Life Lesson Poems - Page 5

Cool It Down

• By Abimbola T. Alabi
• Published: March 2018

You're not so important
That you can't be replaced.
If you leave today,
Someone will fill your space;

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Advice To A Son

• By Ernest Hemingway

Never trust a white man,
Never kill a Jew,
Never sign a contract,
Never rent a pew.

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To Ashes

• By Robert Durdle
• Published: September 2015

Life is like a fire.
If you can't control your flame,
You're bound to be burned.

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How To Fight An Ego

• By Angie
• Published: May 2008

Have you ever fought an ego?
It's a pretty tough thing to beat
It has no face, no head, no heart
It has no hands or feet...

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My Gift To My Great Grandmother

• By Serbrina R. Walker
• Published: November 2007

We sometimes complain that times are rough.
Money is tight and the going is tough.
The problem of life seems to conspire
To shake you, break you, and drag you through mire...

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Life Lessons

• By Kimberly Johnson
• Published: July 2012

I sat at the bedside
of a dying man.
With tears in his eyes,
he reached for my hand.

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No Excuse

• By Imani
• Published: March 2015

To think
Someone out there has it worse

They probably never sleep

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Everbodys Watching

• By Kaylin
• Published: June 2011

People See, People Hear
Eyes Watch far and near
The stare and glare
And watch with wonder...

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Smart Advice

• By Tyesha Brown
• Published: January 2008

Smart advice
Love is a shame
Kissing is a gamble
The girls hate the playahs

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Another Chance To Say Sorry

• By Carly Nasch
• Published: March 2009

Sorry
It is a word
It has no substance
I cannot hold it...

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