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A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 10 June 2025

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “A Lost Heart” “Cut-out and Ready” “Washing You Away” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

The Plum by Renier Palland

For Troy –I gave Troya plum at breakfast.It bled—thick, obscene—down his chinlike sacrament,like a woundGod forgot. He smiled.His mouth,a cracked vaultno one daredopen. I gave himmy clothes—the cops had delivered himnaked,skin rawas peeled bark.His wrists stillwore the biteof iron. I...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 09 June 2025

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Drowning Alone” “Tears Flood The Room” “Trapped Here” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

The House Always Wins by Xihluke Mlangeni

My people are trapped.Not in chains, not in cells—But in flashing lights and spinning wheels,In odds and hope that never heal. They say, “One more bet, just maybe,”Trying to turn crumbs into a feast.But no one tells them—These betting sites...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 08 June 2025

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “World Ocean Day” “Of Salt And Fish” “Where Earth Ends” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here