Love Yourself

Published: January 2020

a collection of poems to yourslef

TO Yourself

1 - 20 of 65

Sort Poems

1. The Mask
- By Kasi
- Published: November 2009
in Depression Poems by Teens

I'm great, fine, spectacular. In a way
I relish every night, and I live every day.
I live, I laugh, I write, I sing.
I wonder what the new days will bring.

I'm great, fine, spectacular. In a way
I relish every night, and I live every day.
I live, I laugh, I write, I sing.
I wonder what the new days will bring.

Then I get home, and I take off the mask.
The day, and almost impossible task,
is finally over, so I lie down
and wait patiently for the day that I die.

I cry, I scream, I bawl, and sleep,
even though I have promises to keep.
I wait, and wonder, and cry some more,
and I ache and burn from my very core.

Then I'm not alone, and the mask reappears:
out goes the grief, pain, and all of the tears,
as I am a happy person, cheerful all the day.
A world full of rainbow, not one shade of grey.

Of course I'm not okay, I'm not fine,
no matter how much I seem to shine.
I don't even know why I feel this...
why my existence is one long, endless abyss.

But it is and will be, so I cling to life,
as one day I might slip and end it with a knife.
But I'm still here, no matter what my dreams might say,
and I hope that one day I will actually be okay.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 66
- Shares 4011
- Favorited 236
- Votes 3339
- Rating 4.61
Featured Shared Story

Yeah, I know depression sucks. I put on a mask, and when I get home I break down, wanting to die. It hurts going through school pretending to be okay, and when someone asks if you're okay,...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (66)
2. Lost
- By Thalia
- Published: November 2008
A Soul's Cry: Navigating The Darkness Within

in Depression Poems by Teens

What do you call it when all you feel is pain?
When your loved ones look at you and all you feel is shame?
When you're tired of living and playing this game?
When you know your life is meaningless and you're the only one to blame?

What do you call it when all you feel is pain?
When your loved ones look at you and all you feel is shame?
When you're tired of living and playing this game?
When you know your life is meaningless and you're the only one to blame?

What do you call it when the hurt is in your soul?
When you smile and laugh but you know it's all a show?
When you feel like you've hit your all-time low?
When nothing makes you happy and the darkness around you grows?

What do you call it when you feel so alone?
When you're in your house but it don't feel like home?
When you look back in your life and every choice you made now seems wrong?
When the wait to die seems too long?
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 56
- Shares 3469
- Favorited 241
- Votes 2956
- Rating 4.56
Featured Shared Story

Sadly, nowadays that's how a good bit of the world's population describes how they feel and the thoughts on their emotional state about their life in general. It's sad. It's NOT you it's...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (56)

3. You Will Never See Me Fall

Top 500 102
- By Joyce Alcantara
- Published: April 2008
Poem About Never Giving Up

in Inspirational Poems

You may see me struggle,
but you won't see me fall.
Regardless if I'm weak or not,
I'm going to stand tall.

You may see me struggle,
but you won't see me fall.
Regardless if I'm weak or not,
I'm going to stand tall.
Everyone says life is easy,
but truly living it is not.
Times get hard,
people struggle
and constantly get put on the spot.
I'm going to wear the biggest smile,
even though I want to cry.
I'm going to fight to live,
even though I'm destined to die.
And even though it's hard
and I may struggle through it all,
you may see me struggle...
but you will NEVER see me fall.
More...

Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 31
- Shares 42358
- Favorited 428
- Votes 6686
- Rating 4.50
Featured Shared Story

This is the best poem that I have ever read in my entire life. I grew up in a family where I had to see my mother being abused by my dad several times since I was five years old. I am 15...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (31)
4. Walk Away

Top 500 276
- By Mili Jain
- Published: August 2010
in Broken Friendship Poems

I watch you walk away from me,
And the tears start to fall.
I ask myself a million times,
How did we lose it all?

I watch you walk away from me,
And the tears start to fall.
I ask myself a million times,
How did we lose it all?
For the first time I had no words
That to you I could say.
I cling to old memories
And I watch you walk away.
I just don't want to let you go,
But inside I know I must.
My heart's whimpering with pain,
But it's my mind I trust.
There's confusion around me,
There's numbness in my heart,
But looking at you walk away
My world just fell apart.
If only I could handle it
And bear to just say,
I'd use my breath and say the words:
Don't Walk Away!
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 25
- Shares 6307
- Favorited 117
- Votes 1831
- Rating 4.52
Featured Shared Story

I lived with my best friend, her husband, and their adorable daughter. I was there when she was pregnant and had the baby. I helped her with the baby, and everything seemed to be going well....

