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Category: Poetry

A poem to someone I’m missing today
1 week ago Leave a Comment by aimeedyson Poetry

A poem to someone I’m missing today

Missing you has become routine Another factor to contend with each day Though it is becoming an ache in my […]

Trying
1 week ago Leave a Comment by Louise Chase Poetry

Trying

There’s some cruel irony of being the most compitent, best version of yourself. The Queen Bee, acclaimed and accomplished, the […]

Sweet on You
2 weeks ago 1 Comment by shannonellen98 Poetry

Sweet on You

When I say I miss you, I don’t mean I miss our conversations. Because in the gleaming age of the […]

Little Room
3 weeks ago Leave a Comment by South Poetry

Little Room

Nearly see-through curtains and a blue flowery bed A mirror by your feet and a shelf above your head A […]

crying in the toiletries aisle of your local sainsburys
3 weeks ago 1 Comment by Imy Brighty-Potts Poetry

crying in the toiletries aisle of your local sainsburys

i was on the hunt for painkillers, two ibuprofen to quell the stomach ache. i wandered past the pharmacy and […]

Virtual Distance
1 month ago Leave a Comment by Louise Chase Poetry

Virtual Distance

I’m tired of not being able to feel fresh air or walk down roads with my head held high like […]

stained heart window
1 month ago 1 Comment by cassidy harvard-davies Poetry

stained heart window

when glass shattersit does not break easy with its cobwebs writtenacross unborn sand it breaks into shardsembedded deep in dark […]

new year diet
2 months ago Leave a Comment by cassidy harvard-davies Poetry

new year diet

CW: eating disorder, negative body image, s*icidal thoughts my mother puts her finger under my chinand tuts at seeing doublemy […]

Reminiscence
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Issy Steventon Article

Reminiscence

-58- I can never forget the days, before 1am, caffeine-fuelled essays, and gas and electricity bills, and when I didn’t […]

I’m Giving Up Bras!
2 months ago Leave a Comment by rachjen11 Poetry

I’m Giving Up Bras!

The country’s in lockdown, but my tits have never been freer.  They’ve quit their jobs at the circus, left the […]

Me and Mariah
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Imy Brighty-Potts Poetry

Me and Mariah

The heady screeching notes, of Christmas declaration, A kid on stage at school in London singing slightly sharp adoration. Yeah […]

Maybe Next Year
2 months ago Leave a Comment by Imy Brighty-Potts Editor

Maybe Next Year

In 2021, perhaps graduations won’t be called off, Maybe nurses will have a holiday and You wont wonder each time […]

The Christmas Market
3 months ago Leave a Comment by rhiannajenkins Poetry

The Christmas Market

The aroma of sweet, salty and spice The stalls are lined with all things nice The cold air bites at […]

the ocean lives in your eyes
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Imy Brighty-Potts Poetry

the ocean lives in your eyes

and i didn’t think i could swim. i was scared of the deep, scared of the dark, scared of seaweed […]

falling in love with you
3 months ago Leave a Comment by cassidy harvard-davies Poetry

falling in love with you

is like sitting in the backseat of a car late at night, when the world seems endless catching glimpses of […]

A Man’s World
3 months ago Leave a Comment by Issy Steventon Poetry

A Man’s World

-55- Why must I accommodate your white male needs when we live in a men’s society that feeds on such […]

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