Self Poems Seeking Friendly Advice
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Personal poetry about the way you feel about yourself
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Em-ily
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:10pm
Yesterday 10:10pm
Experiment #55
Experiment #55
#love
#religion
#faith #magic
#faith #magic
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toniscales
Lost Girl
Lost Girl
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:35pm
Yesterday 6:35pm
On Aging
I was always afraid
Of growing older.
I'm 47.
My twenties and thirties were dark,
Horrible times,
Storms of insecurity and uncertainty.
But now, peace has finally come.
I realize I don't need anyone
To make me happy.
I only have myself.
And that's enough.
It's okay to be alone.
Of growing older.
I'm 47.
My twenties and thirties were dark,
Horrible times,
Storms of insecurity and uncertainty.
But now, peace has finally come.
I realize I don't need anyone
To make me happy.
I only have myself.
And that's enough.
It's okay to be alone.
#aging
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2 Comments
senid
Poem Published
Yesterday 2:51pm
Yesterday 2:51pm
Visible
And everyday it was difficult, walking around and knowing that people saw me one way, knowing that they were wrong, so completely wrong, that the real me was invisible to them. It didn't even exist to them.
So: If nobody sees you, are you still there?
—Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
Visible
written June 5th, 2021
I slowly approach
the idea of
being visible
after a lifetime of
being afraid
of being seen.
Being invisible
is a kind of protection.
If I can be invisible
disappear even to myself ...
So: If nobody sees you, are you still there?
—Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji
Visible
written June 5th, 2021
I slowly approach
the idea of
being visible
after a lifetime of
being afraid
of being seen.
Being invisible
is a kind of protection.
If I can be invisible
disappear even to myself ...
#identity
#myself
#SelfDiscovery
11 reads
1 Comment
Spanker
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:18am
Yesterday 1:18am
Ode to Difficulties
The hardest things in my life have been the best
Parenting, university, work, poetry
The endless list goes on
And I’m so fucking thankful for it
Parenting, university, work, poetry
The endless list goes on
And I’m so fucking thankful for it
#LifeStruggles
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Spanker
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:11am
Yesterday 1:11am
Pens & Words
Put it away mate
Your pen is no almighty sword
Well
That’s what you say
The throngs of pleasance
Venture something more
And I’m no barricade
To their mad desires
Hell
I’m one of them myself
Your pen is no almighty sword
Well
That’s what you say
The throngs of pleasance
Venture something more
And I’m no barricade
To their mad desires
Hell
I’m one of them myself
#LifeAsAWriter
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Em-ily
Poem Published
19th Jun 2021 10:22pm
19th Jun 2021 10:22pm
"Why not patience.
Why not patience.
13 reads
1 Comment
SLYMBEKQUEEN
Poem Published
19th Jun 2021 7:44pm
19th Jun 2021 7:44pm
SHE helps me love me
I never knew SHE was there until SHE was born
Painfully in labor from within my soul SHE was torn
From the moment I sensed HER I knew SHE was the thorn
to my rose and the breaking of a new dawn
SHE says baby love yourself more don't be afraid to explore
SHE says touch yourself there and there and there just a little bit more
SHE loves it when I ENJOY myself yes SHE adores
My face of pleasure when I am a whore
SHE Whispers to me that I am a Queen
Other times I'm a junkie high on benzene
SHE is drive that gives me force ...
Painfully in labor from within my soul SHE was torn
From the moment I sensed HER I knew SHE was the thorn
to my rose and the breaking of a new dawn
SHE says baby love yourself more don't be afraid to explore
SHE says touch yourself there and there and there just a little bit more
SHE loves it when I ENJOY myself yes SHE adores
My face of pleasure when I am a whore
SHE Whispers to me that I am a Queen
Other times I'm a junkie high on benzene
SHE is drive that gives me force ...
#identity
#mirror
#acceptance #SelfDiscovery
#acceptance #SelfDiscovery
27 reads
8 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
19th Jun 2021 12:21pm
19th Jun 2021 12:21pm
The Ice Moon Of Saturn
As i wander off
To the land of fae
Whence i shall fly
Under a moonlit sky
And dance in circles
With my fairy friends
And ride on the backs
Of dragons
Warmed by their firey breath
As their cinders
Flow through the air
Like glowing fireflies
As their roar
Like rumbling thunder
Quakes the Earth
And i will feel free again
As i admire the magic all around me
Engulfed by its' majesty
As i escape these earthly shackles
That bind me
As i kiss
The wet, and watery wind
And...
