Poems About Self Worth Seeking Honest Critique
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Poems about self worth seeking honest critique. Honest feedback has been requested for these poems.
wallyroo92
Poem Published
23rd Apr 2024 00:58am
23rd Apr 2024 00:58am
Believe in Yourself
The ultimate responsibility for our actions
Reactions
And growth
Is within ourselves
Life will throw many challenges our way
And so we have to rely on our skills and experience
On all the things we have learned
It will give us the tools to have more confidence
Even as we tread on those difficult paths
We all have intuition
And sometimes it can be hard to believe
When listening to that inner voice
But if you filter out the noise
We should be able to trust our judgements
Rooted in logic, reason and morals
...
Reactions
And growth
Is within ourselves
Life will throw many challenges our way
And so we have to rely on our skills and experience
On all the things we have learned
It will give us the tools to have more confidence
Even as we tread on those difficult paths
We all have intuition
And sometimes it can be hard to believe
When listening to that inner voice
But if you filter out the noise
We should be able to trust our judgements
Rooted in logic, reason and morals
...
#NaPoWriMo2024
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
32 reads
1 Comment
Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
21st Apr 2024 9:43pm
21st Apr 2024 9:43pm
Mass Approbation
"Look ma no hands,”
Is taken to extremes.
It's evolved into,
“Look world, nothing's
private,” it seems.
A constant hunger for flattery
to charge our self-esteem battery.
The value of Accomplishments,
opinions, art, even
that we exist is measured
in quantities of thumb's up,
likes, followers, and friends.
What's more disconcerting,
is asking the entire
cyber-race to rate one's appearance,
am I beautiful, desireable, run of the mill, or repugnant?
Laying bare ones ego
to lascivious flirting
and...
Is taken to extremes.
It's evolved into,
“Look world, nothing's
private,” it seems.
A constant hunger for flattery
to charge our self-esteem battery.
The value of Accomplishments,
opinions, art, even
that we exist is measured
in quantities of thumb's up,
likes, followers, and friends.
What's more disconcerting,
is asking the entire
cyber-race to rate one's appearance,
am I beautiful, desireable, run of the mill, or repugnant?
Laying bare ones ego
to lascivious flirting
and...
#LifeStruggles
#NaPoWriMo2024
#SelfWorth
30 reads
1 Comment
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
16th Apr 2024 11:00pm
16th Apr 2024 11:00pm
reflections of teenage love
I cringe at the thought
of being engaged at 18
like marriage would have
made our broken love whole
like I didn't punish you with silence
and you didn't hurt me
with your wandering hands
I thought I could force forever
into an eternal rose
gifted to your heart
I thought if I could learn
to love you better
you wouldn't find solace
in other lips and fingertips
I didn't know then
that I wasn't at fault
for they way your broke
every hollow promise
to love me and me alone
...
of being engaged at 18
like marriage would have
made our broken love whole
like I didn't punish you with silence
and you didn't hurt me
with your wandering hands
I thought I could force forever
into an eternal rose
gifted to your heart
I thought if I could learn
to love you better
you wouldn't find solace
in other lips and fingertips
I didn't know then
that I wasn't at fault
for they way your broke
every hollow promise
to love me and me alone
...
#love
#betrayal
#SelfReflection #SelfWorth
#SelfReflection #SelfWorth
63 reads
7 Comments
Thetravelingfairy
Poem Published
14th Apr 2024 10:48pm
14th Apr 2024 10:48pm
Obstinate Patterns
Beware, his eyes
Dissociated, I can’t resist
Oh… the deep, spellbinding indigo
Those waters run deep, like my own scars that outline abused veins
No tears, only oceans
He summons waves that drag my ankles into another world
His world, familiar
I know the place as if it were my own
What a life to live
In shadowed swells
It’s not that I can’t tread water
There’s treasure in the trenches
I could never dive there again
So I wait on a sandy shore of uncertainty
I could dance with fate elsewhere
But destiny...
Dissociated, I can’t resist
Oh… the deep, spellbinding indigo
Those waters run deep, like my own scars that outline abused veins
No tears, only oceans
He summons waves that drag my ankles into another world
His world, familiar
I know the place as if it were my own
What a life to live
In shadowed swells
It’s not that I can’t tread water
There’s treasure in the trenches
I could never dive there again
So I wait on a sandy shore of uncertainty
I could dance with fate elsewhere
But destiny...
