A Distinguished Selection of the Finest Modern Literature

Tag poetry about death

Flowers, No Son by La’Erica Conner

Just a child,
born into this world,
Pure innocence,
wrapped up inside of him.

No knowledge of how this life works,
Unaware of death,
awaiting his soul to keep.

A hysterical mother,
a bewildered father,
Begging for answers
about the unexpected leave.

Read More

Unfinished by Kiera Scanlon

When I saw you,
In the coffin,
I thought,
I didn’t know you.
It was a shell of you,
Not the real you.

Your body lays at rest now,

Read More

© 2024 The NY Literary Magazine

    Privacy  Terms of Service  — Up ↑

The NY Literary Magazine