Writing Forum: Share Poetry, Stories, and Inspiration
Welcome to Writing, the forum where creativity takes shape through words. This is a space for poets, storytellers, and writers of all kinds to express their thoughts, emotions, and ideas through written language. The forum features original poetry, personal reflections, prose, and conversations about writing as both a craft and a form of healing. Whether you are here to read heartfelt poems, share your latest piece, or find inspiration through the work of others, this community is full of insight and raw honesty. Reading a topic or starting your own will give you a deeper appreciation of written expression and offer the encouragement to keep creating.
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I look into your eyes so deep and hear the words only your soul can speak i love the taste of my name on your lips and the feel of your skin under my fingertips it's coming back in pieces...and it's kinda making me nervous lol. last time was becaus
Reflective prose. whatever you want; let it flow.
I knelt at the altar, a supplicant the ground quaked thunder rolled, and i worshipped pride brought to knee desire triumphant my breathe was stifled, my labor enveloping a pillowy vice and then
None bare witness but the stars light passed the edge now far behind sightless darkness envelopes bliss's cradle
Campfire a flickering flame you fan burns a million marshmallows, giving charred remains of passion that blacken the night. an entwined other summons the lover to wrap-up in the darkened goo of love's true delight.
A thousand curses to the serpent that dwells above the darkened clouds had father devoured him too some humility might do him good. alas!
Lied to me a man who chased you for years and offered you his everything i accept your words know the lies you speak i know your heart and mind i don't need to call you out on this thing you torment your own soul and darken your beautiful heart for
Of literature (prose, poetry etc) reminds you of a certain sign? or maybe placement?
Of what use is gold for the forsaken of what use is jewelry and fine wine of what use is a car without driving of what use is sound outside hearing of what use is moving with no place to be of what use life just surviving of what use is love without
Lost in visions of the future and plagued by the past. wondering aimlessly in the present.
Laughter of rain in the spring partitions of light mixed with rain smoke dissipated shadows banished hearts open unfettered illusions of distance forgotten.
A heart broken and scrapped by his own hands raked smiling through the pain. painted with joy and laughter love turned a way dream abated no more games to be played truth unspoken and pushed away the fool's mask drops a man walks away
Her dark, sweet skin melts on my tongue, her fair leads me to paradise. but it is you, you are the one… who puts me down, who makes me rise.
I am free from the strain of forming words from my pain once eager ears do not deign to hear the wrenchings from my brain. no questioning looks come to me when my eyes are filled with tragedy in fact those glances seem to flee when struck by my solemnity.
I am in love with your darkness yet pray you find your light i see the beauty within your soul and want to crack you open to let it shine my eternal love for you has consumed me and dimmed my own light we match in our own darkness and our own light a
Perfect the first time i saw you and looked into your eyes. you just felt right.
This guy i have a massive crush on is skinny , tall, hairy , is a doctor and wears glasses 🤓, he also looks like he got a big cock , what’s his rising or sun sign y’all, i feel weird asking
I knew the thing i needed to do but like a hobo's meal, i let it stew in my mind a worry all day and night at the last minute it will send me to flurry never again i said at the 11th hour nearly waited too long, the whole thing sour now my evenings
So the exercise is to creatively write a short story of how i meet my husband. you can roast me if you want to, any creative story is welcome—the funnier the better really!
Is it for yourself? or do you have aspirations of publishing?
--- its ending?
What did you do while visiting?
Is the most memorable for you? (and may have even shaped your present views) that maybe every now and then you still think about it?
My youngest niece is turning 16 this weekend and i was able to actually plan ahead with her gift. i was able to get her a pendent made out of meteorite which i think is actually pretty cool cause i am a bit of a space nerd (i even got one for myself).
It ain't finished and it's a sketchy draft ... its 91 pages so far ...
You look at the world and start to question why did this world even created to begin with you read some positive messages and what kind of mind state you need to apply to fix shit and all you want to do is to say shut the fuck up you curse at whatever
Plagiarism detectors - type or copy/paste what you see written and presto these little suckers come in handy when
I tried to get rid of my ass. it came back.
Let's go dance the dance of friends, and of lovers too. keep me in your arms and sheathe me from the darkness.
What happened to cc's topic of poetry sharing? today is new tomorrow's on it's way here you are here we are, take some time and bring on some shine because the weekend's here.
I enjoy writing short stories and scenes. below is a scene about a character named shriek.
Scars tells you stories of your past some with joy that will give your lips that smile that you havent found for so long some will make you frown some will make you cry remembering the pain again it wont be gone it cannot be erased it wont fade along
She was to quiet or she was too loud she took things seriously or not at all she was too sensitive or too cold hearted she hated with every fiber of her being or loved with every piece of her heart there was no in between for her it was either all or
Dear v, we haven't talked for 7 months now. are you thinking about me?
Hello i created a topic in the pisces forum and each time i submit i got an error so i refreshed/tried again. this now made multiple topics with same name/content and i only want to keep one.
September 1918. he was a man who fought in the great war, barely surviving the last battle he was forced into.
I'm sitting here, stuck between two worlds, you and him you and her, me and him, me and you, her and i we're all the same into one. please, i cry here, in the middle of the night where you lay, where i lay he is somewhere out there like you are here, a
Where do i want to be when i’m approaching 50? talking to youngsters on dxp!
I did not ask you to come into my life “here’s to us...” your goddamn lies! you’re one day nectar your one day rye your one day high the next day cry why did i let you into my zone?
I love you and miss you like crazy. i think about you every single day.
Hey there, i do make simple poetry but aspire to write song lyrics. has anyone ever tried writing song lyrics ?
No one will do or say anything to you that you don't invite them to.
I'm stronger because i had to be, i'm smarter because of my mistakes, happier because of the sadness i've known & now wiser because i've learned #faith #hope #love #quotestoliveby #everyendisanewbeginning #gratefulheart #lifelessons ...
*disclaimer dont judge me because it's late, i'm emotional, and i have to get my feelings out somehow so why not put dxp to good use. also sadly, this is slightly abridged too so...i'm sorry* - no replies are necessary, but if you'd like to feel free.
What have you learned when writing stories that made you go...duh... i would re-read and edit some stuff and i saw i wrote out the entire word of "10 mm submachine gun" when i could have written out, "10 mm smg" now wouldn't that be better?
I am in a bed wrapped in sheets waiting for you coming out of the shower. you come out and sit on my ass .
Some writings by zadie smith inspired me to post this, in particular on the subject of optimism and despair, and how they balance each other out (which makes sense to me).
We think that love must come and sweep us off our feet and feel like we are in a cloud all the time. i felt this when i first met you, even before, when i saw you for the first time.