Poetry

by Carol L. Bridges

Love Poems to Joshua Coe is a raw, unfiltered collection of passion, heartbreak, devotion, and desire. These poems were written from a place of deep love — the kind that shakes your soul, pulls you in like a magnet, and refuses to let go. Inside these pages, Carol L. Bridges opens her heart completely. She writes about longing that aches, love that heals and destroys, desire that burns hot, and the emotional storms that come with loving someone so intensely it changes who you are. Moving from soft devotion to fiery passion, through heartbreak and into the quiet strength that comes after, this collection captures the painful beauty of loving someone with your whole heart — and learning that love should never destroy you. Every poem is personal. Every line is honest. Every page is a piece of a love story that is unforgettable. If you've ever loved deeply, wanted fiercely, broken silently, or felt your heart pulled toward someone you could never resist — these poems will speak to you. This is love in its truest form: tender, messy, passionate, overwhelming, and real. For mature readers 18+. Contains adult content and themes of toxic love and emotional abuse.

by Carol L. Bridges

We build walls to keep the hurt out. Sometimes they keep love out too. Walls is a raw, honest poetry collection about letting someone in, and what happens when they don't stay. From the fluttering hope of a heart opening up, through broken promises, lies and the slow fading of love, to the dark, drowning depths of heartbreak, Carol L. Bridges writes the feelings most of us keep locked away. These poems are for anyone who has loved too hard, been left on the floor, smiled while dying inside, and still found the strength to wash ashore. Because sometimes the only one who can reach through the wall and save you is you. Content note: this collection explores mature themes, including emotional abuse, self-harm and depression.

by Warren C Daniels Jr.

Poetry and Short Stories for the Perpetually Bored By Warren C. Daniels Jr. Warren C. Daniels Jr.’s debut collection is a fearless blend of raw poetry and surreal short fiction that speaks directly to the human condition. These are not polished fantasies or lighthearted diversions; they are confessions, fragments, and stories pulled from the deepest corners of experience. The poetry ranges from stark, minimal meditations to sprawling lyrical pieces, each written with an honesty that refuses to look away from pain. In poems like Her Heart of Madness and The Insolvable, Daniels captures the intimate chaos of trauma and the silent endurance of survival. In others, such as Justice?! and Spit and Rage, he confronts the injustices of systemic racism, poverty, and corporate greed, connecting personal wounds to wider social scars. The short stories push these themes into dreamlike narratives. In Wonder, nightmares bleed into reality, pulling readers into a surreal landscape of fear and longing. In Tuesday: Sometime in June, the line between sanity and delusion dissolves, leaving behind an unsettling portrait of a mind under siege. Each story is vivid, hallucinatory, and deeply human. What unites both the poetry and the stories is a refusal to turn away. Daniels does not romanticize trauma, but he does recognize its weight and its echoes. His writing is a hand extended in the dark — not to rescue, but to remind readers that they are not alone in their silence. More than a debut, this is an act of solidarity. Daniels writes for those who have been told they are broken, for those who have been silenced, and for those who wonder if their struggles matter. His message is clear: you matter, and your story deserves to be heard. For fans of Sylvia Plath, Ocean Vuong, Charles Bukowski, or Anne Sexton, Poetry and Short Stories for the Perpetually Bored offers a contemporary voice that is unflinching and necessary. It is a book for anyone who seeks words that heal by naming the hurt, and stories that haunt because they are true. Step into this collection, and find not just poetry and stories, but survival made visible.

by Mr Frenchie

The Weight We Carry — Poems of Survival, Sorrow, Love, and Grace, by Mr Frenchie Some poems tell stories. These just tell the truth. The Weight We Carry is the debut collection from Mr Frenchie — 50 poems and fragments about pain, survival, love, and grace, written plain and unfiltered, the way he’s always talked. It moves through six parts: Scars That Speak, Love, Regret, and Empty Rooms, Companions in the Dark, What We Owe One Another, Memory and Family, and The Unseen — and closes with Notebook Fragments, the rawest pages in the book. What you get: the complete collection, published chapter by chapter here on Readerful. A note: these poems speak honestly about trauma, abuse, grief, addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts. About the author: Mr Frenchie is a poet and songwriter from Merom, Indiana, a small river town on the Wabash. His writing comes out of a life that hasn’t gone easy — and the faith and stubborn pride that carried him through it.

