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On Your Own by Hakim H. Kassim

There’s no other to grieve yourlost hope,It’s for you to face and cope;With life’s various despairs byyourself alone,And alone must, wrestle andhave it won;Family would smile with you butfor a moment,And no friend could vouchsafefor you on Day of Judgement;For...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 01 December 2024

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Hello December” “Family Tree” “It’s The Most Wonderful…” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Beware of Sharks! by Beula Lewis

A shark sniffs the air,seeking its prey. Smiles are deceit,hugs weave illusions,until its grip tightens,and it bites, no matterhow fiercely you fight. A shark’s aimis to extinguish the light! To trust a sharkis to tread blindlyinto a darkened alley,where shadows...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 30 November 2024

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Do You Remember” “Dystopia In The Rearview” “Filthy Masks” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Cop Out by Stephen Kingsnorth

Into a doze, post-prandial – Today imagination floats,uneasy scenes from lunchtime newsof rubble strewn where agèd starved,grave markers where the unnamed lie,armed guns and spearheads, leaving meballistic, rage with what should do. See filthy water children drink,sea ice-melt moving current...