The Day the Beast Lost
I woke each break with cast a shadow my chest,
a nameless weight that stole my needed rest.
It spoke in lies I dared not try to fight,
and turned the morning darker than the night.
I laughed in rooms so no one saw the ache,
while every smile felt brittle, thin, and fake.
It fed on doubt, on all I
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational, strength,
Form: Narrative
Nature of The Beast
It stalks in silent corners of the mind,
a whisper, jagged, dark, and undefined.
Its claws creeps walls we dfy not show,
eyes ecstatic where our hearts should glow.
It scoff on mistrust, on every hidden fear,
gnawing at the edges of what we hold dear,
A silent growl underneath the laughing sound--
A truth too fierce to face the day unbound...
Yet
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Categories:
inner strength, courage, inspirational, journey, life,
Form: Narrative
Broken but Bold
I was destroyed by life's rough edges, ruthless stones,
Shattered pieces lost in silent tones.
But from the cracks, a fierce new flame was born—
A strength that rose through every ache and scorn.
Each fragment became a ground edge,
the story of struggles fought and led.
Steady, resilient and standing tall.
I rise untouched-- stronger after all.
The marks I wear are
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Categories:
inner strength, courage, inspirational, motivation, strength,
Form: Rhyme
Give Them The Price They Want
When folks accuse or blame you,
just stay calm, keep quiet.
They run the world, it seems,
and there’s really no winning against their words.
So just keep going forward.
Give them the price they want.
Let go of whatever makes them mad.
Step back when you need to,
stay out of their sight and reach.
That’s the reality—if you’re open enough to see
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
The Distance Within
2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 6 Poetry Contest// Sponsored by: Mark Toney
( 7th Place )
Written: August 10, 2025
I run the miles deep within,
a subdued race, an unspoken intent,
devoid of spectators-- no finish line,
just breath and heart, both entwined.
The shades lengthen along my path
but still a soft dawn finds its way turning into gray.
Stage
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Categories:
inner strength, hope, inspirational, journey, life,
Form: Lyric
I Left No Trace, In Empty Space
Three days ago, I was buried on
the ground as it seems!
A cascade of issues as the days go by.
The unrelenting sorrows and pain---
Weak, broken, desolation it brings!
I seized the world with open hands,
optimism, smile, love as much as could.
Full of hope, peace and wisdom.
Still joy would vanish out of sight.
I left no trace in
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Categories:
inner strength, faith, inspirational, journey, life,
Form: Free verse
A Version of a Woman in Time
Cruelty wears a crown in a cloaked place,
cold-blooded grins behind mirrored faces.
Remorse walks the halls bartering tattle while I fracture.
They crowned me in shame, but
within a queen still rises.
They buried me in a fire of hell,
But like ash-gray smoke, I rise and swell.
I am the silence of the crown,
gone through ups and downs
stumbled in
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational, spiritual, strength, woman,
Form: Narrative
Born to Rise
"Blackbird"
You cannot cage what's born to rise,
she blazed beyond their brittle lies.
They named her ash, they named her end,
but fire learns how not to bend.
Her silence cracked the sky in two,
she flew where only lightning flew,
They heard her cry, not weak–but wise–
a battle hymn of "Blackbird" skies.
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational, meaningful, motivation, poetry,
Form: Lay
Soft Goodbye
Roots in unseen air,
Dreams rise where no soil is bare—
Freedom lights the heart,
Growth chooses its own true way,
Dreams weave threads in silent play.
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational, spiritual,
Form: Tanka
The Unseen Bloom
Like a lone flower
in the silence of still air—
a graceful young girl,
modest in her quiet glow,
unseen by the insecure.
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Categories:
inner strength, school, strength,
Form: Tanka
Fire
i flicker
when spoken of
glow
in the breath
you shouldn’t have wasted
on apologies
ash settles like snow
on the bones of yesterday
still warm
if you press hard enough
to blister
i eat
whatever dares to name me--
anger
love
home
god
you told me
i burned too easily
but you lit the match
and called me beautiful
beneath my skin
a cinder waits
i have never ended
i have only gone quiet
for now
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Categories:
inner strength, fire, identity, metaphor, nature,
Form: Free verse
Inner Strength
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”- Mahatma Gandhi
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Categories:
inner strength, inspirational, life, self, strength,
Form: Rhyme
Light Within Me
I am the glow
That melts the snow,
A flame so bright
In the dark of night.
My spirit shines
Beyond the lines
Of shadow's reach,
A silent speech.
Through storm and shade
I'm not afraid,
For stars above
Flow through my love.
When others fall
I stand up tall,
A beacon clear
For those who fear.
My heart beams light
With pure delight,
A sacred flame
None can tame.
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Categories:
inner strength, light, strength,
Form: Rhyme
WE WERE ALL BORN TO BE GREAT
A spark within us, a flame that burns so bright
Guiding us forward, through life's darkest night
The voice whispers secrets, of a greatness yet unknown
A declaration that stirs the soul, and awakens us to our throne.
You, too, possess this greatness, a treasure yet untold
A light that shines within, a story yet to be unfold
Don't let the
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Categories:
inner strength, encouraging, hope, inspirational, poetry,
Form: Free verse
a flame no wind could touch
I searched for light
in the spaces you left behind—
in empty chairs at dinner,
in the silence that lingered after your name.
I thought if I tried hard enough,
if I gave enough,
I could bring it back—
the warmth, the glow,
the feeling of being whole.
But the more I gave,
the smaller I became,
until I couldn’t tell
if I was searching for you,
or
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Categories:
inner strength, break up, change, courage,
Form: Free verse
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