WanderingWondering if I should,
Wandering into what's good,
I could stay here forever,
It would never get better,
Change comes like the weather,
Another feather in the cap,
I stumble into another trap,
Slapping me in the face,
I start chasing my dreams,
Falling through the seams,
My ego screams,
My spirit streams,
Through different...
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Categories:
america, angel, blessing, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Now And Then
When my body is sculpted to perfection,
When my beauty gleams without a flaw,
You may whisper that I’m artificial—
But I am not. I am the raw,
Unyielding truth of perseverance,
The echo of battles I’ve won alone.
You question me with narrowed eyes,
Raise suspicions like...
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Categories:
appreciation, betrayal, character, confidence,
Form: Free verse
My HabitMy Habit
You say I eat a lot—
But a lot eats me.
I got stress I can’t tame,
Hate that drives me insane.
So many therapists I can't name,
Yet still love you and can't cause you shame.
Before you judge me based on my order,
Saying I have an eating disorder—
Ask:
What the hell in this world is in order?...
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Categories:
confidence, 8th grade, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
EnoughI've been to dark places
I've lost myself and all the basics
I've crawled on my hands and knees
Fighting to stand up again
Gritting my teeth
Tears down my face
I will never be the same
No one will be in my way
I've backed down from battle
I've fought for love and lost it all
I've hiked the muddiest mountains
Proving the strength...
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Categories:
confidence, dark, i am,
Form: Free verse
My Fake Daughter, My True Friend, LaurenAt twenty-six, a gentle flame,?
A golden heart, a glowing name.
?With grace she walks, with light she stands,
?A scholar's mind, with helping hands.
What once began with drinks and cheer,?
Evolved into a bond so dear.
?Not bound by blood, but something more,
?A kindred soul I now adore.
She’s laughter in the darkest night,?
She’s wisdom when the path’s not right.
?An...
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Categories:
appreciation, best friend, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
The possession of a mad man is the only terrorIt started soft and slowly
With only shallow things
An itch or twitch or swallow
But kindly not from me
The walls would twist and turn at night
And I’d be seeing things
A pillow to hold a choir within
And slowly simple things
Would do more then make me mourn myself
Do more then make me bleed
My chest was heaving rocks and smoke
Thrumming...
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Categories:
confidence, confusion, corruption, courage,
Form: Free verse
TessJust now I’ve met somebody beaux,
whom I perceive to truly glow
—(oh! anxiety—oh! fitful fret!)—
Somemany beaux (just now I’ve met!)
has flicked a spark of gaiety
O’! Fitful fret! O’ Anxiety!
for outfits worn—For, mask and mark
of gaiety has flicked a spark
to illumine a free soul born
for mask and mark, for outfits worn,
and who’d begun “woman”.—Hu(man?):
A free soul...
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Categories:
beauty, confidence, freedom, gender,
Form: Quatrain
Beautiful LadyWhat a beautiful lady standing in front of me,
I imagine what life would be.
Her beautiful smile, so big and so bright,
Makes me know that what I feel is right.
With every laugh and every tear,
Communication and understanding are clear.
All our fears seem to be put to rest,
Whenever she cuddles into my chest.
An everlasting friendship and love,
Makes...
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Categories:
appreciation, confidence, destiny, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
The DecentDeep in melancholy fields I sit.
Heavy with the thought, I'm pinned in place
The past, present, future wrestle in silence
A hill of happiness rises in the distance—out of reach, yet inviting
I notice that both sides are longer than the apogee
My legs tremble, not from the height but from fear
Fear of short-lived joy
Each step echoes in the...
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Categories:
analogy, confidence, happiness, perspective,
Form: Free verse
lack of confidence
Categories:
confidence, women,
Form: Senryu
Ego Cups That Runneth Over
Ego cups have now been filled
To the point of overflowing
Confidence and power now heightened
Fuel to keep ego’s growing!
...
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Categories:
bullying, character, confidence, identity,
Form: Rhyme
What doesn’tagree to disagree
At a young age, I started to realize that the only way to make my mom happy was to agree with her.?When you agree, everyone is happy… right??But no.?I was so busy thinking about keeping everyone else happy,?I forgot to ask myself what made me happy.
It wasn’t people.?Wasn’t drugs.?Wasn’t love.?And it damn...
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Categories:
confidence, absence, addiction, age, analogy,
Form: Free verse
DESPAIR NOTDESPAIR NOT
Root not in despair,
be in the reaping of God’s
fruits of healing grace:
Glorified in your progress,
continue plowing onward:-
...
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Categories:
cheer up, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Tanka
Petitioning the divineMeticulously petitioning the Divine for renascence,
From the trepidation of my solipsistic ways.
A renascence into the sempiternal.
For a moment, I was indolent.
But mercy is not optional,
Love unconditional.
Seeking the Magnanimous One,
The Luminous One renders me numinous.
Promised blessings falling like raindrops,
Sheltered by anointing,
Like Daniel, before whom beasts capitulate,
Like Shadrach, untouched by flame,
Like Job faith unshaken by...
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Categories:
confidence, angel, baptism, bible, change,
Form: Free verse
Stacking odds in your favour
being easygoing has its advantages
but a framing of how life is processed
helps establish rules of conduct
when relationships are in the making
clarify expectations
say what you mean
and mean what you say.
clarity of ideas
well expressed thoughts
precision of words
understanding what works
and what doesn’t ~
life not a crap shoot
improve the odds
take charge
be in the driver’s seat
AP: Honorable...
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Categories:
confidence, feelings, relationship, words,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Confidence Poems
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