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (25)

5. Changing The Past

Top 500 105
- By Donna
- Published: July 2011
Poem About Letting Go Of The Past

in Life Lesson Poems

The past is the past for a reason.
That is where it is supposed to stay,
But some cannot let it go.
In their heads it eats away

The past is the past for a reason.
That is where it is supposed to stay,
But some cannot let it go.
In their heads it eats away

Until all their focus becomes
The person they used to be,
The mistakes they made in their life.
Oh, if only they could see

That you cannot change what happened,
No matter how hard you try,
No matter how much you think about it,
No matter how much you cry.

What happens in your lifetime
Happens for reasons unknown,
So you have to let the cards unfold.
Let your story be shown.

Don't get wrapped up in the negative.
Be happy with what you have been given.
Live for today not tomorrow.
Get up, get out, and start living,

Because the past is the past for a reason.
It's been, and now it is gone,
So stop trying to think of ways to fix it.
It's done, it's unchangeable; move on.
More...

Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 22
- Shares 22753
- Favorited 349
- Votes 3337
- Rating 4.46
Featured Shared Story

I really enjoyed this poem. It's so very true. We all have certain regrets or circumstances in life we would give anything to change if we could. Sometimes that is just not possible, and even...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (22)
6. Faith And Courage In Life

Top 500 250
- By Angie M Flores
- Published: October 2008
Powerful Poem About Life Lessons

in Inspirational Poems

In life there are people that will hurt us and cause us pain,
but we must learn to forgive and forget and not hold grudges.

In life there are mistakes we will make,

In life there are people that will hurt us and cause us pain,
but we must learn to forgive and forget and not hold grudges.

In life there are mistakes we will make,
but we must learn from our wrongs and grow from them.

In life there are regrets we will have to live with,
but we must learn to leave the past behind and realize it is something we can't change.

In life there are people we will lose forever and can't have back,
but we must learn to let go and move on.

In life there are going to be obstacles that will cause interference,
but we must learn to overcome these challenges and grow stronger.

In life there are fears that will hold us back from what we want,
but we must learn to fight them with the courage from within.

God holds our lives in his hands. He holds the key to our future.
Only he knows our fate.

He sees everything and knows everything.
Everything in life really does happen for a reason: "God's Reason"
More...

Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 19
- Shares 10485
- Favorited 123
- Votes 3017
- Rating 4.36
Featured Shared Story

I've been dealing with issues in my relationship with my husband. We have been married for 6 and a half years, we have 2 beautiful kids together, but come to find out he's been cheating on me...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (19)
7. Who They Wanted Her To Be
- By Mn
- Published: August 2014
The Harsh Truth Of Life With Depression

in Depression Poems by Teens

She took a deep breath.
She counted to three,
A picture in her head
Of who they wanted me to be.

She took a deep breath.
She counted to three,
A picture in her head
Of who they wanted me to be.

They wanted her to be normal,
Happy and kind.
They never thought
That this girl would be blind.

Not blind by the meaning
But blind in the heart.
Blinded by darkness,
Blinded by dark.

She walks around lifeless,
Her heart beating but dead.
A walking corpse,
She is lost inside her head.

Things have no meaning,
At least not anymore.
She was not how she was,
How she was once before.

She is one of the living
But one of the dead.
A part of her is missing;
She hangs on by a thread.

She hung her head low,
Took one final bow.
She stepped off the edge
Saying one final vow.

"I will not change who I am.
As hard as any of you try,
This is me giving up;
This is one last goodbye."
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 19
- Shares 3100
- Favorited 355
- Votes 2321
- Rating 4.63
Featured Shared Story

I love this poem, truly touching. It's painfully frustrating how many poems of depression ends up suddenly hopeful or slightly better, always out on a 'good' note where they end up feeling...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (19)
8. I'm Tired

Top 500 204
- By Kristen
- Published: February 2016
Poem About What Suffering From Depression Feels Like

in Depression Poems by Teens

Analysis of Form and Technique

I'm tired.
Tired of the constancy,
the constancy of judgment.
Tired of hiding,

I'm tired.
Tired of the constancy,
the constancy of judgment.
Tired of hiding,
hiding who I really am.
Tired of trying to stay strong.

I'm tired.
Tired of pretending,
pretending to be happy when all I want to do is cry.
Tired of not being able to let go,
let go of all the pain and emotions that consume me.
Tired of feeling worthless.

I'm tired.
Tired of being put down,
put down by the people I felt closest to.
Tired of dreaming,
dreaming of a life I will never have.
Tired of not being good enough.

I'm tired.
Tired of remembering,
remembering how I used to be so happy.
Tired of the blame,
the blame I put on myself daily.
Tired of the anger.

