21. I Am Trying
I know there's something great in me,
Something I struggle to find.
The days and months keep passing
As I lie here, stuck in my own mind.
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Featured Shared Story
The future of tomorrow seems so far away. Sadness filled my heart the day you walk away. I remember the little games we played with the memories that I have from yesterday. The future of...
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22. I'm My Own Best Friend
I'm good enough;
I don't care what you say.
I'm proud of what
I accomplished today.Featured Shared StoryWow! I absolutely, 100%, love this! I think this would be a good lesson for everyone to learn. People shouldn't just rely on others to compliment them, and just because somebody thinks...
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23. The Music Of The Night
When demons pick at my troubled mind
And the passage to sleep becomes harder to find,
I close my eyes, turn out the light
And listen to the music of the night. -
24. Still Here
Famous Poem
I been scarred and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,Featured Shared StoryThis poem was in a textbook of mine from the sixth grade. As a child, it resonated with me. It inspired me to write poetry. As a child, educated by white folk, I had no idea who Langston...
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25. I, Too
Famous Poem
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
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26. Inner Peace
The wind whistles past my ears.
Closing my eyes, I lose all my fears.
The waves crash into the rocks.
Out here there is no time on my clock.Featured Shared StoryLife is full of loud shouts of distractions and contradictions while the sound of focus is but a whisper. Nature, fortunately sings this silent tune of focus to ears that would seek her. The...
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27. A Rhapsody Of Empowerment
Come on, women!
Must rise to the challenges
Of your enhanced responsibilities.
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28. Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall,
Why aren't I thin, pretty, or tall?
Why don't you show the perfect me?
The one that everyone pretends to be. -
29. Find Your Drive
Sometimes you just have to push yourself just to get out of bed.
You stay up 'til 2am just wishing you were dead.
You ask yourself, "Why can't it be someone else instead?"
You get tired of all the thoughts in your head. -
30. Tired
I'm tired of listening to the sound of my tears,
Tired of constantly battling my fears,
Tired of struggling with challenges that continuously reappear.
Featured Shared StoryThere’s so much I have built up inside, so much I need to share. I was robbed of everything, and can’t put my thoughts on paper. The man who physically and mentally abused me should be doing...
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31. Who Am I?
Who am I, you ask?
I am a lion who comes off as a lamb.
I am an ocean with waves big enough to drown.
I am a roller coaster of emotions.Featured Shared StoryMy face is the place
I hide my pain.
My face is a place
Where raindrops fall hiding the tears that have been there for so many years.
My face is the place that hides my pain.
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32. Time
Time
Has always been there.
It was the beginning,
And it's going to be the end. -
33. Camouflaged
In all chaotic beauty lies a wounded work of art.
Beautiful but torn, wreaking havoc on my heart.
Camouflaged by insecurities, blinded by it all.
I love the way you sit there and barely notice me at all.Featured Shared StoryWith death being the only certainty of life, life is just a bit too short for regrets.
Let's live while we're alive.
Let's love while we're alive.
Let's live and not just survive. -
34. Lights
Light up the way for me.
I'm scared of the dark.
Illuminate the blackest road
With the brightest spark.Featured Shared StoryThis is the truth! I have had my share of life struggles, but my faith has allowed me to overcome my trials. Throughout your battles and rough roads, you have to believe that the light will...
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35. Memories
Memories in my life fade away
As I replace them with others.
They are forgotten and stored away.
Although the memories are pushed to the side, -
36. Short Life Summary
Life and death; without one there cannot be the other.
For some, it's short, but they live it like no other.
For most, it's long, and to be happy they don't ever bother.
Life cannot be lived without the love of others.Featured Shared StoryI found out last year that my best friend is dying. She's young and a mother to a beautiful little girl. She is smart, beautiful, and full of life. Watching someone I love die slowly has been...
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37. The Strings
The knot is strong,
The strings are tight.
It won't break loose,
No matter how much I fight.Featured Shared StoryI was really touched by the poem mam. My good friend's father also died 2 months ago, and I am really trying to do whatever I can. Giving them time, my love and support. But I don't know...
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38. The Maze
Life is like a maze.
You don't know where you'll end up,
But that's the way life is played.
Featured Shared StoryI have been a foster child since I was 3 months. This life is crazy. #loveyourselfnomatterwhat
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39. My Life
All of my life
I was living in a lie.
It seems that my childhood
has flown right by.Featured Shared StoryAs a child, I grew up without a father, so I know how it feels to be left alone most night because mum had work. When I cried there was no shoulder to cry on. I miss my dad dearly, but I'm...
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40. Lost Innocence
Wind whistling,
Snow glistening,
We try not to,
But we're all listening.Featured Shared StoryAnother update for anyone who is curious. I am going on 21 years of age and as more time passes, I see more and more how my poem fits the world, especially now. In the time since I have made...
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