Poems About Self Reflection by Top Critiquers
#SelfReflection
Poems about self reflection by top critiquers. Poems written by members who have given lots of feedback to other poets this month.
Bluevelvete
Poem Published
30th Mar 2022 7:43pm
30th Mar 2022 7:43pm
... it's about the aftermath
Nopoo #188
[original first draft written on 05/19/2021]
Twisted inside my web
tangled fear becomes stand-in comfort
waning faith masquerades pain
Ignorance stitches eyes sewn shut,
avoidance hugs it's arms
enshrouding my shriveled husk
[with embarrassing procrastination]
If I was a better person I'd probably hear
"for shame" ringing
after each dire consequential choice
Being tender naked and solo stayed
in this whirl of pseudo placid
so-called unafraid
Where a...
[original first draft written on 05/19/2021]
Twisted inside my web
tangled fear becomes stand-in comfort
waning faith masquerades pain
Ignorance stitches eyes sewn shut,
avoidance hugs it's arms
enshrouding my shriveled husk
[with embarrassing procrastination]
If I was a better person I'd probably hear
"for shame" ringing
after each dire consequential choice
Being tender naked and solo stayed
in this whirl of pseudo placid
so-called unafraid
Where a...
#loneliness
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
#SelfReflection
#pandemic
301 reads
32 Comments
KristinaX
Poem Published
9th Jun 2022 9:00pm
9th Jun 2022 9:00pm
Don't hide your scars (+Reading)
Take off your clothes,
don't hide your scars
I love them,
you cannot understand
Let's count the mental wounds
Time after time
and again and again
Your body is like a
book of stories,
All cuts are a separate story
I'm tired of arguing
with you because of them,
And there is no need
How much pain have you
suffered with me?
I do not need an answer
You are now like an open book,
And until dawn comes ...
We will not say a word to
each other ... ...
don't hide your scars
I love them,
you cannot understand
Let's count the mental wounds
Time after time
and again and again
Your body is like a
book of stories,
All cuts are a separate story
I'm tired of arguing
with you because of them,
And there is no need
How much pain have you
suffered with me?
I do not need an answer
You are now like an open book,
And until dawn comes ...
We will not say a word to
each other ... ...
#strength
#identity
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
#determination
486 reads
43 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
30th Aug 2022 10:39pm
30th Aug 2022 10:39pm
Self Portrait ( Box Head )
Box Head
Silent movie
Origins
Artist
Crooked smile
No words
Silent movie
Origins
Artist
Crooked smile
No words
#identity
#SelfReflection
#art #culture
#art #culture
106 reads
12 Comments
Honoria
Poem Published
18th Sep 2022 1:52am
18th Sep 2022 1:52am
Just something you say
I’m fine”, she responded flatly.
“We’ve missed you around these parts!” said the old friends group, “Where have you been hiding?”
“I’ve been…around. Just busy, I guess.” She said looking through them.
“Well, let’s get together for lunch next week. It’d be so great to catch up with you.” the ladies agreed in unison.
Impassively she responded,
“That sounds fun.”
Not knowing where to look she stared straight ahead and waved good bye.
Desperately holding her emotions in check she turned and walked in the opposite direction....
“We’ve missed you around these parts!” said the old friends group, “Where have you been hiding?”
“I’ve been…around. Just busy, I guess.” She said looking through them.
“Well, let’s get together for lunch next week. It’d be so great to catch up with you.” the ladies agreed in unison.
Impassively she responded,
“That sounds fun.”
Not knowing where to look she stared straight ahead and waved good bye.
Desperately holding her emotions in check she turned and walked in the opposite direction....
#SelfReflection
184 reads
33 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
27th Sep 2022 7:58pm
27th Sep 2022 7:58pm
Searching For The Softness Of My Indigo Moon
I am trying to find the enlighten path back to my Indigo moon
I have jumped over the stars, and stole the witch’s broken broom
Exposed the beckon of her dim-witted darkness, no great deeds to harvest in flight
All that was there, was a burned out black candle starving for spiritual light
Past the stars
I have traveled to kiss Orion's Belt, my universal groom, talked with Venus, and consoled Jupiter and Mars
The four elements of nature entwined in the essence of me
I am the universal language for all to see ...
I have jumped over the stars, and stole the witch’s broken broom
Exposed the beckon of her dim-witted darkness, no great deeds to harvest in flight
All that was there, was a burned out black candle starving for spiritual light
Past the stars
I have traveled to kiss Orion's Belt, my universal groom, talked with Venus, and consoled Jupiter and Mars
The four elements of nature entwined in the essence of me
I am the universal language for all to see ...
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#SelfReflection
#philosophical
#deception
100 reads
5 Comments
Adelphina
Poem Published
11th Sep 2022 3:33am
11th Sep 2022 3:33am
Ventana Pages
Peeking through the
Beaten path
Of smudged glass
With caked on specks
Of aged dirt
Searching for
A sign of myself
On the other
Side of the blur
Scrolled onto
My Ventana Pages
Where I spilled the fluid of
My soul with calloused fingers
Behind sheer curtains
Of contemplation
Inside all of my
Different bedrooms
Merging fear with
The beauty of words
Same wild midnight spirit
Unrecognizable with growth
Pondering who I am
Where am I going
Asking my reflection
Who...
Beaten path
Of smudged glass
With caked on specks
Of aged dirt
Searching for
A sign of myself
On the other
Side of the blur
Scrolled onto
My Ventana Pages
Where I spilled the fluid of
My soul with calloused fingers
Behind sheer curtains
Of contemplation
Inside all of my
Different bedrooms
Merging fear with
The beauty of words
Same wild midnight spirit
Unrecognizable with growth
Pondering who I am
Where am I going
Asking my reflection
Who...
