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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Blood From the Womb
I got my first period at 11-years-old... I put on a pad just like I was told. When I told my dad, He grimaced and said,
By CT Idlehouse17 days ago in Poets
Gems. Content Warning.
My feet sink into the wet sand as the tide flushes by, covering everything in disappearing crystals of warm ocean. I’m running, I think, and the spray clings to my ankles, obscuring my legs from the lens.
By Maura Bernstein10 days ago in Poets
I am afraid
Of course we're locked Into our sufferings, Said Cohen / Yet I've loved you of A love with no name And couldn't be
By M.10 days ago in Poets
Shit, It's Not Raining Men. Content Warning.
One more day The tooth of time bites me but Damn I bite back . What do I need time for when the world is fighting wait until I strike back
By Henrik Hageland11 days ago in Poets
Economic Crisis
My mother said, after India’s independence in the 1940s, jobs appeared, if someone passed high school, they were invited to hold office.
By Seema Patel17 days ago in Poets
𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘
✨ Hi God, it's just me i'm calling out to You from the edge of myself the ledge of my secrets the hedge of Your grace
By Colleen Walters12 days ago in Poets
“I'm Ready For My Close -Up Mr. DeMille, Or Should I Say, Rock
*** I have come to the realization that hesitation serves me like a switchblade to the jugular proving to be fantastically skilled at creating beautifully poetic censorship
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden11 days ago in Poets
Reclaimed V2.0
-*- Well, you are correct, I lustily called for you, When I was at the bottom And couldn't handle the truth. -*-
By Alex Torres12 days ago in Poets
Guard Your Battery
Why are some people so attractive just by standing there? It’s not because they are "likable," but because they don’t need everyone to like them. I realized later that truly charismatic people allow themselves to be criticized, but they never criticize themselves. They never try to please the world; instead, the world stops to watch them.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing12 days ago in Poets
Terms and conditions of affection.
Love has become a platform. We don’t just fall into it anymore. We launch it, we debut it, we document it. It holds space not only between two people,
By Latisha Jean14 days ago in Poets
The Corporate Myth. Content Warning.
The windows were washed out, the hallways were long, A chorus of voices sang only one song. They said “Bring your culture, your spirit, your name!”
By Siege A.14 days ago in Poets
A Balanced Understanding
“I’m not here to be average. I am here to be awesome.” Every single one of us is unique and special. We live in a society
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff13 days ago in Poets