For full transparency, here are (almost) all the entries to this year’s contest. A few have had to be deleted or otherwise scrubbed, so consider this a selection.
You can find out about the shortlist here.
| He hit me with a hammer- Itse Daibo |
| Learn from advice. Live by adventure.- Diana Davison |
| Lost, but solace was still found.- Ponagatso Mhlongo |
| Hammersmith Odeon, 1964. Saw Beatles. Groovy.- Sheila Gray |
| Lost, then found: a new beginning.- Wisdom Mwandoe |
| All of this has come before.- Mark Rhodes |
| Smoke from a dead spinster’s cabin- Z Francis |
| Gained your love, lost my heart.- Julie Ferrell |
| Love is to give without receiving- Sam Hendrian |
| Land filled with water, now dry.- Stephanie Samulde |
| Crossroads. Parchment. Pen. Again and again.- Reynard Warden |
| The smallest part of Infinity; Everything- Aaron Walder |
| Frozen tears drip in ecstatic joy- Ojingiri Hannah |
| Bhampa my cat love her kittens.- Sunshine Sunshine |
| My heart wrote songs for you.- t c |
| Her subconscious dream awakened her consciousness- Jill Towell |
| The eye of the mouth speaks.- Angel Ash |
| She cried until she had drowned.- Julie Mulligan |
| We raced. And then we died.- Raeesah Chandlay |
| This place named heaven is hell- Fay Cath |
| But my grandmother’s garden lived on.- Melissa Lopez |
| The devil sings soprano; God weeps.- Kyndra Rune |
| I loved him. He married her.- Vanessa Wright |
| In meditation, my mind playing movies.- Kamisah Abdul Karim |
| I have a very short attention- Jeff Boldt |
| He swung, but she fought back.- Robin Blasing |
| “Wasn’t this your dream?” “Not anymore.”- Saskia de Leeuw Kyle |
| I am indesicive but maybe not- James Gladden |
| No one cares ‘til they die- Betty Wang |
| Don’t remember ever drinking… Too drunk.- Lucien Rae Gentil |
| “It’s ok,” he whispered, “They’re gone.”- Lulu Henault-Bassett |
| I see red, in your eyes.- Truong Le |
| Ending my endless love for you- Tobias Grey |
| Tiny men can move big things.- Sophia Dupee |
| After beck surgery: never looked back.- Daphne Loads |
| Mammogram, wait, Biopsy, wait, MRI, wait- Morgan Pletcher |
| The truth is the cliff edge.- Genevene Goodwin |
| The cracks in smiles show loathing- Rose Miller |
| Warning: never rely on six-word advice.- Marcelo Medone |
| My best friend isn’t coming home.- Sara Barrett |
| War has no winner only victims.- layla cartwright |
| The Day I Changed Everything Myself.- Ugo Umeofia |
| Kiss the past goodbye, my love.- Chloe Liles |
| I lived to write about it.- Tanja Cilia |
| The patients expired, his patience recovered.- Zoey Sloane |
| Wasn’t broke, but fixed it anyway.- Susan Roth |
| He hoped it would be painless.- Elaine Gardner |
| Emergency lights flashing. Oxygen masks down.- Claire Smith |
| Pattern of life: cry and revive.- Olena Voitovych |
| Three divine places: earth, heaven, womb.- Saaiyannhkka Sripal |
| Strongly rooted beliefs make us vulnerable.- Lucía Ximena Ubilluz Almagro |
| Papa died yesterday. Today! Don’t know.- Joseph Ikhenoba |
| Fossil fuels finished. No future fossils.- Prue King |
| Breathless kiss, a secret between us.- Pat Saunders |
| Are you tongue-tied? Goes without saying- Scott Duncan |
| Always remember. Follow rules; Wait; Run.- Victoria McKeighan |
| Fighting. Flailing. Fleeing. Falling. Fearing. Finished.- Ian Coombe |
| Here lies humanity. Gone and Forgotten.- Justus Green |
| Shattered lives become echoes in time.- Jelena Hrvoj |
| Surrounded by people, feeling all alone- Cheri Scharff |
| Leonardo. Smile perfectionist. Mona Lisas invited.- Angel Dyulgerov |
| Twenty-year old philosophers don’t exist.- Austin Hendrix |
| My lips recall mistakes, not regrets- Kathryn Deffely |
| He was a slave to freedom.- Sampada Wagle |
| Tiny bodies I created with mine- Jessica Gold |
| No graffiti! Oh, yeah? Says wh— Rudy Vener |
| Her suitcase contained only her dreams- Trinity Heart |
| Love: Powerful, bonding, everlasting?- Michael Burford |
| Peace is a place inside you- Emily Chetwood |
| There’s Death in the ballroom tonight.- Inanna Carter |
| All what the eyes can see- Iacob Dalton |
| What held skin to bone before?- Cameron Edwards |
| Hogging middle sibling lane: family journey- Jody Cooksley |
| Missing dog found. Owner long lost.- Justin Dal |
| The world is with the Ukraine.- Jennifer McCubbin |
| Never an end to his lies.- Lauretta Hart |
| Cooking okra sent me to America- Shoba Narayan |
| Where’s the escape? To limitless voidness,- Ekta Adhikari |
| Lost key, found love, locked hearts together.- Jasmina Salimova |
| How long will. . ? My tooth hurts.- Antonio Gomez |
| Daddy loves me – he said shh!- Carol Beirne |
| He cooks well; I enjoyed him.- Mr. Nobody Mr. Nobody |
| He never saw his blind wife.- Lukas Westphal |
| Victims demanded reconciliation bread not wheat.- Hassan Kishabi |
| Stay alive until the morning, eh?- mai magdy |
| The last human boasted, “Finally – peace!”- Dave Rees |
| vanishes as soon as it begins- Megan Friedman |
| “I’ll be there forever”, Daddy whispered.- Olaitan Jumoke |
| The headstone reads The Last Gelada.- Banchiwosen Woldeyesus |
| I have a very beautiful inside- Keandra Bogan |
| My dreams became the metal cages.- Rabiah Ahead |
| Left, without looking, left the despaired.- Sophie Shea |
| Challenges are higher than all goals- Lauren Brinkley |
| ”Feeling warm in my stomach? Babe.”- s w |
| Available: young, never married, approaching menopause.- Gift Mbuk |
| My smile is just a mask.- Sarina Jo Robison |
| Trees breathe life to the undeserving.- Sarah Mañoza |
| Picture this: you’re born with aphantasia.- Jasmeet Kaur |
| Blood everywhere, then he saw feathers.- Johanne Barth |
| Arthritis flares. The piano stays silent.- Philip Thomas |
| When hell, saw earth, it laughed- Dima Rashid |
| “Are you my father?” Chelsey (ten)- Nicola Lamprecht |
| Devour the stars. Leave nothing left.- Willow Flame |
| Hospitals: where it begins and ends.- Octavius Tan |
| Braiding ourselves together like challah, unrisen.- Kelli Johnson |
| Left at forty. Found my forte.- Holly Hedd |
| Blood spilled, darkness engulfed, peace shattered.- Jéssica Belchiór de Oliveira |
| Ravenous young woman. Giant whale impending.- Anthony Bui |
| Nightmare. “My sweet angel…” “Daddy, DON’T!!”- cat frenette |
| You saw her smiles, not screams.- Sahima Mittal |
| Standing on feet for first . Matured- Manish Reddy |
| I love you, said the AI.- Rosemary Thomas |
| We laughed into the night. Forever.- James Patrick Focarile |
| Needles clutched in a cold hand.- Amos Campf |
| I sing softly. The baby knows.- Ginny Celer |
| There once was a—Never mind.- Ranee Shaw |
| Everything to everyone, nothing to myself.- Agatha Inwang |
| Nevermore? Oh, glorious leader, war arrives.- Q.P. Cairo |
| Stepping back, foot meets open air- Ava Roriston |
| Cancer Roared. She Fought. It lost.- BRANDON RAGSDALE |
| then his other leg fell off.- william dawson |
| Civilised negotiations taking place. Bring chainsaw.- Fatima Abdullahi |
| I was a hero, too. Once.- Caitlin Illing |
| Flawless perfection, never seen by reflection.- Gary Clarke |
| The casket lowers, she is gone.- Annie Cowan |
| Karma is fact. Justice is ideal.- Vanessa Morse |
| Vanity’s bonfire smothered by populating selfies.- John D Walther |
| the screaming girl mirrored is me- Alyssa Beal |
| The undertaker sighed. “What a waste.”- Kenna Duncan |
| Daughter attempts to frown through adolescence.- ALICE KINERK |
| Always broken, never loved, easily forgotten- Anita George |
| the sentient robot: ‘turn me off’- Dakota Jackson |
| Low-battery lights and my spirit: dimming.- I tried. I failed. I try. What can I say that’s new? |
| Heart captures moments, not just moments- Rose Shiby |
| Falling sakura, time stops, love begins- Midnight Rampersad |
| She’s the child of the sky.- Aishu Poetry |
| War still goes, please no more.- Heery Rai |
| It was finished on day seven- Chris Baum |
| Wrong in silence. Right in public.- Michel Matthews |
| Lottery win. Book sale. Chiropractor needed.- Richard Prosch |
| He blew the lamp up high- Galen Cunningham |
| Winter came. Tears froze – didn’t stop.- Bogdan Groza |
| Now retired. Act like a kid!- Cindy Belt |
| She was pregnant, a miscarriage again.- Ahmed Dodo |
| “Haunted by unseen thoughts, screaming ghost”.- Hanishree Vichare |
| Here, at History’s end, questions linger.- Jake Orthwein |
| Refugee. Cannot weep. Refugee. Here, inexplicably.- Aaran Thakore |
| To his surprise, the kiss sucked- Sofia Rincon |
| Mexican priests blessed the holy guacamole- Amanda Cole |
| Wearing mom’s clothes, I finally bloom.- Asa Page |
| Steam in silence, boil with shouts- Okparaoyibo Chukwuma paul |
| We don’t need that chair anymore.- N.T. McQueen |
| Stunned into silence, the crowd erupts.- Spiritual Sorbet Spiritual Sorbet |
| Itty-bitty-kitty paws on window…Feed me!- Jeanne Johnson |
| The field in front of my house.- Prachi Saini |
| Whatever you do, don’t get stuck.- Mei Chiam |
| Lonely, God sneezed. Here we are!- Lee Ewing |
| Fiction to one, reality to another.- Mio J. Lindner |
| Black, salt and pepper, gray, white.- Remona Winston |
| 97 percent. Seven Years. I joined.- R. Thillairajah |
| Songs of winter fill the air.- Frank Hillyard |
| You’ll never see me bloodied, darling.- Maia Brown-Jackson |
| The story begins after this sentence.- Dusty Jaymes |
| Faith found from flawless, fluffy fur.- Izah Camille Bragado |
| Writing pains me but not kills- Jody Shapiro |
| A chicken walks into a roadhouse.- Devane Clarke |
| Hired to replace Satan. Job’s hell.- Julie Brydon |
| To make him happy she pretended.- Rosanne Ehrlich |
| I came. I saw. I concurred.- Steven Lang |
| I was born , I will die.- Mireille Uwonkunda |
| Whimper. Ball suddenly ignored. Heartbroken pooch.- Leli Z |
| I hope they find my body.- Leah Rose |
| Dark night, footsteps behind. Run now.- Kay Lesley Reeves |
| Stammering when speaking solved by singing- Linda Page |
| Everyone’s dreams paid for someone’s mansion.- Ramon Paolo Alfar |
| Broken glass can still be beautiful.- Paige Leppanen |
| The opposite of love is tradition.- Georgiana Costea |
| Climate changed. We didn’t. The end.- Donald Ranard |
| Who is she? In the mirror.- Taylor Washington |
| His star reached its end cycle.- Klaudia Wadecka |
| Sold. Got paid. Ordered its demolition.- Thandazile Mpofu |
| People the President of the USA- John Dixon |
| Mob roared, “Witch!” Mirror deemed ‘Goddess’.- Sharika Nair |
| I always belong to myself first.- Olivia Fang |
| War ended peacefully. Thousands now orphan.- Roy Hassija |
| Talking with strangers, some become friends.- Andy N |
| Storms raged, she learned to dance.- Brandy Kerrigan |
| When she smiles, the sun brightens.- Cas Dean |
| Heart-wrenching: quivering lips, but lost forever- T.NIZZA T.NIZZA |
| Look, up there! It’s the Earth!- Katherine Gray |
| Dating event for clairvoyants went unsuccessfully- Eunice Young |
| No children came home from school.- Elizabeth Spencer Spragins |
| The lie that never lies nowhere- Secre8 Black |
| Your silence has deafened my core.- Corvin Ezri |
| The gods weep. Their temples desecrated.- John Penwielder |
| “Piccolos can’t kill,” dead diva insisted.- Tina L. Jens |
| Today they gave the children wings.- Nick Fogg (she/her) |
| Waltzing with brother. #Hashtag father-daughter dance.- Gina Leigh |
| Family can hurt you in ways- Elizabeth Corbin |
| I had fun at the park- Idhant Kompella |
| Mother found child’s shoes under rubble.- Najifa Tabassum Lira |
| Pet Pig. Disappeared. Found in Freezer.- Melissa Bravo |
| A smile hides the agony inside- Lemon Hollowood |
| Why am I always so invisible?- Josie Romatelli |
| Gas masks: limit one per family- Genevieve Baumann |
| Opportunity’s an open window. Glass shatters.- Ana Alonso |
| You’d always led our paths…(sigh)- Lilitha Boco |
| Life is dead of dreadful love- Natalie Yeung |
| He purred, she smiled, they healed.- Sandra Thom-Jones |
| Here I go again, making mistakes.- Arantxa Mathapersadh |
| February sun. Heat on my shins.- Evie Wynne |
| She kissed death. It was sweet.- Onyinyechi Ndukaire |
| I am my own Collector’s Item- Yomara Moreno |
| House number 666. Honey, I’m home!- Kami Mugo |
| Snug as a bug. Good night!- S.E. Reed |
| Human_ Soul and Passion Not Blood.- Chesed Chesed |
| I thought I was good enough.- Emma So |
| Nothing signals death like abundant casseroles.- Jessica Russo |
| Dreams are vast as the ocean- Tabi George |
| The future belongs to the old.- Daniel Barshay |
| Suddenly, the past became the future.- Lilla Down |
| Dreams dance in the cosmic night.- Ridwan Issa |
| Peter signed kill. Rachel didn’t notice.- Linda Lewis |
| Indian casts: Western classes: earth’s shit!- V PITCHAIRAJU |
| I wish my eyes could speak.- Gourab Saha |
| they said, everything would be ok.- Sofia McNeill |
| love is not earned but given- Maia Scher |
| Everyday, greeting the moon good morning.- Lydia – (Nekotomofu) Waras |
| Lost, wandering, found my way home- Evah Lethabo |
| My heart died when his stopped- Lily Jobling |
| Cat smells smoke, alerts his owner.- Peter Gagliardi |
| It’s pathetic to ask for flowers.- Tazia Machl |
| The heart is bound to ache- Porsche Faria James |
| Dancing lessons. Never late. Prosthetics welcome.- Barry Charman |
| Eternity said to Soul…”get lost”.- Pearl Inci Corlu |
| Focus Love! Blossom Life! Celebrate Peace!- Carl Schuler |
| He sings loudest with headphones on.- Heaven-Leigh Porter |
| Holly rollers are insects in sects.- Robert Fife |
| Caught my husband by the fridge.- Asuka Oura |
| After drunken farewells,she died laughing.- Sarah Heald |
| Seventy-seven, and a pallbearer at last.- Lara Frankena |
| The spirit world can shove off.- Sherri Moorer |
| “Who are you,” she asked herself.- A. M. Conger |
| “Oh. My. God.” “I know, right?”- Patrick Twomey |
| one cannot win without experiencing defeat.- Prasanta Bhandari |
| He didn’t mention the condom broke.- Susan Israel |
| Life….lost.finding myself.lost again- Uaripfa Mbedzi |
| I saw a black money mating- Njie Martin Vevanje |
| Concealed bruises. She’s endeavoring good wife.- Miraj Alam Saifi |
| Regret is easy, after the fact.- Catherine Lanser |
| Can I see her?for once?…- Wǒ shì wǒ Lilith |
| John liked beer. Then he died.- Rook d’Bay |
| Father’s dreamworld becomes his hospice window- Chen-ou Liu |
| Another decade lost like a dime.- Jean Harfenist |
| “Enrollment is ongoing for castaway children.”- April Clarese Diaz |
| All the wishing stars were taken- Lin Let |
| You left me, I live anew.- Ren Soduh |
| The staircase to heaven’s going down.- Ana Maria |
| “I love you forever,” he lied.- K G |
| While you breathe, I only sigh.- Amy Williams |
| He aged. The hill got steeper.- Marian Myers |
| Emotions sweep her away, not floods.- Megan Boyers |
| Covid’s finally over. Nah, just kidding.- Peggy Gerber |
| Newborn wails echo her hollowed autonomy.- A.W. Raven |
| Realistically, who screams for ice cream?- Lisa H. Owens |
| Grampa’s time stopped. Watch, now mine.- Gwendolyn Joyce Mintz |
| Nail in sofa crevice, lone DNA.- Rizul Makkar |
| Love the candle burning a lamp- Nitin Puri |
| “What, then? Should I forgive Death?”- LM Costa |
| Old Age. I am a dinosaur.- Stephen Schwei |
| I should die before I live- Susan Abel |
| Our mind travels faster than light- N K |
| If this journal is found, run.- Joseph Yu |
| Dandelion seeds are nameless, fearless nomads.- Thames Riviera |
| He Lived. He Died. He Lived.- Jonathan Khoo |
| She paid and set him free- S. Barb |
| For Sale: baby sheep, never shorn- Rob Walton |
| Girls in basement. Russian troops enter.- Melinda-Judith Vincze |
| There is no pleasure without pain.- Ronnie Joy |
| Took mom to daddy daughter dance.- Camila Hernandez |
| Hottest year of the decade, again.- Bentley Brock |
| A haven for craven, graven ravens.- Ema Nakano |
| Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Bless you!- Connie Paul |
