Change Poems

Change Poems

Self Transformation Poems about Finding Inspiration in Life's Changes

All of us experience change in our lives. Change is the one constant in our lives. There are changes that we look forward to and change that we fear. However, one thing is for sure. Things will not stay the same no matter how much we would like them to. When a life change occurs, we have two choices in how to respond. We can despair that a change has come and assume that things will be worse, or we can look with excitement at the new possibilities for personal growth and change in self that the change presents.

46 Poems about Personal Growth

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  1. 1. Long Enough


    • By Curtiss L. Hayes
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 15, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I’ve been black long enough.

    Long enough to know about the middle passage
    Men, women, children, regardless of age

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  3. 2. Time

    • By Ebony Black
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Time is endless but goes too fast.
    You long for the future, then yearn for the past.
    Summer's heat quickly turns to frost,
    A child grows, their innocence lost.

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  5. 3. Is Perception Reality?


    • By Robert C. Saunders
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    There's an old man I pass
    Almost every single day
    We don't share many words cause
    We really don't have anything nice to say

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  6. 4. Standing Tall

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 20, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I’m always amazed how
    You stand so very tall,
    How you never give in,
    You bend but do not fall.

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  7. 5. Winter Stars

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    I went out at night alone;
    The young blood flowing beyond the sea
    Seemed to have drenched my spirit’s wings—
    I bore my sorrow heavily.

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  8. 6. Destined To Fly


    • By Ashley N. Hyder
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I remember the day we met.
    Too young to see the danger.
    I didn't know the devil you were,
    That you'd fill me with so much anger.

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    I'm rather inspired to witness a "rotted, dead flower" regaining his or her smile and faith in life. Drugs are illegal here in China, and we all know the anguish caused by drug addiction and...

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  9. 7. Rainy Days When I Was Young

    When I was young on rainy days,
    Alone on my front porch I'd play.
    I'd lose myself in another time
    That I could create with my toys and my mind.

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  10. 8. Sea Of Change

    The clouds never break
    Like blue waters do
    On this Island of Pain.
    How can I stand true?

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  11. 9. Childhood Memories

    • By Paul L. Kennedy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I was happy when I was a lad.
    It wasn't all good, but it wasn't half bad.

    We played with sticks we played with stones;

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  12. 10. Before I...


    • By Insiya K. Patanwala
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Before I became strong, I knew what it was like
    To be weak,
    How difficult it is to love yourself,
    To find the wholeness that you seek.

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    Very moving. Always good to read that someone has found light at the end of the tunnel. It's a bit like my poem Brighter Skies - knowing that when things are bleak and dreary there will be...

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  13. 11. Equality

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    You declare you see me dimly
    through a glass which will not shine,
    though I stand before you boldly,
    trim in rank and marking time.

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    Truely inspirational poem. This is the cry of present time that it is the 21st century and people are still struggling for equality, which is far from reach for many.

  14. 12. The Will To Win

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    If you want a thing bad enough
    To go out and fight for it,
    Work day and night for it,
    Give up your time and your peace and

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    I like how I became motivated to proceed with caution concerning my worldly desire. I do not want my faith and hope to be misplaced. When my will is invoked by deep feelings of want for...

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  15. 13. The Olden Days

    Back in the day, life was so clear
    Families gathered and shared in the cheer
    We spent our Pounds, Schillings and Pence
    A time when our society had more sense

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    Wow, a telling reminiscence. Looks like we've come a long way. But there is hope, especially with poems like this to remind and encourage us towards better living.

  16. 14. The Ghost Of My Past

    • By Lee W. Barker
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Fumbling, stumbling,
    around in the dark.
    Fighting, igniting,
    flames from a spark.

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    I love your poem. It has so much depth. I am using it in a speech I am giving for The New Opportunity school for Women on Berea KY. Thank you for your poetry.

  17. 15. Can't

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    Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;
    Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
    On it is many a strong spirit broken,
    And with it many a good purpose dies.

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  18. 16. Simpler Times

    • By Ayush Sharma
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Take me back to those simpler times
    When all I sang were nursery rhymes,
    When stealing chocolates was my only crime,
    When sleep used to come early, at nine,

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    • Rating 4.42
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    This poem is very relatable. I remember always wanting to act like an adult and dressing up like one. Looking back, I should have enjoyed being a kid for as long as I could. Let this remind...

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  19. 17. My Life With Heroin

    • By Erin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Thinking back on my life, when I was a little child,
    So outrageous and bubbly doing things that were wild.
    Thinking back on my life, all those wonderful years,
    Not a care in the world, no worries, no fears.

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    My daughter is a heroin addict. FOUR rehabs. In jail so many times, I can't even count. She lost custody of both kids. There hasn't been a day for 7 years that I have not lifted her up to...

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  20. 18. Addiction Is Deceiving

    • By Harold
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with permission of the Author.

    You,
    You are so deceiving.
    When you come into my life,
    You make me feel the best I can,

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    • Stories 2
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    I was going through emails and I saved all the poems of the week so I could go back and read them when I was done. I read kinda fast through them because I usually don't reply or really give...

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  21. 19. Starting Over

    • By Tatum
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I'm trying to find something to base my life upon,
    Something in this strange world that goes on and on.
    As the years go by and time fades away,
    What used to be "good days" are now filled with dismay.

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    • Votes 1995
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    This poem touched me as well. I really don't want to go back in time, but I want to start my life again and change things around and do what I want to do. I want to live somewhere else and...

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  22. 20. Butterfly Wings

    • By Sabina Laura
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    We all need
    some measure of comfort,
    the safety of a cocoon,

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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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