Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 5

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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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.

in Passionate Love Poems

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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Just The End
- By S.L. Gray
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Breaking Up Poems

I regret the end.

The way we couldn't
leave one another

I regret the end.

The way we couldn't
leave one another
without wounds.

The way we made
it seem as if
all the love we shared
was wasted time.

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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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Let Love Grow
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Short Love Poems

I want to live in a world
where nobody is afraid
to fall in love
or admit it

I want to live in a world
where nobody is afraid
to fall in love
or admit it
and let love grow
like wildflowers
in the most unexpected
(but beautiful)
places.

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Very well done. And I would like to live in a place like that too. As a matter of fact, in my own world, I do.

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Snowflakes
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Short Poems

I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.

I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.
I could not hold on
to something
that did not want
to stay.

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Awesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.

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Winter Lullabies
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Winter Poems

Winter speaks
in blusters
and lullabies fall
with the snow.

Winter speaks
in blusters
and lullabies fall
with the snow.
Some float
through the air
like flecks
of magic,
and some
settle like dreams
that didn't want
to be caught.

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She Makes Me Whole
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
I've never thought of her as perfect. But she was the closest I've ever been to knowing what it means to belong. The truth is, I still don't know what love means, but when I hear the word, I think of her.

in Short Love Poems

I don’t think
she is perfect.
She is flawed and broken
like the rest of us.

I don’t think
she is perfect.
She is flawed and broken
like the rest of us.
But the pieces she has
left of her heart
match the pieces
missing from mine.
She is not perfect
but she does
make me whole.

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None of us are perfect, but it's great when we find the perfect one for us.

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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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One Hundred Sixty-Six
- By Tanya Markul
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
From Tanya Markul's second poetry book, The She Book v.2

Taking Care Of Yourself

in Short Poems

I used to believe
that I had to learn
how to love myself
before I could take care

I used to believe
that I had to learn
how to love myself
before I could take care
of myself.

But I’ve realized that
taking care of myself
is actually teaching me
how to love myself.
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This Is Your Time
- By Tanya Markul
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
From Tanya Markul's first poetry collection, The She Book

in Inspirational Poems

This is your time
to no longer be who you were,
to rise from the embers,
to be guided by Her.

This is your time
to no longer be who you were,
to rise from the embers,
to be guided by Her.

This is your time
to be carried by Grace,
out of the matrix
and away from the race.

This is your time
to forever change the rest,
to untame, to shift, to lead,
and live blessed.

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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 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 Hand Of Fate
- By Beau Taplin
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
From Beau's book Here At Dawn: Poetry and Prose.

in Short Poems

There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
courageous in action,

There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
courageous in action,
and listen ever to the
small guiding voice in your heart,
you find the universe soon points out its place for you,
and then leads you there
gently by the hand.

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Your Wounds
- By Lauren Jarvis-Gibson
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
You Are Stronger Than Your Scars

in Short Poems

Time doesn’t heal wounds
to make you forget.

It doesn’t heal wounds to

Time doesn’t heal wounds
to make you forget.

It doesn’t heal wounds to
erase the memories.

Time leaves you with a scar
to remind you of how you fought through it.

Time leaves you with a scar
to remind you of how you bled

and how you survived.

You survived.

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Very nicely done. I totally agree with you. I've used this same approach in my own life. I think sometime we pay more attention to what we're about to go through instead of how much you've...

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You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
- By Jordan Byrnehouser
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Hurting Poems

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.

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.
You have burned any future of us,
Only left ashes of what could have been.
We could have been great together.
We could have made it.

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The 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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Hold Tightly To Your Smile
- By Ashleigh Rayl
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
This is an untitled poem from "The Soul" section of Ashleigh's new published poetry book, A Beautiful Difference.

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

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
and try to stay positive.
Focus on finding happiness in the little things,
and making small achievable goals
for yourself to feel purposeful.
To constantly remind yourself
that it could be worse
to make yourself feel better.
Giving up is not an option.
Crying all day is not an option.
Losing yourself is not an option.
You have to remember that
it is going to be ok.
It always is eventually.
You got this.

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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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Being 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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Just Tell Me You Don't Love Me
- By Lauren Bowman
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Confused about Love Poems

Just tell me you don’t love me;
I can live with that.
I can acknowledge an ending when I see a period
firmly in place,

Just tell me you don’t love me;
I can live with that.
I can acknowledge an ending when I see a period
firmly in place,
but you won’t do that, will you?
No, you’ll let me down easy.
You’ll hold my hand, and look into my eyes,
and use one of those continuing lines,
I want you, but…

Don’t you know that but stands like a door
without a handle?
But looks like fresh cut flowers we pretend
aren’t already dying.
But feels like the false hope you hand me before
you walk away.

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I like this one very much. Holding on to false hope will lead to real hopelessness. It takes a special talent to recognize when it's time to let go, and it takes courage to do it.

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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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Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 5

Final Moments

Have you ever had a final moment with someone that you wish you could change?

Just Us Two

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.

Just The End

Butterfly Wings

Let Love Grow

Snowflakes

Winter Lullabies

She Makes Me Whole

I've never thought of her as perfect. But she was the closest I've ever been to knowing what it means to belong. The truth is, I still don't know what love means, but when I hear the word, I think of her.

Fixing A Broken Heart

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.

One Hundred Sixty-Six

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

This Is Your Time

From Tanya Markul's first poetry collection, The She Book

Two Hundred Thirty-Three

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

The Marching Heart

The Hand Of Fate

From Beau's book Here At Dawn: Poetry and Prose.

Your Wounds

You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us

Hold Tightly To Your Smile

This is an untitled poem from "The Soul" section of Ashleigh's new published poetry book, A Beautiful Difference.

I Want To Tell You

Just Tell Me You Don't Love Me

Fighting For Their Affection

Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 5

Have you ever had a final moment with someone that you wish you could change?

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.

﻿I've never thought of her as perfect. But she was the closest I've ever been to knowing what it means to belong. The truth is, I still don't know what love means, but when I hear the word, I think of her.

﻿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.

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

From Tanya Markul's first poetry collection, The She Book

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

From Beau's book Here At Dawn: Poetry and Prose.

This is an untitled poem from "The Soul" section of Ashleigh's new published poetry book, A Beautiful Difference.

I've never thought of her as perfect. But she was the closest I've ever been to knowing what it means to belong. The truth is, I still don't know what love means, but when I hear the word, I think of her.

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.