BITS
Poem Published
Today 8:11am
Today 8:11am
The Bismarck
The Bismarck
I see you on the shelf, I smile, I reminisce,
I recall building those decks with my sorrow,
Using nails from the abyss.
Your guns are made from my anger,
I used rivets of regret,
But with each cabin laid,
You helped me forget.
I see you on the shelf, I nod, I adore,
Those long transforming hours it took me to restore,
I painted your scars, I healed with glue,
Repairing myself by constructing you.
I see you on the shelf, a therapeutic reminder,
Our wars are finally over now, you built me...
I see you on the shelf, I smile, I reminisce,
I recall building those decks with my sorrow,
Using nails from the abyss.
Your guns are made from my anger,
I used rivets of regret,
But with each cabin laid,
You helped me forget.
I see you on the shelf, I nod, I adore,
Those long transforming hours it took me to restore,
I painted your scars, I healed with glue,
Repairing myself by constructing you.
I see you on the shelf, a therapeutic reminder,
Our wars are finally over now, you built me...
#strength
#courage
#support #determination
#support #determination
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AaronBraveHeart
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:06am
Yesterday 8:06am
We can go through cancer, my dear!
Don't give up, my dear sunshine;
your pain is like a knife to me,
your weary face expecting times,
when healthy you will be.
You are a hero on a quest
to regain your cozy smile,
and may your eyes find rest
but because they are alive;
beyond the lengthy struggle,
when each second is eternal,
hopeful trouble; gently huggle
me, in my love maternal.
Love that won't give up;
for we will find the root...
when the horror stops
you'll win a fresh route... ...
your pain is like a knife to me,
your weary face expecting times,
when healthy you will be.
You are a hero on a quest
to regain your cozy smile,
and may your eyes find rest
but because they are alive;
beyond the lengthy struggle,
when each second is eternal,
hopeful trouble; gently huggle
me, in my love maternal.
Love that won't give up;
for we will find the root...
when the horror stops
you'll win a fresh route... ...
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
#cancer
#determination
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0 Comments
MYSTERIOUS_GIRL
Lizzy_3164
Lizzy_3164
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:16am
Yesterday 5:16am
What it Means To Be A Vibrant Woman
To be bold and to stand up
for what she believes in.
To dare to speak the truth
and show respect where it’s due.
To be loved and be appreciated
for who she is.
To know right from wrong.
To be a teacher and be a achiever.
To be a caretaker and to be a friend.
She’s a fighter, believer, lover and supporter but above all she’s a vibrant woman.
Is it someone who reflects a delicate,
fragile being?
Nothing more than a teacup embroidered
with gold that can easily be shattered,
Or are...
for what she believes in.
To dare to speak the truth
and show respect where it’s due.
To be loved and be appreciated
for who she is.
To know right from wrong.
To be a teacher and be a achiever.
To be a caretaker and to be a friend.
She’s a fighter, believer, lover and supporter but above all she’s a vibrant woman.
Is it someone who reflects a delicate,
fragile being?
Nothing more than a teacup embroidered
with gold that can easily be shattered,
Or are...
#strength
#courage
#women
#feminism
#determination
25 reads
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BITS
Poem Published
4th Feb 2023 5:52pm
4th Feb 2023 5:52pm
Butterfly in the Storm
Butterfly in the Storm
Sometimes the rain burns and you drown in the sun,
Some days are so grey that you blank out everyone,
It’s hard to breathe when you feel nothing at all.
The Butterfly in the Storm.
Sorrow sits in the corner of some eyes,
a thin and false stretch gets added to those smiles,
Water the seed of strength inside.
The Butterfly in the Storm.
In the darkest moments of your life,
In the lowest of the lows, the struggles and the strife,
Look down at your feet, you are not alone,
Those are our...
Sometimes the rain burns and you drown in the sun,
Some days are so grey that you blank out everyone,
It’s hard to breathe when you feel nothing at all.
The Butterfly in the Storm.