| The cows roam; bells jingle softly.- S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan |
| Claudia thought she found a morel.- JP Barretto |
| Hope! Where is it sold?- Kyle Callam |
| A starlet waitress recounts daily change.- Jennifer Mills Kerr |
| Sin Repent Forget – the cycle continues- Nazia Kamali |
| No fence for the plant cactus- Balasubramaniyan Venkataramani |
| For Sale: Corn hat, rotten core- Chimel Abia |
| She fell your honour, I swear- Neil Humphrey |
| Soil swallows souls, then grows leaves.- Lamya Al Harthy |
| For all he said, I survived.- Jennifer Bernardini |
| Her little hand presenting a weed- Kathryn McNelis |
| Straight line on monitor, it’s over.- Gazala Saifi |
| Mummy loves you, daddy’s just here.- Lottie Hughes |
| Until death do us part. R.I.P.- Veronika Mikec |
| The Bullies cried at her funeral.- Judy Kelleher |
| You eyes… my way of living.- Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz |
| Starting over would be self-sabotage- Judie Jude |
| Battery low. New message! “I’m at–“- Mia Blixt-Shehan |
| Gracefully caressed into her unbeknown dotage- Moxie Cronje |
| After rampaging, they went to church.- Norbert Kovacs |
| Let tears sings the story strands- Mickeymoore Mickeymoore |
| Little arms give such big hugs.- Wayne Summers |
| Can AI win the Wonder Contest?- Michele Lagoy |
| The word imperfection is I’m perfection- Folasade Ogundeko |
| Beautiful girl. Great sex. Woke up.- Nick Gallup |
| Leaving without crying, just bleeding heart.- princess saga |
| Wanted: Girl, Age 6, wearing nightgown- Genna Weitz |
| Sprouting Buds of Spring Bring Love!- Richard Walker |
| Sometimes is almost always too much- John Cooper |
| There were holes in his umbrella.- Eliana Canfield |
| hated saying hello, never said goodbye- Emily Diaz |
| The quiet ghost could not spook.- William Joel |
| Stranger coming near anxiety attack, introvert- Natalie Newhouse |
| Maybe skydiving was a bad idea.- Jeff Kennedy |
| Is spontaneity just inability to plan?- Rina Nissani |
| Regret, Relapse, Restrict; Unnourished, Uncomfortable, Undesirable- Camille Hiltbrand |
| Eyes on her…He was lost.- Jannah Hossain |
| Whispered promises, cherished memories, exchanged vows- GwendalynOphelia Parsons |
| The blink that saved a life- Geethanjali Bhas |
| The cemetery was unusually crowded today.- Zora Penn |
| Six Word Contest: lives’ annual landscapes.- Izumi J.Y. |
| Sadly, he did deserve it all.- Aloma Davis |
| Fled to deserts following her mirage.- Jennifer Ruth Jackson |
| Mother,daughter,sister,friend- Mandisa Mbambo |
| She kissed me on the nose!- Mike Weaver |
| Werewolf loves Silversmith; Silver for Coat- DripDripDrop DripDripDrop |
| Lost in a world of fantasy.- Sinethemba Jilana |
| Flowers arrive too late to smell.- Cleveland Wall |
| Emptiness abounds; loneliness surrounding me; intolerable- S.K. Naus |
| Crucifixion: Black hole on his palms.- Diana Stephanie Erfelua |
| Jack’s investment utilised Beanstalk Carbon Capture.- Ben Reid |
| Crawling under her skin. They were.- Quraan Janati |
| Fido’s still waiting by the door.- Kai Holmwood |
| Maybe, had she just said yes.- Priscilla Dankwa |
| The sadness and happiness came back.- Lynn Maul |
| Dreaming, or testing Reality new mods.- Anthony Boulanger |
| I ran; my demon followed me.- Seth Coffin |
| “Please take girls of our kind”- Morgan V |
| He came, he saw, he drank.- Andrew Wright |
| Published Her novel, under His name…….- Rashmi Khanna |
| Trying to find equilibrium in chaos.- Lucy K |
| Dreamy wedding hall turned mourning land.- Shaina Saifi |
| Fish in bowl—foot in pond.- Lora Butcher |
| Lost years. Her perfumed note, unscented.- Brett Brady |
| This is the songbird’s final note.- Shree M. |
| I fell, she laughed. Friends forever.- Atticus Black |
| A grave can not be closed.- Olive Zhong |
| Death, like living, is a process.- CUBA UKOH |
| The fear of criticism silence ability- Saadatu Uzairu |
| In her embrace, I found home.- Aurore Nkaka |
| Take my advice: stop reading now.- Tom Preston |
| I’m not home; he’s drunk again.- Cassandra Moritz |
| 5) Make amends: Call. Hang up. Repeat.- Ed Friedman |
| Hoped I have proved people wrong- Berry Tate |
| From this husk, I emerge true.- Atlas Lewis |
| Life has dealt seriously with me.- Rejoice Akpan |
| Only in prison was he free- Trisha Simone |
| Coudn’t do it: didn’t rue it.- Daniel Mwandoe |
| What’s this I’m eating? Snake meat!- Maxine Flam |
| The scars veiled over her youth.- Daria Moti |
| Family Inheritance: No one’s talking anymore- Lois McGillivary |
| My tears bloomed a beautiful garden.- Alexandra Fuentes |
| Paint splattered teardrops on my shirt.- Keneth Erfelua |
| Yesterday’s rain flooded my shining tomorrow- Mark Miscovich |
| Gun…Checked, Target…Checked, Cheque…Shit!!- Chigozie Ohaka |
| “Come on,” Death whispered, “Almost there…”- AJ Johnson |
| She sat weeping, while they laughed- Israe Ouadih |
| Waves; rising, falling, like my dreams.- Chengyu Jiang |
| God has forgotten, or simply regrets.- Renara Gray |
| Will update tomorrow if still alive.- Hibah Shabkhez |
| This body is no longer home.- Kaitlyn Brogan |
| Don’t leave your heart wondering why- Solana Jeffries |
| It was the worst day ever- Nico Ma |
| Death certificate signed before birth Certificate- Ilhaam Ameen |
| Blood lay chilling while Razor danced.- Rodi Padron |
| She didn’t run. But he did.- Alexandra Malki |
| Habitat domes glittered with obscene wealth.- Michael Fahrbach |
| “Chicken asked for a photo in the coop.”- aca aca |
| Hallucinations create this world’s shattered reality- Claire Anastasia Blake |
| my heart broke when yours stopped- cynthia falzone |
| Warzone Chronicles: Children screaming in pain.- MJ Ballados |
| Lost all, embraced death’s tender solace.- Grace Ndlovu |
| Chaos! Oh nothing just freedoms collided.- Sadia Mou |
| Don’t call your children “little shits”- Bridget Dixon |
| God, when will I get home?- Beckton Simmons |
| Eight billion dreams. One small rock.- Michael Richardson |
| Flag folded, salute rendered, 21 shots.- Angela Karnes Padron, PhD |
| I’m not blind. I imagine good.- A. Rose A. Rose |
| You can delete messages, not memories.- Tamoghna Dey |
| Time perpetuates, as does space extentuate.- Fredrick Haskins |
| It hurts because it mattered- Aisha Laiq Najam |
| SCHOOL CLOSED: leave flowers by gate.- AN Grace |
| Your wounds are bleeding over others.- Anna Wilkins |
| Your pain is my news feed- Paul Miroshkin |
| It always rained when she cried- Aubrey Lombardo |
| Her fists clenched like her mother’s.- Emily Fenner |
| My leg wants to kill me.- Erica Steel |
| The “murder house” is on Airbnb- Caitlin Quinn |
| Found Missing Person. Several Different Location.- Charles S |
| Now boarding, the red eye to limbo- Zinhle M Xaba |
| Two souls cosmically entwined, platonically lovers- h.n.s . |
| Exploit the moment: Kiss me- E. Ram |
| I listened. Faint heartbeat. Still alive.- Julie Rule |
| Echoes of joy in fading light- simplicity simple |
| Antique axe, sharpened for modern crimes.- Parker Rose |
| In morgue hearing my heart beat- kathleen gilbert |
| Fresh tomato sauce, How it’s made- Him Leung |
| Keep Calm And Hide The Body- Farhana Hussain |
| Here, I am swan, ladybird, seahorse.- Samiksha Ransom |
| seven words are all I need- Melissa Frazier |
| Gently or quickly, are your choices.- Rachel Cyparska |
| When our pieces awaits to restore- Subekshya Ghimire |
| She shone brighter than the sun.- Olivia Schwickerath |
| The view was worth the climb.- Lisa Rivers Kiesling |
| Wished I could, So I did- Berry Tate |
| Hey, let’s play with the universe.- Afshan Q |
| Common sense always beats frequent dollars.- Alyssa Cilento |
| Smoke the peace pipe for ever- Oussama Benbrahmi |
| Hangry, I ate, now I’m not!- River Song |
| Christmas mornings spent packing picnic boxes.- Naomi Hudiyah |
| Lost in thoughts, waiting for you- eman ozair |
| The birds sang, the trees danced.- Oliver Sopulu Odo |
| Dog found. Ignored the reward posters.- Yasmin Goldie |
| Mother is always the best creature- ANNE NJENGA |
| I think I’ll never see her.- Magarão de França |
| What comes next? We must choose.- Franklyn S. Newton |
| For sale: wedding dress, never worn- Marjolein Rotsteeg |
| Trees all bare, bring on spring!- Carole Cole |
| Flowers in vases wilt, gardens bloom.- Candice Abigail Fabriga |
| 786666- zeeshan shahzad |
| Beyond the corner life beckoned me- Sheena Sarah Winny |
| The universe cares because I care.- Kat Buescher |
| My eyes fell to the depths.- Valentina Epifanov |
| “I wonder if this thing’s loaded…”- Danny Hedges |
| Love carries words for their heaviness.- Chloe Moore |
| Alien abduction gone wrong. Abort mission.- Amanda Nicholson |
| Love ? Everything else makes more sense.- Adam Boržík |
| Cherished love: distilled, decanted, imbibed, bestowed.- Cate Covert |
| Recurring dreams. Her every step, closer.- Umi Agawa |
| A letter to Gerald ford- Carson Loveless |
| With sorrow, we took separate paths.- William Garrabrant |
| Accidentally “Replied to All.” Forever disgraced.- Susmita Ramani |
| Suddenly, everyone floated toward the sky.- Benson Lucero |
| Friends are selected as humans grow up- Matthew Brody |
| His life ended, my life began.- Carmine Amaro |
| Ripcord didn’t work. Still have receipt?- Terence Gallagher |
| Funny, little creature you are not.- Lorah Kay |
| She Only Comes Out At Night- Sarah Cline |
| Then “boom”. It happened so fast.- Stacy Singh |
| Change or conform. Whatever you prefer.- Taylor Onyinanya |
| Life moves on. Eat some soup.- M Collins |
| What does it mean to dream?- Michelle Soul |
| The bride fled, out the window.- Shih Yen Chang |
| There, there; their friends, they’re there!- Kai Lee |
| A star in someone else’s sky- Silence Singer |
| Life is Eternal; not So Short.- aishwarya gupta |
| Coffee tastes weird. Check label. Tea.- T. King |
| Every secret is it’s creator’s enemy.- Leyelle M.G. |
| Lost keys, found love; never returned.- Brittany Nelson |
| Coffin opens slowly… She smiles. Again!- Feby Joseph |
| This is not an erasure poem.- James Penha |
| Struggling to climb over treacherous hills.- Julia Kalirai |
| Fear not death, for life’s Terrifying.- Erik Bonthron |
| The eyes always tell a tale.- Serafina Williams |
| She wept tears of strange resolve.- Ash K. Gray |
| At a wedding! Unfortunately, it’s mine.- Nia Docherty |
| I was young, that wasn’t love.- Dorriann Reid |
| I had a pizza with pineapple- Justin Ball |
| Widowed women left after grave mistake- Sara Stampp |
| Embarrassing to some, it’s quite natural.- Richard Berg |
| His yogurt had more active culture.- Andrea Santo Felcone |
| I flatten Imitator’s… Jesus ! My car !- Ali Ruiz Vázquez |
| Our stars are made of dust- Seunghee Kim |
| Feathers of freedom, burnt to ashes- Nazdar Ayzit |
| The other side is now empty.- Raja El Aghar |
| Please, Granny… [Granny left] I’m sorry.- Yan Lam Chan |
| The Heart Of Gold Also Weeps- Tamani Sale |
| Please take me back, Doc Brown!- Cornelia Walter |
| Ash descending. Lava flowing. Extinction imminent.- Nancy Whitecross |
| Getting old: stories unfold memories untold.- Krishnanand Boolaky |
| Can’t sleep well. Watched the news.- Stephen Page |
| Theseus’ thesaurus. New words, same meanings.- JT Delk |
| The house whispered through creaking floors.- Sadie Erickson |
| Finding a way without you here.- R.N R.N |
| His love like a withered flower- Luna Adasha |
| Whilst a child, mom lost interest- TCC Cameron |
| Fighting. Gaza. When will it end?- Sally Greeno |
| She dragged corpses behind her tricycle.- Julia Tilson |
| What if we had never met?- Clarisa González |
| You light the fire within me.- Claudia Parker Joel |
| Ink smears upon my fingertips. Bloodstains.- Jennifer Bell |
| Hard work overlooked, yet still fighting- Diego Abonce |
| Sale: Shattered Heart. Dog not included.- Karen Kent |
| I never cared, why invite me?- Clarine Sies |
| Something keeps calling my name, daily.- Omofela Omofela |
| Peace. A foundation of crossed fingers.- Sankara Jayanth S |
| Everyone knows his happiness, except himself.- Bob Zhu |
| Parading in circles, lost in thought…- Mary McNamara |
| And the sword splashed the pen.- Muheez Olawale |
| Six? Please. Give me a real- Benjamin Hawley |
| Time spun wonders in her palm.- Christina Dinh |
| Life is passion, not a path- Reene Nemchek |
| Mirror argues my notion of youth.- Rikki Santer |
| I will stay seventeen and naive.- Shellsea Ibarra Carreon |
| He loved the girl locked downstairs.- Eloisa Bloom |
| It’s you I live for, you.- Josephine Dankwa |
| Her ever so silky hair… fell.- Pia Zenelle Hutalla |
| Learning is crucial to the mind.- Daniel Kim |
| A stranger calls himself my dad.- Phyllis Nyawira |
| Please don’t come. I’m not home.- Daniel Shandrin |
| The school scattered. With empty chairs.- Joy Yin |
| Day approached slowly and Night retreated.- Rajagopal Kaimal |
| “Serves 2-3” now lasts a week.- Faid |
| Me. You. Us. Ours. Us again.- Philip Wilson |
| Hate you sometimes, love you always.- Golibe Ezenekwe |
| “Teleportation almost possible!” claims bloodsoaked scientist.- de Villiers South Africa |
| All your stars are now artificial.- Jennifer R. Thornton |
| Ambulance siren dopplering; heart pounding, Stopped.- Sheetal Singh |
| Windows are doors that understand isolation.- Gerald Smith |
| Honeymoon tickets: 1 return, 1 single.- Holly Sissons |
| “Do you refund engagement rings?” “Yes.”- Garry Engkent |
| Frowns became smiles when they saw her.- Amanda Ruse |
| He hardly hit the horrors harder- Malina Gadsden |
| Lights, camera, action! She’s living dream.- Nida Saifi |
| Christs supernatural salvation smashes Armageddons annahilation- Graham Byrne |
| She wore failures on her face.- Jenny Cleland |
| “Crossed wires!”, claimed the guilty electrician.- Tom Witcomb |
| It’s not as if. It was!- Kenneth M. Kapp |
| Grandpa’s fictitious anecdotes about courageous ancestors.- parisa mousavi |
| Was surely sinking until she surfaced.- Phanindra Ivatury |
| Yes, it’s me. Not Donald Trump- Larry Lefkowitz |
| She loathed and loved the same- Cassie Reynolds |
| Like atlas, I carried our world…- T.K. Harris |
| For every tear, I had jokes.- Tariro Zinyemba |
| Five things happened that day, murders- Christopher Frew |
| It’s been one year off Pornhub- Kenneth Minishi |
| Tomorrow I will be happy, right?- Selin Avşar |
| Suddenly, I’m too busy for work.- Dena Bernstein |
| I thought happiness was just pretending- Cadence Zbin |
| The Letter Soft White Honeycomb Overflowing- Divna Vuksanović |
| Deaf girl couldn’t hear bomb droppings- Aastha Tyagi |
| Finding joy in life’s abundant offerings.- Michael Muroff |
| Caught, judged, condemned, strapped in, released.- Rebekah Lawrence |
| Congrats! A girl! She’ll hurt you.- Kelly Pittman |
| Color is resistance from light.- Mayookh Barua |
| Bullets sing, flowers weep, ruins laugh.- Nwajesu Ekpenisi |
| Believed she can fly, she fell.- Sarah Diniapsari |
| I am drowning in my tears- Trinidad Arroyo |
| Windows are doors that understand isolation.- Gerald G Michael Smith |
| My life was yours, to start.- Emma Picolo |
| They say Jesus cares. Who cares?- John Adebisi |
| Starry lake … a firefly touches forever.- Edward Huddleston |
| crickets hiding away in my office- Chris Langer |
| I come collecting what you owed- Mika Amador |
| One word in the end: love.- Adrian Bouter |
| Her casket closed, perfume left lingering.- Ellie Colagrosso |
| Omission is no better than lying.- Kira Blake |
| Hendrix act painted the town purple.- Lisa Marie Lopez |
| Please believe: you’re worthy of love.- Ai Ai |
| Hunger can do that to people.- Skye Kennedy |
| Rose colored glasses. May contain thorns.- Esther Zigman |
| They bid adieu, but never left.- Stuti Mathur |
| Russia, like Damocles’ sword above us.- Jennifer Vrielinck |
| No synanthropy here, these bitches suck.- Jenifer Red |
