Spokenword Stories

This is not pretty poetry. These are truths I was never taught to speak. Here lie the words I swallowed, the pain I buried, and the questions they told me not to ask. For the unheard. For the unseen. For the ones who feel too much in a world that tells them to feel less. I write for you. I write for me.

This is how I found peace after being misunderstood. This is what happens when the noise goes away and I can hear my own voice again. These poems came from times when I wasn't sure of myself, when I had to learn to let go, and when I had to learn to believe in myself. They are about taking my time to heal, being careful with love, and finding strength in the quiet places. It's not about being broken. It's about what you need to do to rebuild myself when the world keeps telling me that I don't deserve to be who I am, Themes: healing, survival, false blame, emotional abuse, self-forgiveness, resilience, and rebirth.

Just a writer with curious mind, overflowing with feelings that no one understands. A piece of paper and pen has became her friend instead. Is there anyone who could understand this secretive writer? (I know my poems are long but I try to express it in that way. That is my style of writing. Please my dear readers, please read it with patience. And I hope you'll love it)

Petals encompasses identity. How it isn't bound by labels but a collection of them. There are facets of ourselves people may never see. We reserve these layers for multitudes of reasons. We exist because we are. Take time to learn about yourself, turn every rock, deep dive, don't graze the surface. Learn, accept, BE.

I fell in love with someone who loved being loved.

Poetry Collection // Upon the Stars We See is a deeply personal and politically charged chapbook that weaves together haiku, prose poems, and spoken word to explore the intersections of Indigenous identity, environmental grief, and the quiet violence of modern existence. Through minimalism and lyrical force, it constructs a celestial mirror-reflecting not only the realities of colonization and capitalism, but also the resilience, memory, and inherited strength of those who live through them.

a memoir: for this ordinary youth

just a lil poetry collection <3. i haven't been writing poetry for very long, so they might not be very good (any advice or pointers are welcome). most of these poems are just glorified pillow thoughts, written in the in-between space of half-sleeping half-spiraling, and they truly are just a quiet ache that has found its way onto paper. hope u enjoy, xoxo.

Ink overwhelming emotion.

We all have that feeling of a lost fragment, the thing that we fail to achieve. What if we tried to lean back - not to see, but live again?

"I ain't never seen two pretty best friends" 🌼👄🌼 A compilation of my slam poetry/ regular poetry.... Um so yeah It's kinda sad so yea but most of these are positive I'm only doing this as a way to express myself None of these are finished so don't judge me too harshly Honestly I might delete these But if I touch 1 person then I'll be happy

-{Completed}- Some of my thoughts and poems. Flawed in all fairness, but deep, dark and emotionally driven..Feedbacks are welcome and appreciated.... Enjoy.... Thanks

I make spoken-words so here are a few spoken-words. its about my life because its complicated and it helps me to write

This is a variation of spoken word poems and short story prompts that I have written for my creative writing class. I relate to them in someway or another and some are real experiences. Maybe you can relate to them :) These are updated from my earliest to my newest ones that I have written. Some of them are rough cause they were written 3 years ago. But hey, maybe someone will relate to it. :)

A collection of spoken word and prose poetry exploring what it means to break and to begin again. These are the fragments we collect after the storm: the moments of pain, clarity and quiet strength that form the long, imperfect act of healing. Each piece is a confession, a reflection, a reminder that sometimes survival itself is an art form. These are not perfect poems. They are fragments of thoughts, echoes of pain and quiet confessions written when the world became too heavy to hold.

This is as real as it gets

A collection of poems and spoken word from a perspective of a lost mind, to one that began discovering itself. Through perseverance, courage, weaknesses, to lessons, allow the pieces inside to prove to you no one is alone in their thoughts. With over 10 years of works to go through, these pages are filled with undeniable words that I for one, have denied myself. Read it like you are watching a 13 year old girl grow to find herself over the years, the ups and downs of womenhood, and the trials and tribulations us teenagers and young adults go through.

All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Author.

This poem is for women who don't dare to stand for themselves, have low self-confidence, and don't have a voice to speak for themselves. I hope that through this poem, women will have hope and gain the courage to fight back for their rights.

Copyright © 2025 Mayelin Luciano Santos. All rights reserved. First of all, welcome! all poems are written by me. In this first part, I invite you to dive into reflections on life, self-definition, and the power of words. Each poem is an exploration of how our actions speak louder than our words, how peace and happiness don't rely on external factors but are born within ourselves. Through these verses, I seek to share the journey of finding inner strength, self-respect, and the importance of protecting our peace. Here, words are not only meant to express but to transform. This book has a Spanish version called "Ecos de mi alma".