I'm tired.
Tired of crying,
crying in the shower so nobody can hear.
Tired of the fear,
the fear of being judged, hurt, and alone.
Tired of failing.

I'm tired.
Tired of holding on when all I want to do is give up.
Tired of being tired.
Tired of being me.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 17
- Shares 8014
- Favorited 154
- Votes 846
- Rating 4.59
Featured Shared Story

I lived in an abusive household for the first nine years of my life. Suffering sexual assault, beatings, starvation, all at the hands of the people who were supposed to protect me. When I was...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (17)
9. I Am
- By Charles Castro
- Published: June 2007
School Bully

in Bullying Poems

I am like everyone else
I wonder why no one understands me
I hear the whispers
I hear 'em laugh

I am like everyone else
I wonder why no one understands me
I hear the whispers
I hear 'em laugh
I can see the cruel jokes as I pass by
I pretend not to hear

I am like everyone else
I feel all alone
Will they ever see

I touch lives of everyone around me
I dream of happier times

I am like everyone else
I understand that people are different
I hope everyone else will see
I try to be the best I can be
I am like everyone else

Charles Castro
7th grade 1996
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 15
- Shares 1034
- Favorited 15
- Votes 573
- Rating 4.17
Featured Shared Story

I know the feeling. I have been bullied for having a crush on people when I didn't. It happened for almost a year. I thought the next year it will be fine, but they started to bully me again...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (15)
10. Sometimes Life Is Hard

Top 500 416
- By Kristin
- Published: February 2008
in Courage Poems

Sometimes we see things that aren't meant to be seen.
Sometimes things aren't always as they seem.
Sometimes we need someone to call our own,
Especially when we're alone.

Sometimes we see things that aren't meant to be seen.
Sometimes things aren't always as they seem.
Sometimes we need someone to call our own,
Especially when we're alone.
Sometimes people just can't understand
Why things get out of hand.
Sometimes life just isn't fair,
Especially when people just don't care.
And sometimes it's hard to say
Why things have to be this way.
Sometimes it's all you can do to get by,
Especially when dreams continue to die.
Sometimes it's nice to sit in the rain,
Even to just relieve the pain.
And when we've had a really bad day,
Sometimes we just need to get away.
We never know what's wrong without pain.
Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

And sometimes when people get hurt,
Even the strongest ones may need comfort.
More...

Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 12
- Shares 6320
- Favorited 159
- Votes 2284
- Rating 4.39
Featured Shared Story

It has been said that life is the most patient teacher. You will be presented with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal with the situation. This is not...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (12)
11. Trying To Live
- By Yvette
- Published: November 2008
in Hurting Poems by Teens

I am a poet writing about my pain.
I am person recovering and trying to gain.
I am your daughter who is trying to learn.
I am your sister who is starting to turn.

I am a poet writing about my pain.
I am person recovering and trying to gain.
I am your daughter who is trying to learn.
I am your sister who is starting to turn.
I am your friend acting like I am fine.
I am a wisher wishing you weren't mine.
I am a girl who thinks about suicide.
I am a teenager who pushes her feelings aside.
I am a student who knows nothing.
I am the one asking you to care.
I am your best friend hoping you will be there.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 11
- Shares 380
- Favorited 22
- Votes 957
- Rating 4.42
Featured Shared Story

I am constantly made fun if and called emo because when I was 12 I tried to hang myself and I used to cut and have scars all up my arms. I was only depressed because my dad and I were close...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (11)
12. Tell Me
- By Angie M Flores
- Published: October 2008
Poem About Bad Parents

in Anger Poems

Tell me how to love someone
who doesn't love me back.

Tell me how to respect someone

Tell me how to love someone
who doesn't love me back.

Tell me how to respect someone
who doesn't deserve my respect.

Tell me how to trust someone
who betrayed me so badly.

Tell me how to care for someone
who never cared about me.

Tell me how to speak nicely to someone
who only spoke down to me with bad words.

Tell me how to get along with someone
who brought me nothing but endless tears.

Tell me how to get close to someone
who caused me so much pain.

Tell me how to forgive someone
who hurt me so severely.

Tell me how to open my heart to someone
who broke it to pieces too many times.

More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 9
- Shares 1986
- Favorited 140
- Votes 1213
- Rating 4.48
Featured Shared Story

Dad, you were never home and I rarely ever saw you. When you were, you would only come to pass through. Your stench of alcohol was so strong. When you'd drink, we'd never get along. In your...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (9)
13. Closed Doors
- By Jane Kirby
- Published: November 2011
Escape From Bullying Poem

in Bullying Poems

I cry myself to sleep at night
Just wishing it would stop.
Maybe tomorrow it will cease.
Then again, maybe not.

