Best Self Acceptance Poems
“Forgiveness is a funny thing.
It warms the heart and cools
the sting,”
Author: William Arthur Ward
Walking can really help daily stress.
Prayer and meditation, do I bless!
Writing poetry that fills you with pride.
Puts a lift in your step, this I do abide.
Reading a comment, makes your soul fly.
Fear not being ignored, they do come by.
Simply stated, above all, just be pure you.
You’re God’s creation, and no one is like you!
5/3/2024
Self Acceptance
by
jude Kyrie
After you left me
I know it was my fault
the drinking the depression
sure it was me.
It's always me.
I stopped seeing the therapist.
she was right
I was the cause of my downfall.
I needed to man up and change.
But I don't want to change.
My brain and my heart
have been in a knife fight
all my life.
I like my flaws
Perfect things are boring.
So what
if this means I am broken
and less lovable.
I don't care.
I like my flawed poems
better than her therapy.
They don't care
how flawed and broken I am
and they never ever judge me.
When I was a child though bright but always in fright
Accepted whatever the people furled with fury or flurry
Resulted in to know self –my strengths and weaknesses
That gave me a chance to know what I am in reality.
I accepted all challenges to my large family life
Self-acceptance came from meeting challenges
As a result of that, I went beyond all of them.
Learnt, the greatest success is successful acceptance.
One of my grandsons says I am like a fierce tiger
But the fierceness is in my words and not deeds
One of my daughter-in-laws says I am a volcano
Bursting but beneficently and that too very rarely.
I have never numbed myself in trials and tribulations
Nor built mental walls to exclude pain from my life
And have found peace not in denial, but in victory
And never in life have been interested in stolen goods.
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How can I know love when I’m made of sin?
Evil and wrong, there is no place for me,
And pain melts away as the blade slips in,
Behind the closed doors where none dare to see.
There on my knees my words pleading for why,
I was condemned to hell ere I was born,
My heart turns black and I feel myself die,
Yet she stopped me as the sun rose to dawn,
The lady who dared me to see her face,
With words of wisdom from the days of old,
My light in the darkness of divine grace,
She took me in as my faith remained cold.
My lady within me when I see fear,
She draws me closer to hold me near.
Form: English Sonnet
beyond my beautiful reflection there is self
acceptance make it clear for the misconceptions
of the one's who assume from their perception
and make handouts of their rejections.
I know who I am I know where I stand I'm
determined to expand to be in command
it's in my demand I will continue to rise looking
down on the hateful eyes never will I be what
you expected nor am I here to be accepted.
A prisoner to the fat.
Devouring self joy.
Longing to heal.
Celebrating the life,
God has given.
Smiling and laughing,
I embrace this sexy belly.
An angel of desire,
Naked and wet,
I take my breath away.
There's an emptiness inside of me
when you're looking at her and not at
me. Not good enough i feel like,
that's what its always been, always
someone better hanging around the
bend. Though deep inside i know im
something great so why do these
guys still dissipate? Beautiful
smile,shining eyes,joyous laughter
contagious and alive. Soft pale
skin,amazing sense of humor,wiser
than my years, stronger than my
fears. Then a glance at these girls
and i have to laugh, im more a
woman than they could ever be so
why am i sitting here contemplating?
If you feel guilty
Don't blame it on others will
Quite accept simply.
Dear healing self, this is a letter to you,
FORGIVENESS:
With words of forgiveness and love so true,
For letting others hurt you, I'm sorry for the pain,
For not giving you the love you deserve, I take the blame.
I forgive others for the mistakes that they've made,
And I apologize for the mess that I have laid,
Let's move forward with acceptance in our heart,
Knowing that everything happens and we'll never fall apart.
ACCEPTANCE:
Let's live in the reality and not our emotions,
For not everyone can be our favorite notions,
But that's okay, we'll accept it and let it pass,
And focus on the present, where our true happiness will amass.
SELF-LOVE:
Most importantly, I'll never abandon you,
I'll be your best friend and your strength too,
I'll love you for who you are, and nothing more,
Together, we'll overcome anything that lies in store.
Fight back tears
Certain fears
Felt rejection
Choose election
Acceptance of self
Use a book upon a shelf
Look into why
Let that little girl cry
Stay in tune
For what’s coming soon
Is big change from within
With the guidance and love from Him
He knows my name
And what I fear
I hear His answers clear
Thank you for this day
Forever with Him is what I pray
Thank you God for all You’ve done
Got me through when I was young
Now I’m in just today
Holding Your hand
One of many in the band
I stand tall, a champion of unyielding might,
A winner, not a quitter, in the arena of life's plight.
A victor, not a victim, with a heart that beats like gold,
A conqueror, not conquered, with a spirit that never grows old.
I'm blessed, not cursed, with favor that overflows,
The first, not the last, with a destiny that forever glows.
A hero, not a zero, with a story to be told,
A disciple, not a deceiver, with a heart that's pure and bold.
I'm a fighter, a warrior, with a will that's unbroken,
A champion of hope, with a spirit that's unspoken.
I'm wise, not dull, with insight that shines like the sun,
A master of my fate, with a future that's just begun.
I'm the head, not the tail, with a vision that leads the way,
A trailblazer, not a follower, with a path that's lit by day.
I'm a game-changer, a history-maker, with a story to unfold,
A legend in my own right, with a legacy that's yet to be told.
I'm a force of nature, unstoppable and strong,
A wave of positivity, that never goes wrong.
I'm a light in the darkness, a beacon that shines so bright,
A warrior of hope, with a heart that beats with all my might.
I'll rise above the noise, I'll shine like the morning sun,
I'll conquer every challenge, and my victory will be won.
For I am the head, not the tail, with a destiny that's divine,
I'll walk in victory, with a heart that's full of joy and peace that's mine.
My mind is no longer stuck in one process.
I Stopped retaining all the negative.
I am learning how to exterminate it .
I will forgive those who know no better.
I need a distraction.
I need to re-think.
Re-train thoughts that I have been learned.
Like a recording echoing in my minds ear.
I have no time for idle chatter of misgivings.
No more energy wasted on negativity.
No more slumbering thoughts of a destiny to be lived unloved.
For I know I am worthy of greatness.
For I know I am worthy of happiness.
I am worthy of all things that create harmony and joy.
I will take that invisible key, unlock my minds door that shelters.
My greatness will be revealed, my true power ready to be witnessed.
It is now time to throw away the darkening madness of self defamation.
To begin the affirmation of self love.
To bath in its warming light.
Exhale out all the demons who have kept me trapped.
Inhale the sweet smell of the wisps of Angels.
Following their foot prints.
Helping to lead me to my true higher self.
Seeing the beauty, singing with glory.
Spreading my wings.
Learning once again how it feels to fly.
I’m not for every eye to see,
a quiet truth that lives in me.
Steady in heart, grounded and whole,
I guard the light within my soul.
I may not bend to each demand;
my roots hold firm where I stand.
Through scars and stumbles, I claim the road,
guided by courage to bear the load.
If I don’t fit the world’s tight mold,
I’ll shape my life with hands untold,
for I’m not bound to every frame,
and what I am won’t fear the flame.
I've learnt to accept everything and everyone else,
Now if only I can finally learn to accept myself.
This complex mixture sticks like a repeated song in my brain, a nuisance
There are times of repose but as Mama birds to her babies always a prompt return
They zing in like invisible torture devices, medieval in their cruelty
I am a whipping girl and have paid in atonement millions
To God in prayer please forgive me
There are no lucid excuses
I am who people saw
But I now know
I'm good
Amen