Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 2
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21. I'm Busy Finding Me
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.Featured Shared StoryOne has to find themself, I agree, and not be totally reliant on somebody. I know because I was never allowed to live freely; now my independence I treasure dearly.
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22. Bright Light
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.
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.
Featured Shared StoryWow! That is an awesome piece. I really like it. It's very moving. I love the flow and the word choice. I am so glad I stumbled onto it. Thank you.
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23. The Strength In You
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.Featured Shared StorySo 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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24. The Terrifying Thing About Love
in Short Poems
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.
Featured Shared StoryVery well written and, in my opinion, very true. I like it and agree totally with it.
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25. Someone To Walk With Me
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.
Featured Shared StoryIt is really pleasing that the poet has portrayed the highly weighted thought behind the poem in such a short and simple manner. I love the concept. It is true that everyone is a...
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26. Final Moments
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.
Featured Shared StoryShort 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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27. I Want To Tell You
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.
Featured Shared StoryBeing 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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28. Just Us Two
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.
Featured Shared StoryTalk about rekindling something lost; that will do it. Good read and flow.
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29. You're Better Off Without Me
I’ve written you
so many letters
I won’t send.
I’ve rehearsed
phone calls
and played out
chance meetings
in my head.
And yet, I’ll never
tell you any of it.
Because I know
(deep down)
you’re better off
without me,
and I want you
to be happy,
whatever that means.Featured Shared StoryIt is funny how things can be funny, even if when they are not. Distance was said to separate but in my experience, I realized that it brings people even closer (thus, more concentrated in...
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30. Let Love Grow
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.
Featured Shared StoryVery 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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31. Take A Bow
Take a bow, lovely one.
Because you’re tired
And still you’re doing it.
You’re feeling empty
And still you’re giving it.
You’re unsure of yourself
And still you’re being it.
You got hit hard
And still you’re healing it.
Funds are low
And still you’re dreaming it.
Life ain’t so easy right now
And still you’re loving it.
The winds are blowing hard
And still you’re walking it.
Yes, take a bow, lovely one.
(You made it to Friday)
Featured Shared StoryI'm convinced that those close to you are grateful to know you and to have you around. This is a very uplifting and motivating piece. I like it. Thanks again.
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32. Trying To Balance Grief
in Grief Poems
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
Featured Shared StoryThis 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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33. The Thing About Love
The thing is:
Love will break you.
That is a guarantee.
Yet at the same time,
it is the only thing
that can put you
back together.
Featured Shared StoryWow! This is too cool. I really like it. And I really agree. Very good job.
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34. Finding Hope
in Short Poems
I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening sky
and the way your love is bringing back
all the parts of my soul I thought I had lost.Featured Shared StoryThis poem speaks to me. I really like it. We spend so much of our time focusing on things that really don't make life better and we miss out on many of the things that do.
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35. Just Tell Me You Don't Love Me
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.
Featured Shared StoryI 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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36. You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
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.
Featured Shared StoryThe 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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37. There Will Be Days
There will be days
when your heart will break.
And there will be days when
your heart will soar.
There will be days when
your heart will doubt.
There will be days when
your heart will believe.
There will be days when
your heart fatigues.
There will be days when
your heart pulsates thunder.
You just keep going.
Keep walking.
Because that’s how we find
beautiful places.
Featured Shared StoryInspiring. Truthful and well-written. I like it. Good read.
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38. The One
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.Featured Shared StoryAnother job very well done. Very insightful and very easy to read. I like this style.
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39. What I Would Have Done Differently
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.Featured Shared StoryFirst 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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40. He Asked Me If I Missed Him
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.
Featured Shared StoryRecovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always worth it.
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