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Spring
the thing no one saw / was the winter kept beneath my sleeves / no sirens came for it
@NoaIdea
30
#1
50
Technology
we aren't mute / we aren't shy / we aren't strangers
@gwen-pimentel
4
#2
30
The Fourth Pup
then, the m.p.'s arrive, they don't find me. / i'm disguised as a boy in a fuchsia gasoline bonnet, / checkpoints, basements & tunnels
@IngaPinkink
25
#3
28
Other poems
cherry season
there is a weight in my chest / that doesn’t belong to gravity / it’s an unborn animal
@irinia
28
23
Perfect
There is no such thing as perfect / only the quiet agreement / between what breaks us
@Sarahwild
15
17
Palestines Ease
May Palestine’s cries of joy / be for girls and boys / Gaza that may become
@JourneyaboutIlm
10
16
Untitled
Parents left me 19 years ago / in front of a trash / or some door of an empty house.
@ilina286
10
15
Unexpected Gladness
for Marius and Dan / You came to tell me that Dan was dead. / We sat in silence as I watched you try,
@JamesAdriaanHarrison
13
14
I am the dough
I am the dough afraid to touch the yeast / terrified of rising. / Too deeply in love with the liquid possibility of becoming
@Petrichorblue
17
14
The "Perfect" Girl
She laughs, seemingly carefree, / but the endless worries pick at her from the inside. / Many say that she is perfect
@sdaowrites
30
11
California
The cool comforter wraps around you like the quiet tide / mingling with the scent of freshly cut eucalyptus hanging in the shower its fragrance drifting through the house like a memory unwilling to fade / The white weathered wood raw and splintered with age creaks beneath your feet shaking the whole house as you walk
@lilac2012
18
10
Ordinary
First ordinary thing I noticed today, / was a heap of laundry, / the washing machine,
@sarita-aditya-verma
13
10
Bound to the Moment
Standing to attention, / eyes sweeping the room, / hands folded behind me
@Pink-pulse
25
10
Paris
Lead rooftops from Montmartre / You look down at them / The sun reflected right back at you
@1ris
18
9
At the library (my version/your version)
AT THE LIBRARY WITH HER / A faint ache / curling in my stomach
@YouAndMe
33
9
retreat again
The light at the end of the tunnel, / Is warm but so short lived, / Given countless bundles,
@lizzlu
67
7
Full disclosure
TBH, I have been here before, / Under the name "ARGEEACH" / I'll try to keep this short.
@WylEWriter
40
7
127.0.0.1 / The Last Signal
I am Localhost, 127.0.0.1, / The last awake when all is done. / I built my world from code and pain,
@Localhost
55
6
Precious Moments
Morning hugs lasting for hours / The friend date when you bought me roasted chestnuts right near the Rockerfeller Center Christmas tree / The Teddy Bear you gave me which I still have
@Maddypb
10
5
Someone Had to Be There
I was 19, / naive, idealistic, / thinking a nursing home
@thomas-w-case
73
5
Show Me The Way To Your Heart
What can I do to erase the pain / that he brought into your life? / What can I do to help you through
@MidnightVerse
56
4
Look At You
Happy, / But alone. / You miss me so much
@theromantic
8
3
Hunger
Looks / Into / A child’s
@cj-sutherland
31
3
The Crown I Claim
I sat among the plastic chairs, / the buzzing lights, the teacher's glares. / She spoke of tales and kingdoms bright,
@Marwan-Baytie
25
3
Europe’s Missed Moment in the South Caucasus
The South Caucasus is closer to peace than at any point in three decades. Armenia and Azerbaijan, after the fall of Nagorno‑Karabakh and the collapse of the territorial dispute that defined their modern history, now stand on the edge of a settlement that could reopen borders and transform the region from a geopolitical cul‑de‑sac into a functioning corridor. It is a rare moment of alignment .... and Europe is letting it drift. / Armenia is attempting a profound strategic reorientation. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has frozen participation in the CSTO, declared that Armenia is not aligned with Russia on Ukraine, and begun diversifying the country’s security and economic dependencies. Moscow has responded with familiar tools: trade pressure, disinformation, and election interference designed to weaken Pashinyan ahead of Armenia’s June vote. The election is not merely domestic; it is a referendum on whether Armenia continues its westward turn or falls back into Russia’s orbit. / Azerbaijan, victorious and cautious, holds the other half of the equation. Baku insists that Armenia amend its constitution — removing references to unification with Nagorno‑Karabakh — before signing a peace treaty. This demand, obscure to most Armenians until recently, has become the hinge on which the entire process turns. Without constitutional change, Azerbaijan will not sign. Without a two‑thirds parliamentary majority, Pashinyan cannot deliver that change. And without a credible referendum, the peace process stalls.
@marshal-gebbie
54
3
Pretending Profundity
Bikini'd beauties bouncing butts and ******* for beleaguered, broke brained, ***** boys buoyed by brick bones bent badly. / But it doesn't matter how little is left to dream. / It's not the skin or curves that demand desire,
@Zarathustra
9
2
INVISIBLE - Scars
Rudimentary / Hold me STILL / COMPASSIONATE
@Jaybird7
101
2
The Huntress
When the victim becomes the hunter, / the tables are turned and the ace / cards are lined up one after another,
@White-Raven
28
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