Fortress by Saurell Boyers

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] As I child I would not sleep Till I was able to complete The painstaking nightly task Building a fortress around my bed Teddy bears and dolls stand guard Against monsters and trolls Now I'm grown but...

Child grown up by Louis-francois Smit

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] When I was small I forced myself to grow up To be able To survive the grown ups A child’s dreams and visions Perspectives and views All thrown away Because grown ups like things their own way...

Born Free by Carol Ronaldson

Born free! It's June 16! They crow like cocks proclaiming a new day to the child that stands before me clutching at her mother’s skirts as the traffic light turns red, she stares full of knowing. As I look in...

June 16 2011 by Su

A dusty gust of wind In a dry cold June I look at the remnants of you The stone-throwers As I confidently stride On a cobbled highway Laid by your discontent Complacent As the infinite choices And countless vices Of...

Unification by Reitumetse Johnson

I saw flesh and emotion unite I felt them breathe in a synchronised fashion They became one and in this divine being Emerged self acceptance. As the picture became clearer.. The smoke screen faded and I saw her... Her that...