I cry myself to sleep at night
Just wishing it would stop.
Maybe tomorrow it will cease.
Then again, maybe not.

You push me and you poke me.
You call me hurtful names.
To me, it's like a prison.
To you, it's fun and games.

Your heart is made of ice,
But it doesn't even deserve that.
Mine was once a rainbow,
But you have moulded it to darkest black.

I hate you; I hate everyone.
There is no one I can trust.
Are you proud of what you've done?
You've turned my soul into dust.

I wish there were a door I could open,
A simple path I could tread.
I don't want to be stuck here forever
In this endless spiral of dread.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 9
- Shares 5968
- Favorited 35
- Votes 1258
- Rating 4.50
Featured Shared Story

Same here! This poem and description relates to me when I was bullied for being German. And maybe because I also suffered from rheumatiod arthrities on top of that. I had freinds in high...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (9)
14. Blind
- By Jack Mcifco
- Published: July 2008
I'm Not Like You

in Anger Poems

You are blind.
You can never see
All the anger built up in me.
I hated life,

You are blind.
You can never see
All the anger built up in me.
I hated life,
I wanted out.
You didn't care.
You would just shout.

I felt so alone,
Thought I didn't need anyone.
Turns out I just needed a mum.

The black sheep,
I was never a part,
Furthest away from your heart.
Things have changed.
I'm growing old.
I don't need you;
You still feel cold.

I'm now out of sight,
Out of mind.
I don't need you, I'll do all right.
I don't need your blessing
Or your cash.
Without your help I'll make a splash,
Land on my feet with a crash.

I'm happier than ever.
My life's brand new,
And most of all,
I'm not like you.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 9
- Shares 1353
- Favorited 91
- Votes 833
- Rating 4.45
Featured Shared Story

I can totally relate. My whole life I thought my parents were in love and that we were a happy family, minus some flaws. But last year, I found out the truth. My parents have been married for...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (9)
15. Nobody Knows
- By Emily
- Published: August 2010
in Depression Poems by Teens

Nobody knows how different I am
The outside of me is not afraid
Not full of pain, or even ashamed
I smile and all of those ignorant fools believe

Nobody knows how different I am
The outside of me is not afraid
Not full of pain, or even ashamed
I smile and all of those ignorant fools believe
Of course nothing could be wrong with me
My eyes are dry, I do not shed tears
For that gift was taken away from me dear
I laugh and talk and play along
Keep on existing as if nothing's wrong

Nobody knows how different I am
The inside of me is hollow and empty
Do not fret my dear, for I do not want your pity
I'm tattered and broken beyond repair
My heart is crumbling and full of despair
I'm bloodied and beaten and not really living
I just go through the motions and continue existing
I'm scared and lost, clueless as can be
Is there no one out there to help me

Nobody knows how different I am
And that will never change
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 8
- Shares 1809
- Favorited 151
- Votes 1288
- Rating 4.55
Featured Shared Story

Death, pain, sorrow, these are the things that most of us know. Very few of us know what true love is like or have even had a first kiss, yet we've all felt pain, or is it just me who feels...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (8)
16. A Still Moment
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published: October 2018
Nature's Soothing Appeal

in Beauty of Nature Poems

Take a moment.
Put the worries behind.
Take in the beauty around.
Let it relax your mind.

Take a moment.
Put the worries behind.
Take in the beauty around.
Let it relax your mind.

Watch the golden glow
Of the rising morning sun.
Embrace the peaceful aura
Of the break of dawn.

Savor the soft caress
Of the gently moving breeze.
Listen to its nifty tune
Among the swaying trees.

Enjoy the lovely scene
Of a floating butterfly.
Graceful flight and happy tweets
Of a bird perched up high.

Peruse the evening sky
In its dazzling splendor.
The wide and open pallet
Merging shapes and colors.

Relish the loving sight
Of children having fun,
Skipping feet and carefree voices
Under the setting sun.

Spare a still moment
Every once in a while.
Take in the beauty around.
Take it in with a smile.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 6
- Shares 9791
- Favorited 85
- Votes 1246
- Rating 4.40
Featured Shared Story

This makes me feel the opposite of what I feel when I need to finish my hours of homework. This poem is a work of art that makes you feel so centered and calm. If this poem was my stuffed...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (6)
17. Complication
- By Misti L. Green
- Published: December 2007
Poem About Change In Life

in Poems about Teen Life

In a world filled with changes
each and every day,

I feel I'm being judged

In a world filled with changes
each and every day,

I feel I'm being judged
for what I do and say.

