The Writers' Block Digital Journal Publication

A poem by Anonymous I want to love you Like a breeze of cool air Like a lonely sailor kissing land Without a care I want to love you I see you everywhere The sky or through the tree I wish to sit and stare Or love you softly It's your will, and if I dare I'll kiss you slowly I feel it's only fair Let me love you once more I'll show you that I care

A poem by Josiah Findley Every day I think of you. And every single day I Imagine what we could go and see. I want to, yet we can’t. The distance travelled just to Have a 3-hour drive to wait I just don’t want to wait, And I try to remind you, that every drive I make to, Feels too long for I Because the drive just can’t Show the one I come to see Every drive excites me to see But it also makes me wait. The length says I can’t, But I want to be with you. The number of miles th

A poem by Josiah Findley I'm so confused, understanding not met The answers I seek pull further away There are so many thoughts I cannot forget. My feelings falling in some sort of debt Where hope feels beyond the bay I'm so confused, understanding not met My mind flies through thoughts like a jet Each one hurts more day by day There are so many thoughts I cannot forget. My fingers disappeared, the fog has set My hands feel numb reaching through dismay I'm so confused, unders

A poem by Bella Heisler As she advanced through the moonlit woods, Too aware of the past gnawing at her heel She treaded carefully through the intertwining falsehoods Of wounds only she could heal.

A poem by Sierra Mansfield That day in the sun felt like a lifetime of happiness My sunhat barely covered my squinting eyes My mother held me in the shallow water While my father watched from the grass The chlorine from the pool irritated my nostrils As the children splashed and swam freely My mother looked at me with deep thoughts of Love and admiration as she held me This was the last good memory I Have of my mother I never knew what went wrong Was it the fighting? The lies

A poem by Anonymous River Flowing And I’ve Decided I Must Get Going On The Same Damn Path I’ve Been On And I Hope You’re Listening To Me And Not Distancing Yourself From Me I’ve Been Waiting For You And I Think About You Dearly I Hope You Too Want To Be Near Me And Nothing Else Really Matters When I’m With You I’m Sorry If That Is Basic I Just Miss You I Hope You Miss Me Too

A poem by Adam Buening A girl stands in a hallway, using the last of her strength to step on. Insults pierce her every second, but she continues walking, trying to ignore them. They all seem to surround her, like wolves and bears. Carnivores, preying off each other, destroying just to fill themselves up. feeding until she has nothing left to give. Empty, she continues on, pretending to forget. But the wounds can’t be ignored, and they pulse a rhythm. Eventually, she breaks, t

A poem by Adam Buening In the midst of chaos there lies a creature, waiting for its prey - Climbing, crawling, Claiming those who fall. Watch your step - Its touch will consume you And it comes closer every day Some try to escape, they run and hide, but in its wake Nothing will be left So try if you wish but its fiery grip will find you For none can escape the jaws of fire

A short story by Kharma Gentner “...And I’m out!” she exclaims, placing her second-to-last card—a 3 of hearts—before her run of the 4, 5, and 6 of the same suit. With a victorious smirk, she carelessly flicks her wrist and tosses her final card onto the discard pile. “Oh, shoot!” her daughter grumbles. “I was just about to pick up the six and seven and play my five!” The mother looks to where her daughter is gesturing and sees that she’s right. On her next turn, the daughte

A poem by Anonymous playing the piano feels like floating into space, and like swimming underwater, and like breathing crisp winter air nothing can compare to its grace playing the piano is second nature i can’t think too much or too little or i mess up the whole song it isn’t a big deal, but to me it feels major playing the piano reminds me of my childhood my mother making me do lessons i listened, although reluctantly and now, i don’t play as much as i should playing the pi

A poem by Mariah Papaya Oh glorious Oh majesty Oh... my lord She is breathtaking Amazing Like an angel Her blonde, wavy hair Flows with the wind As she props herself up On the boat Her smile lightens up the mood Her laugh calms me Her eyes romanticize me Everything else is too great to describe What am I to her When I can only stare For a brief moment Before looking away

A poem by Mariah Papaya The Boy From Florida Was a Military Man Stationed In Japan He Talked Of Long Flights And His Ears Popping And Leaving His Friends And His Head Throbbing We Shared Our Love of Music And Movies And Of Course Our Small Shoe Collection I Wish We Weren’t Oceans Apart And We Could Speak Again He’s Special to Me I Hope He Will Understand The Florida Boy Who’s A Military Man Stationed In Japan

A poem by Kharma Gentner We're not so different, you and I. The clothes I wear, Others’ opinions Plastered on my body. They like them, so I wear them. No matter if I like them, I need to Be unique. To stand out from my clones. Who am I without my appearance? The poses I strike Exhaust me physically and emotionally. I hold the same position, The same composure, Day after day, To satisfy those passersby. Interactions that last seconds for them Mean everything to me. The looks I

A poem by Cadence Bommarito Some days I lie awake in my room Wondering if it’ll ever find me And if it’ll ever be mine But under bellowed out hollow trees I stumble A crash to my knees and I wiggle to sit upright I open a book but don’t read it I just want to be mysterious Until it finds me Like a magic show or a television series But life is never like those things In real life an apple falls and knocks me out cold And I, my conscience, ponders If life is worth living Withou

A poem by Mariah Papaya So Much in Life I Want to Begin So Little Time I have Before the Fire Will Dim The Responsibilities The Poem The Unfinished Book, too I Need to Get Back To Work So Much I Need to Do And Every Day the Sunsets And Its Time For Bed While all the Missed Opportunities Flutter Through my Head

A poem by Cadence Bommarito She gave into a little sin Instead of putting It in the bin Girl, carried it within Pockets full of simple sin The one she gave in No more! They said. A sound that dropped Like a pin Ultimately devil wins When she gave in To a little sin And was on her phone in class

Song by Steven Insco Link to audio recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Nta0MIgkNw3cs0oWbYxhJG1wocbZh1w/view?usp=sharing Lyrics: The way I feel as you Rest your hands in mine, It’s so immaculate and Perfectly divine. I see your smiling face After a hard day. And then so quickly My pain just fades away I want to give myself to you. Nothing in this world I would rather do. Burning hearts, a fiery inferno Because I need your love eternal. I hear our song come on As I dri

A Heroic Couplet by Alexander Fosnaugh I have always loved the unlovable Dogs and cats that appeared unsociable The slimy, slithering, slinky snakes and Even hairy spiders that leave you quite stunned They all have their place in life’s great story But you have taught me, I must stay wary You wormed and wriggled into my gullet Down into my soul’s depths you did plummet I cried feeling you deep within my soul I, your personal buffet, you left holes Filled with longing, misery,

Poem by Kaden Hill Christmas Eve 2022 Every year I continue to miss you Only here for 2 years Just the thought brings me to tears I still...

A Poem by Anonymous I had a Dream Me and you were both in it The grass had droplets of water The sun was just rising The air smelled damp...