by Lorenzo D. Strother

All his life, Tzuri has shared a dream with a woman whose face he has never known. They have grown together within it, as though the dream itself remembers them. Guided by visions, he embarks on a quest to reclaim the Four Spiritual Rubies of Virtue sacred stones holding the key to restoring balance across the realms. His journey tests more than his strength. Faith, friendship, love, and temptation shape the choices he must make as an ancient prophecy unfolds.  Dream of Dreams: The Prophecy Begins is a dark Christian fantasy weaving spiritual mystery, epic adventure, and a thread of romance into a journey through light and darkness.

by Alan Winters

The Book of Resilience is a collection of poetry and prose for anyone walking through a dark season. Written from lived experience, it moves through mental health, abuse, trauma, and suicide awareness — each section pairing a poem with a reflection, a dedication, and an author's note. It closes with the Survivor's Pledge, a Survivor's Bill of Rights, and crisis hotline resources. For the nights you need to know someone else has stood where you're standing — and kept going.

by Tre` Calloway

Joi had the ring, the man, and the plan. Then one night changed all three. Now she's done with love, but love, her past, and her family's secrets aren't done with her.

by Tazzsmatic

Tanja’s encounter with the mysterious Josh begins like any classic tale of serendipity a broken- down car, a stranger offering help, a spark of chemistry that feels too good to ignore. But what starts as a chance meeting on a moonlit road soon spirals into a web of lies, secrets, and dangerous allures. Josh's life is far more complicated than Tanja could have ever imagined, and when his wife, Trina, unexpectedly arrives, the truth begins to unravel in a way that shakes Tanja to her core. Josh's confession that he’s living a double life as an undercover agent leaves Tanja torn between heartbreak and the undeniable connection they share. But even after fleeing to paradise for a temporary escape, the shadows of Josh’s world follow her. And when a mysterious message arrives, Tanja is faced with a choice: walk away from the man she’s still drawn to, or risk everything to face the dangerous reality of his secrets. *The Choices We Make* is a tense, gripping psychological thriller where the lines between love, trust, and survival blur. Will Tanja be able to forgive the lies that brought her into Josh’s world? Or will the truth about the man she thought she knew destroy everything they’ve built? As danger closes in, Tanja must decide how far she’s willing to go for Josh, for herself, and for a future that may be darker than she ever imagined.

by Rebecca

***My daughter you are my angel , and I love you, I know it's true. My heart is empty and blue, because I lost you . My angel you are my shining light but you sure put a up a fight . You're not in pain but when you cry in heaven it sends down to me it's just rain. So the rain is your tears . But wishing your voice is what I hear. You are my angel. I wish I didn't have to say goodbye but I miss you day by day but me having trouble grieving is when hard I try.***

by S. Hicks

Cast into exile and forced into a land scarred by war and forgotten magic, a lone traveler must survive the weather, beasts, skeleton armies, betrayal, and the growing weight of the blade he carries. As his journey pulls him deeper into a world of ancient powers and buried truths, every step brings him closer to a final test that may cost him more than his life. Told entirely in verse, The Traveler is a dark fantasy journey about survival, identity, and what is left when everything familiar is stripped away.

by Wanda Dee

I believe the only civilization who was right in God's eyes were the natives to North America. Who's land was savagely stolen!  Everything we need is here on this earth in it's true useful form.  If the earth didn't make it  You shouldn't take it!  EVERYONE LIES!! EVERYONE!! AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THEY DO! IT REALLY IS A CURSE IN THIS WORLD TODAY, CUZ ITS USUALLY OVER STUPID SHIT!  IT JUST MEANS THEY ARE NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO BE HONEST AND OWN THEIR FEELINGS.  INTEGRITY IS SO RARE TODAY. SO ARE HONESTY AND LOYALITY THEY DON'T EXSIST!  We were not meant to work 9 to 5 jobs 60 hrs a week just to pay the bills. Which doesn't anymore. Our family should have been our lives. Raising growing and schooling ourselves not some day care school or nanny!  Alot of younger people Gen x n z are tired of spending their time working or maintenance or cleaning on their property with no leftover time.  They are going to Tiny homes which are modern horse n wagons. Some all self contained just as we should be. Depending on only our tribe! These communities are growing all over the USA!  We would have saved our earth from it's self [destruction.by](http://destruction.by) not allowing the envy of false prosperity our wealth and innovation. But we are here now we can still survive and thrive in this world with the proper knowledge...I've put it all in one place! Health hacks, life hacks, family hacks, wealth hacks and everything else in between!  Finding and living your authentic self is our greatest achievement in our life!  I WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR JOURNEY!

