21. Lights
Light up the way for me.
I'm scared of the dark.
Illuminate the blackest road
With the brightest spark.
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Featured Shared Story
This 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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22. It's Hard
It's hard to trust someone who always lied.
It's hard to love someone who made you cry.
It's hard to care when you want to die.
It's hard to believe when you have no pride.Featured Shared StoryThis is LITERALLY the story of my life. Well put!!
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23. 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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24. 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, -
25. 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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26. Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall,
Why aren't I thin, pretty, or tall?
Why don't you show the perfect me?
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27. 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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28. Before The Reaper Comes
before the bullet it bit
before the candle is lit
before the last call
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29. Loss And Gain
Famous Poem
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
Little room do I find for pride. -
30. 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. -
31. 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.Featured Shared StoryThe 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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32. You Could Have Given Up
You could have given up,
but you kept on going.
You could have seen obstacles,
but you called them adventures.Featured Shared StoryAnother good one! I enjoyed it very much. And I think most of us can relate; I know I can. Thanks for sharing.
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33. Time
Time
Has always been there.
It was the beginning,
And it's going to be the end. -
34. I Wish I Could Stop The Rain Falling
It was raining the day you told us,
And ever since I feel like it has not stopped pouring down.
I wish I could stop the rain falling,
And hold your head up and not let you drown.Featured Shared StoryMy mother had cancer and just reading this tugs at my heart, and I start crying because I had the same experience as you. Just don't ever give up, things will get better. Just smile.
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35. An Unpredictable Life
I sit here now in darkness, living on my own,
A life of existence, white walls, my home
With rooms that sometimes resonated with laughter
Saw also tears of much sadness, pain, suffering, and anger. -
36. Fractured
You look at me and only see the cracks,
Fractured, like a piece of glass.
Some are shallow and straight, -
37. Undergrowth
Famous Poem
It ain't the trees that block the trail,
It ain't the ash or pine;
For, if you fall or if you fail,
It was some pesky vine -
38. My Life Has Been A Tightrope
I feel as if I'm teetering
High above a dark, black hole,
And it's taking everything I have
Not to lose control. -
39. I, Too
Famous Poem
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen -
40. The Strength In You
There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find.Featured Shared StorySo true in that we really don't know how one will react until one has been there and has done it! Suffering is an important life experience. Great poem, thanks.
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