Fragility Stories

a collection of poetic illustrations of our community...

The fragility and hopeless feeling of love but within hopelessness there is hope, always. Anticipating the love we desire.

A poetry collection from my writing days, words I never dared speak, that spilled into these lines. A poetry book detailing a troubled young girl and toxic relationships. Following her footsteps from hope and strength, to depression and despair. TW: mentions graphic eating disordered behaviour and self harm. Do not read for those easily triggered.

I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.

In the golden age of the 19th century, Lord Adrien Valthorne, a magnate who built an empire from ashes, lives in a manor carved from marble and dreams - yet all his wealth means nothing beside his wife, Lady Elise. She is his solace, his sun, his every breath. But Elise's health falters as she carries the twin heirs of the Valthorne dynasty. The doctors whisper of frailty, the servants pray, and Adrien's world trembles between love and loss. As storms of fate gather, Adrien faces an impossible choice: his wife's life or their unborn children's. And when happiness seems near, fate writes its cruelest chapter yet.

Elias was once a man of faith and fire a protector who would have given anything to save the people he loved. When a desperate bargain granted him power beyond human limits, he thought he had won. But every gift comes with a price, and his came in the form of a slow, merciless transformation into something monstrous. Now, trapped between the memory of who he was and the horror of what he has become, Elias wanders a broken world searching for redemption. Legends whisper of a witch who can restore lost souls, and with his last shred of humanity, he sets out to find her. But each step forward blurs the line between man and beast, mercy and damnation. Beneath the Skin is a haunting, beautifully written tale of guilt, sacrifice, and the fragile hope that even monsters can be saved.

An Introspective Trilogy of Love, Memory, and the Infinite Before there were names, before time began, there was the quiet-vast and untouched. But within the stillness, an ache stirred, yearning for connection, and the first hum of existence was born. From that moment forward, the lattice of memory and identity stretched across the void, delicate and trembling, forever shaped by love and loss. This trilogy follows the cyclical journey of two souls, bound across lifetimes by a connection that defies time itself. From the quiet intimacy of fleeting moments (In the Quiet Spaces) to the fragmented struggle for identity in an infinite void (The Quiet Machinery of Souls), and finally to a fragile renewal of love amidst the cracks of memory (The Fragile Machinery of Memory), their story unfolds as a meditation on the beauty of impermanence. Can love endure when names are forgotten? Can fragments of memory be enough to hold onto what truly matters? Through lifetimes of forgetting and rediscovery, Caleb and Elara-reborn as Nathan and Ivy-face the ultimate question: in the breaking of everything, can love still remain? Poetic, philosophical, and achingly human, Beneath the Quiet Spaces Lies the Fragile Machinery of Soul is an exploration of the threads that weave us together and the cracks that make us whole.

A poem about fearing a relationship.

Because we are fragile. ✂✂✂✂✂ I wrote these poems when i was like 12/13 lmaooo i unpublished this, but decided to put it back up because why not. so, here my emo poet phase is immortalized for the world to see :] -- Updates at random. #Wattys

A young boy with a secret. A secret that makes him different. Different and special.

Anne Bradstreet's poems - original and MODERNISED versions as well.

The world can leave us dry and feeling empty, wanting more and not knowing where to turn to find it. We have to look to the things not of the world to start feeling full.

(Formerly titled Drakos) You were not born to be theirs. You were born of a different mind-set. You were born from a different war. Your soul is not theirs. Your mind is not theirs. Your heart has no place until you have found peace. You were not born to be theirs. You were not born to be anyone's at all.

Curious Bud's poetry is an intimate expression of emotion, crafted through a lens of vulnerability, longing, and deep romanticism. With a style that blends simplicity and soulfulness, each piece reflects the inner world of someone who feels profoundly and loves with quiet intensity. My work often explores the complexities of connection - the beauty of being seen, the ache of being misunderstood, and the silent resilience of hearts that keep hoping. Rooted in real emotions and human experiences, the poems resonate with those who have journeyed through love, loss, and self-discovery. Written in an authentic voice that is both tender and powerful, the poems invite readers into a space where emotions are honored, and even the most fragile feelings are given room to breathe. For anyone who has ever carried unspoken thoughts or waited for the right moment to be heard, Curious Bud offers not just poetry - but presence.