| Visions of loneliness encroach his mind.- ReeLee_365 ReeLee_365 |
| Dog’s devotion transcends death, joyous reunion.- Shivangi Kotadia |
| The cause was narcolepsy, not narcotics.- Katheryne McMullen |
| Lost in thought, found in music- Stian Koxvig |
| When did gossip turn to gospel?- Rhea Brennan |
| Eden or exile? A migrant story- Sahil Mehta |
| Child sleeps, world stops, mother breathes.- rani Jayakumar |
| Unexploded mine. Paddyfield. Small feet splashing.- Juliette Adair |
| Candles burning. Cabernet breathing. He’s away.- John D. Parker |
| The unconquerables; the unconquerable kingdom! Dead.- Indika . |
| Hospice workers took the empty wheelchair.- Jordana Landres |
| UAP alit upon me. I entered.- David DEMStories |
| “Please keep breathing, Sarah… don’t leave.”- Jack Arnold |
| Love, you are that to me.- Ndinoshisho Shilomboleni |
| A red alert, her heart failed.- John Amoke |
| Seventeen, rape victim. Eighteen, first-degree murderer.- Sukruethai Khuneiad |
| Sunday evening, bath time, early night.- Dave Kalcher |
| Photographers are criminals. They shoot people.- Tijesunimi Adekanmbi |
| Sad child: “How’s my look, mom?”- Yasir Farooq |
| Spring rain makes for bouncy sidewalks!- Iliana Grace |
| The only friend without betraying:Chatgpt- eve lost |
| Red cardinals remind me of her.- Markie Doczi |
| I blankly stared, the sun cold.- Nayun Lee |
| You wet yet? He asked, crying.- Robyn Perros |
| Amassed sarcasm: Motherhood as baby’s menu.- Isabelle Hoida |
| I am home alone, freely forgotten.- Rebecca Ahn |
| I read your obit and smiled.- Elisa Subin |
| Abandoned. Rescued. Caged. Adopted. Loved. Zoomies!- Zoe Humphreys |
| Life. An endless circle. Happiness and tears.- Sienna Palmo |
| Beauty overrated, except in real life.- Claire B |
| “Where’s our home, papa?” “In heaven.”- Neethu Manikandan |
| He said. She said. Hidden camera.- Paul Fein |
| Dreams whispered louder than fears’ echoes.- Hey Nuh |
| Everything okay? No, but she nodded.- Angela Lam |
| I’m nothing but a numb silhouette.- Madelyn Bomar |
| Peace wins! Fascist government overthrown. Unprecedented.- Linda Fernandes |
| Hope blossoms, conquers darkness, embraces light.- Rutendo Lisa Muzadzi |
| Will I ever leave this house?- Tov Ross |
| Sorrowful specters were eating my shadow.- Paschal Ezeokafor |
| All the Waldos are already circled!- Renee Ricevuto |
| One knife. One moment. Two lives- alicia dune |
| Late bloomer but seedlings definitely blooms.- Seedling Blooms |
| The world starts falling around us.- Jiaa Parikh |
| Caterpillar forages the autumnal skeleton dewed.- Resoun B Acharya |
| Even in death,James still cursed- Ayo D Raither Jimoh |
| Woke up.Dream stayed.Reality shifted- tinuola yusuff |
| I can’t love you any less.- Zoe Hilton |
| Uniforms full of their classmates’ autographs.- Arvee Fantilagan |
| Stop being so sad… its annoying- Jenny Flores |
| You dreamed our life away, fast- Writer Pilgrim Writer Pilgrim |
| Brawny, Meaty, Robust, Puny, Feeble, Infirm- Grant Reagan |
| Sanguine and breathing, the corpse blinked.- Rachelle Novaseen |
| Shadows crept whispers echoed eyes watched.- Y. Y |
| Don’t look at me: see me.- Amy Goldmacher |
| – Inoperative bridge, follow me. Nonexistent bridge.- Prima Hossain |
| Artificial Intelligence may determine future genuineness.- Phanindra Ivatury |
| Sun rises, monochrome life, sun sets.- Helen Velikans |
| Purple people eaters often have cavities.- Tom McCarthy |
| She cry and laugh the same- Bulya Demelu |
| The bullet dived, she was water.- Zainab Abubakar |
| “More time ? Why ? You had enough.”- Matthis Degrée |
| Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary.- Anna Maeve |
| Knife buried, fingernails cleaned, number seven.- Heather Haigh |
| I lost myself to find myself.- Mimi King |
| Not one knew what was ahead.- Marina Yu |
| Flex your cigarette, I flex breathing.- Brianna Cross |
| That was her last picture.- Seth Mulligan |
| I am hated because I love.- Marissa Pohwat |
| Everyone requires a dragon in Brooklyn.- Kat Coffin |
| Mum, to a sparkling kitchen, ‘shithole’- Alice Campbell |
| He arrived, but she was gone.- Eduardo Marques |
| Reckless evening; morning after regrets, pregnant!- Valerie Fish |
| Black and white photos. Ghosts everywhere.- Miera Rao |
| “Collecting clover? It’s a sham, Rock.”- Jay McKenzie |
| BANG! nothing fell on the floor.- Henrietta Brooks |
| Man never needed magic to fly- Caroline McCue |
| “Me or the dog.” Husband: £50.- Norman Julian Blair |
| Maple leaves and happiness drifted downriver.- Farah Ali |
| Pity covered her face in shame.- Stephanie Du Plessis |
| Don’t regret what life gives you.- Charity Smith |
| She loved him. I loved her.- Nina Blake |
| A grandiloquent dog died without ceremony.- Mike Freveletti |
| Titanic sailed; the rest is history.- MG Elumba |
| She went in…Tentalces came out!- Lee (Taurus) Davis (Maximus) |
| Bad husband but good father, how?- Pidari Gayathri |
| And then I will fade away.- Madeleine Tan |
| Grandpa enjoyed beach visits. Until D-Day.- David Silver |
| Falling into step with my mother.- Iris Wang |
| They all left, but God stayed.- Samyukta Nath |
| Before we drown: one last hug?- Ria Mavinkurve |
| Want to fly, people starts commenting.- Tamoghna Dey |
| Friends, fight, forgive, forget, forgotten-fate.- Hiu Laam Shea |
| Just sold was one I liked- Samyson Periyasamy |
| Fools rush where angels feared- Yamela Reuben |
| Constellation,Milky way,Beast,Planet,Earth- Ruth Ruvella |
| “Mommy, can I use your potty–puleeaase?”- Armanis Ar-feinial |
| Free at last, Covid has lost!- Jeck Garcia |
| But you said, “ I was enough.”- Will Goss |
| Outside right, sits the slanted light- Linley Crocker |
| Fear knocked. Courage answered the door.- Sally Deems-Mogyordy |
| I saw, I loved, I buried.- Pearl Lue |
| Messy room, broken toys, embracing parenthood.- Azra Saifi |
| Repress, remember, recoil, reject, realize, rebirth- Christie Santoli |
Right on time…wrong address?! Argh.- Mia Blixt-Shehan
Questions always orbit like sad garlands.- mai magdy
Disinfectant burns my nose, “It’s terminal.”- Camille Hiltbrand
missing Father worlds apart … Zoom funeral- Chen-ou Liu
Amazing! Nascar champion unexpectedly turns right.- Mike Freveletti
Oxygen depleted. I’m in the abyss.- Nancy Whitecross
Day surrenders to twilight’s affectionate kiss- Ridwan Issa
Beautiful beyond words. Bring me down.- Pia Zenelle Hutalla
Faceless internet predator devours adolescent innocence.- cat frenette
Try imagine everything with googly eyes.- Izah Camille Bragado
I weep bitterly but pray faithfully- Zinhle M Xaba
“Leave me to haunt the spiders.”- Morgan V
Her beauty absolutely hated her age- Stephanie Du Plessis
Tiny, golden, dancing gleefully, in flute.- TCC Cameron
Ever tried comedy? It’s no joke.- Kai Lee
Lost key, found love, open door- Stian Koxvig
I knew love, this was not.- Tariro Zinyemba
Gramma still sleeps in Grandpa’s bathrobe.- Elizabeth Spencer Spragins
My fear of death kills me.- Robert Fife
Tracey’s husband disappeared. Vanished without Trace.- Holly Sissons
Economics. What is war good for?!- Adrian Bouter
She rejected the essence off forgiveness- Jill Towell
If he lives, I’ll kill him.- Jeff Kennedy
Slamming the door, you keep walking.- Andy N
He was land, she a bird.- Johanne Barth
Boarding now. Already homesick. Miss you.- Kai Holmwood
The orange juicier than the sun.- Lora Butcher
Agh ! Mike… It… smells horrible… Mike?- Ali Ruiz Vázquez
Breathing…floating..drifting..drowning…breathing again- Silence Singer
Wither by sunshine on the seashore- Ojingiri Hannah
The final slice of pizza, gone- Israe Ouadih
First baby shower on crystal jubilee.- Naomi Hudiyah
A.I. DM’s God for sleeping pills.- Robyn Perros
Almost died–done wallowing. Living now.- Seth Coffin
Her Christmas present had no beau.- William Joel
Hurt, scared, wounded, broken beyond repair- Evah Lethabo
Love me like you love her.- Raja El Aghar
Alive. Shooting. Whimpering. Bleeding. Unmoving. Dead.- Banchiwosen Woldeyesus
Clan dead: Banshee keens via YouTube.- Tina L. Jens
Lost Nigerian child found. A corpse!- Sinethemba Jilana
Ringing. Explosions. Gunfire. I startle awake.- Amos Campf
Bet it all. Couldn’t watch. Damned.- Barry Charman
Faded self-confidence seeks empathy for frolics.- Nick Fogg (she/her)
Ah! Sorry, there was a bug- Kat Buescher
Christmas vacation-Santa Clause is coming.!- Sarina Jo Robison
She wore it till the end- GwendalynOphelia Parsons
Walk past me in the fog.- Writer Pilgrim Writer Pilgrim
Assimilation, that’s what they call it?- Richard Berg
She made broken, look like magic- Dima Rashid
Men only improve what’s already created- Porsche Faria James
Fools happy; wises unhappy; God’s conundrum.- V PITCHAIRAJU
Love blossomed, secrets unveiled, hearts shattered.- Jéssica Belchiór de Oliveira
Suspicion is as contagious as covid- Neil Humphrey
Brush shoulders when we walk, still.- Dena Bernstein
Under the sun he flew quietly.- Rachel Cyparska
The ground approaches fast when falling !- Erik Bonthron
“No post today too,” Petunia sighed.- Sharika Nair
Hate his ignorance.Graduated.Miss him.- eve lost
My black dog dated a cat- Justin Ball
Fighting through my fear of life- Tobias Grey
Unread Text From Mom: Make It?- Dusty Jaymes
I must learn to sit quietly.- Tov Ross
Ever seen a baby pigeon?- Kyle Callam
Lime and salt on margarita pizza?- Alice Campbell
Visitors enter here: Checkouts not permitted.- Benson Lucero
I wouldn’t prevail, yet I endured.- Caitlin Illing
Without love, exist. With love, live.- Annie Cowan
When did I stop being fearless?- Susan Roth
Joy like crab in high tide.- Mayookh Barua
Live it Up, Life Berry! Blooms.- aishwarya gupta
It’s happened again, I can’t escape.- Rose Miller
Human babies for cheap. Customizable options.- Renara Gray
He’s here! My mouth fell open.- Stacy Singh
“Pspsps”… my sweet boy comes running.- Marissa Pohwat
How many hells have you burried?- CUBA UKOH
Going to heaven and feeling cold.- John Adebisi
Just desserts I ordered. Murdered Later.- David DEMStories
Its way harder than I expected.- R.N R.N
Death forgave sexual excess every time.- Norbert Kovacs
A life worth living is adventurous.- Frank Hillyard
“Is this mushroom edible?” “Maybe?” “Helpful.”- Julie Rule
Nothing will ever be the same- Cheri Scharff
and suddenly she began to believe- cynthia falzone
She no longer resembled a lover.- Aloma Davis
Slava Ukraine! We are with you!- Jennifer McCubbin
Even the fireflies have left me.- Eliana Canfield
Dew glinted on petals, red bleeding.- Nayun Lee
She smiled outside, but died inside.- Julie Mulligan
Wrestling an elephant wasn’t the wisest.- Jenny Cleland
“I did nothing!” “You did something.”- Alexandra Malki
Sunlight chased monsters away, for now.- Jenifer Red
Clandestine machinations, secret romances. Gargoyle gossip.- John D. Parker
Death brought me back to life.- Ria Mavinkurve
Her career started with six words.- Nida Saifi
Flowers grew from his vicious words.- Arantxa Mathapersadh
Nests of foam, forever at home- Geethanjali Bhas
Hypercolor red, the rivers once bled- Linley Crocker
The portal flickered, then it spoke.- Lee (Taurus) Davis (Maximus)
Bride chose groom and horse- Sara Stampp
I never meant anything to you.- Ren Soduh
Spot remover accident. My dog’s disappeared.- David Silver
On school supplies list: bulletproof vest.- Donald Ranard
Sunera killed the rapist for revenge- Najifa Tabassum Lira
This sentence may vanish if unread.- Marcelo Medone
You left me as a memory.- Taylor Washington
Together forever under one roof’s rubble.- Hibah Shabkhez
Evening brought peace to the pack.- Skye Kennedy
Lay believer gay together we’ll play- Oussama Benbrahmi
Hope is buried. Fetch the shovels.- Franklyn S. Newton
Clouds fight, heavens cry, I dance.- Shivangi Kotadia
We’re family, but only by blood.- Heaven-Leigh Porter
Nations rise, nations stagnate, nations fall.- Andrew Wright
Moved to Friendsville, Tennessee. Still lonely.- Lisa Marie Lopez
Touch the grass. Breath the world.- A. Rose A. Rose
ALIENS ARRIVE! Appear unimpressed, depart immediately.- de Villiers South Africa
He loved birds. Then he flew.- Rhea Brennan
“Never trust cats.” – Michael, recently deceased- AJ Johnson
His romantic postcard arrived too late.- Sara Barrett
Endless tunnels, alien goals… Poor souls!- Olena Voitovych
Humans are a slave of habit.- Gourab Saha
Read between the lines, she gestured.- Michele Lagoy
Clocks lean backwards – Monkeys chew gum?- Richard Walker
Married at sunrise, widowed by sunset.- Ana Alonso
With mankind gone, Earth flourished again.- Asuka Oura
I swear, I can only lie.- Zoey Sloane
There were no demons. Just us.- Raeesah Chandlay
Spastic time traveler appears. Disappears. Appears.- Terence Gallagher
Candles unlit. Presents unopened. Wishes made.- Candice Abigail Fabriga
Life is a fairytale, Grimms version.- Lydia – (Nekotomofu) Waras
Make sure the music is loud.- Shellsea Ibarra Carreon
Everyone thinks Stars are only Suns.- BRANDON RAGSDALE
Regret is human, forethought is divine.- Catherine Lanser
May thy sorrow blanket the stars- Fatima Abdullahi
Friendships are stronger if one weakens.- Sarah Mañoza
Crunching fresh crisp snow under foot.- Dave Kalcher
Hummingbirds the sudden blur of summers.- Edward Huddleston
Once always hot; now forever cold.- Amanda Ruse
Big black bear. Ate all children.- Daniel Shandrin
A city was once a forest.- Oliver Sopulu Odo
Children shrieking, delight or fear? Santa!- Sally Greeno
Bedroom empty. Apartment blends two lives.- rani Jayakumar
Was hiding, wretched wrinkles found me.- Kamisah Abdul Karim
How do I humanise eventual death?- Octavius Tan
Born a twin. Graduated only child.- Anna Maeve
Refugees drowned, tycoons imploded, spotlight overturned.- Azra Saifi
Found a new home. White coffin.- Muheez Olawale
A bullet? I die this way?- Ginny Celer
Five-four-three-two-one-LIFTOFF- Chris Baum
All artwork starts with a dot.- Sophia Dupee
A truly broken heart fears healing.- Markie Doczi
“I love you,” “Lying is sinful.”- Golibe Ezenekwe
Sleeping breasts swell in my hands.- Gerald Smith
The Allotment Murders; the plot thickens.- Valerie Fish
Terrified with screams, horrified by silence- eman ozair
I switched on my best lover.- Samyukta Nath
Sadly, he lived to experience everything.- Rachelle Novaseen
I will wilt before the flowers.- Amy Williams
Chickens have beef with tender steaks.- Ugo Umeofia
Spite’s a despicable act of love.- Alyssa Cilento
She sold her shadow for love.- Neethu Manikandan
Failed an exam, passed life’s syllabus.- Stuti Mathur
Wished I could, So I did- Berry Tate
Daddy come wash my shit now- Njie Martin Vevanje
When can I be with you?- Will Goss
Compassion, Sentiment, Adrenaline,Passion, Flavor, Scent- Ruth Ruvella
Don’t scream, they will hear us- Priscilla Dankwa
Hero, heroine, villain, crisis, happy ending.- Cindy Belt
Rainbow, the colour of your smile.- Aishu Poetry
Rode mask-free. Free ride to Maker.- Miera Rao
Slept with him and stole it.- Lauretta Hart
Open your eyes, said the sun.- Selin Avşar
Drinking moonshine under the mountain moonlight.- Gina Leigh
Their discovery deepens my profound love- Linda Page
4) On hold forever. Hate Fleetwood Mac.- Ed Friedman
She hops on graves and laughs.- Kelly Pittman
surrounded by sharks! anyone for tennis?- william dawson
Exchanged meeting family expectations, for self-determination.- Mio J. Lindner
A narrow street in my neighborhood.- Prachi Saini
So many stories in the graveyard.- Jennifer Vrielinck
Childhood best friends. Nemeses as adults.- Lilla Down
Closed eyes, to see you again.- Connie Paul
Inside her grandma, the wolf itched.- Jeck Garcia
He said ‘Nice dress’. She smiled.- Michael Richardson
Death wept as he took her.- Ellie Colagrosso
draw yourself. is there a smile?- Dakota Jackson
Dreams embraced, stumbles faced, victories achieved.- Hey Nuh
Cupid braves bombs, only photos survive.- Sahil Mehta
Lost you like those unfinished erasers.- Indika .
