fact or fiction
Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about what makes a good poem and the poetry rules that were made to be broken.
You-You Hymn?
it comes again — from heaven a strike of thunder— not a post-trample echo from a distinct temple I roar— I sample was—Sam? my bond to Adam? seek it— death. feel it or not I shall turn this summit—solid no admiration, no proving a provoking rhyme— not for your tongue funny to tell… but when you hear—me, that you— you-you… hymn? how? why ask— as if I would answer in fact, I don’t I threw the puzzle—berserk heavy on your body void-smirk, my joke skull. labyrinth. no blueprint sign it significant—arrogant… at its—end I saw you reading your eyes—clap / collapse your mind—crack… cracks
By LUCCIAN LAYTHa day ago in Poets
The Settling
Lyrically—sign, atone / atom / Adam— a cracked apple bleeds its proof: sweetness first, then the settling truth. If it was ever worth the devil, stand— and wrestle. When the storm remembers you, I arrive as thunder— each letter a black sheet slowly settling. Heavy strike—a divine edge through time— you divide in a minute. After… what remains of you learns the shape of absence. I define nothing. If I were something, I would speak once— zip the one, and force it into None. None / All—the pillar stands. Humans squat the halls of time.
By LUCCIAN LAYTHa day ago in Poets
Running Ran Us Down
We weren’t there for the speeches, the pink Hokas, or the ambitious declarations—this year I’m running a marathon! We were called in later, after the fact, to repair the damage, step in when it hurt too much to step, and keep you walking without screaming. Running? That part, you handled on your own. We just cleaned up afterward.
By Tina D. Lopeza day ago in Poets
The Law of Inner Resonance
When you are in a good state, every encounter becomes a perfect one. Don't sacrifice the possibility of becoming a better version of yourself just to be in a relationship. When you aren't in a healthy state of mind, you will mostly attract people who are also struggling, resulting in the wrong person at the wrong time.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharinga day ago in Poets
