Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 7

Trying To Balance Grief
- By Liz Newman
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.
One of the biggest things I’m learning about grief is how it demands different things from you every day. Some days, you’re able to get a lot done. You’re able to smile and be fully present with people. Everything feels fully balanced and manageable...steady. But other days, even normal daily tasks feel impossible to balance. And despite your best efforts, you can’t do it all. You try and build your schedule to match the day before, but it wobbles and leans and comes crashing down at your feet.

Grief will demand different things of you every day. Some days will be harder than others, but please don’t be harder on yourself because of it. The harder days need the most kindness, the most support, the most gentleness. The harder days need the most grace. If today is a harder day, I’m praying with you. I’m hurting with you. I’m holding on to hope with you.

in Grief Poems

Grief stacks
Itself up
Up
Up

Grief stacks
Itself up
Up
Up
As you try and balance
Your daily tasks
Your emotions
Your pain
The tower
Wobbles
As you try
To do everything
You normally do
Everything you
Normally can
But right now
You can’t
And it comes
All
The way
Down

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This poem reads the mind of a person affected by grief. "But right now/You can't" has the logic. It depicts the hope that there will be a time with "can."

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In The Solitude Of The Forest
- By Vic Lejon
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Short Poems

in the solitude of the forest
let your heart hum

earth will listen

in the solitude of the forest
let your heart hum

earth will listen
and understand

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Final Moments
- By Amy O Connor
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
Have you ever had a final moment with someone that you wish you could change?

in Breaking Up Poems

It wrecks me, that last moment
that played out so wrong.
Our hopeless eyes locked
just a few seconds too long.

It wrecks me, that last moment
that played out so wrong.
Our hopeless eyes locked
just a few seconds too long.

And my eyes begged yours
to ask me to stay.
And your eyes welled up
as you walked away.

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Short but powerful. My favorite kind. This poem shows what can happen when two people who can't be together (for whatever reason) don't want to be apart.

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Two Hundred Thirty-Three
- By Tanya Markul
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
From Tanya Markul's second poetry collection, The She Book v.2

Stop Trying To Fit Into The World

in Short Poems

When you stop trying
to fit into a world
that you don’t belong to anymore,
you grow

When you stop trying
to fit into a world
that you don’t belong to anymore,
you grow
and automatically start a new one
but with relaxed shoulders,
more laughter,
and way more magic.

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The One
- By Alfa Holden
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.
Finding The One Who Accepts You

in Relationship Poems

I hope you find
the one who quiets
the screams.
I hope you find

I hope you find
the one who quiets
the screams.
I hope you find
the one that
understands your
silence.
I hope you find
the one that is
patient while
you're healing.
I hope you find
the one who accepts
all of you.
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Another job very well done. Very insightful and very easy to read. I like this style.

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Fighting For Their Affection
- By Lauren Bowman
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Life Lesson Poems

If they make you
work for their attention
fight for their affection
beg for their love

If they make you
work for their attention
fight for their affection
beg for their love

realize

you will spend a lifetime
yearning
wanting
chasing

something

that was never yours
and never will be.

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A sad truth that takes many of us far too long to realize. Just because we want something or even think we deserve it, doesn't mean we will get it or even need 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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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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Hearts Are Resilient
- By Liz Newman
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Courage Poems

Hearts are delicate
yet incredibly resilient.
They break and break open,
yet they beat

Hearts are delicate
yet incredibly resilient.
They break and break open,
yet they beat
and brave the pain.
They’re filled
to overflowing
only to be poured out
day after day.
And yet, they remain.
They fight. and they remain.
You fight. And you remain.
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Strength Comes In So Many Forms
- By Liz Newman
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Inspirational Poems

Strength comes
In so many forms.
In giving people
Second chances,

Strength comes
In so many forms.
In giving people
Second chances,
In giving up
Painful habits.
In giving ourselves
And others
Life-changing love.
In giving energy
To fight for
The things that matter.
Strength comes
in so many forms.

