PoetryVerse - the poem and the meaning

One Blue Jockey

The Waltz Published: October 08, 2026

You were there and I was there but I was not just there I was also here, sleeping in my bed. We were at the waltz, the image is as clear as day, but even days can deceive sometimes, was I in the ballroom dancing to the waltz, dreaming of my days and nights spent rotting in my bed, or was I lying here in my sulking dreaming of dancing with you? But I remember it I remember it so clearly the red banners covering the windows so the rain does not come in but the red reminds us we are not entirely safe. And I remember you. You had a mask on, ye

Mark Dicks

A Role I Know by Heart Published: October 08, 2026

One step further. That's all it takes, a step. But towards where? Into my heart, or into my mind? Or into the life of someone I've yet to understand? I'm never sure which way to go, yet always know which way works. A whisper here, a fleeting touch, and suddenly, I'm bound to her soul. But why does my end of the string grow duller with every pull? The words come easy, their weight, less so. I speak as though I mean them, and convince myself I do, until- Every movement feels rehearsed, every feeling, a familiar line. I've played this part so

Aldo Kraas

Another day bite the dust Published: October 28, 2025

Another day bite the dust Because my father brought down the Sun And I saw the sunset It was beautiful To my naked eyes Now my father brought Us the night It was my time to go to sleep I took my meds and Went to sleep I was already exhausted Yes I hope I have a good night sleep Yes the night is long And it has 24 hours Tomorrow I will be up Early And I will pray for my Father First thing In the morning

Mikhail Moonasar

BITTER NIGHTS Published: September 12, 2026

I wonder which version of me survives Inside the memories you never touch The one who kept your secrets, kept alive The one who loved you far too much You pass the places where we laughed You feel no pull, you feel no ache You drank my love just like a draft And left me drowning in your wake I was your shelter from the storm Your warmth on every bitter night Now I am nothing, less than warm A dying man who lost his light So bury me inside your past Forget the man who gave you all This love was never meant to last And I was always meant to fa

Vrab

La Fontaine Published: August 09, 2026

La Fontaine wrote his fables late at night, long after the world had dimmed its light; so he cannot claim the credit alone - his wife deserves some praise of her own. For had she kept herself busy with women’s affairs, he’d never have written of crickets and ants. Had she but focused on him for a moment then, La Fontaine would have written quite differently, amen.

Hxney

Real Man Published: August 05, 2026

Rough hands foreign amongst dime, Earned their throne through paths unknown to me. A thin veil which conceals, Like a viper slithering low, shedding its outer layer to what suits him best. My once kind seed, begone with all unwanted ways; she detests. All for nought, yearning for feather-light touches that may never grace. No son of mine is man.