Losing Hope Poems

for the ones losing hair, light, and hope—this is you.

They said I was nothing special.
Just a crawling thing,
skin too thin,
eyes too tired,
body too slow to...

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I am evil.
I am evil.
And still, in my evil, don’t leave me, Lord.
If You walk away, I will fall.
My flesh will devour me.

I’ve tried to...

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solemn thoughts
meanderings
wandering over the night
stars glistening
on seas of ebony
nocturnal whispers, reflections
in moonlight inklings
stars hesitant
to glow, where the past peels back
layers of discord
naked,
scars boldly weeping
remembering…

darkness is...

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Mine was a somewhat humble Holy Grail.
For forty years, I hoped to see a plane
fly right across the moon. I hoped in vain.
Though once I...

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I survived even after losing'

I was that girl, who was afraid of questions,

But life taught me to become the answer.

In the house where voices were...

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I will constantly try to raise the bar.
Strive for greatness; that's certainly in me.
Destined to be a noble superstar.
Break through rusted chains that will set...

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Startling as the rise of the moon
On autumn’s twilight, beautiful as June
still breath of joy, falling like stars
silent truths…

stunning as the august wind
warming to the...

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“The Sonrise Inside of Me"
(by Michelle L. LeBlanc 04/04/2023)
Dedicated to my son, Jayden Donald LeBlanc


My heart aches
My body breaks
My mind protected
My tissues exorcisted

A whole new...

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Sun breaks the plain,

Light, meet eyes again.

Energy pouring in,

Been feeding the living,

Since the beginning,

The world keeps spinning.

And yet we are giving,

Power and attention,

To a man,

And...

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Time slips by as the wind whispers through the trees,
Waving hands fly like the movement of the breeze
And families pray for those they love, all...

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I wish these pills prescribed could give me a hug
I wish they could turn into someone who’s gone that I loved Instead they’re a thin...

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Another day goes by
I sit rather impatiently awaiting its bright light
Was it circumstance or plainly my tenacious misfortune?
Hundred of times for them, I tried
And each...

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I heard beauty hides behind eyes,
            Under the ugly disguise of the flawed skin,
As...

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I feel so caged,
Having to see the same walls,
Over and over again.

I think I’m losing my mind.
I wish to see the whole world,
But the dream
Fades...

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It’s a dream
Conceived by no one but me
To be pursued by no one but me
Aim at greatness, fame, and legendary
Until its accomplishment, until I’m there.
...

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