First outfit; chosen but not needed.- Victoria McKeighan
Her humour, like her cooking, dry.- Rebekah Lawrence
Sparkles… diamonds then tears. Groom disappears.- Jennifer Ruth Jackson
Names drop like flies at urinals.- Cleveland Wall
Light snores; giggles on Christmas night.- Emma Picolo
A “shrill” voice cannot be credible- layla cartwright
Hey Reiner, Please have a seat- Him Leung
Shall we swim in fetid waters?- Kat Coffin
Water is a powerful, wandering force.- Brianna Cross
The hope that death brings solace.- Michel Matthews
Magic spell: words that move you- Carmine Amaro
It all started with the pancakes.- Jack Arnold
Her castle was made of tears.- Sarah Diniapsari
Blushing bride, glowing groom– I do.- S.E. Reed
Draw a line, be an original- Clarine Sies
Went out walking, came back aching- Carole Cole
Handyman wanted, discretion and shovel required- Christopher Frew
Still in solitude there is chaos.- Claudia Parker Joel
An anchor in life’s stormy seas- simplicity simple
Wealthy family needed. Must love kittens.- Rudy Vener
Only witnesses: cracked glasses, bloody books- Nazdar Ayzit
Marauding streams swallowed the full moon- Shoba Narayan
His might might be quite overwhelming- Rajagopal Kaimal
I love me, myself, and I.- princess saga
Rustling leaves spoke to the breeze- Sheena Sarah Winny
It was looking right at me.- Nicola Lamprecht
When birds fall and fishes soar!- Jasmeet Kaur
Sun sets easily on our existence.- Diana Davison
The forest recognized the wandering child- Aubrey Lombardo
Winning dish had fingers. Finale rescheduled.- Roy Hassija
Between life and death. One second.- Joy Yin
I have loved you simply never- Susan Abel
Tardis for sale: no time-wasters please- Amanda Cole
Please rise for the Prime Minister.- John Dixon
Procrastination is the theif of time.- Lisa Rivers Kiesling
Got a postcard today, from hell.- Nia Docherty
Death. Frightening and unknown. Never comes easy.- Sienna Palmo
Thanks for inviting us–GOOD bye!- Garry Engkent
Fallen was the city that cried- Galen Cunningham
The locket gleamed with newfound closure.- Diana Stephanie Erfelua
What if the parachute doesn’t open?- Claire Smith
I’d rather die than say goodbye.- Ema Nakano
I only meant to scare her.- Leah Rose
Wind and opportunity. Both simply endless.- Chengyu Jiang
Wife – Professional Globetrotter, Me – Passionate Homemaker- Phanindra Ivatury
Knock, Knock. “Who’s there?”. “Six Words”.- Atticus Black
Follow your lover for the hell.- Afshan Q
Shades of grey, as light illuminates.- Fredrick Haskins
The phone jumped into the pool- Charity Smith
The fool thought condoms were foolproof.- Katheryne McMullen
Loving you was a beautiful pain.- Tamoghna Dey
Mad girls don’t sing quiet songs- Caroline McCue
Goals became ghosts of the past.- Pidari Gayathri
Heart broken, soul taken, smile remains.- Saaiyannhkka Sripal
She kept walking the empty pram- Marjolein Rotsteeg
People are images on the timeline.- Jelena Hrvoj
Grateful heart reconnects lost soul bridges.- Seedling Blooms
Albert loves hypothesizing. He lost it.- Ramon Paolo Alfar
Curiosity killed the rover.- Esther Zigman
Surveillance rose. Privacy fell. Sanity collapsed.- Jordana Landres
Cheeks blush; stares burn my skin- Claire Anastasia Blake
A bed is your comfort friend.- Serafina Williams
Couldn’t learn from history. Changed major.- Nick Gallup
Vampire allergic to garlic, Loves sunlight- DripDripDrop DripDripDrop
Killing Your Ancestral Spirit: Student’s Tutorial- Sarah Cline
Strict parents might raise sneaky kids- Bridget Dixon
Cold is good don’t you think?- Keandra Bogan
The fox hunts, for her children.- Judy Kelleher
Chew a Pen’s ass – find muse- Okparaoyibo Chukwuma paul
“Mercy!” she begged, and was punished.- Seth Mulligan
Sometimes you deserve more, sometimes less- Betty Wang
He filled his boots and drowned- Carol Beirne
She laughed; I tried to smile.- Bentley Brock
Gosh! Northern lights. Wish came true.- Gazala Saifi
Stolen banana rotten in the middle- Mark Miscovich
Against wish, was a king born.- Phyllis Nyawira
Checking: might be you this time.- Olaitan Jumoke
By morning, I want them dead.- Joseph Yu
She’s too good at ‘breaking hearts’…- Wǒ shì wǒ Lilith
Wrists bound together, bodies floating astray.- Ana Maria
“A maze, one fine spring night”.- Hanishree Vichare
“Would you like a biscuit?” “Woof!”- Patrick Twomey
Radio, coffin, chapped lips, honey, mom.- Rebecca Ahn
Vote now! Just $50 down payment!- Benjamin Hawley
Pages whisper in ink, not paper.- LM Costa
Spotted: Non-committal ex carrying backpacked cherub.- Phanindra Ivatury
Love is rich in farts- aca aca
My heart left me for him.- A. M. Conger
Oh! The womb that borne me.- Rejoice Akpan
That breathing sensation, remember it now- Midnight Rampersad
New puppy, happy dog, fresh grave.- Erica Steel
She asked, I accepted. We regret.- Matthis Degrée
Time heals all wounds, even memories.- Brandy Kerrigan
When all else fails, everything burns.- Brittany Nelson
Fear of worrying about fear, anxiety.- Natalie Newhouse
Arms outstretched…lips puckered…Yuck! Run!- Jeanne Johnson
Mission: time-travelling assassination. Destination: Berlin 30.01.1933.- Dave Rees
Cat’s piano recital: audience howled, literally.- Jasmina Salimova
Long ago, when humans were humane.- Shaina Saifi
Parkland was far, now it’s here.- R. Thillairajah
We used to eat ramen together.- Iris Wang
Time and relationship depends each other.- Tamoghna Dey
One door opened. Another closed. Life!- James Patrick Focarile
Garage Sale tomorrow. Everything must go.- Saskia de Leeuw Kyle
After a thunderstorm, fireflies get lit.- Sally Deems-Mogyordy
Look at me…I’m right here.- Agatha Inwang
Jews shot. Budapest. The Danube. Shoes.- Melinda-Judith Vincze
I never wanted any of this.- Madeleine Tan
You thought I wasn’t ever listening- Cadence Zbin
Once alone, will be, now see.- Hiu Laam Shea
White earth glistens, winter like moon.- Rizul Makkar
As time flows, signs signal END.- ReeLee_365 ReeLee_365
One day the sky turned red.- Justus Green
The sun set on their love.- Robin Blasing
Oh, how he loved her silence.- Emily Fenner
my lover, and are you married?- Lucía Ximena Ubilluz Almagro
Is love really love, in Namibia?- Ndinoshisho Shilomboleni
Peppermint: the whisper of the cold- Daria Moti
Hoping for something I don’t want.- Zoe Hilton
Her prayers are answered. I escaped.- Nina Blake
Magic isn’t real , man manipulated it.- Pearl Inci Corlu
Tearstained teddy bear. Laughter in heaven.- Reynard Warden
Love happened, died, if lucky, repeated.- Sukruethai Khuneiad
There’s no seat belt in life- Aastha Tyagi
Augmented ducks texted with prehensile beaks.- Michael Fahrbach
Inside many bellies lies our answer- Mickeymoore Mickeymoore
Fun people die abandoning their yo-yos.- Andrea Santo Felcone
They say they tried, did they- Mary McNamara
Ask my country, she swallows bodies.- Zainab Abubakar
My fluttering heart, a caged canary.- Faid
When she turned 16, he left- S. Barb
I will hide you within me- Subekshya Ghimire
Believe in yourself to complete tasks.- Daniel Kim
Wishes made above the flower bed.- Keneth Erfelua
Smiling; a simple act, rarely used.- Ai Ai
First language, erased by the second.- Melissa Lopez
Only you could make me laugh- Josephine Dankwa
Quick. Hide! I hear you mind.- Aaran Thakore
Unapologetically yourself is the best you- Yomara Moreno
Finally, her flesh tingled. With maggots.- Ian Coombe
Girl, not a boy. Corpse now.- Antonio Gomez
To exist without LIVING is death- Omofela Omofela
War. She waited. He never returned.- Marian Myers
Soft beds of dried pine needles- Paige Leppanen
Thanksgiving: Man serves family; spares turkey.- Linda Fernandes
He loved the ghost of himself- Cassie Reynolds
Couldn’t write a poem about you.- Evie Wynne
He jumped, Ground turned her back- Chigozie Ohaka
“Have a Great life! Good bye!”- Carl Schuler
Circe texts after your third whiskey.- Jennifer Mills Kerr
She sighed and ended it quickly.- Elaine Gardner
Whats Strrange? A stranger is nicer- Aisha Laiq Najam
Life? An intriguing and wonderful journey.- Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz
Dispensing modicums of deepest knowledge; obelisk.- Q.P. Cairo
Hope died infront of my house.- Dorriann Reid
Strangers met.Friends forged.Families formed- tinuola yusuff
My delusions became my false reality.- Rabiah Ahead
“Coffee’s hot! I know you’re working.”- M Collins
I didn’t think you’d say no.- Renee Ricevuto
Silent peacocks do not exist anywhere.- Tom McCarthy
Lay these buried thoughts to rest.- Kira Blake
leave it for the next generation- Maia Scher
Bull lunged. I screamed. He died.- Melissa Bravo
After some consternation we embraced bioluminescence.- Farah Ali
To Gaza options: Death And Death.- Sadia Mou
Motherlands’s soil. blood, sweat, tears. Freedom.- Jannah Hossain
Oh how i miss his laugh- Lily Jobling
Her echo fell silent. He grinned.- Holly Hedd
Apocalypse now. Should I be worried?- Paul Fein
Laugh now else you’ll be haunted- Ekta Adhikari
We do not pawn wedding rings.- Seunghee Kim
Frozen Antarctic tears now flowing incessantly.- Sheetal Singh
Wow, where’s the rest of you?- Kenneth Minishi
He was the one all along- Trinidad Arroyo
Possibly not as important as thought- John Cooper
Abandoning her wheelchair, dancing in heaven.- Shih Yen Chang
The curry ruined my damn wedding.- Arvee Fantilagan
Taste fortified water, two oxygen atoms!- Anthony Boulanger
Everything has changed. Why haven’t you?- t c
So, do you still love me?- Leyelle M.G.
No love like laughter, sweet child.- Ronnie Joy
My husband’s cancer nearly killed me.- Rook d’Bay
She Loved Him, He Cooked Her!- Rashmi Khanna
Be yourself but don’t get comfortable- Solana Jeffries
Jonathan is an insomniac. The ceiling!- Stephen Page
my mind thinks, my heart speaks- Trinity Heart
Above all, I wanted my life.- Cameron Edwards
How long have we been falling?- Katherine Gray
All kittens are faur and lovely- Sunshine Sunshine
Flee off air like a bird- Manish Reddy
Radioactive: I’m breathing in the chemicals.- MJ Ballados
I am in awe of myself.- Samiksha Ransom
The terrifying truth, Her limited youth- Fay Cath
The hills told a harrowing tale.- Ash K. Gray
Gripping the last straw with hope- Tabi George
Top waves mind in a page- Resoun B Acharya
Another important event. Another nervous fart.- Willow Flame
“You look tired!” Well, I am.- Lucy K
Found a doll. Why’s it breathing?- Kami Mugo
Walk in my shoes. These stilettos.- Susmita Ramani
The Owl And The Pussycat, Divorced- Farhana Hussain
Human scavengers. Animal blood. Meal, check!- Shree M.
Flirty Fizz, nine months, whose eyes?- Heather Haigh
Become a wolf, throw yourself, elk.- S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan
Met boyfriend’s parents. Were mine too.- Amanda Nicholson
Your eyes caressed me so softly- h.n.s .
Residence for Sale; Issue: Bloody Sightings- April Clarese Diaz
Screaming words gashed the wound again.- Paschal Ezeokafor
Even Grim Reaper’s door will knock.- Jessica Russo
What’s Life? Except Choices and Exceptions- Chesed Chesed
Send prayers, but also send help.- Gift Mbuk
Out by Christmas. Nowhere. No-one. Nothing.- I tried. I failed. I try. What can I say that’s new?