Sorrow sits in the corner of some eyes,
a thin and false stretch gets added to those smiles,
Water the seed of strength inside.
The Butterfly in the Storm.
In the darkest moments of your life,
In the lowest of the lows, the struggles and the strife,
Look down at your feet, you are not alone,
Those are our...
#courage
#admiration
#determination
59 reads
20 Comments
SamWinston
haydenmccain
haydenmccain
Poem Published
4th Feb 2023 2:19am
4th Feb 2023 2:19am
The mollified man
The meekly
mollified man
subtly sews
his silently
simplistic sights
upon reality’s
rickety rufescent light.
Always left
lifelessly looming
beneath the brain’s
bashfully blurred
background
of benevolence.
Frankly flickering out
the faded flaws
whose firm
factual flames
of effectiveness
have by now
grimly grown
themselves
out of Life’s
limp lashes
of limelight.
Solemnly swearing
their silent
silken seas
of sorrow
into the
sulking sands
of...
mollified man
subtly sews
his silently
simplistic sights
upon reality’s
rickety rufescent light.
Always left
lifelessly looming
beneath the brain’s
bashfully blurred
background
of benevolence.
Frankly flickering out
the faded flaws
whose firm
factual flames
of effectiveness
have by now
grimly grown
themselves
out of Life’s
limp lashes
of limelight.
Solemnly swearing
their silent
silken seas
of sorrow
into the
sulking sands
of...
#motivational
#learning
#determination #risk
#determination #risk
21 reads
1 Comment
BITS
Poem Published
2nd Feb 2023 7:00am
2nd Feb 2023 7:00am
Old Friend
Old Friend
Hello old friend it’s been a while since we danced,
Since you played the pied piper and I followed entranced,
It’s been a while since you pulsed your dark beat in my veins,
Since you whispered instructions, since you pulled on the reigns.
Your seduction, I’ll admit, it’s hard to decline,
You were electricity in my soul, you were fire in my mind.
But I remember the hurt, the pain and the loss,
Your friendship burns, I’m still paying the cost.
And that’s not to say that we didn’t get along,
Truth be told, part of...
Hello old friend it’s been a while since we danced,
Since you played the pied piper and I followed entranced,
It’s been a while since you pulsed your dark beat in my veins,
Since you whispered instructions, since you pulled on the reigns.
Your seduction, I’ll admit, it’s hard to decline,
You were electricity in my soul, you were fire in my mind.
But I remember the hurt, the pain and the loss,
Your friendship burns, I’m still paying the cost.
And that’s not to say that we didn’t get along,
Truth be told, part of...
#motivational
#alcohol
#determination
70 reads
11 Comments
BITS
Poem Published
31st Jan 2023 1:30pm
31st Jan 2023 1:30pm
Gremlins
Gremlins
Ego assassins are in my head,
Mining my dreams, hoping to embed
those pernicious thoughts that can ruin a mind,
Darken the love, kill the kind.
Those gremlins think they are King of the Hill,
forcing me down to one knee, back to the bottle and pill,
Are these nostalgia demons here to stay?
Crippling my efforts, muting my say?
I hear you calling me those names so vicious,
Fat useless kid, poetry princess,
It’s hard to dampen the kill-joys within,
Where does one start? How to begin?
...
Ego assassins are in my head,
Mining my dreams, hoping to embed
those pernicious thoughts that can ruin a mind,
Darken the love, kill the kind.
Those gremlins think they are King of the Hill,
forcing me down to one knee, back to the bottle and pill,
Are these nostalgia demons here to stay?
Crippling my efforts, muting my say?
I hear you calling me those names so vicious,
Fat useless kid, poetry princess,
It’s hard to dampen the kill-joys within,
Where does one start? How to begin?
...
