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  1. 21. I'm My Own Best Friend

    • By Zorian Alexis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I'm good enough;
    I don't care what you say.
    I'm proud of what
    I accomplished today.

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    Wow! 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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  3. 22. The Music Of The Night

    • By Graham Craven
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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  5. 23. Still Here

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    I been scarred and battered.
    My hopes the wind done scattered.
    Snow has friz me,
    Sun has baked me,

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    This 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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  6. 24. I, Too

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    I, too, sing America.

    I am the darker brother.
    They send me to eat in the kitchen

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  7. 25. Inner Peace

    • By Joshua Fraser
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    Life 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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  8. 26. A Rhapsody Of Empowerment

    • By Vaishali Vishnukandan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Come on, women!
    Must rise to the challenges
    Of your enhanced responsibilities.

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  9. 27. Mirror, Mirror

    • By Ellie B. Ross
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2018 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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  10. 28. Find Your Drive

    • By Emma J. Swain
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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  11. 29. Tired

    • By Judy Einhorn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    There’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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  12. 30. Who Am I?

    • By Natasha L. Bishop
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    My 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.
    My face...

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  13. 31. Time

    • By Andres G. Rendon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Time
    Has always been there.
    It was the beginning,
    And it's going to be the end.

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  14. 32. Camouflaged

    • By Kim McCrea
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    With 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.

  15. 33. Lights

    • By Soumyanetra Pal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Light up the way for me.
    I'm scared of the dark.
    Illuminate the blackest road
    With the brightest spark.

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    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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  16. 34. Memories

    • By Jane Kim
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2015 with permission of the Author.

    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,

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  17. 35. Short Life Summary

    • By Hgr
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2015 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    I 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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  18. 36. The Strings

    • By Hanima Nawaz
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2015 with permission of the Author.

    The knot is strong,
    The strings are tight.
    It won't break loose,
    No matter how much I fight.

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    I 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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  19. 37. The Maze

    • By Amelia Tracey
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Life is like a maze.
    You don't know where you'll end up,
    But that's the way life is played.

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    I have been a foster child since I was 3 months. This life is crazy. #loveyourselfnomatterwhat

  20. 38. My Life

    • By Taylor Beckham
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2015 with permission of the Author.

    All of my life
    I was living in a lie.
    It seems that my childhood
    has flown right by.

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    As 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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  21. 39. Lost Innocence

    • By Michaela Remmel
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Wind whistling,
    Snow glistening,
    We try not to,
    But we're all listening.

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    Another 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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  22. 40. Time


    • By Joe Massocco
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Tick tock...tick tock...
    Life is counting down on your internal clock.

    Memories that feel as if they occurred yesterday

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    It’s not that we forget to live. We always have this thought in our mind, but the sad reality is that even after knowing how precious our time is and realizing our limited time on earth, all...

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