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I, Too
- By Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America.

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

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Stronger
- By J. Iron Word
- Published: October 22, 2020
She never let life
or the weight that
came along with it
weigh her down, it

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I Am Trying
- By Shawna
- Published: March 19, 2020
Finding Your Life's Purpose Can Be Difficult

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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Purpose
- By Anxhelo Llangozi
- Published: April 2017
Finding Purpose In Life

Don't be nervous when finding your purpose.
To simply be alive is just scratching the surface.

As life goes on, you will find out the truth.

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The Strings
- By Hanima Nawaz
- Published: September 2015
Poem About The Confusion Of Chasing Or Sacrificing Dreams

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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Through It All
- By Destinee Snuffer
- Published: January 2011
Friends come and go
Life flies by right before your eyes.
You lose ones you love
Yet through it all you still love your life.

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I am currently going through a lot. I was touched by this poem. Friends do come and go. I have had problems all my life. They got worse in 2012-2014. I am 35. I have support people now, so I...

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Tell Me
- By Ayleashua Marchewitz
- Published: April 2008
People Don't Understand Me

Why do things always happen this way?
Why does my heart choose to stay closed?
Why can't you hear my pain?
This is all I ask.

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This piece really describes me. I feel the writer knew me through and through. Thumbs up.
My World
- By Xavier Mentor
- Published: January 2018
Hoping My Wishes Become Reality

Heaven is where I wish to be,
But hell is where I remain.
Peace is what I seek,
But war infects my world.

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I can't imagine the amount of energy put into this work to make it as beautiful as it is. I have a deep passion for it.
Shadow Of Life
- By Shelby Denham
- Published: January 2008
Being True To Yourself Poem

Walking in the shadow of fear,
drowning endlessly by a single tear,
running alongside self-discovery,
fearing the loss of self-recovery,

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This poem makes me dream, dream of a life that one day might come true
Fire Burning Inside Us
- By Katie Wiles
- Published: August 2015
Poem About The Light Inside Of Us

There is a light
in each one of us.
Burning with delight,
it lays deep inside of us,

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WOW beautiful!!! I'm thirteen and I feel the exact same way!!

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