momentas I pass you in the hallwayyou with your friends andme ...

EyewitnessIf that bar of soap could talkit would tell you how: the son daydreamingcreates a cloud of sudsso his rubber ducky disappears momentarily in the spumy ocean the daughter seven ...

Let’s PretendLet’s pretend That you had the backboneTo say that to my faceThat I had the courageTo not walk awayNot be the ‘bigger’ personFor once in my lifeLet’s pretend You ...

Insomnia I’ve been sitting here all night trying my best to write a poem counting out the syllables wringing out their meaning I’ve been sitting here all night marveling at ...

Caution: Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They AppearI despise the cliché of new driversI, myself, don’t drink and drive or text my friend back at a red light if ...

Rambling Sometimes I don’t get people. Honestly, most of the time I don’t get people. And probably, most of the time, people don’t get me either. And most of the ...

Certainly not a masterpiece, but I had to get this out of me before I went crazy thinking. SupposeIf I died tomorrowwould you think of me?And what would you thinkof ...

I have lived on an island surrounded by water for my entire childhood. I am terrified of it.I have seen the ocean call to sailors who never return. I have ...

Asymmetrical Confrontation I’ll dissolve your “I thought you were busy” And simmer it all night Until it boils down to the real reason You didn’t want me thereI’ll bind your ...

BareI feel naked Flushing at the way Your eyes burn through my skinRight into my soulAnalyzing the parts of me I didn’t want you to know You take my words ...

Code: Select allWho Is It For? I wrap my hair into an intricate updoAnd cement it in place with hairspray and More bobby pins than I can count.I spritz perfume ...

Smoke ScreenI stand, proud,Surrounded by the shambles of my glass house.Glinting off the splinters,I glimpse the reflection of my mask, Hovering on the surface - So thin, So feeble.I wonder ...

Life Cycle Of A Helium BalloonLook at them:resilient and lighter than aira tail of ribbons fashioned into helicesThey push at the ceiling optimistically bobbing attempting to escape into spaceHowever

MusingMy Muse is a chameleon:a mermaid, a scornful queen,a fantasy whisked awayby the winds of this harsh Muse brings meecstasy diluted with prideand submerges me in sorrow,compelling me to wrench ...

Spoiler! : This is a poem-thing that I played around with. The first have are several paradoxes, then I reversed the order, broke them up, and combined them to form ...

Spoiler! : This poem is loosely based on the song [&] Delinquents by Woe Is Me. A line specifically stood out to me was: Behind every mask, lies a man ...

Observations Of The Stage ManagerThe solos, the lines, the illusion of glory That comes to those starring in their high school's musical.Both want - need - it so badly.Competition more ...

In That SecondMy hands tingle.I know I shouldn’t meet your eyes,Eclipsed beneath your shaggy bangs, Because after all, Aren’t they the windows to my soul?And when I gaze into your ...

Confessions Of A WallflowerPlease don’t be offendedWhen I turn down another beer.(I’d hate to puke on your DC shoes.)I don’t think you’d want to see meCompletely sloshed.Or maybe you would.And

Ashamed of the things that make me beautiful.Proud of my biggest flaws. Hurting my friends,While I smile at my enemy. Fantasizing about a girlWhen my boyfriend kisses me.Boasting about my ...

Spoiler! : Would love to know what you thought of this and what other emotions I should include. I need a title! I can't think of anything witty or eye-catching. ...

Heart-To-HeartI guess you Got on with your life.It’s better for both of us that way - orAt least that’s what I tell myself. I never forgot you. It was so ...

What I Think About In MathI was sitting in math the other day,Pondering about where Your virginity goesOnce you lose it.(Also, is ‘lose’ really the right word to use?It isn’t ...

Spoiler! : Like I said in the description, this is the first 'structured' poem I've ever written. EVER. Also, the first peoms I have ever rhymed in. So, this is ...

SecretsNo, don’t tell me -I don’t want to know. Tell me half-truths and white lies. Exaggerate. Make me believe.Convince me it isn’t as bad as it is.When I don’t know ...

Spoiler! : Wow! So, my first rhyming poem. I swore I'd never rhyme my poems, but here I am. Anyway, this is in the format of a lilibonelle. It's pattern ...

FrissonI knew it the minute I woke up this was just one of those days. The kind that makes me excited for the future;My future; our future.A day that feels ...

That’s So Gay!Why is the “N” word Suspension worthy,While faggot is tossed Around like a beach ball?Why is multiculturalism Celebrated, while gays Only feel accepted In their own communities?Why

Spoiler! : This is mostly about how I feel when I'm invited to fancy events. And about how you always see someone you know at the worst moments (like when ...

Spoiler! : Format: rondeau line 1 - a (R)(This line is used as the refrain later in the piece.)
line 2 - a
line 3 - b
line 4 - b
line 5 - ...

Spoiler! : Hello! This poem is from a prompt that said to do...... I (verb) / (whatever you want) ......I think I need a new title. Any suggestions welcomed. Also, ...

This is the format of a pantoum in case you don't know: Stanza 1: Line 1 a Line 2 b Line 3 a Line 4 b Stanza 2: Line ...

This poem was inspired by the quote below. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back. -Regina ...

I remember someone once told me that it is easy to look happy for the seconds durring a picture but it isn't always the case. I wrote this on a ...

Skeleton Key (I am not sold on this title. One of my friends suggested "The Heart's Vault". Any suggestions for a better title?) The key to my heart has rusted, ...