New: napowrimoAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932hive-150122hive-185836uncommonlabphotographylifehive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-139150hive-101145hive-124908krsuccesshive-103599hive-180301hive-109690hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikerssumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 6 years agoFlood TideImage Source flightless bird mired in mud hugging the ground to escape the storm that rages overhead rising waters overflow rocky bank and bridge of sand winds of change lash me spin me…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 6 years agoMonster (20140428)Image Source monster mantra of self-delusion everyday say its all fine when inside my soul is ripped to shreds and my heart no longer beats there is a monster wearing my skin parading…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 6 years agoFlag BearerThis poem originally appeared on Sumayyah Said So as part of National Poetry Writing Month . Image is mine flag bearer pressure to conform to confirm to fail to contradict…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoEvenings in E | NaPoWriMo Day 30Every eve bees fly, trees sweep the sky when red sphere sets. Felines stretch, they mew, expect feed/ seek shelter where we dwell. They enter, elven eyes peer, fleece sheds everywhere we…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoLooking for Ideas | NaPoWriMo Day 29I roam around my house looking for ideas. like I have lost something and then forgotten what I'm searching for. I check between pages of books, and then behind the milk carton in the…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoWinding Roads | NaPoWriMo Day 28Roads wind and wrap around, (over and under) each other, bringing us again and again to the same places from different routes so we are still lost. sign boards double back upon…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoLeaving | NaPoWriMo Day 27What happens when you leave a place? Do the memories peel off the walls with paint turning to dust, swept away by new hands every morning? Do the trees weep? Do they shed their leaves as…amberrayh (35)in art • 7 years agoNaPoWriMo: Day 18Las Vegas When we met you were dropping things out of your pockets like shiny coins. I picked them up: confidence, humor, friendliness, intelligence. As time went on I began to feel lonely…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoWhat the Sunrise Smells Like | NaPoWriMo Day 26What the Sunrise Smells Like (on the East Coast) Fish. Salt water and soaked sand. The stale whiff of the ocean that lingers in damp clothes. Morning breath and toothpaste hidden under…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoRidleys Return Home | NaPoWriMo Day 25Turtle hatchlings crawl out of man-made nests, testing out their limbs. They pile on top of each other, sand sticking to their new skin. They fall and tumble and flail about on their…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoRadha Kunj | NaPoWriMo Day 24Radha Kunj With it’s black metal gate that never quite closes fully. Maybe that’s why the door needs three locks and three steps. My grandmother stands at the open door, with questions…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoTree People | NaPoWriMo Day 23This is my ode to the standing people, the silent observers of the earth that have watched her children grow. Badam standing at the fork of the road, holding our hearts in a hidden…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoPacked Days | NaPoWriMo Day 22source I plan my days like I am packing for a short trip that warrants a bag just big enough for all the essentials. But I fill it with everything I might (or might not) need, always…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoFlying Sheep | NaPoWriMo Day 21Sleep plays with my eyelashes, like kite string, tugging at them to bring lids to a close, but for the past few days I've practiced the art of losing sleep by dancing with words instead of…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoParts of Myself | NaPoWriMo Day 20source I am losing memories like parts of myself. They spill out of my mouth with watermelon seeds I'd compete to spit further and further away when I was 7; and drip down my chin…amberrayh (35)in art • 7 years agoNaPoWriMo: Day 17original photograph -Nesting- Dance #2 Feel joy in your ankles, Magic in your knees. Have conversation between the balls of your feet and the ground. Breathe in your pelvis, Hear with your…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoInhabiting my Skin | NaPoWriMo Day 19Artwork by Adrien Mérigeau My body does not feel like home today. I fumble at the door with the wrong keys, so I have to jump over the gate and break…shruti.suresh (39)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to unlearn a languageI would stop right in the middle of the market surrounded by all the words that are yet to be ingested I'd first forget आम the lusciousness of it dripping right down my elbow the sweetness and…amberrayh (35)in art • 7 years agoNaPoWriMo: Day 16original drawing - oil pastels There Is A God Inside of You what kind is up to you vengeful, wrathful, exacting, demanding payment petty, selfish, insular, tormented pitiable, defeated…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoAdvice I Forget | NaPoWriMo Day 18Advice I forget I have given when it comes to myself: i. the process is more important than the product. ii. be patient with yourself. iii. you are not responsible for how other people…
