Best Self Examination Poems

When the voices are silenced
And my mind is void of the tyrants
Only then will I be free
Only then will I able breathe

As for now, I lie awake
Thinking over every mistake
Pondering life and where it ends
Not looking through a rose colored lense

Pessimism tears my fragile being...

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If I knew I’d have but one last day upon this Earth
I’d look to the heavens and examine my life’s worth
Self examination would raise questions aplenty
And poor decisions I'd made, surely there would be many

In 24 hours, would there be time to set things right?
Could...

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i cannot stare too deep
into the game you're playing.
i cannot stand too close
to the dragon you're slaying.

erase the markings of
scars that have haunted
let love rule and flow
as a mighty river of truth...

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We drift, unaware—
years merge into moments,
promises fall by the wayside, collect dust.

If we could backtrack every decision,
each fault line of our days,
would we discover we really lived
or just shuffled in place?...

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