Hey join us for the next online poetry contest, submissions are open NOW! Topic: Love and Loss Guidelines 1. Poems must be 100 words or...

I’m still high I’m still cherishing those nights I’m still drifting, in the wind I’m still hoping that you're here So tonight, I dont...

The secret held by everyone who found the truth is this “I alone was able to find out the truth.” There is no one who teaches the truth,...

You can love who you are Without ever offending anyone else... Well at least in my eyes Thats exactly how it is supposed to be... And...

Dom Root performing spoken word for 1st Annual Foundation event at Unexpected Art Gallery event by Square1 Phx - (Cell phone footage,...

Shave her head, would you still find her beautiful? Without makeup, or those nice designer clothes with those red bottoms, would you...

I don’t know how to say this, but I’m tired of the rain dance of heartache beating across my drum. Limitations and rules and timelines...

All we got is words Forms of visions well versed In a history deemed cursed. Our worth was etched in cursive On a grounding well...

I isolated myself for the better part of two years. I sacrificed friends, family, and coworkers to be with myself. I lived in dark,...

You love me a little better in the mornings before your insecurities awake and taint your sleepy innovations; shorter breaths before the...

Only memories tread: Bourbons on the lighthouse terrace. She wore a morning’s glory stretched aside the shore line, set beneath the...

7-Day Exercise (A-Word-A-Day) What's up, I'd like to share my idea for a poetry exercise that you can try with friends, family, or your...

I've been connecting and disconnecting, To prove I am alive. I am the seed. Art isn't the same. Turbulence. Sweetness. Cacophony of color...

Sunflowers etched into her skin, she is radiance exemplified; Mother blessed her with the name 'Joy'. Far from perfect, she can be found...

Second therapy session. My therapist says "You have issues with control. " How do I control these feelings when my life is not mine to...

Keep the pace We're doing great We get so anxious But it's not a race Just live your life And find your place Trust me you'll notice...

Men be like, “I don’t need a woman.” Women be like, “I don’t need a man.” At what point in life do we realize that we need each other?...

Hey Root Family, meet the 1st Place Winner of our Spring 2018 Poetry Contest! Topic: Fresh Starts and Second Chances. About me : I've...

Help us congratulate our 2nd Place Winner for the Rooted Minds Blog Spring 2018 Poetry Contest. Topic: Fresh Starts and Second Chances. A...

Tell me your secret, Of how you’ve sustained for this long. Teach me to be strapping, Like your ancestors taught you. This country has...