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Best Struggle Poems

Below are the all-time best Struggle poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of struggle poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Soul Embrace
Sunlight rains upon my face
Cascading memories cloaked in mystery
Kissing my eyelids
Ancient teardrops glide down my cheeks
Warmth illuminating my hungry soul

A sense of calm
A pulsating ellipse...

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Categories: struggle, age, child, creation, fantasy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Whispers Shared
Your time worn hand rests on my shoulder
A gentle firm touch
Ancient fingers stretching awake
And for that moment in time, I receive you
My body marinates in...

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Categories: struggle, appreciation, beauty, community, creation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Quarantine of the Soul
-Quarantine of the Soul-


Tranquil pills fall deep like the night
A sweet fangless course
Bites with no remorse
Your eyes struggle to read my ageless soul
Lost 
Dark
You open...

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Categories: struggle, depression, emo, future, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member No Such Thing As Forever
We all arrive alone naked and vulnerable,
crying our eyes out, not knowing -
this is the first day of the rest of our life.
I guess the...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: struggle, analogy, death, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member If I Had Money
if I had all the money that I ever wanted,
               ...

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Categories: struggle, drug, introspection, universe,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member No Thunder Without Lightning
Lightning rarely strikes without thunder,
causing havoc in gloomy skies.
Humans can't control their plunder,
seeking shelter until the storm dies.

Once, I was your prince - full of...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: struggle, absence, angst, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Pie In the Sky - Dedicated To Andrea Deitrich
guided streams  of bright lights few squeeze through a crystal tight sky 
colours this nature scene brand new a freshly baked pumpkin spiced pie

a...

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Categories: struggle, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Black Cloak
It's like a black cloak around our world bringing misery and death
Virologists are saying " you ain't seen nothing yet" 
If only our leaders would...

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Categories: struggle, death, evil, goodbye, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Yesterday's Fragile Truth
Betrayal devastates your trusting heart,
severing love's bond; before it can start.
And depression slowly entraps your soul
as disparaging lies exact their toll.

Chameleon clouds change to match...

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Categories: struggle, angst, betrayal, depression, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Poet's Adoration of Nature
As dusk's misty tones awake from silence,
darkness fades, as birds gather to rejoice.
A beautiful reminder of patience,
their sweet melodies give nature her voice.

Darkness fades, as...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: struggle, analogy, nature, poetry,
Form: Pantoum
Premium Member Because I Love You
I saw the bitter tears of unhappiness
Running down your agonizing face,
Ravaged with pain,

And I became a sponge of compassion
To absorb them.


I heard the howling 
Of...

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Categories: struggle, friendship love, humanity, society,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Stunning Spring
Trees wear a gown of bright emerald green
Where birds are nesting in branches up high
Parents shield fledglings so they can’t be seen
Until they can spread...

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Categories: struggle, beauty, daffodils, humor, nature,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Soothing Serenades
Pained piano keys compose 
a chorus-less composition.
Melancholic moods crave
to sway back and forth  
like bluebells and lilies dancing,
when kissed by the morning breeze

Forlorn flute...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: struggle, analogy, deep, sad,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member The Brave
The brave are more than ones who battle on
in fields of warfare, showing valor true
The brave are more than those that wars have won
There is...

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Categories: struggle, truth,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Train Tracks
We used to ride our bikes,
the ones without brakes,
along rusty tracks,
trying to keep up with trains

but like life,
they moved too fast,
we always got left behind.

Even...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: struggle, abuse, analogy, childhood,
Form: Free verse

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