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Determined Poems - Poems about Determined

To Be Determined
With silent eyes, And beckoning cries, And apathy to see underneath, Began a climbing grief, Of what he once used to be, Closed the doors, Don’t let them see, Open the drawers, Find the mask to be hidden, And they won't yell ‘good riddance’, With a sword in hand, He battles like a dance, Shooting like a sparrow, With the precision of the arrow, A time in the nights, When...

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Categories: determined, 9th grade, fantasy, fate,
Form: Free verse
Pre-Determined Donkeys
Donkeys are known for their sheer stubborness; determination beyond compare. I see three "saints" for donkeys, nonetheless - Mary's transport to Bethlehem's square and Balaam's unique donkey, quite rare. Mary's donkey is not mentioned per se in God’s Word, but I don’t think she walked. Balaam’s donkey saw an angel guarding the way. After two beatings, he sat down and balked; and in self-defense...

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Categories: determined, animal, appreciation, bible,
Form: Quintain (English)



Ten Seconds
I'm down on the ground, My brain starts to pound, It may not be fun, But ten seconds aren't done. 10 seconds remain. I still have time, To arise again, The timer hasnt hit ten, Time isn't my friend, 8 seconds remain. I punch hard, I kick, I choke, I feel sick. I try to yell, over the incessant chants, This is the last time, my last chance. Five...

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Categories: determined, bullying, depression, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Crazy Pitbull Life
My Crazy life as a pitbull/ My Crazy life as a pitbull, I'm labeled a beast/ I'm always doing nothing wrong but they always target me/ They always say I'm crazy, they wanna oppress/ This is the life I chose to live so I don't stress/ I'm solitary and reclused but not by choice/ I keep going and going and just...

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Categories: determined, care, character, confidence, courage,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Haze
THE HAZE Shuffle, I shuffle through the haze; Stopping just short of the light. I reach up, only stabbing with splinters the tiny fractions of time. It's this, this, this, and that. The pieces fall and gather fat-ten-ing, their bits at my feet. I pick up the pieces and, here, hold this. It's not that heavy, a...

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Categories: determined, anxiety, courage, pain, strength,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member determined to be morose macabre and melancholy
she resigned herself to feeling morose macabre and melancholy determined to be miserable, was our cousin, Miss Harriet Holly. Focusing on wretched negativity, and all things bad. Tossing good things out of her schemata said my friend Tad. Determined to be solemn, depressed, angry, alone and sad. It was a keen observation from the self-absorbed Tad....

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Categories: determined, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Belinda is Determined to be Sad
Belinda has called my phone three times today I have not responded, even texting her back because she is always miserable and woeful conversations are one-sided, and depressing I had forgotten this when I reestablished contact it did not take me long to remember now I am stuck if I answer the phone I do sometimes, when I am cleaning so she feels...

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Categories: determined, depression,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Only Slade's Brain
Tim was the new judge in Deadwood Flat Not really qualified, just a rancher at that He first case was of the outlaw, Horace Slade Caught red handed in a cattle raid The jury took ten minutes to recommend the noose Better than letting this rattlesnake loose. Tim smoothed out his robe, asked Slade to speak Slade perked up, though his future...

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Categories: determined, humor, time, western,
Form: Lyric
Resilience
Yes, you have fallen. It felt like a defeat. In time, you realize You still have the breath of life. Calamity has no victory. What felt like an enormous blow Brought you to your knees. Determination fills your bones, Resilience, your soul. Broken, but not shattered, Injured, but surviving, Gather every ounce of life you have, Take a deep breath, Say a silent prayer and Proceed! Chanté Walker January 18, 2024 “If...

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Categories: determined, confidence, depression,
Form: Free verse
Be Mine
Eventually, I get everything I want, Even if my list goes endlessly, But now, In this moment, All I want Are ur arms, Ur hands, Ur eyes, To be mine to look at I want something, That I can't have And it hurts Like crazy To fall asleep, With u beside me, So I won't have to pretend, Or dream, That you were here To escape This wretched, Twisted reality, With you by my side, All I want... All...

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Categories: determined, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Determined Summer
The sun, so warm today- last two as well after the rain storms cooled off hot humid days. It seemed the Fall had arrived; switched off the air, put on the heat. But Summer, smiling said, “No, not yet! Autumn stay away- my time here's not done!” ...

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Categories: determined, goodbye, summer,
Form: Etheree
Determined
I know it may seem crazy Who am I not to dream Who am I not to reach for the stars Life is not as bad as one thinks it would be I feel determined to race over obstacles To knock down impossible walls With my creator as my backbone I know I will always stand tall So I sit determined....

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Categories: determined, 11th grade,
Form: Ballade
Premium Member Determined To Paint
Renoir father of the impressionist style his art celebrated femininity and beauty he was poor, often could not afford paint arthritis in later years made it difficult still he painted...

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Categories: determined, art,
Form: Free verse
Three Words That Are Determined By Just About Everything
Three words to contemplate, Three words to educate, Three words to celebrate, Three words to navigate, Three words to negotiate, Three words to dictate, Three words to implicate, Three words to frustrate. Quality of life is what I want to talk about, Quality of life is what I want to shout about, Quality of life is what I want to warn about, Quality of life...

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Categories: determined, age, analogy, appreciation, care,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Analysis Paralysis
When you look at your reflection in a mirror, what do you see? I see a failure, and that failure is me. I feel like I’m stuck yet I pace up and down. My face is etched with a worrying frown. The problem is I tend to fester and then over-think. At times It’s so bad I feel like I...

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Categories: determined, anxiety, care, depression, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme

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