I Am A Survivor
I am not everything
that has happened to me.
I am everything I became
while I healed.
Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 2
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Featured Shared Story
Great job. I really like it. Putting on our wings and taking another chance could be the very best thing for us.
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Seeing Ourselves Clearly
in Short Poems
It’s difficult to take in the entirety of something
when you are standing inside of it.
Valleys are best seen from peaks.
Mountains from their bases.Featured Shared StoryOne should always keep an open mind when viewing the world around them, and what you say in your beautiful poem is so true, and other people often can see our inner beauty before we do. That...
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The Strength In You
There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find. -
The Little Things Mean More Than Anything
It’s the little things
isn’t it
that mean more than anything
and the simple pleasures -
Her Cup Never Ran Dry
in Faith Poems
no matter how weary
she kept pouring
but her cup never ran dry, for God -
Daily Reminder That You Are Worthy
And on Tuesdays you must look at
yourself in the mirror and say
“I am worthy. I need to be here.
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Someone To Walk With Me
I was never looking
for another half
to make me whole,
just someoneFeatured Shared StoryIt is really pleasing that the poet has portrayed the highly weighted thought behind the poem in such a short and simple manner. I love the concept. It is true that everyone is a...
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Ripples
The future of the world
is in your class today
So teacher do be proud
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Exhale Anxiety
I send anxiety
a cease and desist letter.
I close her mouth.
Unbind her gnawing disquiet, -
Even Though I Could Drown
There's something about
how the sea draws me in
much like your eyes
even though I know I could drown -
Your Love Goes With Me
Your love
Goes with me
Today and every day.
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I'm Busy Finding Me
I miss you in silence
And every moment in between
But I’m a little busy unfolding
Those pieces of who I used to beFeatured Shared StoryOne has to find themself, I agree, and not be totally reliant on somebody. I know because I was never allowed to live freely; now my independence I treasure dearly.
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The Time Between
in Short Poems
Somewhere between
hello and goodbye
a whole life happened.
And now, I am left to wonder -
The Hero Of Your Life
You are the only one
who can save you
no one else can
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Dear Diary
God Is Still Goodin God Poems
in my weeping, He is still good
in my fear, He is still good
in my weariness, He is still good
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Strength Comes In So Many Forms
Strength comes
In so many forms.
In giving people
Second chances, -
Just The End
I regret the end.
The way we couldn't
leave one anotherFeatured Shared StoryWow! Good job. Sometimes hindsight will have us saying "What if?" And in the final review of an ended relationship, there may have been something else we could have done to make things work...
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You Are All That I Want
Give me you
tired and tattered
restless and weary
a heart that’s been shattered -
Learning To Let Go
in Change Poems
Letting go doesn’t
always look how you think it will.
Sometimes it happens all at once.
Sometimes it’s in phases. -
It Feels Like A Lifetime Ago
Feels like a lifetime ago
that I loved like that.
Wanting more
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Your Bravery
You Have Come So FarYou have come so far,
trekked forward
shedding layers of
everything that -
Your Brilliance And Grace
in Short Poems
Beautiful Girl,
you don’t even realize
that some people
look at your madness -
Letting Go
in Change Poems
She was scared to let go.
She was worried that everything might fall apart.
But she felt this heaviness, every day, growing in her heart.
So she took a deep breath. -
Every Day Changes You
in Short Poems
every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops -
Life Isn't Black And White
in Short Poems
You can be unhappy and still be in love.
You can be in love and still walk away.
You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
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There Will Be Days
There will be days
when your heart will break.
And there will be days when
your heart will soar.Featured Shared StoryInspiring. Truthful and well-written. I like it. Good read.
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Love Over Time
In cracked skin
and calloused hands
morning light
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You're Better Off Without Me
I’ve written you
so many letters
I won’t send.
I’ve rehearsedFeatured Shared StoryIt is funny how things can be funny, even if when they are not. Distance was said to separate but in my experience, I realized that it brings people even closer (thus, more concentrated in...
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It's About The Journey
How about sad but hopeful.
Lonely but looking inward.
Resting but planning your next step.
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The Girl I Used To Be
in Change Poems
Try as I may, try as I do,
there are days when I wish
I could go back
to the girl I used to be -
Worthy
Sometimes
you’ve got to look
straight into the
tired eyes of the -
A New Beginning
sometimes I wonder
why life feels
so uphill most of the time.
but maybe -
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Let Them Miss You
Let them miss you.
Let them wonder what wild joy you’re chasing,
why you didn’t think to invite them along.
Let them hear your laughter from afar, -
Hearts Are Resilient
Hearts are delicate
yet incredibly resilient.
They break and break open,
yet they beat -
Just Us Two
Pull away the world
so that it is just us two.
Silence the chaos
inside and outside our heads.Featured Shared StoryTalk about rekindling something lost; that will do it. Good read and flow.
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I Won't Settle For Anything Less Than You
I want it all
The insanity
The good,
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I Want Love
I don’t want attachment.
I want love.
I don’t want you to be -
Holding Onto The Wrong People
Why do you
try so hard
to hold on
to people -
You Are Enough
You are enough
You have always been enough, and
You will forever be
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I Want To Tell You
There’s so much I want to say to you,
words I buried in my mind
but when it’s time to sing the verses
the melodies come out wrong.Featured Shared StoryBeing in a one-sided love situation is never good. Putting yourself on hold for an undetermined amount of time can put a person in a space that's hard to come back from. There's no easy way...
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The Thing About Love
Love Can Put You Back TogetherThe thing is:
Love will break you.
That is a guarantee.
Yet at the same time,Featured Shared StoryWow! This is too cool. I really like it. And I really agree. Very good job.
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Finding Hope
Finding Hope In Unexpected Placesin Short Poems
I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening skyFeatured Shared StoryThis poem speaks to me. I really like it. We spend so much of our time focusing on things that really don't make life better and we miss out on many of the things that do.
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The Healing Power Of Mother Nature
in Short Poems
maybe the answer is simple,
and all along
there's been relief--
if the strands of your soul -
Hold Tightly To Your Smile
in Hope Poems
You get through the bad days
because you have no other choice.
There is nothing else you can do
but hold tightly to your smile -
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You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
You have drowned every emotion of us,
Held it under water until it could no longer breathe.
You have shattered every memory of us,
Like glass, touching it I risk hurting every time.Featured Shared StoryThe hard truth of having one too many last changes. Sometime there is no coming back from crossing the line. We may not be able to fix what we broke, but learning from it can help prevent us...
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The Balance
I give and take,
I give and take,
I give and take.
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The One
Finding The One Who Accepts YouI hope you find
the one who quiets
the screams.
I hope you findFeatured Shared StoryAnother job very well done. Very insightful and very easy to read. I like this style.
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