Introspection Poems | Examples of Introspection Poetry

Beauty is in the mastery of the life your have created for yourself the interests and passions you've delved into culminating in the unique individual you've become you are the tapestry of your life's work...

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"Thoughts must not be stifled; they need tears, an outlet, a sigh, words." ...

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Tending to be creatures of whimsy, spirit and superstition Deriving power from unsteady voices Unsure of the implications of undefined “truths” Pandering to the belief that “they” are the only “one” Would we bow before an icon, an idol, a statue Blindly serve a heaven-sent huckster Or maybe…someday…become more than an echo Become a voice, an action, a thought That alters the arc...

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Summer breeze on an upside down perspective Warm waters in the blue distance Clarity still no closer than when I first arrived How can I feel filled with unbridled joy But still feel hollow empty tears to cry? We walk for hours everyday Trying to find a semblance of how we can change We know the errors, the cause of the...

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I think at times I am unfair with poetry, wanting perfection I am not -- wanting poetry to clarify, purify...as though poetry were independent from its source alas, poetry is only worthy as its loss....

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back in the day i did not get much schoolin' but mama said boy don't let your right hand know what the left hand is doing and everything will be okay now bring mama her slippers Lord have mercy and thank ya Jesus amen...

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I should be going somewhere, I should be doing something, And be living a meaningful life But I'm not, instead I'm just Floating, floating, floating in a buoy; Here is where I am Drifting nowhere near to anywhere And I'm distant, close to nothing Distant and drifting Floating, floating, floating in a buoy; I don't know why I'm content With choosing less than the best For myself,...

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Girl on my knees her skin woman's, where bulbs are floral not a light — she makes up darkshade eyes with pins girl on my knees while in her dress, no — sans that bright look on my tomb though still not dead — with her tongue's first memory's bite of a scarring sample of bread — Jiff butter or...

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Every time I fall in love, It seems I'm through before I start. What's wrong with me's no mystery, I have an absent-minded heart. I meet a girl, she seems ideal, But when Cupid shoots his dart, I tend to duck and dodge so it can't lodge In my absent-minded heart. Before too long the girl moves on, Another romance falls apart. And when she's...

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Write a poem show poetic flare! But not too deep not too bright surface is easier to share – you can take a reader to water... but, Lord!~ you can make one drink – too complicated will just make a lazy eye blink…....

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Diamonds on a rain puddle I'm twirling in a sea of colors Flashing lights and headlights In a modern world of gray I'm dancing in a rainbow And the best part about the rain Is that it masks the tears Some would call me weird Others would find this sanctuary Being alone is what I'm used to Surrounded by voices Because they don't see What I see So...

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how do we greet fellow souls who we meet ~ are our thoughts, words and deeds, gentle and sweet...

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i lowered my guard and let you in a child-man disappointing me at every turn i'm fuming under my hat half afraid of an explosion one step forward two steps back how easy it is to close my eyes and pretend everything's alright a balancing act when in fact we are at opposite ends of the spectrum have i become someone who settles or are my...

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Not caring leads to more not caring and leads to even less caring. It’s a slippery downhill slope that gets you nowhere fast. So get a grip. Stand tall. Kick it up a notch and quickly veer off that self-destructive ramp. ...

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deep within the woman in me a coiled divine energy sleeping waiting ready a spiritual connection embraces Bhairavi goddess of Kundalini meditation clears the path half awake dormant healing soothing plugging into a universal source through chanting mantras through breath itself mental peace aligns Submitted on June 27, 2025 for contest KUNDALINI sponosred by UNSEEKING SEEKER...

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