poetry – Page 101 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Envy

May 3, 2016October 5, 2018 Neesa Suncheuri

Tears dry a soul, And offer the heart rest. What is uncertain Becomes tangible And nothing escapes Catharsis. There is hope beyond rain And meaning in its gloomy clouds The understanding of death Too teaches us the glory Of that treasure called Life. Yet an infertile seed in the soil Read more

Vile

April 28, 2016September 13, 2019 Elizabeth Regen

i would rip your throat out i would burn you to pieces i’d leave you as ashes and never look back. the collapse of your soul is inevitable- and everything you do is despicable. there’s nothing good there’s nothing clean in how you’re so mean and i wish you death Read more

Humanity

April 26, 2016December 5, 2017 Hasty Words

Once again I am her The accused Standing Awaiting Retribution For crimes For words For pain Caused Not innocent I plead guilty On all counts The mask I wear is a gift From me to you Saving you From having To lay eyes on The hideous Creature Hiding beneath Photo Read more

Turn the Page

April 26, 2016January 27, 2017 Margret Avery

Where do you go when your heart is aching Where do you speak to free yourself of loving the one who didn’t stand beside you loving the one who didn’t find you in the moments that mattered the most in the moments like he was a ghost not there but Read more

Bergamot

April 21, 2016August 19, 2021 Tennessee Hill

Our girl was seventeen, and she didn’t think we knew what that meant. The space between us and our girl is bridged by stories that feel like figments, to her they are not who we are. It is a dangerous thing to play, hopscotch across the lines that gate us Read more

You Are Star Stuff

April 21, 2016April 19, 2018 SA Smith

Fatally and flawed, beautifully broken. Every step you take, every thought you think is a miracle in itself. Do you have any idea how miraculous it is that you are even here? So many wish they could be where you are? Doing what you do? Do you know how many Read more

Bye, Bye Birdy 2008 – 2016

April 19, 2016September 16, 2018 Jacqueline Cioffa

Am I always to be at the mercy of the light? Shining too bright, too loud on a quiet, solemn Sunday afternoon Will the foul mood take off in flight Like the mellow yellow sunshine kite that soars and glides Miles and miles high above Up, up and away, out Read more

Beautiful Cage

April 19, 2016August 24, 2021 Natasha Alexander

Charming as a Prince I’m envied by all as he leads me into my cage One covered in flowers draped in diamonds A place where he lays his world at my feet. I never want for anything, as he showers me with riches. Yet his tone is deaf to what Read more