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Seeing Ourselves Clearly
- By Lauren Bowman
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
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.

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.
The ocean from the shore.
Perhaps this is why we rely on other’s eyes
to see ourselves clearly.
Perhaps this is why we struggle to wholly view
who we are.
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I'm Busy Finding Me
- By Lorelei
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.
in I Miss You Poems

I miss you in silence
And every moment in between
But I’m a little busy unfolding
Those pieces of who I used to be

I miss you in silence
And every moment in between
But I’m a little busy unfolding
Those pieces of who I used to be
I miss you at sunrise
Until it’s time to greet the moon
But darling,
Don’t you see,
I don’t miss you any less than yesterday
I’m just a little busy
Finding me.
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Moving On Was Never Meant To Be Easy
- By Floribel
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Moving On Poems

Moving on was
never meant to be easy.
It will hurt, it will be painful,
it will be exhausting,

Moving on was
never meant to be easy.
It will hurt, it will be painful,
it will be exhausting,
but it will always be
worth it.
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God Is Still Right There
- By Bethny Ricks
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
No matter our situation or circumstance. Whether we are walking atop hope, full of peace, wrestling with fear, or overwhelmed with life in general...God is always present. In our victory and turmoil His concern and love for us never waivers. And through all my weeping, these roads paved with tears and joy, God has never failed me. Or forgotten me.

in Faith Poems

our weeping may only endure
for the night, but
even when joy finally drapes
our sunrise

our weeping may only endure
for the night, but
even when joy finally drapes
our sunrise

God is still right there
tenderly walking us through
every whispered prayer

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Lovely poem that touched my heart. God is always with us. He hears every prayer.

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Take Me To The Center Of Your Soul
- By Caroline White
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Falling in Love Poems

take me
to the center of your soul
show me where you hide
lead me to the forgotten wounds

take me
to the center of your soul
show me where you hide
lead me to the forgotten wounds
show me the other side

show me your broken pieces
and where it hurts the most
show me all of the scariest parts
introduce me
to your ghost

take me to all of the pain
let me dive into your darkest seas
take me to your secrets
let me walk through memories

take me back to desire
and lose me there forever
swallow me inside your heart
for I will leave there
never

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I Am Worthy
- By Alison Malee
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
I wanted to share my current mantra with you all, with the hope that it might help you feel worthy + mindful today. The world is heavy, but we do not have to carry it all at one time, and despite all of the hard decisions and weight of the day to day, you are doing your best, and that IS enough.

in Inspirational Poems

I am worthy. There is nothing
that can or will happen today that
could convince me otherwise.

I am worthy. There is nothing
that can or will happen today that
could convince me otherwise.

I am worthy. There is nothing
that can or will happen today that
could convince me otherwise.

I am worthy. There is nothing
that can or will happen today that
could convince me otherwise.

I am worthy. There is nothing
that can or will happen today that
could convince me otherwise.

Repeat.
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Butterfly Wings
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Change Poems

We all need
some measure of comfort,
the safety of a cocoon,

We all need
some measure of comfort,
the safety of a cocoon,

But I remind myself
that change is good,
that I cannot spend
my whole life
being a caterpillar,

that courage
wears butterfly wings
and the sky has never looked
more inviting.

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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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Her Cup Never Ran Dry
- By Bethny Ricks
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
Rest. Keep leaning. Keep praying. Keep inhaling, and then find the courage to exhale.

These are the words that skipped through my tired mind 30 minutes ago. And all I heard back in my soul is “I see you, and I will refill your cup. My well never runs dry.”

in Faith Poems

no matter how weary
she kept pouring

but her cup never ran dry, for God

no matter how weary
she kept pouring

but her cup never ran dry, for God
renewed her strength daily, and
gave her a peace
beyond all understanding

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The Comfort Of Pain
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
As a poet, I’ve grown used to embracing pain; to treating it as the fuel I need to create. These days I hold sadness to my chest like it’s another organ, something I’m terrified to be without. This doesn’t mean I’m always depressed or continually sad, but it does mean that I’ve learned to rely on pain I’ve already experienced. Sometimes, I wonder if I’ve begun to seek it out, to find new ways to shatter this thing behind my ribs.

Live this way long enough and, eventually, the heartbreak begins to feel comforting; like an old friend. If I’m honest, i can’t help thinking it’s the only thing I can rely on not to leave. It’s the closest thing I have to home.

in Poems about Sadness

Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar,

Live with it
long enough
and pain begins
to feel familiar,

even comforting.

I guess when
it’s the only constant
even heartbreak
can find a way

to feel like home.
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Exhale Anxiety
- By Raquel Franco
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
Take a deep breath and exhale all that anxiety. I wrote the poem I needed to hear. My anxiety is still high. I’m going to write my way out. I hope this helps someone else dealing with it. Sending you peace and calm.

Embracing Calmness: A Poem For Anxiety Relief And Serenity

in Courage Poems

I send anxiety
a cease and desist letter.
I close her mouth.
Unbind her gnawing disquiet,

I send anxiety
a cease and desist letter.
I close her mouth.
Unbind her gnawing disquiet,
slow my train track heart.
I manifest settle,
a steady river in my veins.
I proclaim calm,
a relentless hymn on my tongue.
I end the riot in my chest
and exhale.
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Bright Light
- By S.C. Lourie
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Hope Poems

I see you, darling.
Holding on to your hope with both hands.
Feeling exhausted with all the turbulence.
But not letting go.

I see you, darling.
Holding on to your hope with both hands.
Feeling exhausted with all the turbulence.
But not letting go.
Shedding and bending
and growing and trying. So much trying.
And you are right,
your old life is a bad fit for you now.
There is more for you out there.
There is more for you inside too.
Keep holding on to your hope.
The world needs more of that right now.

