Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Words (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

TobaniNataiella on Nothing Has Changed
1 hour ago

Hugh on Pensioners suffer a death sentence !!!
4 hours ago

Marla Joy on Gracefully
5 hours ago

Marla Joy on The Doughnut She Couldn't Eat
5 hours ago

Marla Joy on K. Lynn
5 hours ago

Marla Joy on Frank Pasciuti, Ph.D.
6 hours ago

Marla Joy on Intruder
7 hours ago

Beatrice on Why not
7 hours ago

Marla Joy on Admonitions for an emerging poet
7 hours ago

Beatrice on Black & Blue
7 hours ago

The Garden

The barbs of your tongue

Cut me to shreds

Unpicking my mind's 

Most delicate threads 

 

So I weaved myself words

From the pit of my soul 

To replace all the light

And the joy you had stole

 

Then I ripped myself free

From your talons of spite

Spilling ink upon page

Under dawn's weary light

 

And I bled, intravenous 

Through roots of my mind 

Feedi...

Read and leave comments (8)

Wordshopelife

Head Space

One day I looked 

inside my head

And there I found

words left unsaid:

 

Make haste
No time
Forbid
Hate love
Always shout
Never listen

 

So, I put haste in the waste
Told No to go!
Put a lid on bid
Locked hate in a crate 
Gave shout a clout (until it ran out)
And
Got rid of never, forever

 

I'd like to think
That what remained
In all of us 
Is preordained:

...

Read and leave comments (6)

🌷(9)

Lifelovewords

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message