Poetry - Page 11

Risen

And despite the darkness she has risen Above the dust and shackles of steel She realized she was her own prison She had succumbed to this never-ending...

Escapism

You don’t know how long you’ve been here, but you know that it’s been a long time. The days all blur together. You stopped counting...

Questions & Arachnids

When I think about fear, I think of my irrational fear of spiders If fear is the natural reaction to moving closer to the truth like...

Growing Pains

Responsibilities. Rent is late. No money in the bank, Got an empty gas tank. Midterms Essays Boyfriend Job─ Trying to breathe in between sobs. Don’t grow up too fast, they say. Now I see...

Ghosts of Summers Past

The thought of August is too bitter-sweet As my mind drifts back to those too few days To the thought of you no one can compete Smiling,...

Untitled Poem

For as long as I can remember I knew I was different than the average human race member Being told since day one To stay ahead and...