by Kiara Guzman

So I feel like what inspired me to write this as someone who has been through really bad relationships, addiction issues, self-harm, loss, attempts, being locked up, losing myself trying to save other people, homelessness, bad self-image, loss of children terrible abuse that should happen to no one ever. I want my books to give people of all ages. that just because you have been broke doesn't mean you're broken. Just because you were given battles does not mean you give up because everything gets better and it doesn't always stay bad forever. I want people to connect not just on a mental level but to actually feel everything I have said and to know that all the emotions of hate, love , guilt ,shame ,peace ,fear ,distress , and hopefulness does not mean that their story hasn't ended and that it's just starting to take off. Because I remember thinking multiple times I will never get through this or I am not strong enough then I have to remember if I never went through the stuff I went through, I would have never become the person I am today. but yes, i have lost people along the way but that just means they weren't met to stay for the long run. They were met to be there for a lesson and to grow and that perfectly fine. Cause you're going to look at your and say that was worth it cause look at me now.

by Brie Love

At nineteen, faith is no longer something she can simply inherit--it must become something she chooses, questions, and wrestles for herself.  *Nineteen* is a poetic short novel told through nineteen poems, written by a nineteen year old girl. Woven with Scripture, honest reflection, and the tension between herself and becoming, this intimate collection explores the questions that surface when growing up means confronting pain, identity, purpose, and God all at once.  Raw, vulnerable, and deeply personal, *Nineteen* is for anyone who is willing to face the truth.

by Cncalloway_

I started this journey writing in down my thoughts in my notes app, just looking for a place where how I felt was being heard. I then realized others could be going through the same things so I decided to share my words with the world in hopes that I can help others not feel so alone.

by Amber Faith Robbins

​This poem captures the brutal reality of loving someone through a timed jail call. It turns the phone itself into a cage, trapping the person on the outside in the exact same sentence. The narrative looks back at a chaotic street past, showing how their fierce loyalty was forged in the trenches. Everything builds to that ruthless 60-second countdown where love, regret, and survival are forced into a mad dash. When the line drops, it leaves a cold, heavy silence where the entire world is put on hold.

by Jacob Harvey Redloh & Véronique Margot

**Two agonized hearts, what can become of them?** **Love-lost and weariness prevail within his forlorn and aging heart. He has not seen love beyond his childhood home, which was true in his life. When love was claimed, it was not real, or in time turned away, never having been actual. Mutual affections were no more than dreams or lies. His heart had become hardened until she came to ease her way between the blocks set so long within his mind to protect his damaged heart.**  **She was lonely, emotionally bruised, and many false loves came into her life, with her being used to fill their needs, their only purpose. Bravely, she remained hopeful despite the troubles seen through time.** **A man to be loved, cared for, and preserved, her dream, and for which she is expressly skilled. He is an image online, yet important. As chats begin and continue, things change for each; affections build slowly for him and rapidly for her. He resists every allusion that more could be between them than good company, while she is determined to break down his emotional walls to mend his broken heart. Reluctantly, he is drawn in by her. Their chats become deeply important.** **All seems well, with love growing and moving forward to mend hearts and lives**  **A heartless hacker steals the love-determined woman’s social media account. With evil, tricky, and conniving means, the interloper took her place, deceptively cutting into the love-dance between this man and this woman, taking him in through the use of his lady's exciting words spoken earlier, newly restated with evil intent**  **While his true lover is grieving his loss, his precious and gracious words and poems, she yet remains unable to give up that last vestige of hope which would have him return and be restored to the love she and he had found together.**  **Here is the story, told in verse, an epic of love lost, deception, with a struggling possibility of love’s recovery, and restored trust the key.**