A clever poem by Amber using song titles
A moving poem by Mary
The Best of the Best. A colour above all the rest. A colour of happiness and victory.
Justice flew about me, he wore black, and he wore wings.
Poem by Simran. Sleepless nights, keep me awake, as I think of you,
Poem by Sarina. Can you not hear it? Something is breaking, breaking in two.
Poem by Sarina. Before me, are four children All are less than five years old.They are suffering from malaria.
This is very personal to me as it represents a lesson every person has to learn at some point in their lives to truly be happy.
Poem by Kitten. Prometheus, great defier of gods, bringer of fire, chained to his rock, dutiful eagle feeding on his insides.
Poem by Sara. We are not people without other people What's the lion without his jungle?
Poem by Rosie. I tried not to touch the poop, Just to find I had to stop.
Poem by Amy Bonnor. This is a poem that I made up based on the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Poem by Bethany. Roses are red, my heart is blue.
Poem by Kristina. Mummy, what is a tiger? Is it some beast of old? Is it huge?
Poem by Jess. A writer's soul, it cannot be contained. A writer's soul, it cannot be stopped.
Poem by Alice. She skipped across the pathway her lovers hand in tow. They whispered ushered secrets.
Poem by Saffron. To live a day as a lie, is not to shrivel up and cry, but why should tears grace our face, if only to remind us of a dreadful place.
Poem by Annie. Time ticks on by and, My heart beats on with it. Time ticks on by and, My breathing flows.
Poem by Mehnaz. What kind of mystical beauty such as this, Tranquil and serene, a magical bliss, Where the heavens fall.
Poem by Ruby. You're like the tide, pulling me out to sea. You're my heart, bleeding breaking so hard. Forget the rules, pulling me out of line.
Poem by Phyllis. I'm dreaming for a moment, when your eyes won't look through me. I'm hoping for a second....
Poem by Sam. We met ‘because destiny wanted, became friends, became best friends. came close.
Poem by Cassie. Raven hair against a soft pillow of white lips parted slightly.
Poem by Suraj. Souls are frustrated, trees lost leaves traditionally, you come to life.
Poem by Izzie. You own my heart, open it's doors...
Poem by Lauren. Not a colour, but a tone. Not weak, but strong. Black nights fill the vast universe.
Poem by Sarah. Why are we not talking anymore? Got so many things I really need to say, all I want is for you to listen.
Poem by Harja. Today. Today the angels cry. Their tears overflow with pity and sorrow. Their ears scorching as they hear the screams of tomorrow.
Poem by Lois. As she soars though the air, with nothing to lose, I sit there and wonder, where is she going to?
Poem by Hannah. Oh Yes. How could I forget that moment? Surrounded by hands, smiles and wide eyes. Banners fluttered, they too were dancing
Poem by Rosy. Writhing in a mass.
Poem by Carissa. The snow dances, drifts and flies. Falling delicately through soft winter skies. Everybody's happy, having a good time.
This poem is inspired by the soldiers who gave their lives in WW1. It is called "Justice." Wriiten in an English class as a homework.
Poem by Savana. Know that we all fall down, love till you hate, strong till you break, know that we all fall down.
Poem by Chelsea. It is morning and I awake in ease, but then I realise the pain that I have can never be ceased. I ought to think that you're the one, but then I remember that you're the reason all this pain begun.
Poem by Lola. They found that little girl. Bent double over the snow. The snow should have been white. Childhood innocence, pure white snow.
Poem by Dan. You ask why we brave lads go off to war, King, Country, Lovers, Mates, that’s what we’re going for.
Poem by Charis. She’s crying, she’s breaking, she’s lying, she’s faking. She’s hated & taunted,she’s wanted & flaunted, she’s a puppet on a string. An angel without a wing.
Poem by Zara. The darkest of nights bring the darkest of ends, The anger inside will only bring tears to my eyes, The hurt inside will only weaken my heart.
Poem by Jasmyn. Forgotten hearts are left to fade. Into the shade of grey. And they'll put love, out with the waste. And then they'll cart it away.
Poem by Serena. I sit there baking in the sun. I cry for help, no one will come. I crouch down low behind a well. I feel my feet rip and swell.
Poem by Sam. In the cool pits of a shack long away, I lay, The sounding and pounding of rain harsh and drenching, Comes over this demonic, and hellish, dimension, The ground with its comforting crumbling ease.
Poem by Rosie. Last night I got robbed, Now there’s a massive hole in my chest-yes, You stole my heart and won't give it back.
Poem by Leo. The wet thick blood dropped on to the white snow.
Poem by Atifa. It crashes over me in waves, Constant, ever constant, Up and down, above, below.
Poem by Suraj. Your heed is what I want, Your love is what I want, I did mistake in need for both.
