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, and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Purpose	Chaya Lg	Tanka	self, creation, dream, fate, future,
	Copycat	george seal	Light Verse	butterfly, self, sunshine,
	Unto You	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	self, truth,
	There is a Hammer on my Keyboard	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	self,
	A New Store In Town	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	self, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Don't Push Me Any Longer	robin davis	Rhyme	anger, growth, self, strength,
	She Broke Free of her Chain	Caren Krutsinger	Ballad	self, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	OUT AND ABOUT	Line Gauthier	Free verse	self, adventure, age, beauty, change,
	Eat Your Heart Out - 21	Maureen McGreavy	Free verse	love hurts, self,
	Self	Piercing Words	Narrative	deep, identity, life, self,
	Doubt Senryu	Paul Callus	Senryu	anxiety, self,
	Therapy	Judy Dunbar	Rhyme	self, angst, anxiety, lonely, pain,
	That Woman	Brenda Chiri	Rhyme	life, sad, self,
	I Can Feel My Bliss	Caren Krutsinger	Blank verse	image, self,
	Almost	kim Debolt	I do not know?	beauty, journey, self, truth,
	Cleanse	Chantelle Anne Cooke	Monorhyme	appreciation, love, self,
	Have Always Been Myself	Marissa Faries	Free verse	self, character, growing up, identity,
	Love Richard Restak	stephen crenshaw	Narrative	self, 12th grade, 6th grade,
	Crystals in my Pocket	Crystal Toureene	Rhyme	change, garden, self, spiritual,
	Amphibian Me	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	perspective, self,
	Broken Pieces of My Soul	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	self, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Just Believe In Yourself	M. L. Kiser	Acrostic	self, appreciation, confidence, courage, faith,
	Boxing Myself Into A Corner	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	self, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Thinking	M. L. Kiser	Diminished Hexaverse	self, feelings, how i feel,
	San Francisco Shows Me Myself	Caren Krutsinger	Light Verse	age, self,
	Just Your Man	John Crowe	Rhyme	self, anger, cool, husband, hyperbole,
	I GAVE IT A TRY	Daniel Koria	I do not know?	self, simple,
	Strength	Edward Ibeh	Acrostic	inspirational, poetry, self, strength,
	I am mine, I am my own	Kudzai Mhangwa	Free verse	appreciation, self,
	Identity Lost	Harrison Waiters	I do not know?	self, angst, conflict, depression, emotions,
	now I am	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Free verse	how i feel, self,
	Never Say Die	Taina Rodriguez	Free verse	self, angst, anxiety, confidence, courage,
	Better We Live Better We Try	Kenneth Alexander	Rhyme Royal	self, addiction, africa, confusion, culture,
	THE FOCUS SONG	Cortez Maurell Lewis	Ballad	self, appreciation, clothes, confidence, identity,
	Shaky	Jakob Towell	Rhyme	self, beautiful, courage, emotions, feelings,
	Break through	Sonali Thakur	Free verse	depression, encouraging, power, self,
	He Never Did Mind	Victoria Lucas	I do not know?	childhood, corruption, self,
	BRIYAH	Brian Pierre-Alexander	Free verse	self, identity, image, inspiration, inspirational,
	Seven Pieces of Me	Sheri Fresonke Harper	Free verse	self, appreciation, destiny, fire, recovery
	Being Ones self	Tom Wright	Lyric	identity, self,
	Euphoric Deliverance Provokes Deft Writer	matthew harris	Free verse	self, art, community, dedication, humanity,
	at one - undone	Kelli Hall	Free verse	self, depression, how i feel,
	Reflexive Reflective Introspection	Christopher Goss	Free verse	imagination, introspection, self,
	No More	Troy Toney	Rhyme	self, confidence, conflict, encouraging, how
	Facade	Jackie Chou	Free verse	psychological, self,
	LIVING IN HARMONY	Demetrios Trifiatis	Epigram	happy, life, self,
	THE IMPEDIMENT	Demetrios Trifiatis	Epigram	happiness, life, self,
	Mirror Mirror	Laura Hay	Rhyme	age, self,
	Reflection	Byron Kaya	Free verse	introspection, mirror, philosophy, self,
	Your Answers Are Yours Alone	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	self, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational love,

Self Poem Example

As I Stand Here Waiting

The world keeps spinning on,
but I wish it could go backward instead.
Who have I become, where have I gone?
I don't even know what goes on inside my own head.
I am not this person I have become,
I never was and thought I never would be.
This is someone else,
This is not me.

My priorities have shifted,
I value things that once meant very little.
I search for things to fill the gap,
but only find things that are noncommittal.
Happiness in one night packages,
is what fills my life now.
I'm not sure why,
I'm not sure how.

I want more,
but do I deserve it?
This battle is repeated inside my head,
but I will never truly admit it.
I know I could do more
I know I could be greater.
But in my own head,
I am a master debater.

I'm so afraid of failing,
that while I hide that's exactly what I'm doing.
I have so many hopes and dreams,
but are any of them even worth pursuing?
What if I fall flat on my face?
In front of everyone I know and love?
But then again I could be better than I expect,
go beyond and above.

You never know what the future holds,
only what has happened in the past.
In order to make your future what you want,
you better live in the present while it lasts.
Seize each day,
and do what makes you happy.
For no one can see what lays ahead,
whether it be great or crappy.
I may not know who I have become,
but I do know who I want to be.
I want to be present in my life,
no more being an absentee.
The past is the past,
and the future lays before us.
The old me,
I will repossess.

Poem Copyright © Sierra Cowan