Let me not wear the brass mask of oppression or raise the rod of correction to the weak and sincere. Let me not dress in cotton to cover a course inner fabric. Let me use words as a freedom and not as an expression of distance, creating chasms out of sentences and chaos out of […] The post Oppression’s Face | JD DeHart appeared first on Best Poetry Online ..read more

you left me the pain so strong: tears in my eyes The post Tears in My Eyes | Mónika Tóth appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

I am a candle in the wind dancing happily, I pretend I am always deep under pressure Suffering from stress with no measure In silence I always burn How to survive I should learn I always live to end others’ night They think it’s my duty and their right Nobody cares how I feel Or … A Candle in the Wind | Walid Abdallah Read More » The post A Candle in the Wind | Walid Abdallah appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

There is virtue in being plain spoken. Reliable and not a bigot. And if the car ain’t broken — It’s undeniable you shouldn’t fix it. So don’t charge for needless labor — When already I am nervous. My vehicle was driving fine — until I took it to you for service. The post Truisms for Car Mechanics | Daniel Klawitter appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

And the wind wizened the cocksure Brew the air in bale, no bliss to the ears When the trees swirled and nodded And a bough what the eyes borne sighed and fell Took mind to canvass wrap in canvas the heart with cold comfort. The post Cold Comfort | El Sane Ken Silencer appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

I wish flowers would sprout from our bones, not ashes or dust, forgotten in the cold ground. Our essence then coated with a thousand colors, not with the tears of those who remain behind. May our enlightened spirit then fly free, as ravens within the light of the full moon. The post Enlightened Spirits | Blanca Alicia Garza appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

Why is it so that, to be satisfied about a whole lot of things, it leaves both us and others so greatly dissatisfied and, further, takes a thorough review of what we followed and where we missed out in a mission that should have taken us, and so many others tied to our destinies, to … Satisfied | Krushna Chandra Mishra Read More » The post Satisfied | Krushna Chandra Mishra appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

In the hopes you might be kind I became the flower that you blasted away In the hopes you smithy redeem, I nestled my body to the earth and you became a train I became a morsel you chewed I became a thread you ripped I gave up, stepped back said no, moved out of … In the Hopes | Cattail Jester Read More » The post In the Hopes | Cattail Jester appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

Strange is it to ask one the address to Which letters for him could be sent, For, without the correct one properly Printed on the envelope in which with Great care the letter has been put there, Is every confirmation for the letter posted To remain undelivered or to be returned If the sender’s not … The Address | Krushna Chandra Mishra Read More » The post The Address | Krushna Chandra Mishra appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more

There’s a lump in my throat With a mind of its own It stays there gathering angst Living inside the whim Of a cyclical mood When there is nowhere To go Hospitality starts to wane The mattress no longer welcoming With its curled edges alongside ticking years Of wear and tear Another cycle is coming … Cyclical Mood | Judy Moskowitz Read More » The post Cyclical Mood | Judy Moskowitz appeared first on Best Poetry ..read more