I see broken combs, lace from a wedding dress torn into bandages. Which fork to use when all the plates are broken? Do you serve poison with your left hand or your right hand? We do want to be correct. A scrap of parchment, perhaps a message, floats down, flipping, spinning, and lands on the path. A scythe swings, harvesting the stars. A partially melted knife reflects a lavender moon. This is how to cradle the night in a shopping bag. Is the miasma tolling for thee? Bruised memory, how to sigh in fourteen languages. Habibi, let me press this moss to the sky, let me stanch the bleeding. There is some good news, the scrap of foil is not a scrap of foil, see how quietly it flaps its wings once and then flies away, it flies away.
Write with us. Learn with us. Publish with us.
Join a growing community of poets & readers.
Early access to calls, workshops, and updates.
Early access to calls, workshops, and updates.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
No spam. No ads. No data-selling. Unsubscribe anytime.
2025 ONLY INK, Inc. All rights reserved.
ONLY POEMS®️ and associated marks are trademarks of ONLY INK, Inc. All individual works are copyrighted by their respective authors. All poems, essays, and artworks published on this site remain the intellectual property of their creators and may not be reproduced without explicit permission. The views expressed in published works are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ONLY INK, Inc., its editors, or affiliated entities. While many works draw on lived experience, they may contain fictionalized elements; no reference to any real person is intended or should be inferred. ONLY POEMS is an ad-free, independent, reader-supported publication.
ONLY POEMS®️ and associated marks are trademarks of ONLY INK, Inc. All individual works are copyrighted by their respective authors. All poems, essays, and artworks published on this site remain the intellectual property of their creators and may not be reproduced without explicit permission. The views expressed in published works are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ONLY INK, Inc., its editors, or affiliated entities. While many works draw on lived experience, they may contain fictionalized elements; no reference to any real person is intended or should be inferred. ONLY POEMS is an ad-free, independent, reader-supported publication.