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S -Stewards
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Stewards
Stand guard
Secure in place
Serving as loyal soldiers
Selfish souls like weeds wither
April 4, 2022
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Categories:
11th grade, self, soulmate,
Form: Verse
No RegretsYou wanted to have me as your girlfriend
Knowing that I was saving my body
For the man should I one day wed
I am fifty-six years old now
And still never been married
But I continue to believe it’s...
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Categories:
self, body, dream, for him,
Form: Free verse
60 degrees of separationSo many good acquaintances-- I wish I could get to know
Alas, we're kept apart-- cuz I made them think I'm too weird, though :(
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Categories:
self, feelings, friendship, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Couplet
Accepting Me
There are moments when l feel l don’t belong
Not singing in tune to the right song
Not dancing in time to the right beat
Not walking straight with my two left feet
When younger it bothered me
Thought someone...
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Categories:
character, self,
Form: Rhyme
Poetry A Safe Place
Theres is a freedom in writing poetry
A freedom to share of matters of the heart
To be honest and open without judgement
For me anonymity plays its part
I find it easier and therapeutic at times
To write my...
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Categories:
freedom, poetry, self,
Form: Rhyme
Unwritten absenceI see it right there, the subtle changes,
As you tuck those toes underneath your tights,
Fighting behind silences and sickening sunrises,
Contain yourself, you might cross a fire you can’t outcry,
I can hardly...
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Categories:
self, absence, dark, lost, mental
Form: Free verse
Self-DiscoveryBut the truth is someday I will actually finally find
The entirety of who I have always been in my mind,
As my spirit finally becomes one with life's big wind....
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Categories:
identity, self,
Form: Sijo
ShadowsWritten 22 September 2023 For :
No. 1242 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
...
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Categories:
imagination, self, surreal,
Form: Verse
Nostalgia and Regret
Way back when I was a cager cager = basketball...
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Categories:
growth, nostalgia, sad, self,
Form: Couplet
PretendingI began faking a smile at 10
Although I never cried in front of others, I stopped showing all feelings
By age 12 my friend began self harm
Thinking about it was as far as I ever got
To...
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Categories:
self, abuse, anxiety, fear, innocence,
Form: Free verse
ForgivenessOh, Great Father of all
I come before you in awe
My heart tainted between your laws
Let me repent and do you no wrong...
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Categories:
forgiveness, self,
Form: Free verse
Wanderling's ReflectionYou wake up, leaving me alone
Are you now wise enough to see?
Twice I trod young, towards far western climes
Twice, the change capturing naive heart.
Then I camped in wild Mountain’s high
Desert floors and...
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Categories:
self, adventure, engagement, freedom, journey,
Form: Free verse
Dialogue Between Thunder and the Lamb Part 2"I am the wisdom of Greeks
I am the gnosis of the savage barbarians
I am the shrewdness of Greeks
I am the prudence of the lawless barbarians
I am despised everywhere
I am loved...
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Categories:
self, i am, identity, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Nothing to sellThey thought it strange he wanted to love others
They thought it out of character. What is he up to? What is he covering up?
Beyond expectation, his transformation, an aberration?
What was left behind is too high...
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Categories:
identity, self, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
KamuningYou make me a small land using body
Providing peace and hiding privacy
My heart thus stretches with relaxation
And quietly tasting your strong fragrance
As holy and sweet as pure honey
You define me as being...
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Categories:
self, feelings, flower, life, men,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Self Poems
Read wonderful self poetry on the following sub-topics:
acceptance, confidence, dear, determination, esteem, future, harm, hate, identity, inner, love, note to, personality, reflection, sacrifice, worth,
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Definition | What is Self in Poetry?
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