Poems from bprater
My name is B. N. Prater. I'm a freshman in college with a passion for writing. I aspire to become a published author sometime after I graduate.I also enjoy writing poetry. It allows me to break from writing near 5 to 600 words every day and just express myself in a compact, and often beautiful way.
Words hurtMore so thanA stick and a stone.
Words hurtThey tear us downAnd strip us bare.
Words hurtWhen will the world learn?When someone...
Drown my sorrows
In a bucket filled to the brim
With my tears
Of pain.
Along with the wind
My mind flows
As a cool breeze
Kisses my cheek
And bright, colorful leaves
Fill my eyes
Such a beautiful sight
Within...
My heart beats fastAs the tears cascade downStaining my paperWith utter disappointmentFrom shattered hope.
My muscles tenseWith violent...
I’m not perfectI’m not very smartI know I’m differentBut I don’t careBecause I want toChange the worldAnd I’m not goingTo stand aroundLike...