Self Reflection Poems
#SelfReflection
Poems about self reflection, where we contemplate our own personality and behaviour. Self aware poems engaging in introspection and meditation.
Fallen_Angel_194
Angel.
Angel.
Poem Published
Today 6:25am
Today 6:25am
Ugly
I think that I have written this letter a thousand and one different times, each time even more afraid what would come shooting out of my fingertips. But I think I know what I must say now, even though I do not want to. I think that I have always hated us both, innards and skin. I think that when mom was supposed to be teaching us to love ourselves she did the opposite, but none of that has ever been her fault. Not all of it. I think sometimes that I try to sugar coat the hate that I shove down our throats with nicotine induced blackouts, so that way it won't hurt as much going down as it...
#hate
#SelfHarm
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#nonfiction
10 reads
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KristinaX
Poem Published
20th Oct 2021 9:30pm
20th Oct 2021 9:30pm
Off the Beaten Path (with Reading)
The well-trodden paths are beautiful, without flaws
And their trampled cover is smooth
There are no cobblestones, stones and sharp edges
There are signs from the words
The route is paved and it seems so boring
And every turn is predictable
And every step is already learned by passers-by
Everything is known there, in general
The peaks cannot be conquered in advance -
there are only plateaus
And all the rivers and seas are tamed
And the wind spreads at your feet quite calmly
Never...
And their trampled cover is smooth
There are no cobblestones, stones and sharp edges
There are signs from the words
The route is paved and it seems so boring
And every turn is predictable
And every step is already learned by passers-by
Everything is known there, in general
The peaks cannot be conquered in advance -
there are only plateaus
And all the rivers and seas are tamed
And the wind spreads at your feet quite calmly
Never...
#identity
#myself
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#choices
70 reads
27 Comments
FreeLove87
SamuraiEde
SamuraiEde
Poem Published
20th Oct 2021 6:17pm
20th Oct 2021 6:17pm
Rhythm and Blues
I’ve always been rhythm and blues
Always known which words to use
Give you plenty of variety
From ratchet to propriety
Setting the beat to the sadness
Mixing the passion with the madness
Whether it’s slow or fast
My music is made to last
Old school or auto tune
Heartbreak or in the bedroom
One hits that make you wonder
To mashups with lighting and thunder
I’m all types of R&B
Domestic and from overseas
I’ll always be R&B
Whether it was you and me
Or me individually
But it’s better...
Always known which words to use
Give you plenty of variety
From ratchet to propriety
Setting the beat to the sadness
Mixing the passion with the madness
Whether it’s slow or fast
My music is made to last
Old school or auto tune
Heartbreak or in the bedroom
One hits that make you wonder
To mashups with lighting and thunder
I’m all types of R&B
Domestic and from overseas
I’ll always be R&B
Whether it was you and me
Or me individually
But it’s better...
#identity
#SelfReflection
41 reads
10 Comments
OxyMoronicMe
G.L.
G.L.
Poem Published
20th Oct 2021 5:09pm
20th Oct 2021 5:09pm
CHRONICLES OF OXY - HER DUPLICITY
as election nears D. Day
overtime translates standard
and I feel tired, not because of work
(oh no! not because of that)
but for the sensory overload:
loud voices
of the preening peacocks
online, on air
singing a chorous
off key, all sharp and pitchy;
visual abuse
of fake sincerity
with few vibrant colours
contrasting, inciting dyslexia
as a fad, feeling fashionistas;
rotten smell
of brewing conspiracy
mass hypnosis amidst awareness
and none, complained ...
overtime translates standard
and I feel tired, not because of work
(oh no! not because of that)
but for the sensory overload:
loud voices
of the preening peacocks
online, on air
singing a chorous
off key, all sharp and pitchy;
visual abuse
of fake sincerity
with few vibrant colours
contrasting, inciting dyslexia
as a fad, feeling fashionistas;
rotten smell
of brewing conspiracy
mass hypnosis amidst awareness
and none, complained ...
#SelfReflection
3 reads
1 Comment
StrangerAtHome
Huntu
Huntu
Poem Published
20th Oct 2021 6:35am
20th Oct 2021 6:35am
Evolving beyond all time
Gaze out into the distance
see me just searching..
The stars are on my mind,
I’m feeling shapeless..
and in the chasms of my mind
I sense you lurking,
you just lead me but don’t deceive,
I’m left weightless..
I’ve trekked through each timeline
a thousand times,
I saw no end in sight or signs of sureness..
It’s not known just when we’ll break through
but you’ll see me
I’ll feel you..
with our essence evolving,
essence evolving
evolving beyond all time..
We can leave behind what’s lost but ...
see me just searching..
The stars are on my mind,
I’m feeling shapeless..
and in the chasms of my mind
I sense you lurking,
you just lead me but don’t deceive,
I’m left weightless..
I’ve trekked through each timeline
a thousand times,
I saw no end in sight or signs of sureness..
It’s not known just when we’ll break through
but you’ll see me
I’ll feel you..
with our essence evolving,
essence evolving
evolving beyond all time..
We can leave behind what’s lost but ...
#love
#WritingPoetry
#SelfReflection #StreamOfConsciousness
#SelfReflection #StreamOfConsciousness
24 reads
2 Comments
Pho3nix19xx
Poem Published
18th Oct 2021 7:15pm
18th Oct 2021 7:15pm
Into My Mind 3
This ADHD mind of mine I would never trade
Even though this ADHD mind of mine drives me to madness
My tears fall without a reason
Mad or sad, joyous or anxious
My emotions are wheels in motion
Sometimes cruising with broken breaks.