Poem by Jelena. You’ve been best friends for a long time now, And he always makes you smile, no matter how. There are no secrets between him and you...
Poem by Jelena. One sigh for the grass I once walked on, And one for the sand castle that was once my throne.
Poem by Rachel. Hello again, my old friend, Now, where have you been? Time has passed so silently...
Poem by Aimee. As they walk, Through the moonlit sky, He knows he must, Say goodbye...
Poem by Kieran. You are the moment, The bell goes for that, Whole 3 minutes...
Poem by Abby. Living is death, And death is living life after, Your life has happened.
Poem by Saloni. What is wrong with me -to myself I ask? I have lost my complete self, my face is covered with a mask...
Poem by Tarini. Gray cumbersome behemoth Amidst towers of white and gold, Watching.
Poem by Charli. In the night,I see the, Sneaking out to the gardens, To the old apple tree.
Poem by Kaitlyn.The wind whistled through the wilderness behind me
Poem by Roz. Outside in my frontyard I see Two trees entwined Gulmohar and Neem
Poem by Sarah. Your words can hurt, but cannot cut, though these words in her head were simply too much.
Poem by Ty. Looking down on a moonlit night. All is quiet, all is bright, Suddenly a BANG! a gunshot sounds, Screams and shouts echo all around,
Poem by Pallavi. She looks into your eyes and guess what she sees? Unknown, unseen, look she’d never plead.
Poem by Elena. The day begs for sleep,That won't come at night, The low droning voices.
Poem by Ellie. As silent as a shadow he stalks through the trees. As stealthy as a leopard he stalks with ease
Poem by Frances. Eyes are tawny auburn bronzing at the edges, Lips painted cerise with a simple delicious smile, Skin soft as silken velvet and the colour of rich dark coffee.
Poem by Annie. In his ear I whispered,‘smile’And so he did,But this smile,It meant nothing.
Poem by Poppy. I am the girl that never talks, I just can find the words to say, Stuck in a world of selective silence.
Poem by Sean. Soldiers on the battlefield, Their faces flooded with fear, Explosions and guns firing, is all they hear
Poem by Grace, Child Abuse: Staring out of the window, I saw the trees sway in the dark. They looked sad and lonely; just like my heart.
Poem by Ty, He used to be boy who lived next door His eyes always bright and his ears were sore He'd lie on the grass and stare at the sky
Poem by Rebby I am afraid, I’m laying in bed, Fully clothed, wide awake, I shiver under the blankets
Poem by Brittany. Im sick of the sight, It makes me die Im sick of the lies
Poem by Kelsie. I loved you like I loved no other, But it turned to hate. They say there’s a fine line.
Poem by Emma. It tastes like fun when.The Music is playing
Poem by Fay. Lying in the soft, warm, crystal encrusted sand, Sunglasses perched on my nose, A heated romance in my sun-kissed hand,
Poem by Elena. Speaking But no one's listening, Shouting But no one hears,
Poem by Yvette. I waited impatiently as the raindrops drummed against the window panes just as fast as my heart was beating.
Poem by Emma. An unexpected day, an unexpected stranger, For a moments glance we locked eyes on each other.
Poem by Paige. The silence is killing; The gaping cavity isn't filling.The gum under the table is mank. In the stress, my mind goes blank.
Poem by Becca Hello.My name is Ellen.But they call me lil' Elle, Even though that’s not my name.
Poem by Sarah, What springs to your mind when you hear the word empty? Large desolate spaces, devoid of all substance?
Poem by Jodie And through the night I hear your voice,but still I feel no remorse.
Poem by Samuel,'Twas in the late summertime that he left, And into his pocket, he tucked a half-full pen.
Poem by Anttonia.The stars in the sky always shine brightly,standing out, each one individual
Poem by Naomi.Through my eyes, I see tears.Through my nose, I smell blood.Through my body, I feel pain
Poem by Kristina. Is it Kate? Having thought for a while, sometimes she’s late Is it Cat? Theres things I want to do but she won’t do that
Poem by Jasmyn. To be a Spinebreaker.Would be fab-tabulous,Marvelously wondifferus,Absolutely magnificess!
Poem by Jodie. I won't be the girl to always hold your hand And I won't be the girl who runs with you in the sand.
Poem by Phoebe, An entrance, a glance, a stare,The approach, the names, the greetings,A joke, a laugh, a shy smile,
Short Poem by Liberty, As I walk my route, the woodlands sing,With non but one broken wing of poachers, hunters, that do cause.
Short poem by Lizzie. If you fell off a mountain, what would I do? You'd scream, and I'd shout, and I'd jump off too.
Short poem by Rozi. Do you know that when I look at you I smile? Do you know that I can’t remember anything apart from your face when you talk to me?
