Self Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Personal poetry about the way you feel about yourself
Her
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:59pm
Yesterday 5:59pm
Once I Did
I forgave both of us
Because he couldn’t
Love me anymore
Forever began
Today
Because he couldn’t
Love me anymore
Forever began
Today
#emotions
#hope
#love #TimeHeals
#love #TimeHeals
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krasaldo
Aldo Kraas
Aldo Kraas
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:58pm
Yesterday 5:58pm
The two
The two
Of us
Finally
Spending some time together
At the beach
Walking
And watching
At
The same time
The seagull's fishing
For food
At the
Beach
The two
Of us
Can't believe
How beautiful
It is at
The beach
And we can hear
The sound of the water
Roaring
Back and forth
Of us
Finally
Spending some time together
At the beach
Walking
And watching
At
The same time
The seagull's fishing
For food
At the
Beach
The two
Of us
Can't believe
How beautiful
It is at
The beach
And we can hear
The sound of the water
Roaring
Back and forth
#admiration
#courage
#emotions
#kindness
#love
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Nixprty
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:20pm
Yesterday 5:20pm
Ever Since
Uniformly informal
Figure me out
Pick at my hanging edges
Imperceptible to the naked eye
Unable to be looked for
Unable to be found
Lost in the endless chaos of being
Struck by the ever expanding future
Sleeping among the grass blades
Growing up and around my figure
Fight or flight or freeze or fawn
A missing persons poster without a name or face
A being
Being without a mouth or head
Being without living
Living without death
A mirrored image
Of a closed eye ...
Figure me out
Pick at my hanging edges
Imperceptible to the naked eye
Unable to be looked for
Unable to be found
Lost in the endless chaos of being
Struck by the ever expanding future
Sleeping among the grass blades
Growing up and around my figure
Fight or flight or freeze or fawn
A missing persons poster without a name or face
A being
Being without a mouth or head
Being without living
Living without death
A mirrored image
Of a closed eye ...
#identity
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Grace
IDryad
IDryad
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:45pm
Yesterday 4:45pm
A Ghost of a Rose
what do you say when its over
how do you form the words
to reach those gone forever
down that long winding road
can they see you
or feel you when you weep
will they weep too
or will they just stay asleep
there's an empty tea cup
next to an empty plate here tonight
my prayers and my hope
you're somewhere happy and warm
how do you form the words
to reach those gone forever
down that long winding road
can they see you
or feel you when you weep
will they weep too
or will they just stay asleep
there's an empty tea cup
next to an empty plate here tonight
my prayers and my hope
you're somewhere happy and warm
#death
#grief
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
Yesterday 2:10pm
Yesterday 2:10pm
The Monster Who Never Was
Love,
empty words.
I'm the monster.
That child of rage.
Who thought it was easier to be
thrown away.
Than to be treated with kindness.
She was the devil.
The girl beyond redemption.
But there's that light at the top of the well.
And she's afraid,
She's afraid to let it in.
Because if she does,
She won't know what to do...
She won't know,
And she'll weep.
Dare she should show emotion,
That this time she won't be beat.
She won't be shown the fake mask.
But the real face.
The face
Buried...
empty words.
I'm the monster.
That child of rage.
Who thought it was easier to be
thrown away.
Than to be treated with kindness.
She was the devil.
The girl beyond redemption.
But there's that light at the top of the well.
And she's afraid,
She's afraid to let it in.
Because if she does,
She won't know what to do...
She won't know,
And she'll weep.
Dare she should show emotion,
That this time she won't be beat.
She won't be shown the fake mask.
But the real face.
The face
Buried...
#denial
#despair
#grief #shame
#grief #shame
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Roguenarak
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:28pm
Yesterday 1:28pm
Eating Anguish
Monday, healthy but feeling diseased
The mind exists but can't be appeased
Blame a body that's been ever functioning
Disregard the holes the brain's been puncturing
Thursday, it's the sound of an increasing pressure
Tinnitus explodes into a burning sleep deprivation
Can't control what's been provoked by nagging dread
Control has been lost, madness slowly takes its stead
The pain is everywhere, and the culprit remains undetected
Triggered, angered, the pain is from the body disconnected
Distrust the conclusions of trained...
The mind exists but can't be appeased
Blame a body that's been ever functioning
Disregard the holes the brain's been puncturing
Thursday, it's the sound of an increasing pressure
Tinnitus explodes into a burning sleep deprivation
Can't control what's been provoked by nagging dread
Control has been lost, madness slowly takes its stead
The pain is everywhere, and the culprit remains undetected
Triggered, angered, the pain is from the body disconnected
Distrust the conclusions of trained...
#anxiety
#fear
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Alviola
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:55am
Yesterday 8:55am
Sleep Sits by My Feet and Waits
I lean back, I do not lie,
my neck secure in the palm
of a small pillow, I stay
busy until i cannot,
slipping into a sort of sleep,
book disappears to a place
I will not know until tomorrow,
the work I have set aside
enlists in the wars in my dreams
The rain outside has the timber
of the newsman on TV
There are presidents and bad news
but they are now a nonsense
Once in a while the bed calls
to the old man inside me,
to lie on my side, hand under
the peace of a pillow, inside
the...
my neck secure in the palm
of a small pillow, I stay
busy until i cannot,
slipping into a sort of sleep,
book disappears to a place
I will not know until tomorrow,
the work I have set aside
enlists in the wars in my dreams
The rain outside has the timber
of the newsman on TV
There are presidents and bad news
but they are now a nonsense
Once in a while the bed calls
to the old man inside me,
to lie on my side, hand under
the peace of a pillow, inside
the...
