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Self Poems | Examples of Self Poetry

Self Poems - Examples of all types of self poetry to share and read. This list of self poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of self poetry. This list of works about self is an excellent resource for examples on how to write self poems.
Premium Member Selflessness Requited
The blissful ignorance of self-denial as a means to self-awareness and inner meaning denies the selfless bliss of service and love for others. To make less of self, to cease selfish cravings and desires, is more about striving to satisfy the needs...Read the rest...
Categories: best friend, love, self,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Be yourself
You can't be someone else and no one can be you so be yourself...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Monoku



The Souper Integrity: Truth in Every Verse
Thou who would bear the name of truth-teller, Reverberate the sound of truth with words of flame That the gen’ral mind daren’t whats’ever. And set forth a heart of righteousness unrestrained. Neither friend nor acquaintance matter not, Thy words thou...Read the rest...
Categories: self, 11th grade, integrity, truth,
Form: Free verse
Give yourself some time
It's ok to give yourself some time Would you like to hear me rhyme Hating yourself doesn't cost a dime But it should pretty much be a crime. It's ok to give yourself some time Are you afraid...Read the rest...
Categories: self, growth, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Future Self
“looking back, I’m ashamed of what I was I’m different now, though not without flaws Each crest becomes a trough, as we move on God slowly steers soul towards a new dawn” ...Read the rest...
Categories: self, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme



In Shadows of Dawn
My greatest fear is not the fall, But failing myself, the deepest dread. A Queen I sought through toil and call, Now stands before me, love’s thread. She rekindles spring's warm embrace, Her beauty in each quiet glance, Her...Read the rest...
Categories: self, emotions, growth, hope, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Sanity fair
Oh That's strange Shh quiet Internal system Do you all hear that Does it sound or seem like she Is at peace today Quick Someone do something Make her think Of anything To disturb and irritate Her serene state Quick hippocampus Flash a memory Of...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Future Self
The spent sun sank on the transit, took away the colors of the chameleon sky. The masked face of clever craft on display enticed me to walk entranced on the dark garden pathway. The creepy night sipped the fluid...Read the rest...
Categories: self, analogy, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member to love yourself is to lose yourself
loving yourself is not easy you have to lose yourself first in something you adore a hobby that you can do by yourself something that engrosses you that you can do for eight hours eight hours? yes! at least, maybe more I can draw...Read the rest...
Categories: self,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Enclosed in a Mist
Enclosed in a mist no vision I cannot see beyond the limits of my cares ...Read the rest...
Categories: self, anxiety, creation, god, how
Form: Free verse
Self Portrait
"Self Portrait" My Picasso pro Boscis only Knows Pinocchio Lighthearted Lies laying in cubis Tic Isms Of truth...Read the rest...
Categories: self, art,
Form: Free verse
The Scream
Overwhelming yet desired, Intense feelings merge with emptiness. A face smeared with an obligatory smile conceals an ear-shattering internal scream. Politeness is a must, Obedience is required. Eternally inferior, eternally a fool. She is crying, pleading to be set free. Overlooked and...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, self,
Form: Free verse
My Future Self
Reflecting on the miles, I've traveled so far I've walked through shadows, and wiped away scars I'm not the same soul, I used to be Time has taught me, to let go and be free I'm still a work...Read the rest...
Categories: self, confidence, inspirational, poems, smile,
Form: Free verse
Psyche
Eyes without zeal Fists without soul Tongue without bone....Read the rest...
Categories: creation, humanity, perspective, self,
Form: Than-Bauk
Premium Member Make Up
I no longer wear make-up. Nor on my skin, Cheeks, nose, or chin, But on my lips. No, I do not use make up. -You can touch. I am as raw and bare as one can witness...Read the rest...
Categories: self, age, confidence, courage, philosophy,
Form: Free verse

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, and more.

Definition | What is Self in Poetry?


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