In a suitcase on left on a train, tucked away, A teddy bear waitsfor Tommy,still and grey. Once filled with laughter, cuddles tight,
By Marie381Uk less than a minute ago in Poets
The day after my childhood dog Would have turned 25 My child was born < My dog had passed 12 years earlier But I still carried his ID tags in my pocket
By Gene Lassabout 7 hours ago in Poets
This poem is about memory loss. The woman in this image is old. Her face shows age. There is a younger version of her in the background, holding a child’s hand.
By Lori A. A.about 11 hours ago in Poets
It is now midnight Now for the three sweetest words Happy Birthday, Mom
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout 15 hours ago in Poets
The House,The Hoarder, AndThe Rats He never left the hallway light on just the glow of an old TV where voices bled into silence
By Marie381Uk a day ago in Poets
Over decades I've been trying to understand this whole idea !? Who has placed a thought into the mind of another !? Who has asked for the person to be with child !?
By 365poetrya day ago in Poets
I found stuff on the floor, a woman - a man said you need help !? I found stuff on the floor, a woman - a man said you need help !?
staring... pop! pop! pop! look look look my pops. he stares, took a shiny balloon sees fun. I'm fun, but fun is that shiny balloon, fun is that floating away, very, very, very, far away.
By K.A. Smitha day ago in Poets
When my son cries, I soothe him. The voice that still plays in my head is my father’s: “If you don’t stop crying, I’ll give you something to cry about.”
By Alicia Melnick a day ago in Poets
We stopped arguing in the third winter. Not because we agreed, but because the walls were thin and the neighbors had begun
By Melissa a day ago in Poets
We sit at opposite ends of the table that used to feel too small for us. The varnish is chipped where you carved your initials at fourteen —
Maybe in another life time I will make one that I can call this child of mine Feeling the choice to create someone This mini version and part of one
By Courtney Currana day ago in Poets