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The Strength In You
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
I’ve spent my entire adult life struggling with anxiety, always worrying about the worst case scenario. Even now I don’t know how to love something without being terrified of losing it. If I’m honest, some days I feel like I’m built entirely of glass.
But I think there may be something profound in suffering; in the realisation that you’re stronger than you thought. I think back to the things I’ve been through, and while those experiences left their mark, I take solace in the fact that I’m still here; still pulling breath into these lungs. Maybe strength is a label that’s only earned from resilience; from enduring.
The truth is, I had no idea how much I could take until the world showed me. There is strength here, even if I never wanted to find it.

in Poems about Life Struggles

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

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

And that’s often
how life works.

You won’t know
how strong you are
until the world
forces you
to look.
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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.

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Dear Diary
- By Bethny Ricks
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
When the cares of this life overtake me, these are the words I choose to remember and say. As the tears roll down my face, leaving their imprint on overworked paper, and my fear wrestles with my breath, I remind myself of who fuels my strength and the beauty of my faith. For through it all, no matter what I have faced, or the length of the waiting, my God is still good and will do exactly what He says.

God Is Still Good

in God Poems

in my weeping, He is still good
in my fear, He is still good
in my weariness, He is still good
in my pain, frustration, hurt, and shame

in my weeping, He is still good
in my fear, He is still good
in my weariness, He is still good
in my pain, frustration, hurt, and shame
He is still good
and when hope seems distant, my God is still good
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Missing You In Every Part Of Life
- By Lorelei
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2021 with permission of the Author.
in I Miss You Poems

I miss you
In all the pauses,
The loudness,
The quiet,

I miss you
In all the pauses,
The loudness,
The quiet,
The chaos,
Of my everyday
I miss you…
In all the spaces
You once lived,
In my heart,
My mind,
My skin,
My body & soul
I miss you…

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Every Day Changes You
- By Vic Lejon
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Short Poems

every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops

every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops
it evolves
and you are growing
even when you can’t see it
you’re doing the best you can

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The Little Things Mean More Than Anything
- By Gemma Troy
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Meaningful Poems

It’s the little things
isn’t it
that mean more than anything
and the simple pleasures

It’s the little things
isn’t it
that mean more than anything
and the simple pleasures
that make a heart beat
it’s the smell of a flower
and a deserted beach
that fills lungs
and makes pain obsolete
it’s the sky and an ocean
and the touch of someone’s skin
that turns the world upside down
and makes it worth living
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Someone To Walk With Me
- By Raquel Franco
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.
You are whole all on your own. Forever love is finding the one who will walk alongside you.

in Short Love Poems

I was never looking
for another half
to make me whole,
just someone

I was never looking
for another half
to make me whole,
just someone
who was willing
to walk with me
no matter how far
I strayed.

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I Want To Tell You
- By Lorelei
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in I Miss You Poems

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.

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.

I want to tell you
that I still miss you
even though I know I shouldn’t.
I want to tell you
that I wish to hold you
even though I can’t.
I want to tell you
you are the one
even when you couldn’t be.

But most of all
I want to tell you
that I love you
and I never stopped

But maybe one day
you’d keep telling me, instead.

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Worthy
- By S.C. Lourie
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Inspirational Poems

Sometimes
you’ve got to look
straight into the
tired eyes of the

Sometimes
you’ve got to look
straight into the
tired eyes of the
woman staring back
at you in the mirror
and tell her that
she deserves the
best kind of love,
the best kind of life
and devote yourself to
giving it to her
all over again.

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Your Love Goes With Me
- By Liz Newman
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2021 with permission of the Author.
in In Memory Poems

Your love
Goes with me
Today and every day.

Your love
Goes with me
Today and every day.

I feel it
When I’m listening
To the songs the trees make
Or the music we listened to
On sunny summer days.

I feel it
When I look at
Old photos of you.
I have your same eyes
And so much
Of the same outlook as you.

I feel it
When your old ring
Clangs against my heart,
Hanging from a chain
That I wear every day
And never take apart.

I feel it
When a familiar scent
Mixes with my memories
Of you,
The cologne on your clothes
And the way the smell
Shocks my senses anew.

I feel it
When I eat your
Favorite food,
Perch dinners
Or Payday candy bars,
All the things you were into.

I feel it everywhere
I feel it in everything.

It trickles into my days
In a million little ways.
Your love will never be lost,
It comforts and persists
And it stays.

Your love gives me strength.
Your love makes me brave.

Your love
Goes with me
Today and every day.
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I wanted to share my current mantra with you all, with the hope that it might help you feel worthy + mindful today. The world is heavy, but we do not have to carry it all at one time, and despite all of the hard decisions and weight of the day to day, you are doing your best, and that IS enough.

Rest. Keep leaning. Keep praying. Keep inhaling, and then find the courage to exhale. These are the words that skipped through my tired mind 30 minutes ago. And all I heard back in my soul is “I see you, and I will refill your cup. My well never runs dry.”

Take a deep breath and exhale all that anxiety. I wrote the poem I needed to hear. My anxiety is still high. I’m going to write my way out. I hope this helps someone else dealing with it. Sending you peace and calm.

You are whole all on your own. Forever love is finding the one who will walk alongside you.

Rest. Keep leaning. Keep praying. Keep inhaling, and then find the courage to exhale.

These are the words that skipped through my tired mind 30 minutes ago. And all I heard back in my soul is “I see you, and I will refill your cup. My well never runs dry.”