Featured Poets Of Instagram
Published: September 2020
There are many different types of poetry forms. Some poems are long and have multiple rhyming stanzas. Others are short and succinct with no rhyme scheme. Each type creates a different reading experience and evokes different emotions.
This collection is filled with poems from some of our favorite Instagram poets. These poets are talented in their art and write directly from the heart. The raw emotions in their poetry can clearly be seen.
They have given us permission to share their poems with our readers. Many of these poets have published their own books of poetry. Although these poems are short, they are powerful.
Sharing poetry with others is a very personal experience. It means baring your soul for the world to see, but poetry brings hope and healing. For the reader, it’s always comforting to read a piece that makes you realize you’re not alone. It’s comforting to know someone else understands.
We hope you find poems that speak directly to you. May you be encouraged by these short pieces!
142 Favorite Poems From Instagram
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1. Your Mindset
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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2. Trust The Journey
in Change Poems
Dozens of times
throughout your life,
you’ll outgrow what
you thought you
couldn’t live without,
and fall in love with
what you didn’t even
know you wanted.
Life will lead you on
hard yet necessary
paths you’d never
travel by choice.
Don’t be afraid.
Have faith.
Trust the journey.
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3. Read It Again
I hate people who’ve hurt me
so you’ll never hear me say
I must love them harder.
I know that
people are cruel
and that
isolating myself will make me happy
I refuse to believe that
people do love me.
I’m ashamed of loving so deeply.
No longer can I say
I deserve abundant love.
now read that again,
start from the bottom.
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4. Crying
in Crying Poems
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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5. I Am Free
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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6. I Want Love
I don’t want attachment.
I want love.
I don’t want you to be
with me because it hurts
you to not be with me.
I want you to be with me
because being with me
makes you feel the most
alive you’ve ever felt.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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7. Give Yourself The Gift 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
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8. 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.
She opened her hands and let it all go.
And what’s when she saw beauty above her brow,
telling her it was now *her* time to grow.
Releasing her fears, she realised what it felt like to be free.
It felt amazing, she felt like the joyous girl
she once used to be.
The chains in her mind had lied to her, saying that they
were present to hold everything in place.
But now her wings held everything together.
It was time to fold her fears away.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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9. We All Need A Safe Space
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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10. 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.
Oftentimes it requires a few tries
and heartfelt goodbyes.
Even when it’s good for you,
letting go is hard on a heart.
But like the changing seasons,
we will learn to change too.
In time, in time,
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11. Hearts Are Resilient
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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12. Ripples
The future of the world
is in your class today
So teacher do be proud
and trust in what you say
For every word you utter
and everything you do
can realign a destiny
for him and her and you
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13. She Is Magic
She wildly dances
to the beat of her own heart
a strong and fearless protector,
she’s hauntingly beautiful
and dangerously smart.
Eyes filled with oceans
and a glimmer of pain,
but a soul with a compass
that points home
when it rains.
She’s visited darkness
and fought her way back
this girl is a warrior,
her spirit won’t crack.
A sense of humor to balance
how deep her heart bleeds,
she’s a radiant light,
that this dark world needs.
She is poised and she’s polished
but still can be rough,
she is one of a kind,
she is more than enough.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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14. These Stories We Wear
these stories we wear –
scars,
stretchmarks,
wrinkles,
are wrongly labelled
as imperfections.
but aren’t they such beautiful,
courageous signs
of how we have lived?Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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15. All Will Be Okay
in Hope Poems
It’s okay
it’s okay
no matter what
comes your way
even when you
have no words to say
and your bluebird skies
turn shades of grey
You are here
you are breathing
there is something
to believe in
Please don’t lose faith
all will be okay
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16. You Already Were
You were beautiful
before they said, you are beautiful
You were smart
before they admired your smarts
You were funny
before they laughed at your jokes
You were loved
before they spoke those three words
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17. 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,
watch as it pulls the sun from the sky,
marvel at how easily you become that light.
Let them yearn to be your moon,
long for a chance to reflect the warmth you provide,
admire how you can be so vibrant and alive
without them beside you.
Let them miss you.
Let yourself learn how okay you are
on your own.
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18. Give Me That Peace
I don’t need to be the sun;
the center of it all.
Always present.
Always burning.
I mean, have you seen
how beautifully the fireflies dance
on warm summer nights?
Give me that peace.
That light.
That choice.
The ability to surround myself in darkness,
or to subtly, yet brilliantly
glow.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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19. Your Love Goes With Me
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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20. Strength Comes In So Many Forms
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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