I remember back to Barbies
and play days at the park,

When I didn't worry about
other people's remarks.

Now looking in the mirror,
I see, to my surprise,

A completely different person
staring in my eyes.

The carefree little girl
I saw at 4 and 5

Is now becoming a teen
Just trying to survive.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 6
- Shares 3020
- Favorited 81
- Votes 2678
- Rating 4.35
Featured Shared Story

Reading this poem makes me realize the years my daughters are going through. They are really enjoying their growing up years playing toys, having fun watching cartoons, and playing on the...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (6)
18. I Wish I Could Cry
- By Amanda
- Published: June 2012
in Hurting Poems by Teens

I just wish I could break down,
let it all out, finally be found.

I'm tired of hiding from what hurts;

I just wish I could break down,
let it all out, finally be found.

I'm tired of hiding from what hurts;
either way, I still feel like dirt.

I hate the fact that I can't cry.
Day by day I'll sit and try.

But it's all somewhere inside,
refusing to come out, choosing to hide.

If I could only show my true feelings,
my head might stop its constant drilling.

How great it would be to relax,
look forward to the future and forget about the past.

When will it happen? I don't know,
but I'm ready for this moment, let the pain show.

How much is it going to take
for me to finally give in and let my wall break.

One day I'll look up and stare at the sky
and fully break down, finally feel myself cry.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 6
- Shares 1171
- Favorited 72
- Votes 371
- Rating 4.47
Featured Shared Story

A very, very nice poem. Thanks for writing and sharing. Sometimes emotions get buried in the heart and refuse to come out. You remain unaware of these buried emotions whether it's pain, hurt,...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (6)
19. Time Goes By
- By Crystal Lewis
- Published: February 2015
Living With Strength And Love

in Inspirational Poems

Time goes by and slips away
Just as the sky turns from blue to grey.
We are here but only for a short stay.
Don't let life pass with words you never say.

Time goes by and slips away
Just as the sky turns from blue to grey.
We are here but only for a short stay.
Don't let life pass with words you never say.

Don't live in anger, with fear and regrets.
Seek forgiveness and lay your pain to rest.
Don't judge too quickly, as you may be wrong.
Instead, choose to live life as an uplifting song.

When tears fall, wipe them away
As they will only last but for a day.
Sometimes we hurt because we care.
Sometimes life seems unfair.

We make mistakes we wish we could change
And wonder how our life could be rearranged.
Second chances last only for so long, reach out to others
As we are all sisters and brothers.

There are angels in heaven that watch us every day.
They look over us as we laugh and play.
Live with joy, and when you lie down at night,
Thank the Lord and release any strife.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 6
- Shares 3281
- Favorited 99
- Votes 724
- Rating 4.41
Featured Shared Story

I was touched by this poem because it reminded me of my relationship with my son. He was adopted and loved so very much. I was with him every day. He had his struggles growing up, but I did...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (6)
20. The Choice Is Mine

Top 500 379
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published: January 2018
Happiness Poem

in Meaningful Poems

Analysis of Form and Technique

Life may not let me choose my lot,
But whether I'd be happy or not...
That is my choice.

Life may not let me choose my lot,
But whether I'd be happy or not...
That is my choice.

To leave hurtful memories behind
Or allow them to bother my mind...
The choice is mine.

To fret over a mistake when it's done
Or learn from it and move on...
The choice is mine.

To be bothered by all that people say
Or ignore them and go my own way...
The choice is mine.

To hide my feelings, pent up, unspoken,
Or say my mind and ease the burden...
The choice is mine.

To enjoy what I've been able to gain
Or ungratefully regard it with disdain...
The choice is mine.

Sometimes I won't get to pick my lot,
But whether I'll be happy or not
Will always be my choice.
More...
Go To Complete Poem
- Stories 5
- Shares 9736
- Favorited 125
- Votes 846
- Rating 4.48
Featured Shared Story

I really loved this poem. It is simple but lovely, the sort of thing you could hand to anyone having troubles with life. The choice is theirs to let things worry them and spoil their lives or...

Read complete story

Touched by the poem? Share your story! (5)

1 - 20 of 65

Love Yourself

TO Yourself

1. The Mask

2. Lost

3. You Will Never See Me Fall

4. Walk Away

5. Changing The Past

6. Faith And Courage In Life

7. Who They Wanted Her To Be

8. I'm Tired

9. I Am

10. Sometimes Life Is Hard

11. Trying To Live

12. Tell Me

13. Closed Doors

14. Blind

15. Nobody Knows

16. A Still Moment

17. Complication

18. I Wish I Could Cry

19. Time Goes By

20. The Choice Is Mine