He orders a margarita, no salt.- Devane Clarke
My suit ripped, out in space.- Mr. Nobody Mr. Nobody
Engulfed in our cocoon of eternity- Moxie Cronje
The stars hold grudge against God.- John Penwielder
Punishment: DEATH. She did it anyways.- Julia Tilson
New England’s autumn, Old England’s fall- Paul Miroshkin
She ate all his unborn Kids.- Lukas Westphal
a dead deer bit my lip- Megan Friedman
Brighter days, like winter nearing spring.- Stephanie Samulde
Toddler reports excitedly: statue of “Liver-tea”.- Leli Z
Sun God temple needs lights- Samyson Periyasamy
Piles of imperfect art held secret.- William Garrabrant
“Who?” “The part one of you.”- Bob Zhu
Warm and long embraces departed too- Lilitha Boco
I want to live my life- Josie Romatelli
No! tapas bar, not topless bar!- Trisha Simone
The coffin lowered. The pretence ended.- Norman Julian Blair
Warmongering a season of unifying misery.- Sankara Jayanth S
The world is cold, and yet.- Cas Dean
Gladly she rode into the sunset.- Sarah Heald
Unicorns have horns. That’s the point!- Julie Brydon
When you smile I see the light- Natalie Yeung
Beneath my shadow, I discovered me- Luna Adasha
Diagnosis; unteachable. Graduation speech; defying stereotypes.- Sandra Thom-Jones
Peter Litters Babysitter’s Glitter Critter Show- Chimel Abia
He gave her what alone endures.- Jake Orthwein
Wear the heatwave like a skin.- Jennifer R. Thornton
Intertwined souls protested Death’s parting hand.- A.W. Raven
Beneath the scorching sun he strive- Saadatu Uzairu
He looked frightened and ran backwards- Itse Daibo
The Heart Of Gold Also Weeps- Tamani Sale
She wouldn’t be silenced by threats.- Mei Chiam
… searching for her. Gone. His imagination?- Prima Hossain
She whispered, he yelled, they broke.- Jiaa Parikh
Instead of roses, matches and fire.- Adam Boržík
If I seek, I get lost.- Beckton Simmons
Mommy! After-dying, how tie my shoes?- parisa mousavi
Your absence lives in my bones- Clarisa González
As he drank, she cried silently.- Angela Lam
Ever have amnesia? I can’t recall.- Lee Ewing
Painting and lies? Or painting lies.- Anthony Bui
You’re the last one, I whispered.- AN Grace
He hated her and loved her.- Mike Weaver
A yellowed photo – her only memory.- Wayne Summers
Friends are made for specific whens- Sam Hendrian
Love always mean you to me- Secre8 Black
Love, lust; damn the consequences. Regret.- T.NIZZA T.NIZZA
They forgot where he was buried.- Sofia Rincon
The bonds are in your head.- Sherri Moorer
Granted, my obsession heard “penis colada.”- Isabelle Hoida
Stowaway’s backpack, featherlight, becomes wings- Jody Cooksley
Buried in my casket, can’t sleep- kathleen gilbert
I’m naked. Of you. Of us.- Georgiana Costea
Open the door, let me in.- Kay Lesley Reeves
I’m free but I feel trapped.- Michelle Soul
Note: Ask Tom Hanks island directions- Karen Kent
I’m shinning in a purple light- Folasade Ogundeko
Convening maggots vote yes to refuse.- James Penha
Dog seeks new owner. No bells.- Philip Wilson
Nothing more needed to be said- Nico Ma
Miserable people must never feel loved- James Gladden
laughter echoed, memories made, happiness everlasting- Ilhaam Ameen
No bridle for the animal donkey- Balasubramaniyan Venkataramani
Midnight. The elevator travel every floor.- Umi Agawa
How many cats has curiosity skinned?- Asa Page
Belonging is a burr with determination.- Olive Zhong
Whispers are always louder than screams.- Klaudia Wadecka
Our organic failures continue living, growing- Aaron Walder
Belle promises to marry juice seller- Hassan Kishabi
Walking down the aisle without you.- Sahima Mittal
Worries is the present poorer future.- Chloe Moore
We are all of us Lonely.- Iliana Grace
diving in to drown it out- Alyssa Beal
I continued wondering, now I’m insane.- Cornelia Walter
Irony and Insanity such a couple!- Lorah Kay
I should’ve listened to my mother- Mika Amador
Banana went to therapy—too appealing!- Y. Y
Lights dawned upon her eclectic locks- Malina Gadsden
Finding joy in life’s offerings.- Michael Muroff
Rushed. Her cheek kissed my lips.- Pat Saunders
Prayed hard during surgery. Forgot after.- Rosemary Thomas
“No it’s working” her hair plummets- alicia dune
Sense of proportion trumps any truth.- Daniel Barshay
Pretty Face. Blind to see it.- Tijesunimi Adekanmbi
He drove straight through the crowd.- Angela Karnes Padron, PhD
she held light loosely, it flew.- Lamya Al Harthy
From diapers to diapers. Life’s circle- Peggy Gerber
Final fling. Empty bed. Flying solo.- Prue King
Space. Final frontier conquered. McDonalds everywhere.- Bogdan Groza
The dark creature watched her wander.- Marina Yu
Yet their fingers itch to intertwine.- Inanna Carter
Daring to seek the dark wonders.- Julia Kalirai
Limits hinder possibilities. Limitlessness creates impossibilities- Vanessa Morse
today divorce papers, tomorrow murder suicide- Kathryn Deffely
Learnt to fly. Crashed plane. Disenchanted.- Sheila Gray
Shattered heart listens to self clearly- Rose Shiby
Does Schrodinger’s Cat owe back taxes?- Ben Reid
Warning: roads lined with silver goop.- Henrietta Brooks
Convict is neither dead or alive.- Rikki Santer
Her laughter rang like a memory.- Lulu Henault-Bassett
Finished novel. Longhand. Smug. House fire.- Richard Prosch
Cheers! To the already adulterous couple- Rina Nissani
The hero returning a neighbor’s barrel- Kathryn McNelis
How’s the weather in heaven, love?- Veronika Mikec
Loved, but trained with iron hands.- John Amoke
Faction fighting, rebel cause, innocence dying.- Helen Velikans
The brakes worked. The airbags didn’t.- Cassandra Moritz
The remote works now , thanks batteries!- River Song
she’s here but she’s not here- Elizabeth Corbin
I dreamt that I was sleeping.- Kenneth M. Kapp
Children were served nukes for breakfast.- MG Elumba
Never walk where you can run.- Megan Boyers
A clown masturbated in the doorway.- Rodi Padron
Why waste time spreading false truths?- Lemon Hollowood
I was simultaneously lost, yet found.- T.K. Harris
She really loved to preface, mid-conversation.- Jeff Boldt
Laughing loudly at my mother’s jokes- Krishnanand Boolaky
Live your dreams if you dare.- Chloe Liles
I had fun at the fair- Idhant Kompella
A book, a person, a life.- Truong Le
Once bitten; twice shy; thrice reckless.- Tanja Cilia
Poured an empty bottle. No glass.- N.T. McQueen
Hoped I have proved people wrong- Berry Tate
Seeking cigarettes, Dad found another wife.- JT Delk
Two blue lines. Recently divorced. Congratulations?- ALICE KINERK
She was poetry, and he, infinity.- Sampada Wagle
In his arms, she found home.- Sadie Erickson
Unraveling limbs beneath a hangnail moon…- Kelli Johnson
She Died To Save His Soul.- Jonathan Khoo
Hot chocolate with warm bread fuzzies.- Valentina Epifanov
Little daughter : ” Breakfast!!! Mobile!!!! ” Mother : “Okay!!!”- Yasir Farooq
exit is locked, he’s behind me- Emily Diaz
Man: Back again! Moon: Forgotten something?- Eunice Young
The winds doesn’t blow without sigh- Yamela Reuben
Damn it! not enough words!- Jenny Flores
Me, became we, became a family.- Olivia Fang
Books were made to be drunk!- Onyinyechi Ndukaire
How it went or how I remeber- E. Ram
Boredom hits the head from inside- Quraan Janati
Hey, you forgot, it’s my birhday.- Pearl Lue
And then the fucking nazis came.- Maia Brown-Jackson
They came. They saw. They fled.- Ranee Shaw
The dark cloud appeared from nowhere.- Spiritual Sorbet Spiritual Sorbet
Stole a man. Wish I hadn’t.- Yasmin Goldie
Monsters exist they are beautiful lies.- Alexandra Fuentes
Be careful what you phish for.- Lisa H. Owens
Love. Marriage. Familiarity. Dislike. Hate. Murder.- Linda Lewis
“I have told you.” “Oh, really?”- Sophie Shea
Back to prison, they caught him.- Ahmed Dodo
Morning toots together as a family- Emily Chetwood
Six words. A jail? A jailer?- Philip Thomas
Ashes, ashes, but never a flame.- Taylor Onyinanya
Poetry cuts dark clouds in sky- Jody Shapiro
Same old, same old, bored yet?- Morgan Pletcher
Reformation–martyrs’ blood soaking the earth.- Thames Riviera
“Let me in.” Locked the door.- Julie Ferrell
Anagram lover’s knuckles: VOLE and HATE.- Rob Walton
You are entitled to substantial compensation.- Zora Penn
The ocean divides our distant souls- Matthew Brody
Shaking hands clasp the destroyed ballgown- Genna Weitz
His voicemail became her favorite song.- Eloisa Bloom
Fiery friend furious; bellows bellowing below.- Cate Covert
My hands bought future into present.- Anna Wilkins
Cloud nine wasn’t far after all- Lin Let
She laughs, “You do that. Please.”- Rosanne Ehrlich
Hated because you didn’t know yourself- Jessica Gold
Mother cradles son’s corpse; silence falls.- Nwajesu Ekpenisi
Dear life. Oh, our beloved life!- Joseph Ikhenoba
Seeking goodness; greatness not so much.- Claire B
Who said the sky is blue?- Mireille Uwonkunda
I crave what will ruin me.- Kaitlyn Brogan
How could I be so naive.- Lynn Maul
no winners, only losers in war.- Prasanta Bhandari
Autobiography “My Life”: an AI (author).- Izumi J.Y.
My heart’s secret: best friend, unrequited.- Aurore Nkaka
Diamonds couldn’t compare to her beauty.- Olivia Schwickerath
| Went to war, returned a box.- Ema Nakano |
| Embracing the underdog is my jam!- Cheri Scharff |
| Our love was strongest on film- Iris Wang |
| We danced because the sun rose.- Sarah Heald |
| Susan specified how to surprise her- Eunice Young |
| I love you but you’re you- DripDripDrop DripDripDrop |
| No, don’t touch that switch.. Noooooooohhh!- Valerie Fish |
| People watching is best done alone- James Gladden |
| Take my life not my joy- Ojingiri Hannah |
| Broken yet beautiful, my mosaic life- T.K. Harris |
| Speaking with Spirits, Divine and Undivine.- Rook d’Bay |
| Light emits at the bottom darkness.- Truong Le |
| Simply Add Your Six Words Here.- Onyinyechi Ndukaire |
| My drug addicted wife killed me.- Najifa Tabassum Lira |
| In between I chose it, none.- Seedling Blooms |
| Not lost, but still in searching.- Ndinoshisho Shilomboleni |
| Found him ‘old school’. Refreshingly ‘new’.- Phanindra Ivatury |
| Silly fishes can’t see plastic.- alicia dune |
| Pineapple on pizza: crime against humanity- Kenneth Minishi |
| Jane waited for someone to run.- Ramon Paolo Alfar |
| She smile even when tears dripped- Saadatu Uzairu |
| Piranha petting farms will never exist.- Tom McCarthy |
| Light switch: the sun began dimming.- Rhea Brennan |
| To do: write love letter. Later.- Leli Z |
| Desperate gasp, fearful eyes, slumped forward.- Angela Karnes Padron, PhD |
| Still. Breathing. Nothing left but bones.- Lydia – (Nekotomofu) Waras |
| “My strength is…subtraction?” said Death.- Shree M. |
| Specter creeping near, look not; face- S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan |
| The unfortunate outing of Tony Tombolo- Neil Humphrey |
| “Rare disease.” Rare like bleeding flesh.- LM Costa |
| Old photo. Their names I forgot.- Umi Agawa |
| The silent shore, the endless blue.- Krishnanand Boolaky |
| Windswept curls, sparkling eyes, dangerous smile.- Eliana Canfield |
| You need a partner in life.- Daniel Kim |
| Seeking El Dorado, found Hell Dorado.- John Adebisi |
| How ruthless are the gentle folk.- Fatima Abdullahi |
| Stuck in traffic, you lose inspiration.- Andy N |
| A scream of silent pain flows- Silence Singer |
| The bell rang, he kept drooling.- Mr. Nobody Mr. Nobody |
| Seated in the dark, she cried.- Caroline McCue |
| Apple Cautiously, peel off her skin.- Keneth Erfelua |
| I yearn for a millennium’s grace- Matthew Brody |
| The ship sailed with their friendship.- Stephanie Du Plessis |
| Outlive him purely out of spite.- Cassandra Moritz |
| She watched him die. Pain over.- Ian Coombe |
| Time; something you can never stop.- Chengyu Jiang |
| Excuse the enthuse of my excuse.- Lisa H. Owens |
| Nothern lights, our favorite fireworks display.- MG Elumba |
| Smiling with my cheeks in tears- Tabi George |
| Secrets carried on the gentle breeze- Ridwan Issa |
| City lights shine for the blind.- Sarah Mañoza |
| Siri, how to write a six– Nia Docherty |
| Boisterous boor disturbs, disrupts. Winter housefly.- John D. Parker |
| Take it away. He’s not coming.- Stacy Singh |
| Why do I stay in this place?- Sherri Moorer |
| Endless nightmare: Terror consumes restless souls.- Jéssica Belchiór de Oliveira |
| Pinching breasts is not Eve Teasing- Shoba Narayan |
| Killing him twice wasn’t much harder.- Ranee Shaw |
| Even John Wayne wasn’t John Wayne.- Donald Ranard |
| Love calls; I don’t pick up.- Kai Lee |
| Chef was dead yet he’s cooked.- Dorriann Reid |
| Nostalgia is proof your memory lies.- Jessica Russo |
| three is really a lucky number- Keandra Bogan |
| I said I love you, late.- CUBA UKOH |
| Expect and accept unexpected and unacceptable.- Olivia Fang |
| Family ghosts wait eagerly for flatline.- Tina L. Jens |
| Russian Dolls Are Full Of Themselves- Farhana Hussain |
| In the garden, an empty playhouse.- Jennifer Vrielinck |
| “Armstrong! Aldrin! Moonwalk scene. Take Two.”- Norman Julian Blair |
| The flatline machine killed my mom.- River Song |
| “Okay.” He stated, blank eyes unseeing.- Nayun Lee |
| I hear silent distress; worlds undiscovered.- Sarah Cline |
| Within the sky, holds the stars.- Serafina Williams |
| The Heart Of Gold Also Weeps- Tamani Sale |
| I am hanging by my fingertips— Maia Brown-Jackson |
| When I go, remember me. Please.- Madeleine Tan |
| The paint dried. I saw it!- Ginny Celer |
| Syndey sickness soared silently sending shivers- Lauretta Hart |
| Cat wore sunglasses, meowdeling latest purrstyles.- Jasmina Salimova |
| Ponder.Think. Repeat.Think and stop.- Henrietta Brooks |
| White noise instilling tranquil black holes.- Fredrick Haskins |
| Stories spread light across the skies- Linda Page |
| I chased my dreams, chased you.- Pearl Lue |
| I fear life more than death- Trisha Simone |
| Hope chest: junk in the trunk.- Cate Covert |
| “Violent emotional agitation, he had suffering”.- Hanishree Vichare |
| Friendship can be what saves me- Josie Romatelli |
| Yes! the stars twinkle for you.- Priscilla Dankwa |
| After success suicide attempt, he awakes.- Sukruethai Khuneiad |
| Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe loud.- Reynard Warden |
| Live without regret, what a failure- Sophie Shea |
| Glass hits floor, truth hits me- Quraan Janati |
| The only air around, hollow surrounds- Linley Crocker |
| Another star blinked out last night.- Bentley Brock |
| Power wielded correctly changes entire nations.- Vanessa Morse |
| Incorrect right shoes for this weather!- Spiritual Sorbet Spiritual Sorbet |
| You chased until I stopped running.- Heather Haigh |
| Her ring dropped into his hands.- Eloisa Bloom |
| “C’mon, let’s dance it out, Papa.”- Sampada Wagle |
| Sometimes I am an untouchable cactus.- Chloe Liles |
| Hang ten on a sinking ship.- ALICE KINERK |
| Freefall is both sinking and floating.- Asa Page |
| Thirteen’s too young for a DUI.- Jeff Kennedy |
| He loved Battleship Potemkin. I mutinied.- AN Grace |
| He turns away, the reflection smiles.- Lilla Down |
| Heard “good judge of character”? Run!- Paul Miroshkin |
| He thinks to himself, that’s why.- Devane Clarke |
| Pigs fly to claim the kingdom- Claire Anastasia Blake |
| Today’s headlines skipped for comics section.- Jennifer Ruth Jackson |
| Krishna taught Geetha; Arjuna learnt.- Samyson Periyasamy |
| Nest lined with love, we wait.- Aloma Davis |
| His letter drifted, lost at sea.- Sofia Rincon |
| What do you mean, she lived?- Seunghee Kim |
| within the chastity existed a villain- Genna Weitz |
| Hidden behind the lies are secrets.- Jiaa Parikh |
| Freak Out sweet cheek is chic- Oussama Benbrahmi |
| The monsters only ate smaller monsters.- Sara Barrett |
| Verdict. Two words will equal relief.- Marian Myers |
| How to die, by not living.- John Cooper |
| I loved it here on Earth.- Raeesah Chandlay |
| Sweet world, I do not belong.- Samiksha Ransom |
| Crescent rolls, only eclipsed by donuts.- Patrick Twomey |
| Do it now or never again.- Ugo Umeofia |
| Without soul’s we’d all be lost.- Pearl Inci Corlu |
| Her size 8 dress finally fit.- Rina Nissani |