Short poem by Liberty. From the window in my room, I cower at the moon.As it bounces across the night, In its pale, pale balloon.
Short Poem by Steph. There was a good gentle man,With a wife, two kids and a plan,A plan to watch his kids live their lives.
Short Poem by Amna. I love him more then life, I loved him more then friends, I loved him more then cents.
Poem by Toni. Feels like she's drowning in the sea.Every second she gets further from the shore.She does not know what is happening,
Untamed by Motunrayo. I feel like everything is falling apart I feel like things are not going my way my soul feels broken
Fresh Start by Tia. Locked inside, uncontrolled fright intertwined memories, the fading light trembling hands
Dark Passion by Sophia. Sophia stood there, in front of her mirror, applying a thin line of black.
First Kiss By Mollie. The overgrown grass tickles my bare ankles, Running through the yard. Fireflies zoom round and round
If I was down, would you help me up? If I was crying, would you comfort me? If I was confused, would you help me? If I was angry, would you calm me? If I was hyper, would you bring me down?
Poem by Alison. Look in the mirror what do I see? I'm seeing a fat, ugly . . . thing! Round face,
Poem by Lizz. Burning pain, burning desire, a caged bird, burning like fire.
Poem by Elizabeth ; I am that girl, who longs for that friend who’s always going to sit and listen to her problems, the one who gives her advice she actually wants to hear,
Poem by Lizz: Lie, Like you forgot about that past. Smile, Like this tear was finally the last.
Poem by Rosie: When we started at school we were friends getting closer and closer.
Poem by Grace: Trapped between tubes of gloss and shimmer, The lies uses to fool her foes, A book on the floor bound in leather her place to express her woes,
Poem by Jodie: I won't be the girl to always hold your hand And I won't be the girl who runs with you in the sand. I won't be the girl to squeeze you tight And I won't be the girl to hold you all through the night.
He said he loved me, I said sorry He said he missed me, I said sorry He said he needed me, I said sorry Then I realised that he and me We were both the same
The overgrown grass tickles my bare ankles, Running through the yard. Fireflies zoom round and round, Aglow against the indigo sky.
Poem by Dani: It’s a split in the route that you can't change Getting tangled on a line that you'd rather not see...
Poem by Lena: There are an infinity of things I love about you, For example your fingers, And the way you can say two words Never the same.
Festive poem by Holly: Crunch, crunch, crunch, Footprints in the snow. Ring, ring, ring, Bells chime in the air.
Poem by Porshia: Outside is a blizzard of snow, Layer on layer the inches grow. It is Christmas Eve, this night Everyone lies in bed, tucked up tight,
Imogen's Christmas poem: They dance for me, lost in the sea...
Agnes' Modern Re-make of the classic poem “Twas the Night before Christmas”
Poem by Natali: Icy kisses, white candy canes, breathing out pure love onto window panes.
Poem by Flo: She sits Alone in a ghost house; Waiting for the familiar footsteps Of happier days past.
Anisa's poem about Spinebreakers: To break a spine means utter joy, To break a spine unfolds a ploy.
Rebecca's poem about Shakespeare's well known tragedy: The secret past of a lover’s lie, Is never seen in a public’s eye, The hope of reunion is evermore lost, And their death was the ultimate cost.
I think of you every morning. I dream of you every night. With each passing day. I love you more and more.
Gabrielle's poem Wild Water
Poem by Lauren: Known you for long Know your every move Know what thinking Know the way you groove...
Hilaire Belloc’s cautionary verses inspired me to write my own cautionary tales. Here's Jane, who gazed at her reflection all day and became trapped inside a mirror.
Hilaire Belloc’s cautionary verses inspired me to write my own cautionary tales. Here's Elle, (Who chewed her nails all day and suffered a terrible fate)
Rebecca: Hilaire Belloc’s cautionary verses inspired me to write my own cautionary tales. Here's Sid, who watched too much TV and became square-eyed!
Poem by Olivia: I know her. Always Cool as a cucumber, Wise as an owl, Happy as Larry
I wrote this in an English class, it started going around in my head so I wrote it down....
A modern interpretation of one of Coleridge's poems. It's about a dog, and was written in 30 mins.
When once my sorrow could dispel A dark and feeble reckoning, Those eyes, a fervent burning Hell –
You could call it a blossom; an array of beautiful colours You could call it a fierce incomprehendable blade, impaling into you, yearning and hurting.
Samara's 100 word response to 100 words that matter..
Molly's continuation of the famous Owl and the Pussycat poem...
This poem is about a sad fate happening on our streets. It depicts the perspective of a sign. A sign held by a man named Harlan. He is waiting for the next person to drop money in his box. He like so many is homeless...