To the land of fae
Whence i shall fly
Under a moonlit sky
And dance in circles
With my fairy friends
And ride on the backs
Of dragons
Warmed by their firey breath
As their cinders
Flow through the air
Like glowing fireflies
As their roar
Like rumbling thunder
Quakes the Earth
And i will feel free again
As i admire the magic all around me
Engulfed by its' majesty
As i escape these earthly shackles
That bind me
As i kiss
The wet, and watery wind
And...
#love
#hope
#dreams #surreal
#dreams #surreal
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1 Comment
Grace
Idryad
Idryad
Poem Published
19th Jun 2021 00:40am
19th Jun 2021 00:40am
Seventh
there may be distant rainbows
hopes in twinkles of stars
in the midnight skies
if I can only see them
I just see shadows
of old yellow ribbons
on leafless trees
bring in the clowns today
those that scream
and walk upside down
for their mirthless smiles
those that squirt tears
from their suffering eyes
remembering with sad hurrahs
Seven months gone
dear one
peace be yours
in rainbowed skies.
hopes in twinkles of stars
in the midnight skies
if I can only see them
I just see shadows
of old yellow ribbons
on leafless trees
bring in the clowns today
those that scream
and walk upside down
for their mirthless smiles
those that squirt tears
from their suffering eyes
remembering with sad hurrahs
Seven months gone
dear one
peace be yours
in rainbowed skies.
#love
#memorial
#NoPoo
11 reads
6 Comments
Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
9th Aug 2020 2:23pm
9th Aug 2020 2:23pm
Fragile
They've labeled me fragile
Handle with care
A brown paper bag
That's easy to tear
Better tread lightly
Around my fractured mind
Sometimes it is harsh
And feels no need to be kind
Other times it's the saddest song
That you've ever heard
The closing refrain
Of my funeral dirge
But it can find sunshine
Through the pouring rain
It's what keeps me going
Despite all the pain
Handle with care
A brown paper bag
That's easy to tear
Better tread lightly
Around my fractured mind
Sometimes it is harsh
And feels no need to be kind
Other times it's the saddest song
That you've ever heard
The closing refrain
Of my funeral dirge
But it can find sunshine
Through the pouring rain
It's what keeps me going
Despite all the pain
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
241 reads
7 Comments
Cipher_O
Poem Published
18th Jun 2021 9:41am
18th Jun 2021 9:41am
Epilogue of Rain
The epilogue of the rain
sounds like quelling silence.
A solve unto my pain -
a mystery I cannot solve.
Maybe I am insane -
I have long thought but never said.
because…
being insane was something that always made me proud.
Does that make me insane?
I guess I just didn’t want to be the same
as all those people in the crowd.
I guess I just wanted my silence to be loud
and vanquish the seeds sown
by lying scheming manipulative powers that be
that write the script of you and me
...
sounds like quelling silence.
A solve unto my pain -
a mystery I cannot solve.
Maybe I am insane -
I have long thought but never said.
because…
being insane was something that always made me proud.
Does that make me insane?
I guess I just didn’t want to be the same
as all those people in the crowd.
I guess I just wanted my silence to be loud
and vanquish the seeds sown
by lying scheming manipulative powers that be
that write the script of you and me
...
#dark
#rain
#honesty
#rebellion
#dystopian
37 reads
14 Comments
SLYMBEKQUEEN
Poem Published
17th Jun 2021 10:17pm
17th Jun 2021 10:17pm
Your Scars
Your scars tell me of the battles you have overcome
Each and every one would have had me numb
Strong as a King in command of his castle you did not succumb
You fought and made life dance to the beat of your base drum
A warrior, battle scars that prove you are brave
Your lust for life and love is what I crave
Every warlord you defeated and made your slave
Ready for the next king to show to a grave
Your smile is your best defense
Wielding your weapon at every chance
Victorious and with honor you did the sword dance
Not ever...
Each and every one would have had me numb
Strong as a King in command of his castle you did not succumb
You fought and made life dance to the beat of your base drum
A warrior, battle scars that prove you are brave
Your lust for life and love is what I crave
Every warlord you defeated and made your slave
Ready for the next king to show to a grave
Your smile is your best defense
Wielding your weapon at every chance
Victorious and with honor you did the sword dance
Not ever...
#love
#admiration
#respect
31 reads
8 Comments
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