Meaningful Poems

It is the thesis of the great psychoanalyst Victor Frankl that man can endure any hardship as long as he can find meaning in the experience. Incidentally, as a survivor of Nazi Concentration Camps he was in a position to know. Thankfully, most of us are not tested in such extreme conditions. However, the principle is the same. Human beings cannot live without meaning. Depression is the natural outcome of living a life that is bereft of purpose.

Meaning of Life Poems

Meaningful Poems 1-10 of 19
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The Mask
By Lisa Willhite
Existing in the realm, of its own true hell
the pacing of the parasite begins to swell
it suffers in silence yet demands to be heard
it will never survive without its bevy of words
..........
Votes: 48,  Rating: 4.35
The Secrets We Hide
By Tiffany Franklin
we struggle to have meaning
in this world which we all know
we try but yet we wonder
where we all should go
hidden in the questions
which we can not find
the answers are all ..........
Votes: 176,  Rating: 4.29 , 6 Stories
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Celebrity
Vibrant lights
Roused clamor
Flickers of light
Extreme glamour.

Papers after paper
Tired, sore arms
Just keep on smiling
Continue to charm.

Bags under eyes
Another ..........
Votes: 156,  Rating: 4.29
Brotherhood
By Gerry Anderson
I walk slowly down the streets paved with sadness,
Addicts begging for favors and pleading for change,
Desperation plagues their dark hollow eyes
And their hearts, they are empty and I ..........
Votes: 76,  Rating: 4.28 , 2 Stories
Heaven and Hell, Other People
By Alan Steinle
Hell is other people.
—Jean-Paul Sartre

Hell is other people who
No matter what you do
Always find something to judge
They drag you through the sludge
And see through your thin ..........
Votes: 74,  Rating: 4.27
Drop The Mirror
By Siobhan Bligh

A silhouette upon the moonlight night
Spawned internally by her mind
A glance in a mirror, a shock of fright
Thoughts she daren’t leave behind
Beside herself with grief and ..........
Votes: 26,  Rating: 4.27
Perspective Is Up To You
Heart when shattered
heaved to heal
as greatness unveils
the soul yet divine
Hope being whispered
by the tunes distant
the pain as disowned
melts river into the flow ..........
Votes: 22,  Rating: 4.27
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Poem About Living Life To The Fullest, In Memory Of Christian
By Sharon L. Heiston
There are only a handful of people
That you'll meet in life
That truly touch your heart
And make you glad you’re alive
They've got a special presence
When they walk into a room
It's ..........
Votes: 118,  Rating: 4.24
Foreseeable Truth
I live in most, if not all, children.
Many teenagers neglect me, and usually all adults lose sight of me!
I'm constantly overshadowed by greed, and hatred.
The media waste no time to ..........
Votes: 29,  Rating: 4.21
Snow Globe Sea
By Anonymous
Sailing on a plastic boat
in a snow globe sea
Look out into reality
Oh what there might be
Pass the glass and plastic,
Hang a left on happiness.
Turn onto misery lane,
Pass the ..........
Votes: 19,  Rating: 4.21
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