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You're Worthy And You Matter
- By Madalina Coman
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Meaningful Poems

You weren’t born
to lose yourself
within this darkness.

You weren’t born
to lose yourself
within this darkness.

You were born
to rise,
to shine,
and thrive.

You were born
to live,
to give,
to love,
and
to be loved.

(You’re worthy and you matter)

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I love this poem. It really hit home. Often times, I forget that I am worthy too. I matter just as much as the next person. I lose myself in the darkness often. But, when I read this poem, I...

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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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Despite The Storms
- By S.C. Lourie
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.
Finding Joy Once More

in Short Poems

Despite the storms,
beauty arrives like
it was always going to.
Despite the darkness,

Despite the storms,
beauty arrives like
it was always going to.
Despite the darkness,
the light returns.
Despite your loss,
your heart will be
full again.
Despite the breaking,
your heart will feel
like it belongs in the
land of joy once more.
This is how it will
always be. Keep living.

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Part of the last line says, "Keep living." I'm saying keep writing. I like your style and sensitivity. Excellent flow and structure. I really enjoyed it.

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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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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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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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Keep Going
- By Kirsten Robinson
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.
It's Never Too Late

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Strong people can
feel weak and
brave people can
feel afraid and

Strong people can
feel weak and
brave people can
feel afraid and
light people can
feel dark

Lost people can
be found and
hopeless people can
find faith and
helpless people can
be helped

Keep going
keep going
keep going

It is never too late
to turn things around
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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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Just Us Two
- By Amy O Connor
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
For all the hopeless romantics and eternal believers in love, empaths and dreamers, poetry lovers and soft souls. Never change - you bring a vital compassion to this arduous world.

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Pull away the world
so that it is just us two.
Silence the chaos
inside and outside our heads.

Pull away the world
so that it is just us two.
Silence the chaos
inside and outside our heads.
Let us follow the purity
of our foolish hearts
if only for right now.
Search my eyes
for who we used to be.
And when you find us,
kiss my lips so hard
that I believe
the poetry is real again.

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Talk about rekindling something lost; that will do it. Good read and flow.

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Drowning
- By Amy O Connor
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.
This poem comes from Amy O Connor's poetry book, A Beautiful Complexity. The poem explores the overwhelming and sometimes suffocating nature of intense emotions, particularly in the context of love and heartbreak. The poet describes the waves of their feelings for someone and how these waves can suddenly pull them under and leave them gasping for air, unable to escape the depths of their emotions. The poem portrays a sense of powerlessness in the face of strong feelings and the struggle to stay afloat amidst the turmoil.

The Waves Of Love: A Poem Of Heartbreak And Turmoil

in Short Poems

They come in waves,
my feelings for you.
And not pretty whitecaps
dancing at my feet.

They come in waves,
my feelings for you.
And not pretty whitecaps
dancing at my feet.
But when I least expect it.
When life seems to be
a quiet stream of continuity.
They come to disrupt.
So forceful they pull me under,
so that I am drowning and once again,
can’t catch my breath.

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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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The Strongest Part Of Me
- By Ashleigh Rayl
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
This poem is from Ashleigh Rayl's poetry collection, A Beautiful Difference.

in Inspirational Poems

Even in my darkest moments
I still have that little voice
encouraging me to go on.
To stand up and keep fighting.

Even in my darkest moments
I still have that little voice
encouraging me to go on.
To stand up and keep fighting.
To wipe my tears and pull it together.
To never give up.
That quitting is not an option.
That it will be ok no matter what.
Without that voice I would be lost.
I couldn’t make it in this world.
That is the strongest part of me.
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I Am Free
- By Samantha Camargo
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.
Memories No Longer Rush Back

in Moving On Poems

Your name is just a name now.
Memories no longer rush back,
pouring through my body,
flooding my mind, drowning my

Your name is just a name now.
Memories no longer rush back,
pouring through my body,
flooding my mind, drowning my
senses, when I hear your name.

My heart no longer wants to
jump out of my chest to escape
the string. And it’s no longer
hard to breathe.

Your name is just a name now.

And I am free.
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The Terrifying Thing About Love
- By Madalina Coman
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.
This is a popular piece from Madalina Coman's poetry book Unforgettable.

in Short Poems

It is a terrifying thing
to watch love
walk in your direction
when you believe

It is a terrifying thing
to watch love
walk in your direction
when you believe
you are not ready
to receive it.

In the same manner,

it is quite terrifying
watching love
walk away from you
when you are not yet ready
to let go.

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Very well written and, in my opinion, very true. I like it and agree totally with it.

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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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Your Mindset
- By Leeza Jayde
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.
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in Inspirational Poems

I am broken
don’t tell me that
I am healing

I am broken
don’t tell me that
I am healing

I am weak
don’t tell me that
I am strong

I am empty
don’t tell me that
My heart is slowly filling

(now read this poem in reverse)

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The Marching Heart
- By Beau Taplin
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Short Poems

I believe the beating in our hearts
was put there to remind us
that even when we feel alone in the world,
a part of us marches on,

I believe the beating in our hearts
was put there to remind us
that even when we feel alone in the world,
a part of us marches on,
that even at our lowest
we carry something inside of us
that we can lean on and turn to,
that even when there is no one else,
we always have ourselves.

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The Hero Of Your Life
- By Kirsten Robinson
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Meaningful Poems

You are the only one
who can save you
no one else can
do it for you

You are the only one
who can save you
no one else can
do it for you
no matter how
hard they try

You deserve to be the one
who sees your own light
you deserve to be the love
that holds you in the darkest night
you deserve to be the hero
of your own life

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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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We All Need A Safe Space
- By Liz Newman
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Short Friendship Poems

We all need
a safe space
to rest our tired feet
and set down

We all need
a safe space
to rest our tired feet
and set down
our weary hearts.
We all need
a friend who
welcomes us in
and reminds us that
we don’t have
to be perfect
to belong.

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Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 3

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.

For all the hopeless romantics and eternal believers in love, empaths and dreamers, poetry lovers and soft souls. Never change - you bring a vital compassion to this arduous world.

This poem is from Ashleigh Rayl's poetry collection, A Beautiful Difference.

This is a popular piece from Madalina Coman's poetry book Unforgettable.