#identity
#SelfReflection
117 reads
20 Comments
S-m-sawyer
Poem Published
2nd Aug 2022 2:21pm
2nd Aug 2022 2:21pm
No signal
Thoughts are Fuzzy
as I go through this
Transition
Transmission causing my presence to be intermittent ,
No vision
Clarify Blurred a little
Blank expression
Trying to channel energy
To fight out of submission
I am the number one
Programme
You could say I am the
original
But you will have to tune in later
Because for now there is
no signal ....
as I go through this
Transition
Transmission causing my presence to be intermittent ,
No vision
Clarify Blurred a little
Blank expression
Trying to channel energy
To fight out of submission
I am the number one
Programme
You could say I am the
original
But you will have to tune in later
Because for now there is
no signal ....
#SelfReflection
105 reads
10 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
6th Jun 2022 5:51am
6th Jun 2022 5:51am
Take # 48
This is take number 48
So place another candle on the cake
I'll hurry because the flames might set the set on fire
For heaven sake don’t make ‘em wait
The time is passing at a faster rate
With a quick blow I’ll wish for that which I desire
And that’s to balance my Gemini
Because he and I don’t look eye to eye
It’s a reflection in the mirror with a peculiar trait
The weight of the years are amplified
As time flies by it leaves me wide eyed
Something is tearing from me making an escape
I know that I’m not losing...
So place another candle on the cake
I'll hurry because the flames might set the set on fire
For heaven sake don’t make ‘em wait
The time is passing at a faster rate
With a quick blow I’ll wish for that which I desire
And that’s to balance my Gemini
Because he and I don’t look eye to eye
It’s a reflection in the mirror with a peculiar trait
The weight of the years are amplified
As time flies by it leaves me wide eyed
Something is tearing from me making an escape
I know that I’m not losing...
#memories
#aging
#SelfReflection #meditation
#SelfReflection #meditation
90 reads
Sandals
Poem Published
14th Sep 2022 6:24am
14th Sep 2022 6:24am
Shouldn't Be Me
A drunk that luvs it
Red Opium is flava
To this essence....ME
Red Opium is flava
To this essence....ME
#haiku
#UnrequitedLove
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
#ThrillSeeking
43 reads
2 Comments
Solomon_Song
Poem Published
13th Jan 2021 6:54am
13th Jan 2021 6:54am
SHOWER FANTASY
The sun dawns on a perfect day -
when my flat neighbours are away.
No need to draw the shower screen -
none here who might call me obscene,
when only viewer will be God,
who created the human bod.
I can leave the window open
on my bathroom as I wetten
my upright, naked, whole body,
feeling the cool breeze touching me
same time as hot water pours down
on my head haired greying brown,
my shoulders, torso, legs and butt,
as eyes take in the floral glut
in which my garden's coming out,
creation's...
when my flat neighbours are away.
No need to draw the shower screen -
none here who might call me obscene,
when only viewer will be God,
who created the human bod.
I can leave the window open
on my bathroom as I wetten
my upright, naked, whole body,
feeling the cool breeze touching me
same time as hot water pours down
on my head haired greying brown,
my shoulders, torso, legs and butt,
as eyes take in the floral glut
in which my garden's coming out,
creation's...
#nature
#SelfReflection
251 reads
3 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
18th Aug 2021 00:21am
18th Aug 2021 00:21am
day tripper
my soul arcs then flairs
something is on the winds
I can feel it
gentle stirrings tell me to be calm
I whisper prayers to the silent void
it echos back
thoughts come to mind
I turn them over slowly
tentatively thinking about each one
some stick inside me
I ask the universe to forgive me
eternity smiles within
I am a child of the stars
held true to myself
a reflection to behold
a misfit day tripping through time
to arrive at my destinations on time
a revelation of faith
to...
something is on the winds
I can feel it
gentle stirrings tell me to be calm
I whisper prayers to the silent void
it echos back
thoughts come to mind
I turn them over slowly
tentatively thinking about each one
some stick inside me
I ask the universe to forgive me
eternity smiles within
I am a child of the stars
held true to myself
a reflection to behold
a misfit day tripping through time
to arrive at my destinations on time
a revelation of faith
to...
#SelfReflection
#philosophical
316 reads
16 Comments
UnspokenReality
Poem Published
24th Sep 2022 11:03am
24th Sep 2022 11:03am
Enjoy Your Life ~~ With Aastik Maurya
Suffering is hard...
Suffering is pain...
We can't escape it,
It will remain
At times it feels cruel
But without it...
there is no gain
Suffering is fundamental
rule of life
If you can bear it,
then let it be,
your time here is brief
If it's fucked up,
then fuck it and enjoy
If you have loved ones,
enjoy the time with them.
You'll miss them when they're gone
If you're alone, then enjoy
the time with yourself
Sometimes you'll find
your best friend in...
Suffering is pain...
We can't escape it,
It will remain
At times it feels cruel
But without it...
there is no gain
Suffering is fundamental
rule of life
If you can bear it,
then let it be,
your time here is brief
If it's fucked up,
then fuck it and enjoy
If you have loved ones,
enjoy the time with them.
You'll miss them when they're gone
If you're alone, then enjoy
the time with yourself
Sometimes you'll find
your best friend in...
#love
#LifeStruggles
#SelfReflection #collaboration
#SelfReflection #collaboration
94 reads
6 Comments
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