| Sumptuous scrumptiousness advertised and published thus.- Benjamin Hawley |
| The carer who is compassionate left- Jill Towell |
| Ours was a fairy tale divorce- Jody Cooksley |
| The unicorn spread wonderful glitter poo- Clarine Sies |
| My childhood spent in gardens.- Prachi Saini |
| Don’t be scared. He’s just grown.- Victoria McKeighan |
| Dream bird incinerated the kitchen walls.- Neethu Manikandan |
| Schizophrenic cataclysm on aisle unconditional love.- Isabelle Hoida |
| Woe is me? I knew love!- Josephine Dankwa |
| Expelled from school; now its Headmaster.- Tanja Cilia |
| Chocolate peanut butter pancakes make change- Emily Chetwood |
| He turned his weapons. And smiled.- Georgiana Costea |
| Love walked out, never to return.- Rodi Padron |
| I love you. I hate myself.- Hiu Laam Shea |
| “I bare you my heart.” “Don’t”- t c |
| Accusationing me of drunklyness is UNBEMAGINABLE!- de Villiers South Africa |
| Because the algorithm said it is.- Sankara Jayanth S |
| How beautiful and terrible we are.- Zoe Hilton |
| I had fun at the concert- Idhant Kompella |
| Who casts stoners down? Tar? Ash?- Q.P. Cairo |
| Succeeded in war but lost humanity.- Nida Saifi |
| And they lived happily ever after.- Shaina Saifi |
| Reunited runaway dog, shaking with excitement.- Holly Sissons |
| Betrayed by kin, murderered for ransom.- Brianna Cross |
| love goes more then two ways- Maia Scher |
| Caskets hold more warmth, I’m afraid.- Rachelle Novaseen |
| As beautiful as a broken promise.- Seth Mulligan |
| Pro of the Apocalypse? Less people.- Zoey Sloane |
| A flower blossom like a poet.- Olive Zhong |
| She finally croaked, the old toad.- Veronika Mikec |
| That money baby just messed up- Njie Martin Vevanje |
| Hoped I have proved people wrong- Berry Tate |
| Shadows can easily slip, and fade.- Evie Wynne |
| Time stood still … then slipped away.- Thames Riviera |
| He grab her hands, she slipped forever.- Ahmed Dodo |
| Two feet standing. Four paws down.- Candice Abigail Fabriga |
| I am breathing but why not drown- Cadence Zbin |
| Ai created. 5 humans found dead.- Prasanta Bhandari |
| Rain kissed, heart danced, love decayed- Stian Koxvig |
| So busy living; Life passed by.- Olaitan Jumoke |
| Lost, but they keep finding me.- Ana Alonso |
| Shadow Painted woman vanished In blues.- Resoun B Acharya |
| If I must, I will not- Carol Beirne |
| She smiled. He proposed. She declined.- Anna Maeve |
| Yakuza sanctioned blood sport; gruesomely entertaining.- JT Delk |
| Billionaires suddenly all became suspiciously youthful.- Michael Fahrbach |
| The broken, healed, is more beautiful.- Leyelle M.G. |
| Brake lights fading as I die.- A. M. Conger |
| Monarch butterflies carry my soul aloft.- Sally Deems-Mogyordy |
| difficult times made me to write- Manish Reddy |
| Words are feelings, memories and stories.- Prima Hossain |
| By each other’s side they stayed.- Trinidad Arroyo |
| The sibilant whisper of melting snow.- Farah Ali |
| Decades still. He awakens. She smiles.- rani Jayakumar |
| Rather your parents then parents’ evening.- Mio J. Lindner |
| Ask your parents, while you can.- cat frenette |
| Wish I could read those eyes…- Wǒ shì wǒ Lilith |
| We had only stoked the flames.- Julie Ferrell |
| Paper airplanes fly. Papers fly airplanes.- David DEMStories |
| Eternity of terror overthrown by laughter.- Jelena Hrvoj |
| Graves. I watch. There I’ll lay.- ReeLee_365 ReeLee_365 |
| “A boobsman, eh?” “No, little lower…”- Garry Engkent |
| Snakes outside tent. I can’t pee.- Lee Ewing |
| My dying wish was death itself.- Secre8 Black |
| The world is yours to mould- Fay Cath |
| Unfortunately, when you’re dead you’re dead.- Lisa Rivers Kiesling |
| I don’t want to write anything- Betty Wang |
| Moonrise, you wail, then claws emerge.- Nwajesu Ekpenisi |
| Lost weight, not on my body.- E. Ram |
| I hope you find your way.- Ronnie Joy |
| Tears had beaded between his lashes- Lily Jobling |
| You’ll never see the sun again.- Susan Roth |
| “I’m not myself,” said Gabby tersely.- Cleveland Wall |
| A will that conquers fear’s embrace- simplicity simple |
| The life we live is one big mystery.- Sienna Palmo |
| Quivering legs walked ahead with valour- Sheena Sarah Winny |
| Sharp pain in chest. Spilt coffee.- Sheila Gray |
| Nostalgia tastes better than reality.- Sahil Mehta |
| Last eyelash wish, for first love.- Amy Williams |
| Learning to love starts with me- Yomara Moreno |
| Drain my heart like a pool.- Taylor Washington |
| Seeing my parents again on Christmas.- Naomi Hudiyah |
| The colors were screaming at him.- Justus Green |
| They label me “crazy.” I disagree.- Julia Tilson |
| Cut it in half, I’ll choose- Alice Campbell |
| For sale. Baby shoes. Mermaid daughter.- Ben Reid |
| Even the sun couldn’t warm us.- James Patrick Focarile |
| He wouldn’t see his hair again.- William Garrabrant |
| I’ll write essay on procrastination tomorrow.- Miera Rao |
| Some windows air; smells – gap tooth- Okparaoyibo Chukwuma paul |
| I was not made to break- Dima Rashid |
| Upon sentience it found divine peace.- Jonathan Khoo |
| The door lead out of dreaming- Kathryn McNelis |
| The ghosts of possibility haunt me.- Rabiah Ahead |
| We will all die. The end.- Shih Yen Chang |
| God is a mirror. Shatter it.- Seth Coffin |
| I made dinner, I never ate.- Kaitlyn Brogan |
| My sleeping children, playing in heaven…- Jannah Hossain |
| Autism diagnosis: Five decades misunderstanding explained.- Sandra Thom-Jones |
| The seventieth time is the charm.- Arantxa Mathapersadh |
| The frog song’s gone, elsewhere, elsewhere.- Kelli Johnson |
| Five female friends fled from Florida.- Tijesunimi Adekanmbi |
| Glimpsing up towards my bright future.- Julia Kalirai |
| One gift, unwrapped, deserted at hospital- Nazdar Ayzit |
| Success is not free. Yours, Struggle.- Muheez Olawale |
| Rabbits live and die by teeth.- Jennifer R. Thornton |
| Cinderella slipped on a glass shard.- William Joel |
| Chronical age: sixty. Cognitive age: twenty- Yasmin Goldie |
| Those simple feelings were everything, no?- mai magdy |
| My best dog is buried there.- M Collins |
| The eyes kept following me, Help!- Lynn Maul |
| What is freedom to you, friend?- Omofela Omofela |
| I am living my yesterday’s future.- Azra Saifi |
| Waiting for you with a dandelion- Folasade Ogundeko |
| Wondered, where did the wind blow.- John Amoke |
| Finally she grasps awards before bulls- Hassan Kishabi |
| Flying is just falling in reverse?- Robyn Perros |
| She let go–the spiders followed!- Lee (Taurus) Davis (Maximus) |
| Ends how it began: with light.- Philip Wilson |
| Every cloud is like silver mining.- Catherine Lanser |
| Close your eyes, listen to life.- Dave Kalcher |
| Twinkling dimple awakens my dead heart.- Pat Saunders |
| Money vultures or capitalists? Same thing.- Anthony Bui |
| We are late! Breakfast? Drink milk.- S.E. Reed |
| But like to run after rats.- Sunshine Sunshine |
| My life stop, black and white- Luna Adasha |
| Hoping these words turn to bread.- Linda Fernandes |
| Very angry now…Hey baby!!- Chigozie Ohaka |
| I’ve run out of words already!- Amanda Cole |
| My lover died, yet I smiled.- Golibe Ezenekwe |
| Steaming water. Oolong leaves. Sit. Talk.- Kai Holmwood |
| She regretted not trusting her instinct.- R.N R.N |
| Shroud my dead, o night sky.- Hibah Shabkhez |
| I often wonder, “who would know?”- Mike Weaver |
| Tomorrow the slugs are in charge.- Nick Fogg (she/her) |
| Cooter. Went Fishin. Hooked a toe.- TCC Cameron |
| Paralysed by the fear of you.- Sahima Mittal |
| Overpopulation. Mob behavior the new norm.- Stephen Page |
| Now there’s just snowflakes, no tears.- Amanda Ruse |
| Dead, but alive in my dreams- Carmine Amaro |
| Heart broke when he came back.- Rosemary Thomas |
| Never gonna give you up.- Izah Camille Bragado |
| I find you wherever I go.- Claudia Parker Joel |
| Blasting! Eternal* Subject of Living Life.- aishwarya gupta |
| Dewdrops silent, dawn unfolds tales.- aca aca |
| Sweet, serene sonatas suddenly sounded sinister.- Ria Mavinkurve |
| You were stolen by the waves.- Paige Leppanen |
| Mentors don’t use stick, they carrot.- Jasmeet Kaur |
| A lifetime of joy on paws.- Wayne Summers |
| Hatred learning how to be pure- Rose Miller |
| His car was outside the motel.- Rosanne Ehrlich |
| One gaze can reveal many thoughts.- Stephanie Samulde |
| in utopia there are no people- Dakota Jackson |
| Write or eat you pick rainbows- Jody Shapiro |
| Live and die. Never a story.- Taylor Onyinanya |
| Dog fight. Intervened. Very bad idea.- Melissa Bravo |
| Listening to the rain, he forgot.- Norbert Kovacs |
| She is dead. It is coming.- Marina Yu |
| 6-year-old Minecraft player.18-year-old Minecraft programmer.- eve lost |
| “Boo” hollered the ghost – I ran!- Bridget Dixon |
| His heart-melting smile but eye-watering breath…- Jeanne Johnson |
| Life is the herding of cats.- Cas Dean |
| Bar hopped, lost ring, found love.- Paul Fein |
| Took off. Too late to eject.- Nancy Whitecross |
| The acento is on the á- Clarisa González |
| Your song surrounds in your absence.- Connie Paul |
| Cockroach in soup. I want more.- Kami Mugo |
| 6 words. 1000 words. Just words.- Alexandra Malki |
| Hot workers in sweatshop make address.- Diana Davison |
| I love books. Not this one.- Benson Lucero |
| DEAD DOG STILL BARKING IN WOODS!- Rashmi Khanna |
| Depression isn’t; a person whose unworthy.- Ai Ai |
| This isn’t Wonderland; I’m no Alice.- Lucy K |
| Author suffering, you’ll stick between pages.- Dena Bernstein |
| Maybe I should’ve closed the door.- Shellsea Ibarra Carreon |
| She died so I could live.- Nina Blake |
| You-me, sum greater than whole.- Rizul Makkar |
| Limit, the sky asked, what’s next?- Chesed Chesed |
| Dinner’s from the dumpster again tonight.- Kelly Pittman |
| No matter where you land, welcome.- Skye Kennedy |
| Icarus resolutely fastened his paragliding harness.- Sharika Nair |
| Can we start with forever, today?- Shivangi Kotadia |
| Eureka! daylight at last. we’re saved.- william dawson |
| Caffeine and poodles, meaning of life.- Rikki Santer |
| Ten Commandments. One left to break.- Linda Lewis |
| Heart : Bird in a rib cage.- Anthony Boulanger |
| Walking alone. Footsteps. Hurry!! Only neighbors.- Cindy Belt |
| “He loves me,” the petal said.- Jeck Garcia |
| Delicate surgery, devasting pain, lifetime trauma.- Helen Velikans |
| Last meal, he ate his words.- Saaiyannhkka Sripal |
| The river vanished. The land moaned.- Banchiwosen Woldeyesus |
| The blood spluttering was a first- Lin Let |
| My name was Stella Marie Aldrich.- Leah Rose |
| Dinner was served, and it began- Christopher Frew |
| Richard’s voyage from failure to success.- Rejoice Akpan |
| Haiku2: billions of children billions of sandcastles- Yasir Farooq |
| A toast in the pool of regret- Moxie Cronje |
| “Let’s open the box,” said Pandora.- Jenny Cleland |
| Making ephemeral moments permanent on paper.- Michael Muroff |
| I’m no one, did you know?- Beckton Simmons |
| My Spring Break: pandemic, masks, vaccines- Jenny Flores |
| I loved her. She never knew.- Julie Brydon |
| Patience whispered, growth unfolded, grace bloomed.- Hey Nuh |
| Tomorrow becomes today, no happiness around.- Selin Avşar |
| Books are the key to life- Charity Smith |
| Chic Chicks chirp, cheap chiefs cheat!- parisa mousavi |
| Belatedly wheezed a futile request: vaccine.- A.W. Raven |
| She fell down; he stood up.- Angela Lam |
| Which word was in the beginning?- Robert Fife |
| “Good night.” “Homework’s due at midnight.”- Bob Zhu |
| Laundry tip: separate whites from bloody.- Terence Gallagher |
| Monkey fell off the mountain’s back- Lora Butcher |
| The miraculous moon suspended its glow.- Klaudia Wadecka |
| Resigned, and started her own business- Aastha Tyagi |
| Tears, fear and now it’s clear- Jessica Gold |
| Through hardships, strength was guaranteed- Ilhaam Ameen |
| Wished I could, So I did- Berry Tate |
| Spoke. Lost salary. Spoke again–silently.- Claire B |
| Broken. Words unspoken. Person? No, refugee.- Aaran Thakore |
| “Oedipus Complex!” Freud cried, mid spank.- Mike Freveletti |
| She’s straight and a bit slant.- Pidari Gayathri |
| Bloody hanger bent over the bathtub.- Renee Ricevuto |
| Impress hard fist; smuggle the hit- Mickeymoore Mickeymoore |
| What should I wear to my funeral?- Camille Hiltbrand |
| wonders can be in six words- Emily Diaz |
| Smiling, he licked her lifeless eyes.- Elaine Gardner |
| Longed for love. Found self instead.- Brandy Kerrigan |
| Tiny hands, now Goodbyes and Luggage- Lemon Hollowood |
| Officer, I backed up intentionally, twice.- Richard Berg |
| He hid, his shadow was visible.- Oliver Sopulu Odo |
| harsh_realities.pdf, 100,000,000MB, Consider Deleting- Dave Rees |
| She said the same heard from her- Natalie Yeung |
| Frustrated, missed my flight. Plane crashed.- Marjolein Rotsteeg |
| My inferiority complex isn’t very good.- Susmita Ramani |
| what if even if you if- Alyssa Beal |
| I’m okay. You couldn’t hurt me.- Agatha Inwang |
| Live, love, hope. Learn to cope.- Olena Voitovych |
| She tantalizingly licked her sultry lips- Chris Baum |
| Her smile never reached her eyes.- Judy Kelleher |
| Flood waters rising fill my boots.- Kay Lesley Reeves |
| Bombs for breakfast here in Gaza.- MJ Ballados |
| He’s family. He’s loved. You’re tolerated.- Nico Ma |
| But his wife answered the door!- Katheryne McMullen |
| Duvet dealer exposed as undercover agent.- David Silver |
| The full sky; Full of roots- Geethanjali Bhas |
| At least Zuckerberg remembers my birthday.- Asuka Oura |
| Sought by stars. Guided by moonlight.- Lisa Marie Lopez |
| My second chance. I’ll win, maybe.- Gazala Saifi |
| Where’s my shoe? Where’s Fido?…oh.- Mia Blixt-Shehan |
| Borrowing your light, to illuminate another.- Faid |
| space between atoms between walls: mice- Megan Friedman |
| You remember the soup–too salty.- Andrea Santo Felcone |
| Circumcision as option. Less is more.- Adrian Bouter |
| I am like the stars: falling.- Cameron Edwards |
| Inner voice matters, unheard noise resonates- Rose Shiby |
| Want to have her, own her.- Pia Zenelle Hutalla |
| Panda Express: Pandas departed on FedEX.- Michele Lagoy |
| Arthritis rampant! A reflection of “Earth-itis”?- Izumi J.Y. |
| In the end, we are all bones.- Ellie Colagrosso |
| What will you do in doomsday- Him Leung |
| The squelchy feeling of stepping in dogshit- Mark Miscovich |
| John’s heart skipped. Her pupils dilated.- Rob Walton |
| I awoke— their side was unruffled.- Antonio Gomez |
| I hope I haunt you forever.- Emily Fenner |
| The world was swimming in fire.- Paschal Ezeokafor |
| Try some greens, said the cow.- Marcelo Medone |
| He proposed. She declined. He jumped.- Peggy Gerber |
| back-and-forth between bathroom stalls “lazy boss, shitty job”- Chen-ou Liu |
| Silver spoon. Pampered. Apron string noose.- Richard Prosch |
| Face at the window. 13th floor.- Amanda Nicholson |
| Traitors have become our nation representatives…- Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz |
| Honeyed lies dripped from her tongue.- Olivia Schwickerath |
| endless us the space between stars- layla cartwright |
| The warning was written in blood.- Caitlin Illing |
| ‘Got cigarettes?’ one soldier asked another.- Cornelia Walter |
| Plunge! Frigid water. Pain or bliss.- Sally Greeno |
| A terrifying scream. From his home.- Joseph Yu |
| Whales sing harmonies we cannot hear.- Kat Coffin |
| American tourist visits the Sixteenth Chapel.- Jeff Boldt |
| she knew they would meet again- cynthia falzone |
| From I to Us to None.- Stuti Mathur |
| The monsters in us are waiting.- Mei Chiam |
| The birds have left their trees.- Diana Stephanie Erfelua |
| Dead people can’t move, right? Right?!- Willow Flame |
| He cried silently- we did it!- Rachel Cyparska |
| There are flowers in my mind- Aubrey Lombardo |
| Red rain. Then feathers. Then nothing.- Barry Charman |
| Burning coals held in patient hands- h.n.s . |
| Ice she ate, hot she became- Israe Ouadih |