#aging
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Pinkdreams
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:43am
Yesterday 1:43am
Trade In
I need a new life,
even at my age
If I weren't so depressed
I'd be filled with rage
If I didn't have so much rage,
I wouldn't be depressed
I think you can surmise
my life is a mess
Sometimes I don't want to
truly means No, I can't
This matter is serious
it's not just a rant
You can't quit your job
the children need you!
I can't help them if I'm dead
I am one worn out Jew
I want to escape,
but where will I go?
That's for me to find out
And soon I will know.
even at my age
If I weren't so depressed
I'd be filled with rage
If I didn't have so much rage,
I wouldn't be depressed
I think you can surmise
my life is a mess
Sometimes I don't want to
truly means No, I can't
This matter is serious
it's not just a rant
You can't quit your job
the children need you!
I can't help them if I'm dead
I am one worn out Jew
I want to escape,
but where will I go?
That's for me to find out
And soon I will know.
#anxiety
#FeelingTrapped
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Shilohverse
Shiloh Mello
Shiloh Mello
Poem Published
15th Sep 2024 8:57pm
15th Sep 2024 8:57pm
Flickers Of Solace
The first time I felt the rain seep through,
I was a child, barely ten,
Wandering through the dense, dark woods
as nightfall's chill set in.
Lost and young, in a summer haze,
I was a sleepy wanderer at camp,
unaware I'd strayed far from my spot
until I woke, cold and damp.
Barefoot I ran, through tangled brush,
clad only in my night clothes,
branches scraped my face and legs,
As the wind howled and the storm roared.
I slipped on stones and mossy ground,
with no sense of where to flee,
then moonlight showed...
I was a child, barely ten,
Wandering through the dense, dark woods
as nightfall's chill set in.
Lost and young, in a summer haze,
I was a sleepy wanderer at camp,
unaware I'd strayed far from my spot
until I woke, cold and damp.
Barefoot I ran, through tangled brush,
clad only in my night clothes,
branches scraped my face and legs,
As the wind howled and the storm roared.
I slipped on stones and mossy ground,
with no sense of where to flee,
then moonlight showed...
#strength
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Wordsmith
Poem Published
15th Sep 2024 6:50pm
15th Sep 2024 6:50pm
Beyond the shadow
In darkness, I dwell, where shadows roam
A world that's turned cold, leaving me to atone
For sins I didn't commit, I wear the blame
A heart once full, now but a hollow frame
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
But I'm stuck in the mud, with no way of knowing
If I'll ever find my way, out of this darkest night
Or if I'll be forever lost, without a guiding light
Lonely streets, I wander, lost and forlorn
Echoes of memories, forever torn
From the depths of despair, I cry out in pain
But the world just moves on, leaving...
A world that's turned cold, leaving me to atone
For sins I didn't commit, I wear the blame
A heart once full, now but a hollow frame
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
But I'm stuck in the mud, with no way of knowing
If I'll ever find my way, out of this darkest night
Or if I'll be forever lost, without a guiding light
Lonely streets, I wander, lost and forlorn
Echoes of memories, forever torn
From the depths of despair, I cry out in pain
But the world just moves on, leaving...
#apathy
#grief
#loneliness
#mythology
#nightmares
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Nic3456
Poem Published
15th Sep 2024 3:30pm
15th Sep 2024 3:30pm
Parents
Parents, oh the ones that care for you?
Parents, oh the ones that are supposed to love you?
Parents, oh yes those ones!
Was there something wrong with me? Where was your love?
Did it go out the window when you hit me?
Did it go out the window when you called me names?
But you love me?
Right?
The comfort you gave me was masked by your anger
The comfort... where?
The mask you put on when people were around
People thought you were great!
Behind closed doors,
The anger...
Towards me, each other...
Parents, oh the ones that are supposed to love you?
Parents, oh yes those ones!
Was there something wrong with me? Where was your love?
Did it go out the window when you hit me?
Did it go out the window when you called me names?
But you love me?
Right?
The comfort you gave me was masked by your anger
The comfort... where?
The mask you put on when people were around
People thought you were great!
Behind closed doors,
The anger...
Towards me, each other...
#anger
#confusion
#family
#father
#mother
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Nic3456
Poem Published
15th Sep 2024 3:29pm
15th Sep 2024 3:29pm
Scars and Trauma
We survive trauma and keep on living
Why?
We survive trauma and keep on living
But... why?
If that day was successful, would it mean that my pain wouldn't be this harsh
The child inside me begged to be love
When i woke up i begged for a day that was never coming
so why..... do we survive trauma and keep on living
I begged you no but you did not hear my screams
But why?
Did i say No to quietly?
Did i not say anything at all ?
Didn't you hear me?
Didn't you see the tears down my face?
Did you hear me? ...
Why?
We survive trauma and keep on living
But... why?
If that day was successful, would it mean that my pain wouldn't be this harsh
The child inside me begged to be love
When i woke up i begged for a day that was never coming
so why..... do we survive trauma and keep on living
I begged you no but you did not hear my screams
But why?
Did i say No to quietly?
Did i not say anything at all ?
Didn't you hear me?
Didn't you see the tears down my face?
Did you hear me? ...
#anger
#anxiety
#DomesticViolence
#heartbroken
#loneliness
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