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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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Holding Onto The Wrong People
- By Kirsten Robinson
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.
in True Friend Poems

Why do you
try so hard
to hold on
to people

Why do you
try so hard
to hold on
to people
who so easily
let you go

There are people
who know your
precious valuable incomparable
Worth

They will stay
they will walk
through hellfire
to make sure
you don’t get away

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Motherhood
- By Aurora Raine
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Mother Child Poems

these tired hands
guide my children
to catch fireflies in magical meadows
to cross a busy city street

these tired hands
guide my children
to catch fireflies in magical meadows
to cross a busy city street
these heavy arms
hold soft, smiling infants
and carry their worlds
these blistered feet
dance wild and free, barefeet
to steady their shaky ground
these eyes
see truth
see hope
see life
in the eyes of my babies
and so-
I keep walking.
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What I Would Have Done Differently
- By M.B.Victoria
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Life Lesson Poems

There would have been
so much I would have
done differently
if only I had known

There would have been
so much I would have
done differently
if only I had known
how beautifully
it would all turn out.

But, you see, if I had
done even just one
thing differently,
it might not have
turned out the way it did.
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First off, I like the poem. I too have pondered that same notion about going back in time and changing things for a better outcome. It's hard to say either way. Things could have been better...

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He Asked Me If I Missed Him
- By Alfa Holden
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Betrayal Poems

He asked me if
I missed him
and I told him
no. Even though

He asked me if
I missed him
and I told him
no. Even though
my heart called
me a liar,
I could not give
the man who left
and took everything,
any more of me.
Not my feelings,
my memories,
or my regrets.

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Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always worth it.

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Give Yourself The Gift Of Silence
- By M.B.Victoria
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Poems about Life Struggles

Take the time you need
to crawl in a space
of silence.

Take the time you need
to crawl in a space
of silence.

You don’t owe anyone
any story, or
any explanation.

You owe it to
yourself to work on
your healing.
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Fixing A Broken Heart
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
I can't tell you about healing. But I can tell you about moving forward; about not standing still and hoping the fires behind you don't reach you. Some days there is bravery in just moving your feet, especially when you have no idea where it is you're meant to be going.

in Heartbreak Poems

I can’t tell you
how to fix
a broken heart,
but I can tell you

I can’t tell you
how to fix
a broken heart,
but I can tell you
the importance
of keeping moving.
I can tell you
that even when
you have no idea
which direction to go,
bravery is putting
one foot in front
of the other
anyway.
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I like it. Those of us who have ever been in love or thought we were in love, know what it's like to have our heart broken. But I agree that time moves on. Not all love leads to heartbreak....

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Crying
- By Alexandra Michelle
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.
The Beauty of Crying. Poem of Emotional Cleansing: How breaking down and crying can bring renewal. Poem of embracing emotional release

Poem Of Finding Clarity Through Tears

in Crying Poems

collapse to release,
release to surrender.

surrender to let go,

collapse to release,
release to surrender.

surrender to let go,
let go to break down.

break down to fell,
feel deeply to cleanse.

cleanse to be free,
be free to just cry.

crying is cleansing.

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When You Left
- By Lauren Bowman
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Moving On Poems

I thought it was your light
that kept me,
that guided me,
but when you left and the darkness came,

I thought it was your light
that kept me,
that guided me,
but when you left and the darkness came,
I found it was not you
who glowed;

It was me.

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Two Hundred Twelve
- By Tanya Markul
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
This poem comes from Tanya Markul’s second poetry collection, The She Book v.2.

Accepting The Pain We Experience

in Short Sad Poems

If you’ve had a hard time
replacing pain with love,
you’re not alone.

If you’ve had a hard time
replacing pain with love,
you’re not alone.

Embrace all of you.

It takes more than
the sun to make
a rainbow.
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Have you ever had a final moment with someone that you wish you could change?

From Tanya Markul's second poetry collection, The She Book v.2

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.

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.”

﻿I can't tell you about healing. But I can tell you about moving forward; about not standing still and hoping the fires behind you don't reach you. Some days there is bravery in just moving your feet, especially when you have no idea where it is you're meant to be going.

The Beauty of Crying. Poem of Emotional Cleansing: How breaking down and crying can bring renewal. Poem of embracing emotional release

This poem comes from Tanya Markul’s second poetry collection, The She Book v.2.

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.”

I can't tell you about healing. But I can tell you about moving forward; about not standing still and hoping the fires behind you don't reach you. Some days there is bravery in just moving your feet, especially when you have no idea where it is you're meant to be going.