At the same time, I am
Paralyzed by a dysphoric sensitivity to rejection
My body slips easily into a reaction of survival
Mistakeningly making a loss of love, respect, or approval
Into something altogether fictionally more terrible.
Would love to ask the pretty lass I met in class
Out for a...
Even though this ADHD mind of mine drives me to madness
My tears fall without a reason
Mad or sad, joyous or anxious
My emotions are wheels in motion
Sometimes cruising with broken breaks.
At the same time, I am
Paralyzed by a dysphoric sensitivity to rejection
My body slips easily into a reaction of survival
Mistakeningly making a loss of love, respect, or approval
Into something altogether fictionally more terrible.
Would love to ask the pretty lass I met in class
Out for a...
#MentalHealth
#myself
#SelfReflection #emotions
#SelfReflection #emotions
39 reads
3 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
18th Oct 2021 4:11pm
18th Oct 2021 4:11pm
A Speck Of Dust
I cried for help
But my voice was lost
In the wilderness
A silent echo
Carried on the wind
I remain
Unheard
And alone
In my saddening solitude
My voice
Now no more
Than a whisper
Of despair
As though my existence
Was never really
There
Other than a particle
Of dissipating
Dust
I will become
No more
Than a distant
Memory
Lost in the fading shadows
Of time
by Jemia
But my voice was lost
In the wilderness
A silent echo
Carried on the wind
I remain
Unheard
And alone
In my saddening solitude
My voice
Now no more
Than a whisper
Of despair
As though my existence
Was never really
There
Other than a particle
Of dissipating
Dust
I will become
No more
Than a distant
Memory
Lost in the fading shadows
Of time
by Jemia
#sadness
#loneliness
#SelfReflection
45 reads
2 Comments
Madcinder
Poem Published
18th Oct 2021 00:55am
18th Oct 2021 00:55am
Thrashing Heart
#identity
#music
#lyrics #SelfReflection
#lyrics #SelfReflection
17 reads
0 Comments
MadameLavender
Poem Published
17th Oct 2021 10:02pm
17th Oct 2021 10:02pm
Morrissey Hates Tea Cozies
#SelfReflection
30 reads
5 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
17th Oct 2021 2:28am
17th Oct 2021 2:28am
The Empire or The Fire
When my starlight doesn't shine bright anymore
Will he punch my ticket, letting me through Heaven's door?
Or
Will I be a patron who's partaking of Satan's flames?
A fire and desire hotter than Teena with Rick James
Frame by frame, I'm reflecting on chapters of my book
Forty-five years in the game moving 'round like a rook
I've been shook by crooks but I will never break
Walked through secret gardens, following my snake
Made mistakes that now equate to lessons learned
Playing with fire can cause empires to be burned ...
Will he punch my ticket, letting me through Heaven's door?
Or
Will I be a patron who's partaking of Satan's flames?
A fire and desire hotter than Teena with Rick James
Frame by frame, I'm reflecting on chapters of my book
Forty-five years in the game moving 'round like a rook
I've been shook by crooks but I will never break
Walked through secret gardens, following my snake
Made mistakes that now equate to lessons learned
Playing with fire can cause empires to be burned ...
#father
#heaven
#LifeCycle #SelfReflection
#LifeCycle #SelfReflection
35 reads
1 Comment
bcpoet
Lawrence
Lawrence
Poem Published
16th Oct 2021 9:14pm
16th Oct 2021 9:14pm
Relentlessly
every day a little less
every day there's something more
every day uncertainty
that's what time is for
as each moment flows on by
we are in between
nanoseconds as they fly,
relentlessly they stream
to merge and twist, to ebb and flow
to spin in whirlpools too -
time's like liquid, fast and slow -
just like me and you...
every day we look behind
to know what is to come
we look ahead and hope to find
some thing or someone
to be with as we still remain
in between the past
and...
every day there's something more
every day uncertainty
that's what time is for
as each moment flows on by
we are in between
nanoseconds as they fly,
relentlessly they stream
to merge and twist, to ebb and flow
to spin in whirlpools too -
time's like liquid, fast and slow -
just like me and you...
every day we look behind
to know what is to come
we look ahead and hope to find
some thing or someone
to be with as we still remain
in between the past
and...
#universe
#SelfReflection
#StreamOfConsciousness
51 reads
4 Comments
Sonneteer
L Robinson
L Robinson
Poem Published
16th Oct 2021 00:18am
16th Oct 2021 00:18am
Autobiography
In youth, peculiar pathology,
an idiot savant with high IQ
a total lack of all morality
but knowing scant emotions, harsh ones too.
In teenage years he took to heavy drink
which tilted judgement further from the sound
lobotomised, it seemed he couldn’t think,
he idolised or hated those around.
Happy either side of bar, sad in love,
he spurned his opportunities and hexed,
the Eumenides heard from high above,
psychosis, then sought suicide, came next.
Denial led to echoes over time
and now he just attempts less sin, less crime.
an idiot savant with high IQ
a total lack of all morality
but knowing scant emotions, harsh ones too.
In teenage years he took to heavy drink
which tilted judgement further from the sound
lobotomised, it seemed he couldn’t think,
he idolised or hated those around.
Happy either side of bar, sad in love,
he spurned his opportunities and hexed,
the Eumenides heard from high above,
psychosis, then sought suicide, came next.
Denial led to echoes over time
and now he just attempts less sin, less crime.
#alcohol
#sonnet
#MentalHealth
#honesty
#SelfReflection
24 reads
1 Comment
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