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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. 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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  5. 23. 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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  6. 24. It's Hard

    • By Kati
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2014 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    This is LITERALLY the story of my life. Well put!!

  7. 25. 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

  8. 26. Shadow Of Life

    • By Shelby Denham
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008 with permission of the Author.

    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

  9. 27. The Ugly And The Beauty In Real Life

    • By Jose Cruz
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2007 with permission of the Author.

    Betrayal
    Love
    Loyalty
    Respect

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    I think life's full of people who care about you but also people who you dislike or people who will never give up on their true self. NEVER GIVE UP. Keep Smiling No Matter What Brings You Down!

  10. 28. The Journey Of Life

    • By Gerry Mattia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I was the sunshine that cradled your day
    that tried to push the clouds away
    I was the sand that ran between your toes
    when you were four years old

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    Who would be the voice of this poem God or a Mother?

  11. 29. 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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  12. 30. 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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  13. 31. Fractured

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 12, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    You look at me and only see the cracks,
    Fractured, like a piece of glass.

    Some are shallow and straight,

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  14. 32. I Am Trying

    • By Shawna
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

    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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    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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  15. 33. 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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  16. 34. 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.

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  17. 35. I Hope You Find Peace

    • By Lorelei
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I hope you find peace in your battles
    I hope you find light within the darkness
    I hope you find comfort in your storm
    I hope you find your smile within the tears

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  18. 36. On Adversity

    • By Joydip Dutt
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Adversity brings out the best in you
    It often helps to find something new -

    A hidden talent or clears a doubt

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    Thank you for commenting on my poem. Stay blessed.

  19. 37. I Wish I Could Stop The Rain Falling

    • By Ellie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2009 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    My 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.

  20. 38. The Laughing Heart

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    Your life is your life
    Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
    Be on the watch.
    There are ways out.

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  21. 39. A New Beginning

    • By S.C. Lourie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

    sometimes I wonder
    why life feels
    so uphill most of the time.
    but maybe

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  22. 40. The Strength In You

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There is
    a strength in you
    you haven’t even
    begun to find.

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    So 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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