ApocalypseBy Sri ChinmoyWithin, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.A birthless, deathless...LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionThe SpiritualStanza FormsQuatrainMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryPassion + 6 more
p1blueBy Alexis Pauline Gumbsthis is how i want you to love me blue over blue over blue wet til the paper buckles dark so the owls...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LovePassion
p1Breed MeBy Richie HofmannMy sweat soaked the sheets. You used to be like everyone else but then the way you hurt me (fingers,...LoveDesire & PassionLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+Arts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorPassion + 9 more
p1“I want to sleep with you elbow to elbow”By Joyce MansourI want to sleep with you elbow to elbow Hair entwined Genitals enlaced With your mouth as a pillow. ...LoveDesire & PassionThe BodyRelationshipsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesAubadePassion + 5 more
p1The Language of DustBy Assotto Saintwhere do you find strength to climb down the hill to your lover’s grave what do you bring but thirteen...LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingDeathHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+Stanza FormsMixedTypes/ModesElegyGriefPassion + 11 more
p1To You, from Your Secret AdmirerBy Sharon OldsI love the conversations we have after making love—of course it’s just me, making love to myself, talking...LoveDesire & PassionThe BodyRelationshipsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesEpistlePassion + 4 more
p1So Many Books, So Little TimeBy Haki R. MadhubutiFrequently during my mornings of pain & reflection when I can’t write or articulate my thoughts or locate...Social CommentariesPopular CultureThe MindActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesReading & BooksStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VersePassion + 5 more
Still I RiseBy Maya AngelouYou may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsKwanzaaStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorRefrainPassion + 10 more