Poems about Life Struggles
#LifeStruggles
Poems about life when things get tough, with difficult decisions to make or feeling like life is falling apart. Here you will find a range of life struggles expressed through poetry.
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Just another day
I wake up in the morning and the sun is shining bright
It's a pity, a shame that my life is so shite
As I put on my coat I knew I should have lied
Told work I ate something dodgy last night
I used to go in and I used to care
Made the most of my time whilst I was there
But it took me a while for me to open my eyes
No one else tries as much as I try
I tried not to drink and I tried not to smoke
The only enjoyment I had left was giving my girlfriend a poke
And even then work would take that away
They took out the p from...
It's a pity, a shame that my life is so shite
As I put on my coat I knew I should have lied
Told work I ate something dodgy last night
I used to go in and I used to care
Made the most of my time whilst I was there
But it took me a while for me to open my eyes
No one else tries as much as I try
I tried not to drink and I tried not to smoke
The only enjoyment I had left was giving my girlfriend a poke
And even then work would take that away
They took out the p from...
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
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Invisible Illness
lost the words
lost the time
stepping out of reality
stepping out of rhyme
struggle to find
the rules don’t apply
my mind
does not
comply
trying to define
something you can’t see
how to describe
invisibility
under gravity
these laws of
normality
circumvent me
sentience
swept aside
it is here I reside
slowly losing time
to this
mental illness
lost the time
stepping out of reality
stepping out of rhyme
struggle to find
the rules don’t apply
my mind
does not
comply
trying to define
something you can’t see
how to describe
invisibility
under gravity
these laws of
normality
circumvent me
sentience
swept aside
it is here I reside
slowly losing time
to this
mental illness
#depression
#emptiness
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#NaPoWriMo2024
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Eternal Shadows
Not proud of my past
New job, home, city & state
It all comes with you
New job, home, city & state
It all comes with you
#haiku
#LifeStruggles
#memories
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Only time will tell
I stare out towards you
I wonder if I love you
Only time will tell
I wonder if I love you
Only time will tell
#haiku
#LifeStruggles
#love #strength
#love #strength
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Keyboard Bullies
Pathetically hiding behind
pieces of cancerous plastic
to make themselves look better
than their own mothers discarded afterbirth
pieces of cancerous plastic
to make themselves look better
than their own mothers discarded afterbirth
#LifeStruggles
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NO-ONE IN MY CORNER
Have you ever felt like you're in a boxing ring
You can hear the whole crowd cheering
Yet when you turn to look within your corner
There's no-one there to support you
~
You're there facing the fight alone
You're left trying to dodge each blow
Fainting from one side to the other
Hoping you won't be put upon the canvas
~
It feels like every round lasts forever
You're constantly waiting the safety of the bell
While taking one blow after another
With no-one there to throw in the towel
~
You're just praying to...
You can hear the whole crowd cheering
Yet when you turn to look within your corner
There's no-one there to support you
~
You're there facing the fight alone
You're left trying to dodge each blow
Fainting from one side to the other
Hoping you won't be put upon the canvas
~
It feels like every round lasts forever
You're constantly waiting the safety of the bell
While taking one blow after another
With no-one there to throw in the towel
~
You're just praying to...
#LifeStruggles
#myself
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Warning
Life takes drastic turns
Always fasten your seat belt
Precautionary
Always fasten your seat belt
Precautionary
#haiku
#LifeStruggles
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The Dark Is...
The dark is, most times,
soothing to be with
late at night.
He'll deny the light of things
I don't want to talk about;
bribe the sun to come back later.
When the hurt tries to breach
he slides a key in the lock,
places a keep out sign
over the door.
He calms the waters inside
stirred by life.
Dries my drenched sadness.
And when the sun must intrude;
when it shouts to be let in,
he filibusters, delays the inevitable.
But in the meantime
he helped find missing...
soothing to be with
late at night.
He'll deny the light of things
I don't want to talk about;
bribe the sun to come back later.
When the hurt tries to breach
he slides a key in the lock,
places a keep out sign
over the door.
He calms the waters inside
stirred by life.
Dries my drenched sadness.
And when the sun must intrude;
when it shouts to be let in,
he filibusters, delays the inevitable.
But in the meantime
he helped find missing...
#anxiety
#dark
#LifeStruggles
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Looking for my smile
How can i explain these feelings in my head?
How can you express the feeling of being beyond dead?
Theres butterflies in my stomach and a tingling in my chest
The physical manifestation of everything Ive repressed
Voices taunting me nonstop in my mind
Everyone moving ahead and im being left behind
I go between complete and total numbness
And being overwhelmied with my emotions who does this?
Extreme happiness and elation
Always give way to complete devastation
I want someone to hold, someone to talk to ...
How can you express the feeling of being beyond dead?
Theres butterflies in my stomach and a tingling in my chest
The physical manifestation of everything Ive repressed
Voices taunting me nonstop in my mind
Everyone moving ahead and im being left behind
I go between complete and total numbness
And being overwhelmied with my emotions who does this?
Extreme happiness and elation
Always give way to complete devastation
I want someone to hold, someone to talk to ...
#depression
#death
#LifeStruggles #despair
#LifeStruggles #despair
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No poem today
There shall be no poem today.
The thoughts will not be corralled.
I’m an amateur sheepdog
running circles
yapping aimlessly
at an unruly flock,
each going their own way.
So, sorry – there’s no poem here.
There shall be no poem today.
We’re out of stock.
And the sun shining through the spider plant
on the windowsill
is casting a highly disorganized shadow,
as my brain’s fingers
also reach randomly
in too many unfocused directions.
There’s just no poem to be found.
There shall be no poem today. ...
The thoughts will not be corralled.
I’m an amateur sheepdog
running circles
yapping aimlessly
at an unruly flock,
each going their own way.
So, sorry – there’s no poem here.
There shall be no poem today.
We’re out of stock.
And the sun shining through the spider plant
on the windowsill
is casting a highly disorganized shadow,
as my brain’s fingers
also reach randomly
in too many unfocused directions.
There’s just no poem to be found.
There shall be no poem today. ...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#NaPoWriMo2024
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conversation with self
what is life? most likely a pitch black cool darkness-you're feeling your way around-just to potentially fall down into a big hole with great depth-you might be there for a while-or for the rest of your life-or you may be pulled back up into the darkness to feel around some more- you may find a little flash of light the size of a bottled firefly and a little space to lay in....and you need to ultimately find peace in that before you die....
#LifeStruggles
#philosophical
#myself
#LifeCycle
#SelfReflection
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I GOT KIDS TO FEED
Ooh that chronograph would look good on my wrist
Though I like it, it’s really a want and not a need
I know I could walk around the office and flaunt it
I have the money for it but dang it I got kids to feed!
I’ve been a hankering to go on a long vacation
Go to Pamplona and run with the bulls in the stampede
But I’m getting a little too old for these shenanigans
I’ve been dreaming of skydiving but I got kids to feed!
Though I’m in a good place as far as income is concerned
There was a point when my family had some tough times
I had...
Though I like it, it’s really a want and not a need
I know I could walk around the office and flaunt it
I have the money for it but dang it I got kids to feed!
I’ve been a hankering to go on a long vacation
Go to Pamplona and run with the bulls in the stampede
But I’m getting a little too old for these shenanigans
I’ve been dreaming of skydiving but I got kids to feed!
Though I’m in a good place as far as income is concerned
There was a point when my family had some tough times
I had...
#hope
#family
#LifeStruggles
#food
#humankind
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