#love
#relationships
#abuse
#SelfWorth
#NaPoWriMo2024
78 reads
2 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
13th Apr 2024 6:59pm
13th Apr 2024 6:59pm
Take Care of Yourself First
The days feel like they are shorter
and we seem to be even busier
Constantly running from place to place
Moving from one task to another
without having time to pause
And before we know it
another day goes away
This ceaseless cycle can easily lead into a burnout
Spinning out of control and into a precipice
And once at the bottom
Only then do we reflect
Asking “how did I get here?”
We should look inward now
And start taking care of ourselves first
Body and mind
And this will...
and we seem to be even busier
Constantly running from place to place
Moving from one task to another
without having time to pause
And before we know it
another day goes away
This ceaseless cycle can easily lead into a burnout
Spinning out of control and into a precipice
And once at the bottom
Only then do we reflect
Asking “how did I get here?”
We should look inward now
And start taking care of ourselves first
Body and mind
And this will...
#identity
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth #NaPoWriMo2024
#SelfWorth #NaPoWriMo2024
43 reads
1 Comment
ClovenTongue34
Poem Published
11th Apr 2024 6:47am
11th Apr 2024 6:47am
My Heart Is A Bonfire
I voyage onward
Somewhere between the wreckage and the destination
Trying to decipher it all in the analytics of a fractured observation
Overshadowed by the light of days coinciding
The thunder of these moments, memories fighting
Trying to find my spotlight in the sun
Get me over my self
When the heart beat is heavy for ego driven reflections
In these broken record serenades of acceptance cravings for the damages of rejections
My thoughts betray me to heartache
Overdosing on overrated highs
There’s blood on my hands...
Somewhere between the wreckage and the destination
Trying to decipher it all in the analytics of a fractured observation
Overshadowed by the light of days coinciding
The thunder of these moments, memories fighting
Trying to find my spotlight in the sun
Get me over my self
When the heart beat is heavy for ego driven reflections
In these broken record serenades of acceptance cravings for the damages of rejections
My thoughts betray me to heartache
Overdosing on overrated highs
There’s blood on my hands...
#identity
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
179 reads
0 Comments
stevenyprince
alysha
alysha
Poem Published
10th Apr 2024 3:34am
10th Apr 2024 3:34am
The mouth, a violent thing
The mouth, Osho claims to be a violent thing,
Keeping busy- the moving, talking, chewing
And yes, I do know what you are saying
Yet I wanted to ask if you heard the humming
Much farther down beneath all words,
A motor awake, and unmoving
An example of something
Not quite quiet but benevolent
Much like waves cascading,
Or water falling upon soft forest floor,
Remaining still beyond the always doing
Endless smashing, chewing...
Distractingly sorting unsorted meanings...
Keeping busy- the moving, talking, chewing
And yes, I do know what you are saying
Yet I wanted to ask if you heard the humming
Much farther down beneath all words,
A motor awake, and unmoving
An example of something
Not quite quiet but benevolent
Much like waves cascading,
Or water falling upon soft forest floor,
Remaining still beyond the always doing
Endless smashing, chewing...
Distractingly sorting unsorted meanings...
#love
#loneliness
#spiritual #SelfWorth
#spiritual #SelfWorth
100 reads
4 Comments
Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
9th Apr 2024 4:36am
9th Apr 2024 4:36am
Get Out Of My Way
Chances for success,
not gone.
Peace of mind, still achievable.
True love, still waiting in the wings.
What prevents these
heartfelt fantasies
from becoming
tangible realities?
Under whose thumb
am I opressed?
Someone who, ostensibly
knows me best.
One who constantly
pierces me
with arrows of insecurity.
Convinces me
that no one could
ever truly love me
with my life
in such a mess.
Tells me when
I see my reflection
that mirrors don't lie.
You'll never be
fit, or...
not gone.
Peace of mind, still achievable.
True love, still waiting in the wings.
What prevents these
heartfelt fantasies
from becoming
tangible realities?
