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Present Short Stories

Here are the top Present short stories, fanfiction, poetry, and posts on Commaful, including topics like "life", "human", and more.
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if not human
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
454
1
62
"They know war like a mother's gaze." (TW) This might be a heavy poem for some, but it's about the lowest of humanity, based on the attack on an Afghan maternity ward. Thank you for reading x

Heart of Darkness
stadarooni Commaful Star
6 years ago
394
17
72
A collaboration of thirty on a very affectionate affair of poetry pizzazz! Enjoy!

Trace and Retrace a Broken...
stadarooni Commaful Star
2 years ago
359
21
57
A collaboration of fifty-one on life's journey and the road back home! Enjoy! <3

metamorphosis
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
278
0
33
A short spoken word poem which I wrote, about growth, childhood and the future. Thank you for reading, I hope to perform these some days. :) <3

mornings are the worst
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
268
0
23
A poem inspired by my own mental health, which I wrote when I was feeling low, but I hope you find some comfort in this. Thank you <3 (I'll also link some songs in the comments ^^)

๐™ป๐™ด๐š‚๐šƒ ๐š†๐™ด ๐™ต๐™พ๐š๐™ถ๐™ด๐šƒ
carillon_twins Commaful Star
3 years ago
252
0
17
๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐”๐’๐“ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜: ELEGY written in quatrains; ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ-rhyme scheme, iambic pentameter. // ๐˜ˆ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ...

A Gift
kaylynn Commaful Star
5 years ago
243
0
25
I hope everyone had a good holiday. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’–

from the chest
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
240
0
18
"All you had sinking to the ocean floor." A poem about bodies and imperfections. Thank you for reading <3

Invisible Lines
stadarooni Commaful Star
4 years ago
226
0
26
What is a tattoo? (Originally made for a university assignment!)

Too Faded To Fight
in Commaful Star
5 years ago
220
0
29
'Atelophobia is a specific phobia where the sufferer fears imperfection, above all, their own.' A poem I wrote based on my own thoughts and this prompt. Thank you for reading. <3 (The awesome art is b...

dreaming boy
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
213
1
7
Another three haikus, this time about love and the future. Thank you for reading :) <3

เผบRรชverieเผป
maddie_hatter Gifted Writer
4 years ago
209
2
26
A collection of poems based on hope and despair, for @hayha's prompt #5. A bit lengthy... ๐Ÿ˜… If you enjoyed these pieces, give them a thumbs up and let me know your thoughts in the comments. I love h...

adomania.
storm_ Avid Reader
a year ago
207
1
11
(n.) the sense that the future is coming too quickly.

friend
astraeus Commaful Star
3 years ago
198
0
12
an early b-day present for my friend @romanticizer | another short poem (i promise the next poem will be longer hehe). happy (early) birthday vay <33

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐๐€๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐˜ ๐Ž๐…...
carillon_twins Commaful Star
3 years ago
199
0
10
๐”ธ ๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•๐• ๐•˜๐•ช: ๐š™๐šŠ๐šœ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š’๐š”๐šž ๐š๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐šœ๐šŒ๐š›๐š’๐š‹๐šŽ๐š ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š™๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š—๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐š๐šž๐š๐šž๐š›๐šŽ ๐š›๐šŽ๐š๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ

how to spend a summer
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
185
0
11
My entry for @poetrybattles round 2, (faceoff #9!) based on the prompt: cherry blossoms, lavender and orchid. A poem about my mom and her sacrifices to bring me up into womanhood. Thank you <3

The Unknown
mike_mezz Commaful Star
3 years ago
184
0
12
If I could just go back....

hope for the living
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
180
0
29
"Counting the seconds until they reach the horizon" A poem about the phenomenon of life and its meaning. Thank you <3

growing pains
in Commaful Star
5 years ago
178
1
12
I don't know what this poem is, but I wrote it about growing up and cutting the cord from past selves. Thank you for reading! <3

How Much Pain AHeart Can T...
hymn Gold Comma
4 years ago
171
2
10
A Collab between me and @orcastogether. I did the present and she did the flashback. Kinda long so read when you have time to spare :)

if not human
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
454
1
62
"They know war like a mother's gaze." (TW) This might be a heavy poem for some, but it's about the lowest of humanity, based on the attack on an Afghan maternity ward. Thank you for reading x

Heart of Darkness
stadarooni Commaful Star
6 years ago
394
17
72
A collaboration of thirty on a very affectionate affair of poetry pizzazz! Enjoy!