Laura, Lauren, Rachel and Mitchell put this short film together at Spinebreakers LIVE at the Sage. Based on Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Where doth love lie? In the mind, the body?
If living without you is a crime, I plead guilty...
School crush, Head rush, How to let it show? Shy smile, All the while, Wanting him to know.
Alex's Valentines poem: Treasure love as it is not always there, It's not always easy, Not always fair...
This is a poem I wrote for my friends to assure them this time I am here to stay.
Rachel's poem about books
Poem by Oscar: 1 solid mattress; icy, raw, pock-marked, overused.
Poem by Sophie: Am I a window, you see through? Am I a secret, that no one knew?
Max's poem : When the hushed voices of children fade into whispers, Max's poem: The night’s vistas unfurl and they blanket with dreams:
Rachel's Poem: This bed is everything mine is not, This one’s cold, my own one hot...
A sonnet by Irida:In moors of cashmere and meadows of silk, I sit I imagine, I dream, I love and hope I do as my heart sees fit
darling the days are coming, when dark is not all you see, the flowers will turn to gaze at you, and your heart will thaw eventually.
Snow is falling falling falling As the children are snowballing Christmas is approaching scarily The adults think warily...
My eyes are closed, My mind displays our antiquity. So I close my mind, Only to feel a cryptic iniquity.
I was inspired to write this poem by a painting called, "Dreams in a War Zone" by Esam Pasha.
Sam's reply to Sonnet 130
A poem by Ashleigh Carter about a disturbed sleep.
Read Emma's poem about Paranoia: This feeling is entwined with fear, At the end, visible crystal clear.
Molly experiments with the Haiku form of poetry: Check it out: Writing a Haiku Is something I haven't done In my entire Life
Poem by Ana: Why am I so lonely? Why can’t I find happiness?
Poem by Molly: The Christmas Story from the perspective of the star
This is a poem about knife crime, and what it's like for me to live in London, and bare witness to this brutal violence day in, day out. I hope you lot can relate, if only just a little.
Poem by Rhiann McAlister
Words are a river Flowing towards their destination The end of a book, a letter - or just a Poem.
Poem by Maybelle Law: And he only spoke eight words that day, and the space and the stars were heaving with his lies. the ghost was breaking, bearing down harder now, and yet she couldn’t escape his cold, lucid stare.
Olivia has written a poem whilst observing people on the train
A poem by Bridget
A poem by Catherine
Alison's poem about breaking up with someone.
Amelia's poem about the grave
Amelia's insightful poem
Amelia's poem about knife crime
Emma's energetic poem about dancing.
Tim's reflective poem about the world
A poem about loosing a child.
My head's spinning, heart's ringing, pulse beating, like fire. Mind racing, palms sweating, eyes shining; with tears of emotion, fear, pain...
A poem by Chloe
A poem which explores the question of love
Joanna's reflective poem
An ode to great mates.
Poem by Andrew
A soppy poem about being in love.
Becky's poem dedicated to her late hamster
Emma's poem about a storm
A look at outer space
A poetic look at life
The Lie
Poem titled Strip Away My Religion by Hirra
Daniel's energetic poem about sports.
Lauren writes a poem titled, Remorse
My puppy in Jamaica.
Connor's poem titled Just a Different Name.
A poem about loosing a loved one.
Sarah-Luci's poem titled Hugs and Kisses.
Ffion's poem about rumours
Ffion's touching poem about being bullied.
A heart felt poem about bullying in schools.
A reflective poem about the world.
Humorous poem dedicated to Eastender's Barry Evans
A poetic outcry against Barney The Dinosaur
A poem about a lonely badger
Bili's poem titled A Toy
Max Elsworth's 'Spider' poem
A poem that looks at the intricacies of life through a window.
Alice and Kelly's poem about shopping.
Marissa's poem titled A Crucifix in the Smoke
Lucy's Poem about love
Jordan pens a metaphorical poem.
Lizzie writes a poem about the prominence and hatred of smoke in her life.
Smiffey's Poem about change
A poem about life, love and everything in between
Danny's poetical musings.
Ashleigh pens a poem of the street of her life.
Zinab explores the concept of perfection in this heart-felt poem.
Soothing words on death, you and heaven by Mariah.
A poem based on Vincent Van Gogh’s Famous Starry Night Painting.
Laura writes a poem about her feelings.
Lost. (A Cinqauin Poem)
Zinab pens a dramatic poem.
Joel MacCormack's poem
Fed up of English summer? So's Joel
Niamh inspires us with poetry...
Jellyellie’s ode to a waving tree
Osman shows us he has a lot of love to give...
A personal dedication to the LIVE fish
Naomi astounds us with her definitions.
What happens when you're convinced you've been born in to the wrong body?