Under whose thumb
am I opressed?
Someone who, ostensibly
knows me best.
One who constantly
pierces me
with arrows of insecurity.
Convinces me
that no one could
ever truly love me
with my life
in such a mess.
Tells me when
I see my reflection
that mirrors don't lie.
You'll never be
fit, or...
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery #SelfWorth
#SelfDiscovery #SelfWorth
62 reads
4 Comments
faithmairee
Poem Published
7th Apr 2024 12:55pm
7th Apr 2024 12:55pm
Back Drop Of Life
We all have a history
The back drop of
Our own life
Giving it substance
For better or worse
It is ours
And ours alone
We cannot change
The way it was
But it's in our power
To paint a new chapter
Richer with the cascading
Words that fill our minds
The back drop of
Our own life
Giving it substance
For better or worse
It is ours
And ours alone
We cannot change
The way it was
But it's in our power
To paint a new chapter
Richer with the cascading
Words that fill our minds
#kindness
#inspirational
#SelfWorth
71 reads
7 Comments
Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
6th Apr 2024 9:38am
6th Apr 2024 9:38am
Dramatis Personae
Raised on movies and TV
Taught to type cast.
memorizing mannerisms,
tonality of speech, general bearing
of numberless character actors,
and stars in
the celluloid firmament
Knowing beforehand
who will be cast
as a kind or mean
mom or dad.
Who will play the role
of the corrupt or honest
cop or politician.
who is evil as Hitler,
good as Mr. Rogers
in his mythical neighborhood.
who done it, who didn't
~spoiler alert~
In the ubiquitous,
oh so enjoyable,
murder mystery,
the famous...
Taught to type cast.
memorizing mannerisms,
tonality of speech, general bearing
of numberless character actors,
and stars in
the celluloid firmament
Knowing beforehand
who will be cast
as a kind or mean
mom or dad.
Who will play the role
of the corrupt or honest
cop or politician.
who is evil as Hitler,
good as Mr. Rogers
in his mythical neighborhood.
who done it, who didn't
~spoiler alert~
In the ubiquitous,
oh so enjoyable,
murder mystery,
the famous...
#identity
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
61 reads
2 Comments
nightbirdblue
enbyblue
enbyblue
Poem Published
5th Apr 2024 3:35pm
5th Apr 2024 3:35pm
Self Expression
Self-confidence is not self-centered
It is liberation from self-deprecation
It is the selflessness of opening a window
On a bright sunny day for air flow
For the wind beneath your wings is not selfish
It is the breath of life in self-reprieve
So do what you must to build self-esteem
Paint yourself a self-portrait of self-reflection
Enjoy yourself to the fullest in all of your beauty
And never stray from the path of self-improvement
It is liberation from self-deprecation
It is the selflessness of opening a window
On a bright sunny day for air flow
For the wind beneath your wings is not selfish
It is the breath of life in self-reprieve
So do what you must to build self-esteem
Paint yourself a self-portrait of self-reflection
Enjoy yourself to the fullest in all of your beauty
And never stray from the path of self-improvement
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
#NaPoWriMo2024
#inspirational
85 reads
8 Comments
ClovenTongue34
Poem Published
5th Apr 2024 5:01am
5th Apr 2024 5:01am
Paper Stages
How do I write my way out of this word maze
Proceeding from walls like double sided mirrors
Projecting all that I pretend to be
While hiding myself in riddles interpreted by the hearers
Ink blot galley of abstract muses take shape to portray
Did you hear what I meant or what I wanted you to think that I’m trying to say?
Audience to my own rants and rambling of metaphorical repose
Well said monotony of lyrically complex prose
Clever to appear in this my lip deep charm
Know me only for my words lest getting too close may do some...
Proceeding from walls like double sided mirrors
Projecting all that I pretend to be
While hiding myself in riddles interpreted by the hearers
Ink blot galley of abstract muses take shape to portray
Did you hear what I meant or what I wanted you to think that I’m trying to say?
Audience to my own rants and rambling of metaphorical repose
Well said monotony of lyrically complex prose
Clever to appear in this my lip deep charm
Know me only for my words lest getting too close may do some...
#identity
#confessional
#myself
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
202 reads
4 Comments
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