One crate of small thumping heartbeats, two shaking hands, an ounce of pain. Stir slowly till your conscience eats you. Add a spice of gratitude from your heart — that is to your preferred taste. Savor the memories, tasty or not. Lower your self-doubt so as not to burn th...Read more
take a large drink from the sun, say the word good morning to even the industrious ant, gather the sparrows, teach them to break into a song on the word cue, strike tired and oh-its-gonna-be-a-long-day from the dictionary of your life, smile like a silly dog who just got a new bone treat, wear...Read more
inside of me were-- roaring tempests erupting volcanoes chilling blizzards blistering desert and, decimating wars sorrow anger, grief... lament, hope, dream LOVE captivating memories lulling landscapes portraits of broken self mere objects of obsession but that's just who I am a mirage to be capt...Read more
A heartbeat in my chest—constant, persistent, genuine. It whispers: remain. Even when the night casts its shadows over your identity, even when uncertainty weighs heavily on your back as if it has taken up residence there— you remain. This beat isn’t loud. It doesn’t scream over the turmoil. It ...Read more
And... We are back!!! Let's learn about recipe poems today 😳 What are Recipe poems? —Recipe poems are a creative, instructional form of poetry that utilize the structure of a cooking recipe—title, ingredients, preparation methods, and serving instructions—to describe abstract concepts, emotions,...Read more
I am whatever you say l am... The only ear that snaps up like a dog who hears his master’s steps outside — when someone needs a listening ear. The hand that reaches out to people who need a hand. A hand -a- lier you named me. Yes. I am whatever you say I am. The "confident girl" who never hang...Read more
I still remember the itchy trickling down my knees after a day in the park. Thinking I had made the landing, only to slip off the bar and be dragged along the asphalt as the round-a-bout span round and round in its own blurred world. I only started crying after I looked down. Not much has changed ...Read more
: ALLOWABLES What I think, as I watch it die painfully slow under my feet; crushed legs and open stomach, small as a spider can be, because it couldn't fight back. Because it didn't run quick enough to disappear under a rock or into some corner I don't think I'm allowed To kill somet...Read more
Collecting things Broken and sad Happens to bring A pleasure quite mad Through broken shards Cuts make me swear And though it hurts I'll show I care...Read more
Count them when I feel myself growing louder. I will collect your tears. With my palms cupped under your chin. As they seep into my skin. Overflowing. I will collect them. I will count them again. Like how you collect every letter which forms into words. Like shards of broken mirrors. They cut thr...Read more
I am whatever you say I am... Green eggs and ham Burnt toast with butter and jam Marmalade on an English muffin A fennel seed from breakfast sausage caught in your teeth I am the fooder you eat to fill your need When full and happy im completely forgotten until the hunger growls again with the nee...Read more
I am whatever you say I am. From the outset of individuality, There was never any escape From the inverse cyclicality Modern economics dictate For the trade of personality Against futures of the heart And puppy love sentimentality. I am whatever you say I Am not the one left standing; There is a ...Read more
I am whatever you say I am Beautiful, bad ,stunning whatever I care for what you say A whisper in my ear everytime ,every day Roaming in my mind A blank space helps me fill in that's where I live in The spark where nothing turned everything You give me sorrow or fun I'll care for each one ...Read more
Pssp... We want to tell you something with a certainty... Do you mind if we shout? WE LOVE YOU ALL PENAIKUIANS! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! The active participation of y'all poets, your encouragement and feedback, your funny humour and your apparent admiration and love for each other, this has always ...Read more