| Heal the world, live in peace- Annie Cowan |
| Butcher’s dinner: vegetable soup and bread.- Sheetal Singh |
| I tried to forget, forgot why- Mary McNamara |
| Doubt’s the shadow eclipsing your soul- Erik Bonthron |
| “I used to be a mother.”- Edward Huddleston |
| Your words have yellowed these walls- Porsche Faria James |
| The Days draw nearer to Dreams.- BRANDON RAGSDALE |
| Mississippi sucked blood from his heel- Galen Cunningham |
| “Promise to die together?” “Of course.”- Rebecca Ahn |
| Feed the hungry. Donate dead bodies.- Renara Gray |
| The womb was safe, the bin?- Phyllis Nyawira |
| Anybody else in here smell gas?- Dusty Jaymes |
| By hospital bed. Beeping fades away.- Joy Yin |
| The smell was a dead giveaway- Mika Amador |
| Suicide. The only true philosophical plague.- Joseph Ikhenoba |
| “I like you; skip school tomorrow.”- Arvee Fantilagan |
| Submitted a loser’s story. Won Competition.- Phanindra Ivatury |
| Gun shot. Blood splattered. Dropped dead.- T.NIZZA T.NIZZA |
| You are inconsistent, you have nothing.- Tov Ross |
| Her papa left; a broken soul.- A. Rose A. Rose |
| The border divided me in half.- Melissa Lopez |
| Shoes too tight: bunions too big- Carole Cole |
| “My name is Atticus. You are?”- Atticus Black |
| I dreamed. I laboured. Vanity.- John Penwielder |
| “It is gone,” sighs cancer patient.- Melinda-Judith Vincze |
| Life’s a movie, mine’s regular show.- Daniel Shandrin |
| Her face moved like a dancer.- Rebekah Lawrence |
| Mind your step, Alice. Don’t fall.- Jack Arnold |
| Work,Hard,Tough,Light,Handy,Break- Ruth Ruvella |
| The widow pawned her wedding ring.- Elizabeth Spencer Spragins |
| Patient as priests who’ve heard everything- Sam Hendrian |
| Her daughter’s laughter healed her heart.- Robin Blasing |
| A circle ends where it begins.- Carl Schuler |
| You didn’t deserve my love.- Michelle Soul |
| Every dead end has an exit.- Markie Doczi |
| The clock ticks. My body slows.- I tried. I failed. I try. What can I say that’s new? |
| Pages of life are always turning- Sara Stampp |
| Shattered glass can’t be glued together.- Julie Mulligan |
| Heaven, Hell, where are you headed?- Sarina Jo Robison |
| Tentatively, he finally left the nest.- Julie Rule |
| Who hurts you? My own expectations!- Aisha Laiq Najam |
| Indeed, collaborating is better than competing.- Lucía Ximena Ubilluz Almagro |
| What side are you on? Humanity.- Michael Richardson |
| Uterus cast vote while brain slept.- Esther Zigman |
| Leilani, Tell mom I tried. Kaeo.- N.T. McQueen |
| Everybody looked up and simply disappear.- Sarah Diniapsari |
| My superstitions are feeding my demons.- Iliana Grace |
| Please accept my comforter from Jerusalem.- Kenneth M. Kapp |
| Lost Gucci sandals. Found plastic flipflops.- Rudy Vener |
| She is inspiring like the sky.- Aishu Poetry |
| Sheep, wolves-and then there is me.- Jenifer Red |
| The candle fought but darkness won.- Tariro Zinyemba |
| “Your heart became a foreign langage…”- Matthis Degrée |
| Plane’s going down, twin towers ahead.- Ana Maria |
| Who am I in your dreams?- Ren Soduh |
| Birds can not fly without feathers- Yamela Reuben |
| I did it, look! someone? anyone?- princess saga |
| I dont remember, what was it?- Anna Wilkins |
| Penny saved. More clutter on bureau.- Nick Gallup |
| An exhausted scientist amidst debacle. Cheers…- April Clarese Diaz |
| Silent night, roaring thoughts. Sleepless again.- Brittany Nelson |
| No, this isn’t the last hello.- Raja El Aghar |
| Warriors cry, the end is near.- Frank Hillyard |
| Gooey smiles at a summer party.- Valentina Epifanov |
| Parties, flags many; idea one money.- V PITCHAIRAJU |
| Everyone laughs at her foolish wisdom.- Gourab Saha |
| My torn heart hurts us both- Tobias Grey |
| Love is just a pretty excuse.- Nicola Lamprecht |
| Pounding heartbeat, sweating shaky hands, anxiety- Natalie Newhouse |
| Love like a desert rose blooms- Richard Walker |
| A POPsickle implies a CHILDsickle exists.- Ash K. Gray |
| Have you finished hitting me now?- Prue King |
| Joined hands can link the universe- Gerald Smith |
| Donald Trump changed American politics forever.- Andrew Wright |
| Want to walk the streets, you walked.- Adam Boržík |
| Strong mind with a weak heart.- Mireille Uwonkunda |
| Marry hence vow to die accountably- Susan Abel |
| Heaven itself can not hold me.- Daniel Barshay |
| Loathe less, love loads, lief life.- Kamisah Abdul Karim |
| AI is only a half, human.- Chloe Moore |
| We think nana killed the goat.- Heaven-Leigh Porter |
| The charm of double standards wins.- Afshan Q |
| Her tired eyes burn with flames.- Inanna Carter |
| Fighting for liberty, and unmarked grave.- Erica Steel |
| When taken care, seeds will bloom.- Sophia Dupee |
| He knew where the bodies were- S. Barb |
| Rainbows corner me through the rain- Writer Pilgrim Writer Pilgrim |
| Everyone’s laughing. So funny, the gas.- Amos Campf |
| I always think ahead before I– Megan Boyers |
| This year I…? I merely existed.- Michel Matthews |
| An observer: never been observed back.- Daria Moti |
| What is in truth ? Seeking questions- Ekta Adhikari |
| I refuse to breathe, come back- Lilitha Boco |
| I hate movies with sad endings- Justin Ball |
| Her essence transversed time, space, captivity.- Holly Hedd |
| Wage stagnated, inflation soared, pulverizing prosperity- Jordana Landres |
| I slipped, we fell, they laughed.- Eduardo Marques |
| Mr Longbottom’s head is boldly bald- Ayo D Raither Jimoh |
Screw the flowers; love the roots.- mai magdy
Land borrows rain: sea repays- Samyson Periyasamy
Anxiety, sweating shaky hands, pounding heartbeat.- Natalie Newhouse
I’m lonely. Wanna hang out? No.- Esther Zigman
They all afraid of street dogs- Sunshine Sunshine
Look at yourself in the mirror.- Iris Wang
Paint the trees, red, yellow, orange.- Valentina Epifanov
The impatient poet, wanking with words.- Pat Saunders
Wounds and ability to run endlessly- Matthew Brody
I gave up Lent, for Lent.- Jeff Boldt
Memories are captured gifts of gratitude- Moxie Cronje
Pappa’s stare–silence. Y’all in trouble!- Jeanne Johnson
Yet, our evolution together never happened.- Anna Wilkins
This will never be my home.- Jiaa Parikh
An insane person doesn’t know shame- Yamela Reuben
I’m the secret you never told.- Aaran Thakore
I can’t write six word story!- parisa mousavi
Procrastination never helps; care for yourself.- Kai Lee
Cracked mirror. teenage girl. One hit- Genna Weitz
Nobody knows just why we’re here.- MG Elumba
Brutality and oppression, love in Namibia?- Ndinoshisho Shilomboleni
Don’t let the numbers change you.- Daria Moti
My heart’s reflected in your eyes.- Caroline McCue
I’ll say something. Just not today.- S. Barb
Natural wine bar kills beloved bodega.- Sahil Mehta
Weeping before the household, she cut onions.- Shaina Saifi
Home-schooled rocket scientist seeking space work.- Nick Gallup
New day dawning. Sun gets set.- David Silver
I will always hunger for you.- Jenifer Red
Everyone is always wearing a mask- Cadence Zbin
Take my art or my ear- Porsche Faria James
Gimme clover, four-leafed: the beloved mutation.- Kelli Johnson
The dead know nothing, but speak- Trisha Simone
I started typing, low on ink.- Dusty Jaymes
She doesn’t remember. He can’t forget.- Caitlin Illing
Laughed at karma. Reincarnated as grandson.- Richard Prosch
How long before I will disappear?- Madeleine Tan
Get out now! They’ve found us.- Stacy Singh
I was captured with a kiss.- Wayne Summers
They took too long to run- Jenny Flores
I’ll never speak of love again.- Cameron Edwards
Live! Love! Laugh! It gets better!- Carl Schuler
Do something good; don’t get caught.- Heaven-Leigh Porter
Regardless, she identified as a virgin.- Julia Tilson
In a cave, lies society’s salvation.- Vanessa Morse
Beer drank. Joint swallowed. “Hello officer.”- ALICE KINERK
Peace ! The only war worth waging- Joseph Ikhenoba
Weathered skin, rocking chair, dimm’d room.- Krishnanand Boolaky
Our pan-american deities ride 16 hooves.- Q.P. Cairo
Waking thoughts stir with morning coffee.- Diana Davison
We danced once, then never again.- Emily Fenner
Really? That doofus is president again?- AN Grace
Alone, she remains above the fray.- Sally Deems-Mogyordy
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Wu. Who?- Kami Mugo
Serenity whispers in the starry night- Ridwan Issa
The waves threw themselves in despair.- Klaudia Wadecka
When shall the earth be soothed?- Omofela Omofela
She couldn’t be blamed for trying.- Skye Kennedy
A world where reality reigns unfinished — Richard Walker
I’m glad his hell has ended- Lily Jobling
Droplets tear babies into big toes.- Morgan V
I told you I was sick !- Y. Y
Smartphone clicking has robbed serene sightseeing.- Phanindra Ivatury
Traumatic bloody fighting, only innocence dying.- Helen Velikans
Love is a drug, and tranquilizer.- Truong Le
They died after they were buried.- Saaiyannhkka Sripal
Kids and old folk crave routine.- Daniel Barshay
I lent that moment undeserved importance- Mary McNamara
Aliens landed, asked for intergalactic recipes.- Jasmina Salimova
Delicate parts of me carried you- Lilitha Boco
Father’s , disappointment , i’m , challenging , my , limits- Manish Reddy
He was dead when we met.- Rabiah Ahead
Cheap rental. Handyman preferred. Leaky roof.- Rudy Vener
Hate vegetables, so only eat them.- Susmita Ramani
Hoped I have proved people wrong- Berry Tate
Simple rules, difficult to follow though- Clarine Sies
Surrendering to destiny, I relinquished control.- Ria Mavinkurve
Envy told a joke; no laughter.- Hey Nuh
Millennial epitaph: (They/them) regret no children.- Robyn Perros
String came loose, parachute’s still closed.- Ana Maria
Small hills.Enter college.The Everest.- eve lost
New bridesmaids’ dress, fourteenth in closet.- Claire B
A gun. Nowhere to hide. Run.- Nicola Lamprecht
A disaster struck…all pubs closed…- Carole Cole
Each wrinkle is a historical city.- Olive Zhong
Want my footprints all over world.- Azra Saifi
Hate myself, but not my art- Yomara Moreno
I wonder six words is enough- DripDripDrop DripDripDrop
Does thy death come, or wait?- Lydia – (Nekotomofu) Waras
Turned grief into growth. Became Giant.- Yasmin Goldie
The world dieth as it lives- Susan Abel
The cold house was not home.- Saskia de Leeuw Kyle
Fire in rain, fluctuating echoes fade.- Fredrick Haskins
Room for rent, must like banjos- Christopher Frew
Immortality rose from churning the ocean- Shoba Narayan
Red is really my favorite color- Keandra Bogan
Let the pieces stay in serenity- Rose Shiby
Young soldiers died being John Wayne.- Donald Ranard
Two is crowded , perspective’s create distortion.- Pearl Inci Corlu
They gutted the twilight of stars- Galen Cunningham
Footsteps quickened, and my heartbeats too.- Amanda Ruse
I lost him. I lost me- Josie Romatelli
What about this? What about that?- Angela Lam
Smile. The camera can see you.- Taylor Washington
Forbidden castle is open once more.- Marina Yu
The slaves celebrated on master’s death- Aastha Tyagi
Library closed.Book opened.Imagination soared- tinuola yusuff
Children’s laughter stirred her waning heart- Mark Miscovich
We lived hard but loved soft.- James Patrick Focarile
On a blind date! Wait- dad?- Nia Docherty
Apocalypse by CO2. Wanna play again?- Anthony Boulanger
Error — scar. Pitfall — pain. Wisdom gained!- Olena Voitovych
Thunder roar, strangers hug, fear gone- Stian Koxvig
The mouse devours the giant hippopotamus.- Chloe Liles
Cause of death: six-word story attempt.- Candice Abigail Fabriga
Marriage cycle: Blurting, hurting, soothing; reverting.- Sheetal Singh
Autumn ends: winter heals my knees.- Faid
Redbud trees and fields of wheat- Paige Leppanen
Staring into space, it stares back…- Lee (Taurus) Davis (Maximus)
Bought for nothing, sold for millions.- Holly Sissons
The butler abandoned his usual discretion.- Jake Orthwein
Google search: What does “organized” mean?- Megan Boyers
Heaven? Nah, I like it hot.- S.E. Reed
Don’t wait up. I won’t return.- t c
Closing my eyes … I see you.- Ian Coombe
From charred remains, a house key.- rani Jayakumar
The World has enough for everyone.- Olaitan Jumoke
Dropping soap anywhere, evokes mild panic.- Tom McCarthy
We’re all trying our best here- Lin Let
His body dies, his soul lives.- Oliver Sopulu Odo
Lack of consequences breeds remorseless indifference.- Michel Matthews
She wept during the entire procedure.- Arvee Fantilagan
What a tragedy to be beautiful!- Sampada Wagle
Time killed her. Suspense was gone.- Jessica Russo
Death had come for him. Finally.- Justus Green
When young, he wore her dress.- Rodi Padron
Unemployed comedians perform for a laugh!- Robert Fife
Sat down. Waited patiently. Still waiting.- John Cooper
I bought a twin bed today.- N.T. McQueen
Loving son said,” I hate parents.”- V PITCHAIRAJU
He sips his drink and smiles.- Devane Clarke
Our garbage quietly awaited us downriver.- Norbert Kovacs
For Sale: for sale signs, used.- Terence Gallagher
Her first journey. Crashed. Became last.- Nida Saifi
Another reunion at a classmate’s funeral.- Asuka Oura
Police escort raccoon from her kitchen.- Rosanne Ehrlich
I created ‘Us’,you destroyed ‘Us’…- Wǒ shì wǒ Lilith
Comparing someone to a star is trite.- Anthony Bui
What can the perfect life be- Folasade Ogundeko
Pair of socks; always can’t find- Natalie Yeung
– Pray for them. – You mean you.- Ali Ruiz Vázquez
A brain is a disguised heart.- Chloe Moore
Is the archivist and hoarder, same?- Mayookh Barua
I don’t miss who I was.- Zoe Hilton
she picked the flower. it died- Emily Diaz
courage found, dreams became actuality- Ilhaam Ameen
My hero – Grandpa. Heroes today – influencers.- Miera Rao
Time passing, please make it slow.- Rose Miller
Awareness lashed chip off the shoulder.- Lora Butcher
Wished I’d not flicked the switch.- Spiritual Sorbet Spiritual Sorbet
My family is my greatest enemy- Ojingiri Hannah
Cafecito and empanadas with my abuela- Clarisa González
Their rival sent a malicious wind- Hassan Kishabi
Found; old lamp. Lost; one genie.- Linda Lewis
Grinned, and bared her fore teeth.- John Amoke
Every day feels like fun day.- Mireille Uwonkunda
“I love you.” — Lies like Kit Kats.- Rebecca Ahn
Rejected stars glisten down freckled canvas.- A.W. Raven
Love,Lust,Crush,Feeling, Sadness, Depression- Ruth Ruvella
Don’t just do something, stand there!- Kenneth Minishi
The halls empty, glistening in remembrance- Lemon Hollowood
No degree for the intelligent guy- Balasubramaniyan Venkataramani
He lived, died, and lives again!- Markie Doczi
She slings mud. It flies back.- Claire Smith
Mammogram. Cancer. Chemo. Nausea. Radiotherapy. Recovery.- Sheila Gray
Drenched in rain, I let go- Luna Adasha
September 9, 1909 – May 5, 1991- Garry Engkent
We deeply regretted digging twelve wells.- Asa Page
Lap dog missing. Attention: hates people.- Eunice Young
It snarled and gnashed its teeth- Chris Baum
My dark skinned friend.- Prachi Saini
Here I am, rewriting my future.- Mio J. Lindner
The wrinkled hands held fast forever.- A. M. Conger
I want/want to be you.- Sahima Mittal
It was the seventh goose, really.- Jack Arnold
I buried you and joined you.- Pearl Lue
On time sparrows attacked the blooms- Sheena Sarah Winny
Call before sunrise? He is gone.- Tariro Zinyemba
You are gone, my heart hurts.- Sarina Jo Robison
Do you know you saved me?- Jessica Gold
What’s burdensome? The feeling of vacancy.- Stuti Mathur
Love is eternal, hate is forever.- Onyinyechi Ndukaire
Heart craves you, mind seeks peace.- Secre8 Black
Lifelong roommates never married. Wonder why?- Julie Brydon
Given her past, she said, “No.”- Mike Weaver
She dreamed of light spring perfume.- William Garrabrant
Florida Man Steals Crocodile, Dinner Time!- AJ Johnson
Screens connected hearts, loneliness embraced, hope.- Jéssica Belchiór de Oliveira
“And for entrees, Homo Sapiens soup.”- Amos Campf
Her kiss: A venom to avoid.- John Penwielder
Eyes closed. Mind Erased. Notion Embraced.- Ash K. Gray
Smiling; a simple act, rarely used.- Ai Ai
The grave was dug. I jumped.- Holly Hedd
Passion in fury, Hatred in anger- h.n.s .
