Contemporarypoetry Stories

Love means different things to different people. This collection is simply another way I see it. Some poems may remind you of someone. Some may remind you of yourself. Others may become a feeling you never knew you had. Whatever you find between these pages, I hope you see it... In another light. - AnonymousP-01

At twenty-one, I thought I would have more answers. Instead, I found myself carrying expectations, heartbreak, uncertainty, and dreams that felt heavier than they once did. This collection is for anyone learning that growing up is not a destination. It is a series of losses and discoveries, of becoming and unbecoming, of letting go and holding on. Through poems about anxiety, love, friendship, faith, grief, healing, and self-discovery, *Twenty-One and Forgetting to Live* explores what it means to survive the years that are supposed to make you feel alive. For anyone who has ever felt lost in their own story, let this be a reminder: You are not running out of time. You are still becoming. And you are still allowed to live. - T.V.WEST

After the Quiet is a collection of 20 poems about love in all its forms. The excitement of new beginnings. The comfort of being understood. The misunderstandings that pull people apart. The heartbreak of goodbye. And the quiet hope that love, whether with another person or yourself, is always worth believing in.

Teenage years do not announce their endings. They fade quietly between exams and festivals, friendships and farewells, the slow learning of who we are allowed to become and what we lost. Where Summer Ends is a collection of haikus tracing those in-between spaces: the warmth of growing up, the ache of outgrowing it, and the small, ordinary moments that linger long after they pass. Through spare language and fleeting imagery, these poems reflect on youth not solely as nostalgia, but also as transformation. For readers who remember being young...

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​What happens when the person who built your world is the very one tearing it apart? ​Bruised Heart And Heavy Silence explores the agonizing paradox of a love you cannot leave. It lives in the tension of an invisible tether-a silver wire forged in devotion that binds you to the person who hurts you deepest. The harder you fight to break free, the tighter the cord pulls, cutting straight into the raw space where healing ought to live. ​Through evocative, unfiltered verse, this collection maps the push and pull of toxic attachment, the illusion of escape, and the brutal truth that running from the one you love often hurts worse than staying in the ruin. This is a deeply moving anthem for anyone caught between the instinct to survive and the heart's refusal to let go.

Confessional Poetry | Self-Empowerment | Romance

All lives are the first of their kind

For those who seek in poetry a mirror to recognize themselves, a refuge to heal, and a spark to take flight.

DRUGS ARE HUNTING Is a short inside look at what's it's like to be a drug addict

Random pieces of poetry I've written and am a little proud of! It's mostly about grief and heartbreak and that stuff. <3

"The Voice That Spoke" is a soul-searching poem by Nigerian poet Osahenoma Favour Moses, born from a moment of internal reckoning. It begins with a haunting voice-an echo of doubt-that challenges the poet's scattered pursuits across multiple creative paths: acting, preaching, storytelling, and poetry. Through rhythmic reflection and layered wisdom, the poem explores the tension between versatility and focus, urging readers to discover their true calling and nurture it with purpose. This piece is more than a confession-it's a call to clarity. It speaks to anyone who feels stretched thin by ambition, reminding them that success is not in doing everything, but in doing something well. With poetic precision, Favour casts light on the importance of vision, identity, and intentional growth. "The Voice That Spoke" is part of his growing body of work known as Wisdom in Poetry-a genre where truth meets verse, and insight flows through rhythm. --- 🧑‍🎓 Author Bio Osahenoma Favour Moses is a Nigerian creative writer, poet, story writer, content creator, and actor. He hails from Benin City, Edo State, and was born on March 26, 2008. Currently studying English and Literature (ENL) at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Favour uses his writing to inspire and connect with audiences worldwide.

This poem is a reflective, free-verse narrative that explores the speaker's life as a journey of self-discovery, growth, and resilience. It captures the speaker's inner world, from the quiet ache of longing and solitude in childhood to the lessons learned from travel, nature, and human connection. Through vivid imagery-mountains, oceans, stars, cities, and fleeting love-the poem conveys both the beauty and harshness of life. The speaker reflects on experiences of love, loneliness, kindness, and faith, portraying life as a series of lessons that shape identity.

"Let the poems speak for themselves." They say that a picture contains a thousand words. But for this collection, a picture with a poem reveals another reality.

putting feelings of paper just so i can create art

A collection of poems about fear, identity, longing, broken expectations, and the quiet warmth of hope. Matters of the Heart explores the emotions we hide, the dreams we chase, and the reflections we find within ourselves.

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Peninsula of Untranslatable Feelings - A Poetic Journey Through Cape Town's Emotional Geography 🌊 Where feelings find their landscape and landscapes find their voice 🏔️ In the luminous space between what we feel and what we can name, this poem becomes a cartographer of the heart-mapping untranslatable emotions across Cape Town's breathtaking peninsula. Drawing from John Koenig's Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, each stanza transforms abstract feelings into living geography. What awaits you: - Maru mori discovered in kelp fronds surrendering to False Bay's waves - Apolytus flowering like proteas emerging from fire-blackened earth - The wends tasting bitter-sweet in Kirstenbosch's paradise - Anoscetia floating like fog over Lion's Head's mysteries - Dès vu crystallising at Cape Point where two oceans argue ancient truths This isn't just poetry about place - it's an exploration of how landscape holds our most profound emotional experiences. From the bureaucratic tragedy of baboons crossing ancient routes to the simple heartbreak of ordinary moments, every image pulses with that particular ache of recognising ourselves in the world around us. Perfect for readers who love: ✨ Magical realism that makes the familiar strange 🌿 Environmental poetry with social consciousness 🗺️ Place-based writing that transcends geography 💭 Experimental work exploring the limits of language 🌅 Meditative, introspective verse. Sometimes the most profound truths live in the spaces between words - in feelings so specific they need new names, in places so sacred they reshape our understanding of home. #CapeTown #ContemporaryPoetry #UntranslatableEmotions #SouthAfricanLiterature

A celebration of silly dreams and growth, Of falling into the dark and getting up again, Bruised but wiser, crackled like a kintsugi; That resilience makes me a moonstone on Earth. A celebration of Art, of uniqueness, of love and loss, Of what it truly means to be a young human. Meisha Jean is a young creative who enjoys exploring the full spectrum of human experience through her poems and music, all inspired by the one and only Lana Del Rey. Melancholy, theatrical atmosphere and raw emotion may summarize her unique art style. In this poetry book, she starts with a first part dedicated to being a lustrous artistic portfolio, painting effectively her own world... before diving gradually into intimacy and wisdom in the three next parts. The end of the book is reserved for the "French section", a collection of poems in her mother tongue, divided into two parts: one that paints her relationship to nature and the world around her, the other for fleeting feelings that have haunted her years. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND LULU paperback / kindle / hardcover

In the world we live in, thoughts get lost. Not because they want to disappear, but because we're too afraid to think them. Some are naughty, some forbidden, some simply unwanted. We don't want to think them. We can't. We don't have the time to. We're not brave enough. So we push them away, shift them to places where they're harder to find-far beyond what is allowed, desired, or considered good. But sometimes the mind takes a journey to visit them again. It vanishes for a while. But every traveler returns-often carrying even more baggage than they initially took with them. Dive into the hidden corners of the mind, where forbidden thoughts roam, fears linger, and unexpected freedom awaits. And dare to feel your thoughts with me. I promise to hold your hand.