Poems about Life Struggles

Poems about Life Struggles

Poetry About Overcoming Life's Challenges

Life is full of challenges. Economic difficulties, serious illnesses, family problems, and political unrest plague people on a daily basis. How a person faces each challenge that comes their way however, says much about their character, who they are on the inside. Some people draw strength and inspiration from the experiences of others. Many famous poets from both the past and present have helped and inspired people to face and overcome life's many challenges through the words of their poems. Such poems help people to see they are not alone in their struggles and that it is possible to overcome their problems.

53 Inspirational Poems About Living Life to the Fullest

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  1. 1. Pain's Bitter Sting

    • By Jenny M Frye
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 7, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    In the depths of despair, where shadows dwell,
    a pain poem emerges, a tale I must tell.
    For pain, my dear friend, is a universal theme,
    a haunting melody that shapes our dreams.

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  3. 2. It's Hard, Sometimes

    • By Sierra S. Emrick
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    Getting up in mornings for my usual day,
    Though I really I just sit and think and lay,
    It's hard, sometimes.

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  5. 3. Loss And Gain

    Famous Poem

    When I compare
    What I have lost with what I have gained,
    What I have missed with what attained,
    Little room do I find for pride.

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  6. 4. The Laughing Heart

    Famous Poem

    Your life is your life
    Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
    Be on the watch.
    There are ways out.

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  7. 5. I Will Protect And Love My Inner Child

    A single flash of a camera
    And a moment frozen in time
    Can never truly tell the tale
    Of that child left behind.

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  8. 6. Undergrowth

    Famous Poem

    It ain't the trees that block the trail,
    It ain't the ash or pine;
    For, if you fall or if you fail,
    It was some pesky vine

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  9. 7. The Ghost

    • By Misty Keene
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 26, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I look around for myself,
    But a ghost is all I see.
    I only see this ghost of a person I used to be.
    I don't know who you are, but I know why you are here.

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  10. 8. 50th High School Reunion

    • By William B Watkins
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 6, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    We gather here once more
    To remember a younger day,
    When life was mostly before us
    And the future a game to play.

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  11. 9. How Did You Die?

    Famous Poem


    Did you tackle that trouble that came your way
    With a resolute heart and cheerful?
    Or hide your face from the light of day
    With a craven soul and fearful?

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  12. 10. Beauty Unattainable

    Tummies flat and waists so tiny,
    Perky breasts and cleavage shiny,
    Photoshopped into 'perfection,'
    On display for our inspection.

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  13. 11. Fractured

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 12, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    You look at me and only see the cracks,
    Fractured, like a piece of glass.

    Some are shallow and straight,

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  14. 12. My Life Has Been A Tightrope

    I feel as if I'm teetering
    High above a dark, black hole,
    And it's taking everything I have
    Not to lose control.

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  15. 13. On Adversity

    • By Joydip Dutt
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Adversity brings out the best in you
    It often helps to find something new -

    A hidden talent or clears a doubt

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    Thank you for commenting on my poem. Stay blessed.

  16. 14. You Could Have Given Up

    • By S.C. Lourie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

    You could have given up,
    but you kept on going.
    You could have seen obstacles,
    but you called them adventures.

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    Another good one! I enjoyed it very much. And I think most of us can relate; I know I can. Thanks for sharing.

  17. 15. A New Beginning

    • By S.C. Lourie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

    sometimes I wonder
    why life feels
    so uphill most of the time.
    but maybe

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  18. 16. The Strength In You

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There is
    a strength in you
    you haven’t even
    begun to find.

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    So true in that we really don't know how one will react until one has been there and has done it! Suffering is an important life experience. Great poem, thanks.

  19. 17. You're Not Alone In This

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    You’re not alone in this; you know that, right?
    There are others like you.
    Hiding. Running. Wishing
    for a desire they keep hidden

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  20. 18. I Hope You Find Peace

    • By Lorelei
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I hope you find peace in your battles
    I hope you find light within the darkness
    I hope you find comfort in your storm
    I hope you find your smile within the tears

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  21. 19. Sometimes


    • By Lucy Petersen
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Sometimes I can't find the words
    That fill my messy head.
    Can't find the effort to smile
    Or get out of my silly old bed.

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    Few words to explain me. Thanks, dear. You are not alone.

  22. 20. I Am Trying

    • By Shawna
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I know there's something great in me,
    Something I struggle to find.
    The days and months keep passing
    As I lie here, stuck in my own mind.

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    The future of tomorrow seems so far away. Sadness filled my heart the day you walk away. I remember the little games we played with the memories that I have from yesterday. The future of...

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