Life Lesson Poems - Page 4
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61. What Makes You Better Than Me?
Who are you to think of me the way you do?
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Who gave you the right to rant about me?
Tell me who deemed you the man or the judge?
Why do you hold in so much jealousy?Featured Shared StoryI was touched. No, I was delighted. The poem hit home immediately. I was ridiculed as a child and it made me believe what others said. But over those harsh years, I have learned that life is...
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62. Life Isn't Black And White
You can be unhappy and still be in love.
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You can be in love and still walk away.
You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
You can feel the weight of loss and still stand tall. -
63. Cool It Down
You're not so important
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That you can't be replaced.
If you leave today,
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64. Life Lessons
I sat at the bedside
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of a dying man.
With tears in his eyes,
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65. Forgiveness
I know forgiveness is good for my soul and my health.
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A smile on my face is definitely my personal wealth.
I've lived too long holding a grudge
And found out if I wanted it to end I had to budge, -
66. Holocaust
6 million people, 12 million hands
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Strapped together like rubber bands.
6 million people, 12 million eyes,
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67. A Healthy Mind
Can a lush green forest grow
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On a barren piece of land?
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68. What I Would Have Done Differently
There would have been
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so much I would have
done differently
if only I had knownFeatured 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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69. The Milestone
One of the most
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important milestones
I ever reached in my life
was accepting that -
70. When You Are Willing To Let Go
When you are willing
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to let go of
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71. One Hundred Sixty-Six
I used to believe
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that I had to learn
how to love myself
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72. To Ashes
Life is like a fire.
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If you can't control your flame,
You're bound to be burned. -
73. How To Fight An Ego
Have you ever fought an ego?
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It's a pretty tough thing to beat
It has no face, no head, no heart
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74. Little Girl
Little girl don't be afraid,
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Afraid that you think this way,
Afraid that you know all these things,
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75. Lessons
What are the lessons that we so deeply need to learn? Are they lessons of making things better and bright? Are they lessons of change making things right?
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Are they lessons that teach us today? Lessons of hope, are they honest and true? These lessons are what make me and you!
...Featured Shared StoryWhat are we meant for? What does God have planned for us? We all have a purpose; that's what keeps us going, to keep living, to find out what we are meant to do in the world. God chooses our...
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76. Listen To Your Child's Stories
First day Lily arrived late from school
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Mom thought she was playing the fool
Angrily, what happened asked she
Lily replied "A monster detained me"...Featured Shared StoryI live in Louisiana, about 7 years ago I had new neighbors move next door to me, not knowing the Mother of two girls one 4,the other 12 years old had married a child molester, in which she...
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77. Traveling Man
Take my hand and lead me down the road
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Bundle me up, keep me from the cold
Step by step, my feet constantly ache
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78. Life
You never know what you got
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'Till someone takes it all away
It always seemed so close
But now I know it's so far away...Featured Shared StoryThis poem is so true for sooo many people. one of those people is me. I have been teased and humiliated ever since I was a mere toddler. I have learned to deal with it, but deep inside I am a...
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79. Regret
How do you go on knowing that you failed
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and all your friends suddenly disappeared and bailed
Can you see the shame on everyone's face
and your parents look at you like your the biggest disgrace...Featured Shared StoryI was asked to move after living 15 years in a house my mother owned. At first I was devastated but as time went on and we found a fixer upper I began to enjoy the idea of not being under my...
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80. Everbodys Watching
People See, People Hear
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Eyes Watch far and near
The stare and glare
And watch with wonder...