Best Recovery From Poems
Below are the all-time best Recovery From poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of recovery from poems written by PoetrySoup members
Her Masterpiece Is Her StoryHer paintbrush is a razor,
Her canvas, her wrists,
"I deserve the pain."
She shrugs and insists.
One day the brush will push down,
And it will cut so deep,
That...
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Categories:
recovery from, abuse, addiction, anger, body,
Form:
Rhyme
In A Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find HopeIn A Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find Hope
(The Solemn Prayer)
Raining splashing, fierce winds...
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Categories:
recovery from, art, deep, encouraging, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
The editing of meMy words were rewritten until they became yours
As grammar and syntax perfected your thoughts
Pages lined with highlighters polished me to extinction
I wanted to resist...
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Categories:
conflict, recovery from,
Form:
Free verse
Treasure in Adversityi am no longer
lost in the labyrinth
of your twisted mentality
i kiss the lips of freedom
once you drove
me insane in the brain
now stubborn stains wash away
i...
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Categories:
hope, recovery from, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
Why must I Cry I come to the garden along, while the dew is still fresh
on the meadows. Early in the morning do the bird's sing
praises...
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Categories:
devotion, inspirational, recovery from...,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Dear ExDear Ex,
I know you and I had our differences.
We were always finding new ways to say I loathe you.
It was my blameworthiness that allowed the...
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Categories:
life, recovery from...rain, rain,
Form:
Free verse
Better Days
The sun will break again for you, my friend
From out of darkness into light, you’ll tread
Your grief, it will subside and may soon end
And I’ll...
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Categories:
friendship, loss, recovery from,
Form:
Sonnet
The Luxury of OrdinaryToday was a good day
Today he walked on legs unbent
And erect spine of a man intent
On stilling the cacaphony of monotony
And smoothing the callouses of...
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Categories:
cancer, hope, recovery from,
Form:
Rhyme
I'm MoreYou severed my wings
For your failure to fly
But I soar - 'cause I'm more
than your ex, or your why.
11/6/19...
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Categories:
flying, recovery from, strength,
Form:
Quatrain
DELICACY IN PAIN
Her reveries slant the compass of time: 1970s. Minefields now roar through blurred visions. She retreats into dots of space to live in the moment,...
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Categories:
memory, recovery from, uplifting,
Form:
Haibun
Curse the HourI’ll not be the mask of your madness
I’ll not be the whip of your demands
I’ll not be the drug of your habit
I’ll not be the...
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Categories:
betrayal, recovery from, drug,
Form:
Quatrain
Can WeBe quiet quiet quiet
Shush shush shush
We’ve spoken too much
We haven’t listened enough
Black men and women
It’s not easy to be brave
Oppression and inequality
make you...
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Categories:
recovery from, america, angst, black african
Form:
Lyric
Egg ShellsNo more walking on egg shells
or stroking one mans pride
My wounded heart is open now
and at last so are my eyes
No more empty conversations
pro claiming...
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Categories:
recovery from...
Form:
Rhyme
My Pen CollectionAs the waves forever kiss the shore
One shot leaves you wanting more
My heart and soul, strong and true
With all the love they hold for you
Sometimes...
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Categories:
recovery from, devotion, faith, hope, life,
Form:
Couplet
To Kiss Each Morn, Color Outside The LinesTo Kiss Each Morn, Color Outside The Lines
Once each day brought, only torturous pain
as dull axe, slow cutting against hard grain
Dawn cast shadows that this...
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Categories:
recovery from, art, heart, heartbreak, memory,
Form:
Rhyme
A Bag of PopcornThey ask me why I’m so happy
Asking me, if I just won a prize
I replied, well I reckon I did
Today is a wonderful surprise
When you...
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Categories:
recovery from, food, happiness, introspection, life,
Form:
Couplet
From a Hospital Bed FROM A HOSPITAL BED
Wordancer
Even if I’m dizzy with an aching head,
I must not disturb the others in the beds
In this hospital ward where...
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Categories:
recovery from, childhood, depression, family, children,
Form:
Rhyme
The Jigsaw PuzzleHave you ever been insane?
Lost inside your own pain
Just trying hard to figure out
What this life is really about?
There are voices up in my mind
Sometimes...
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Categories:
introspection, life, recovery from...
Form:
Couplet
I got your message65 minutes reduced to 120 seconds
Bright lit room
White glossy tone with flowery curtains
Upon window's darkened vision
Your radiance emanated in celebratory gesture
As my eyes fell in...
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Categories:
recovery from, girlfriend-boyfriend, lost love, love,
Form:
Free verse
To All Of YouThere are times we are left to cope
With situations that drain our hope
Leaving us full of despair
At how some people just don't care
About the evil...
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Categories:
recovery from, angst, death, dedication, faith,
Form:
Couplet
In Land Of Cockaigne
I was driving home late one cold Winters night
It was minus ten and the moon shone bright
Then in my car headlights a young girl I...
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Categories:
recovery from, car, chocolate, fantasy, girl,
Form:
Narrative
The FixHe fills his syringe with poisoned words
pulling the letters one by one from his rusted spoon
They rise up through the needle in perfect order
"Disgusting" ...
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Categories:
recovery from, courage, poets, psychological, recovery
Form:
Free verse
FORSAKEN ON THIS DAY
Today’s wind shifts too fast like a muddle
of invisible lint…perhaps dust,as the air
resists this heart's unanswered questions
howling about this litany of a crushed promise:...
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Categories:
betrayal, heart, recovery from,
Form:
Free verse
Refolding the Paper CraneI tried folding a paper crane again the other day
and it didn't turn out right
tracing back my folds,
I knew I missed somewhere
unfolding,...
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Categories:
dedication, life, recovery from...,
Form:
Free verse
BetrayedOnce significant and alluring, your luster faded.
Perhaps it was the treachery in hollow eyes jaded.
Was there ever a light
in a soul dark as night?
Promises of...
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Categories:
jealousy, recovery from,
Form:
Rhyme