He lied, she cried, hearts died- Dima Rashid
Simply striking it rich might help!- Cheri Scharff
They parted ways. It hurt. Both.- Bogdan Groza
Press conference: Beneath masks, shark-tooth smiles.- Jennifer Ruth Jackson
Pleasure is pressure, live with it.- Sophie Shea
Collecting shopping lists abandoned on trollies.- Susan Roth
Red was my stalker’s favorite color.- Rachelle Novaseen
Dark and light; my conjoined siblings.- Sharika Nair
I grieve the lie I believed.- Kaitlyn Brogan
Your tears fall; my heart shatters.- LM Costa
Ain’t that complicated, Earth squandered away.- Rikki Santer
Once a cat tells a rat.- Gourab Saha
Even the plague couldn’t unite us.- Sankara Jayanth S
Swimming rapidly in black murky waters.- Julia Kalirai
I don’t believe in God. Amen!- Cornelia Walter
Short. Sweet. Six words. Petite. Complete.- Philip Thomas
Martian misread invitation: “Martin Open House.”- Cate Covert
New passports can’t heal old scars- Jody Cooksley
The cat was blue, kids hid.- Rachel Cyparska
The tears flowed invisible in the rain- Andy N
Stars are gone. No more fate.- Antonio Gomez
The youth defines uncouth which binds.- Alyssa Cilento
The Moon. My Love. She dances.- BRANDON RAGSDALE
Worth killing him for her sanity.- Jonathan Khoo
The spotlight, the stage, the fear.- Dave Kalcher
You turned this house into home.- Julie Ferrell
Your love still makes me nervous.- Agatha Inwang
Favorite Family Bonding Activity: Browse Online.- Sarah Mañoza
Looking for life? In here – Grave.- Sadia Mou
Deep in the scar lives memory- Gerald Smith
Find a chance to break free- Tabi George
Ignorance policy words: Busy. In meeting.- Afshan Q
You readin’ me? Taxi Writer asked.- Marcelo Medone
“Missing Family”: Father is Found Alive!- Eloisa Bloom
they said: its impossible, it wasn’t- Maia Scher
Wished I could, So I did- Berry Tate
He kissed me, I tasted blood.- Dorriann Reid
Her class abruptly ended with a.- River Song
Trapped bird. Open cage door. Blink.- Reynard Warden
Those flies are back here.- Njie Martin Vevanje
the trees are begging for help- Dakota Jackson
Unseen and unknown, the ultimate truth- Ekta Adhikari
I love you past my lungs.- M Collins
The sky never looks the same.- Hiu Laam Shea
Fat checks will entice phat chicks.- Lisa H. Owens
Into heaven, as above so below.- Mr. Nobody Mr. Nobody
This story was AI generated. Enjoy.- Peggy Gerber
Let shackles break, imprisoned from self-love.- Prima Hossain
Un-certainties delicate challenge, never worry alone.- Richard Berg
Back to hello with someone new.- Linda Fernandes
“Score of youth, the urged temptation”.- Hanishree Vichare
The Heart Of Gold Also Weeps- Tamani Sale
Flying saucers forcibly entered all sentient consciousness.- Michael Fahrbach
They taste like the Earth. Goodbye.- Raeesah Chandlay
All this time she watched me.- Lynn Maul
I arrived. He didn’t. No wedding.- Marian Myers
One big network in one dot- Geethanjali Bhas
In the darkness something unblinking stinks.- Nick Fogg (she/her)
Two’s company. Three’s a crowd funder.- Rob Walton
New species found on Amazon. Evolution?- Prasanta Bhandari
Please come home, daddy. You promised.- Eliana Canfield
Heated room. Yoga. Sweat, exertion. Serenity.- Sally Greeno
I branched off to get warmth.- John Adebisi
Her soul mirrored the beautiful sky.- Aishu Poetry
my accusations will never become verdict- layla cartwright
Coronavirus death: a family’s painful goodbye- Octavius Tan
You’re great but.. kind of ominous- Solana Jeffries
My childhood house is crumbling. Finally.- Seth Coffin
Emotions are so hard to understand- Tobias Grey
He flew so like a curlew.- Rajagopal Kaimal
The meaning of life is this:- Evie Wynne
Cruise tickets for sale. Honeymoon cancelled.- Judy Kelleher
Lost: one mind – reward if found.- Brittany Nelson
Advice wanted. Cleaning blood from carpet- Amanda Nicholson
“Trust the government”, read redacted document.- Sukruethai Khuneiad
The cat stalked me. I tripped.- Rook d’Bay
Face like coal; but I’m beautiful- Silence Singer
Introverted, (terrified) wallflower. “Wanna dance??” Smiles.- cat frenette
There’s the Seven Eleven. Mask on!- Ginny Celer
The milk soured on the floor.- Jenny Cleland
He only gets flower at funerals.- Rhea Brennan
“Have we met?” Mother asked me.- Shih Yen Chang
Invisible man. Very handsome. Farts loudly.- Ben Reid
“Happy birthday. Have fun!” Thanks, Siri.- Mia Blixt-Shehan
Birthed lifeless clump. Right after, handcuffed.- Banchiwosen Woldeyesus
’tis difficult being present at present.- T.K. Harris
“Drink?” “Sure! You are…?” “Name’s Dahmer.”- Dave Rees
From ‘is’ to ‘was’- all alone.- Ema Nakano
Hovering over the thought of you- Rina Nissani
Emotions come and go like weather- Emily Chetwood
What would Lincoln say about Trump?- Paul Fein
Days passed, but not to her- Mika Amador
I’m not here, not alive, numb- Morgan Pletcher
Frenzied like a termite bound nowhere.- CUBA UKOH
She took one step…and flew.- Inanna Carter
Black screen, no fetus is found.- Angela Karnes Padron, PhD
Candidates debate, voters rate, victors elate.- Michele Lagoy
It ended as it began; easily.- Ranee Shaw
Air is ghost, the winds boast- Linley Crocker
Eyes closed, mind full of thoughts.- Selin Avşar
All that is left, is myself.- Marissa Pohwat
The messiah returned but left traumatised.- Norman Julian Blair
Rusty insides of my body screech.- Rizul Makkar
Wonder about words. Not enough lines.- Alexandra Malki
“DO. YOU. LOVE. ME?!”. And cut.- Atticus Black
Is it all worth a try?- Serafina Williams
She drank because life was intolerable.- Sarah Heald
she laughed at the madness within- cynthia falzone
Find it broken, hug it better.Find it broken, hug it better.- Erica Steel
Life is flowers losing its petals- Claire Anastasia Blake
Velcro marriage hooks our spirit threads.- Isabelle Hoida
Life is challenging, but overcome obstacles.- Daniel Kim
A wet floor, probably just mopped- Pia Zenelle Hutalla
A cry rings out. Life begins.- Olivia Fang
She erodes, but still, she stands.- Ronnie Joy
Falling leaves, broken trees, rescue please.- Kay Lesley Reeves
I love the words of silence.- Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz
Blown out candles and flamy wishes- Chesed Chesed
Today; doomed to be another yesterday.- Claudia Parker Joel
Tealights and tree-lights. Banners and booze.- I tried. I failed. I try. What can I say that’s new?
Wedding. Wear black. Try lasting seconds.- Ramon Paolo Alfar
Money can’t buy happiness, love can- Betty Wang
Hobby: Finding a smirch to use.- April Clarese Diaz
Tinsel, gingerbread, wine, words and blood.- Aloma Davis
Mother. Coulda, shoulda. Took a valium.- TCC Cameron
Memories will all become hazy dreams.- Shellsea Ibarra Carreon
The sunset kissed their tear-stained faces.- Sadie Erickson
Maybe even beautiful things grow tired.- Leyelle M.G.
Teresa’s insomnia. What’s under the bed?- Stephen Page
Now, gone cold, RIP boiling water.- S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan
Inside my mother, a child chained.- Iliana Grace
“Freedom,” cheers dead man`s battered wife.- Melinda-Judith Vincze
That flannel is looking very solid.- Ugo Umeofia
Mother’s exhaustion finally comes with elation- Saadatu Uzairu
Life’s a breeze for rabbit breeders- Amanda Cole
Bees black on heavenly flowers: shots!- Resoun B Acharya
“I am God.” says the Devil.- Renara Gray
As an AI model, I exist- Paul Miroshkin
Always waking up. Always falling asleep.- Jennifer R. Thornton
Said “I do,” but lied. Beware.- Barry Charman
All night dancing is my nightmare- James Gladden
She couldn’t walk. Then, couldn’t breath.- Dena Bernstein
Stand your ground, go super saiyan- Linda Page
“MaryAnn or Ginger?” “MaryAnn, for sure.”- Patrick Twomey
Cold, Crackling, Creaking, Creeping, Carrying, Claus- Aaron Walder
Update: missing plane found in cave- Sara Barrett
Living and lasting and loving, yet—- Maia Brown-Jackson
An icy pond whispers of rivers.- Jennifer Mills Kerr
Red or white? Whichever works fastest- alicia dune
dine he does, dash he goes- Israe Ouadih
to live, die and live again- Trinity Heart
“Deep breathe Shannon, ‘conceal don’t feel’.”- Priscilla Dankwa
We built a home. Hurricane came.- Veronika Mikec
Behold! The greatest waste of time!- Lorah Kay
Call me Reznick. Everybody hates me.- Benson Lucero
childhood admiration wrinkled in saccharine laughter- Megan Friedman
The dark clouds on orange horizon.- Jasmeet Kaur
Reclaimed furniture. Let’s bolt it down.- JT Delk
Get rich quick is so poor- Jody Shapiro
I’ll bow after the curtains close- Josephine Dankwa
Draped in mourning her crows gather.- Farah Ali
Trump triumph postponed by Melania’s betrayal.- Prue King
Serendipity. Love. Feelings never told. Parted.- Leli Z
The mirror reflected her deepest thoughts- Jill Towell
The stories maimed my crystal personality.- Paschal Ezeokafor
She slurped coffee; he fell deep.- Kelly Pittman
You thought it was not true…- Adrian Bouter
Having sex is challenge to death- Him Leung
Bee’s knees, firefly’s eyes, nothing mine- Ren Soduh
I’ll dive into a jello pool- Justin Ball
You broke my heart, so cry.- Julie Mulligan
Forgive me — I’ve already forgotten you.- Kai Holmwood
Finally, Pan has grown, and died.- Jeck Garcia
Start now. Prepare hard. Finish strong.- Tijesunimi Adekanmbi
My flower bed has fallen asleep.- William Joel
Distributed food packets, day well spent.- Gazala Saifi
Twich! Bwitch! Live So, the Life.- aishwarya gupta
Ambivalent, light shocked and calmed me.- Emma Picolo
withdraw some stillness from this time- Subekshya Ghimire
From under the azure, none escape.- ReeLee_365 ReeLee_365
Count your chickens before they roost.- Catherine Lanser
tears of helplessness, powerful victories.- Lucía Ximena Ubilluz Almagro
How serious this business of clowning.- Andrea Santo Felcone
Sign said: Free lunch, one dollar.- Lisa Rivers Kiesling
grilling the mackerel, we argue again.- Umi Agawa
run, fly, soar like an eagle- princess saga
Afterlife. Where do we go? Who do we see?- Sienna Palmo
Heaven or Hell. Heads or tails.- Nancy Whitecross
Instead of plastic whistles, yelling; nothing.- Adam Boržík
No I didn’t. It never happened.- Kenneth M. Kapp
“My name ? I don’t use it”- Matthis Degrée
Fought it, failed, chocolate fudge prevailed.- Kamisah Abdul Karim
Called for war: curled in tears.- Lauretta Hart
Bough A Money Tree, False Advertising- Farhana Hussain
Enough to make my systems blow.- MJ Ballados
Soup arrived. The fly was an eye.- David DEMStories
My mother only bore rotted fruit.- Amy Williams
Wrists: A canvas for the miserables.- Camille Hiltbrand
Camping underneath stars surrounded by fireflies.- Gina Leigh
Majestic waves beckoned her, she disappeared.- Brandy Kerrigan
The poor man’s tears are water.- Bob Zhu
Goodbye Twitter! Your X says ‘Hi!’- Jennifer McCubbin
I too am born as Mother.- Keneth Erfelua
Senator’s son and intern: love faltered- Cassie Reynolds
Two broken hearts and coffee cups.- Arantxa Mathapersadh
Out of prison, he slept well.- Ahmed Dodo
The bluebells above her finally bloomed.- de Villiers South Africa
on my cellphone gravestone dripping dew- Chen-ou Liu
Midnight googling about sharks and sleep- Kathryn McNelis
Table for five. But four dined.- Muheez Olawale
AI ONLY, NO ORGANIC CREATURES ALLOWED- Kat Coffin
Gazing heavenward, bent, blinded. Vultures circle.- John D. Parker
Cars colliding; disaster frozen in time.- Lilla Down
I don’t know why I bother.- Beckton Simmons
“I dont even care”…I do.- R.N R.N
My Country Nigeria still a suckling.- Rejoice Akpan
When the worm turns, it’s dead.- Tanja Cilia
That’s right, Jesus, booking is downstairs.- Mike Freveletti
Rain falls on their old bond.- Joy Yin
Take my hand and say goodbye.- Seth Mulligan
Allergies? Yup. Severe one. My brother.- Shree M.
Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Unstable.- Shivangi Kotadia
The past isn’t gone. It’s resting.- A. Rose A. Rose
Will the darkest moments remain unspoken?- Stephanie Samulde
The last sip is the baby’s.- Hibah Shabkhez
Everything will be okay, I’m here.- Izah Camille Bragado
Won the lottery. Lost the ticket.- Anna Maeve
A beacon in darkness never dimmed- simplicity simple
Five years’ longing. Not one word.- Michael Richardson
Enmity wrecks, war destroys, peace restores.- Nwajesu Ekpenisi
I wish I never met you.- Michelle Soul
She was elegance, tapping feet grace.- Nayun Lee
My mother’s smile, my wedding’s sunshine.- Aurore Nkaka
Women’s jeans fit, but men’s? Pockets.- Lucy K
Forgotten altar, grayed with unanswered prayers- Seunghee Kim
Politicians always lie, lie, lie, lie.- Lee Ewing
We grinned like Cheshires in sync- Malina Gadsden
Book and chocolates finished; left unsatisfied.- Rebekah Lawrence
Her call, unanswered, was the last.- Sofia Rincon
Lovely flowers grow within today’s meal- Mickeymoore Mickeymoore
To wield a shield pierces loneliness- Sam Hendrian
Baby, Child, Teenager, Adult, Mum – Missed- Bridget Dixon
Definitely hundred percent onside, GOAL DISALLOWED- Alice Campbell
She stared at the horizon. “Someday.”- Julie Rule
What if we really are alone?- Cindy Belt
Virus: Unforeseen Calamity. War: Overseen Catastrophe.- Phanindra Ivatury
Fear engulfed, courage restored, worst: death- T.NIZZA T.NIZZA
Even in Light, The dark remains.- Erik Bonthron
There were no cell phones then.- Katheryne McMullen
Water can cause lifelong cracks- Charity Smith
Maybe tomorrow the bus will come.- Cleveland Wall
The door buzzed. No one answered.- Lulu Henault-Bassett
Owl feathers— the length of midnight.- Edward Huddleston
The cottage always smelled like summer- Aubrey Lombardo
They ridiculed her, she dug graves.- Brianna Cross
Love; to live or to die.- Golibe Ezenekwe
He never even had a chance.- Leah Rose
Without you there is no me- Jannah Hossain
He said that made it okay.- Bentley Brock
“Where’s the good ax?” she wondered.- Jeff Kennedy
I lit the candle. Good morning.- Georgiana Costea
The ghosts are always with me.- Mei Chiam
Run faster, jump higher. Die tomorrow.- Benjamin Hawley
I’m not sorry for being surreal.- Samiksha Ransom
Plant, be it seeds or stems.- Gift Mbuk
Blissfully back to sleep—newly retired.- Izumi J.Y.
Looking for crew: semi-sober preferred- Nazdar Ayzit
Tunnel’s end. Light on other side.- Fatima Abdullahi
They are watching our every move.- Trinidad Arroyo
YOUR meant to care for Me!- Fay Cath
Silence the yawning abyss. Touch me.- Rosemary Thomas
Living with purpose, shirking from fear.- Michael Muroff
All’s well at well’s end- Sara Stampp
Colt kicked. Nose broke. Ambulance ride.- Melissa Bravo
Nothing is cheaper than human stupidity.- Jelena Hrvoj
More than words, less than actions.- Raja El Aghar
He came, he saw, left early.- Elaine Gardner
Dark and cold and brilliant mind- Alyssa Beal
First generation students welcomed. Legacies preferred.- Melissa Lopez
Grand Opening: Pegleg Pete’s Solo Shoes- Tina L. Jens
Numbers and letters. (swirls and messes)- Henrietta Brooks
My pills, your car, together then.- Heather Haigh
Love is Life- Life is Love- Kyle Callam
Ocean breeze brings seals to shore.- Writer Pilgrim Writer Pilgrim
Wishes; shining stars in the sky.- Chengyu Jiang
Such convent nights reconvert Ladies’ ass- Oussama Benbrahmi
Whispers of the wind, leaves dancing.- aca aca
frogs creek, palms sweep, I sleep.- Sophia Dupee
The firefly jar glows no more.- Neethu Manikandan
Thoughts of you still cross my mind.- Kira Blake
The touch of her hand heals.- Cas Dean
Flowers, I thought were mine- Quraan Janati
We all think we deserve better.- Ellie Colagrosso
Stay tight. Be sharp. Don’t fall.- Victoria McKeighan
With open eyes he lacked vision.- Nina Blake
I’m wild for calm is elusive.- Phyllis Nyawira
cold in heart, warm in touch.- Sarah Diniapsari
In the end, love conquered all.- Robin Blasing
Earned the glory,lost my dignity- eman ozair
Superpowers need bucks, bullets, and ideas.- Andrew Wright
Born a blessing, died a curse.- Ana Alonso
He stopped for ducklings, tomorrow funeral- Marjolein Rotsteeg
Seven deadly sins. One ambitious nun.- Zoey Sloane
Gone, inconsolable, she clutched his blanket.- Valerie Fish
Ecstatic he died, alone, needles around.- Samyukta Nath
Package addressed to ‘savior of worlds’.- Zora Penn
School shootings, innocence dies in darkness.- Jennifer Vrielinck
Focus issues? No, I- ooh, squirrel!- Cassandra Moritz
I had fun at the carnival- Idhant Kompella
First great commotion, then deafening silence.- Johanne Barth
Idle pencil. Vacant notebook. Writer’s block.- Lisa Marie Lopez
The hourglass shook the clock’s hand.- Stephanie Du Plessis
Empty shoes on the cliff’s edge.- Renee Ricevuto
Belts tightened. Morality loosened. Order collapsed.- Jordana Landres
She was feral, waiting to pounce- Neil Humphrey
When everything cries, except your eyes- Aisha Laiq Najam
Well that didn’t go too well- John Dixon
Mirrors truth is loved in beauty- Okparaoyibo Chukwuma paul
Cut the headlights, summer’s a knife.- Diana Stephanie Erfelua
“I missed you, my Scenic beauty!”- Rashmi Khanna
Lose once, twice, thrice, get up!- Seedling Blooms
My twin begged for a kidney.- Elizabeth Spencer Spragins
He is too handsome, too rich.- Pidari Gayathri
Goats hide in trees from people.- Annie Cowan
She laughed at her husband’s death.- Najifa Tabassum Lira
Out for shopping, never came back.- Zainab Abubakar
“They”, where is “We” ?- Chigozie Ohaka
Was. Is. Will. All the same.- Taylor Onyinanya
She laughed and the world smiled.- Olivia Schwickerath
Heartbreak. Wedding photos, matches, soothing flames.- Sandra Thom-Jones
Tail wag. Injected skin. Time stops.- Willow Flame
really good but really bad love- Elizabeth Corbin
I am a stranger to myself.- Tov Ross
Haiku1: a friendship request the belated bloom- Yasir Farooq
I don’t know if I can.- Will Goss
Evening heat, nature’s mood is set.- Frank Hillyard
Go out. Stay home. Who cares?- Nico Ma
Helping others is a great wisdom.- Tamoghna Dey
Blood dripped steadily from the diary- Joseph Yu
She died fighting for her life- Carol Beirne
The moon told stories through dad.- Naomi Hudiyah
It can’t leave, but I can.- Sherri Moorer
No ordinary bread when in hunger- E. Ram
He won? He hadn’t meant to.- Thames Riviera
still haunted by my forgotten dreams.- william dawson
RingRing- the name makes her smile.- Connie Paul
Mysterious object, landed on my lawn.- Daniel Shandrin
Moonlight on river, currents chipped neon-silver.- Sarah Cline
ChatGPT, ask me how I am.- Philip Wilson
Girls and gravity: his only downfall- Carmine Amaro
Bit by bit you’ll make it –poem- Ayo D Raither Jimoh
To love you. That’s my wish.- Eduardo Marques