#strength
#courage
#inspirational
#SelfReflection
#determination
74 reads
8 Comments
cjflier
Poem Published
29th Jan 2023 10:55pm
29th Jan 2023 10:55pm
A God’s Trial
Pounded by waves, the longboat
pitches and rolls in the cold, angry sea;
surging swells as tall as the vessel is long
batter it non-stop,
The lone oarsman, abandoned by
his fellow sailors, holds on
(futilely?)
for dear life while struggling with
sail and rudder, battling desperately
to keep the dragonhead straight and upright
while Poseidon gives no quarter.
pitches and rolls in the cold, angry sea;
surging swells as tall as the vessel is long
batter it non-stop,
The lone oarsman, abandoned by
his fellow sailors, holds on
(futilely?)
for dear life while struggling with
sail and rudder, battling desperately
to keep the dragonhead straight and upright
while Poseidon gives no quarter.
#strength
#loneliness
#LifeStruggles #determination
#LifeStruggles #determination
21 reads
0 Comments
BatPowers
Bat Powers
Bat Powers
Poem Published
26th Jan 2023 2:39pm
26th Jan 2023 2:39pm
Tree Grown Crooked
Marked from the swing of an axes blade
Saplings wound bleeds
Dancing with the wind
This maimed and scarred root
The Oak o'r top her children
Under the darkness of the forest
Strong mothers fibers
Courageous the seed
Reaching toward the promise
A tree grown crooked
Leaves birthed green
Saplings wound bleeds
Dancing with the wind
This maimed and scarred root
The Oak o'r top her children
Under the darkness of the forest
Strong mothers fibers
Courageous the seed
Reaching toward the promise
A tree grown crooked
Leaves birthed green
#courage
#heroic
#determination
53 reads
2 Comments
Longblackhair6
Poem Published
25th Jan 2023 00:49am
25th Jan 2023 00:49am
Lottery
It's something unexplainable
However, knowing every detail
I want nothing but to be first
And never his sequel
His eyes are honest
But claims to be a mystery
I could see right through him
The day he played the lottery
That's right, I'm a gamble
But not something to scratch off
Unless it's down my back
Oh, how we're sick without a single cough
Our hearts collided
I never begged so much for one to stay
And it wasn't hard to fall apart
When she tried to get in the way
But he left all that behind
Without...
However, knowing every detail
I want nothing but to be first
And never his sequel
His eyes are honest
But claims to be a mystery
I could see right through him
The day he played the lottery
That's right, I'm a gamble
But not something to scratch off
Unless it's down my back
Oh, how we're sick without a single cough
Our hearts collided
I never begged so much for one to stay
And it wasn't hard to fall apart
When she tried to get in the way
But he left all that behind
Without...
#lust
#ILoveYou
#FallingInLove #determination
#FallingInLove #determination
114 reads
0 Comments
cjflier
Poem Published
22nd Jan 2023 3:54pm
22nd Jan 2023 3:54pm
Defiant
I stand in the middle of the cul-de-sac; barefoot on the pavement, arms reaching for the multi-hued grey sky, face turned upward with closed eyes and open mouth - silently screaming in defiance at the storm raging above my head. Large, cold raindrops pummel down upon the asphalt; so much accumulated liquid that minuscule waves are running in sheets around my feet as the water runs down the street, and cold enough against the hot blacktop to cause wisps of mist to rise in slow swirling eddies around my ankles. Bolts of lightning crisscross over my head; great arcs of searing, silvery-white...
#strength
#courage
#storm
#SelfReflection
#determination
25 reads
0 Comments
veganpoet
Poem Published
20th Jan 2023 3:09pm
20th Jan 2023 3:09pm
Standing Up
Pain strikes my heart
I'm on my knees
Everything shatters in two
I'm on my knees
On the edge of the earth I stand
Battling demons again
When future becomes past
This suffering remains
We drown in our tears
A victim of fear
Fall back down
Stand back up
Fall back down
I'm on my knees
Everything shatters in two
I'm on my knees
On the edge of the earth I stand
Battling demons again
When future becomes past
This suffering remains
We drown in our tears
A victim of fear
Fall back down
Stand back up
Fall back down
#strength
#courage
#motivational
#inspirational
#determination
56 reads
1 Comment
DU Poetry : Poems about Determination