Trace and Retrace a Broken...
stadarooni Commaful Star
2 years ago
359
21
57
A collaboration of fifty-one on life's journey and the road back home! Enjoy! <3

metamorphosis
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
278
0
33
A short spoken word poem which I wrote, about growth, childhood and the future. Thank you for reading, I hope to perform these some days. :) <3

mornings are the worst
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
268
0
23
A poem inspired by my own mental health, which I wrote when I was feeling low, but I hope you find some comfort in this. Thank you <3 (I'll also link some songs in the comments ^^)

๐™ป๐™ด๐š‚๐šƒ ๐š†๐™ด ๐™ต๐™พ๐š๐™ถ๐™ด๐šƒ
carillon_twins Commaful Star
3 years ago
252
0
17
๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐”๐’๐“ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜: ELEGY written in quatrains; ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ-rhyme scheme, iambic pentameter. // ๐˜ˆ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ...

A Gift
kaylynn Commaful Star
5 years ago
243
0
25
I hope everyone had a good holiday. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’–

from the chest
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
240
0
18
"All you had sinking to the ocean floor." A poem about bodies and imperfections. Thank you for reading <3

Invisible Lines
stadarooni Commaful Star
4 years ago
226
0
26
What is a tattoo? (Originally made for a university assignment!)

Too Faded To Fight
in Commaful Star
5 years ago
220
0
29
'Atelophobia is a specific phobia where the sufferer fears imperfection, above all, their own.' A poem I wrote based on my own thoughts and this prompt. Thank you for reading. <3 (The awesome art is b...

dreaming boy
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
213
1
7
Another three haikus, this time about love and the future. Thank you for reading :) <3

เผบRรชverieเผป
maddie_hatter Gifted Writer
4 years ago
209
2
26
A collection of poems based on hope and despair, for @hayha's prompt #5. A bit lengthy... ๐Ÿ˜… If you enjoyed these pieces, give them a thumbs up and let me know your thoughts in the comments. I love h...

adomania.
storm_ Avid Reader
a year ago
207
1
11
(n.) the sense that the future is coming too quickly.

friend
astraeus Commaful Star
3 years ago
198
0
12
an early b-day present for my friend @romanticizer | another short poem (i promise the next poem will be longer hehe). happy (early) birthday vay <33

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐๐€๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐˜ ๐Ž๐…...
carillon_twins Commaful Star
3 years ago
199
0
10
๐”ธ ๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•๐• ๐•˜๐•ช: ๐š™๐šŠ๐šœ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š’๐š”๐šž ๐š๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐šœ๐šŒ๐š›๐š’๐š‹๐šŽ๐š ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š™๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š—๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐š๐šž๐š๐šž๐š›๐šŽ ๐š›๐šŽ๐š๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ

how to spend a summer
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
185
0
11
My entry for @poetrybattles round 2, (faceoff #9!) based on the prompt: cherry blossoms, lavender and orchid. A poem about my mom and her sacrifices to bring me up into womanhood. Thank you <3

The Unknown
mike_mezz Commaful Star
3 years ago
184
0
12
If I could just go back....

hope for the living
in Commaful Star
4 years ago
180
0
29
"Counting the seconds until they reach the horizon" A poem about the phenomenon of life and its meaning. Thank you <3

growing pains
in Commaful Star
5 years ago
178
1
12
I don't know what this poem is, but I wrote it about growing up and cutting the cord from past selves. Thank you for reading! <3

How Much Pain AHeart Can T...
hymn Gold Comma
4 years ago
171
2
10
A Collab between me and @orcastogether. I did the present and she did the flashback. Kinda long so read when you have time to spare :)