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Reflection Self Poems

These Reflection Self poems are examples of Self poems about Reflection. These are the best examples of Self Reflection poems written by international poets.

Under A Full Moon

Sitting under a full moon
I begin to think
I think about how lucky the moon is
Sitting high in the midnight sky
Not a worry in the world
I...

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Categories: self, appreciation, creation,

The invitation of love into a black woman's heart

Deep down she was a hopeless romantic
Masked with hate because she thought she couldn't have it
After all she was a black woman 
When she asked...

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Categories: self, black love, discrimination, longing,

Getting in The Way

I am always trying
to put words into the mouth
of mornings, speak 
over the quiet that descends 
at dusk when the world
pauses to take a breath.

It...

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Categories: self, silence, sound, world,

A Monster’s Misery

I don’t like mirrors anymore 
They’re a reflection of everything I try to ignore 
The acne on my face 
My stomach gaining weight 
These love...

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Categories: self, anger, angst, dark, depression,

Her journey to self love

She sat in front of her vanity mirror 
Her reflection felt unfamiliar 
The girl in it didn't look how she pictured 
She felt like a...

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Categories: self, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, discrimination,

Light That Never Fades

Inspired by song “The Temple of the King” (Rainbow)

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Categories: inspirational, life, light, self,

Familiar Ache

I keep planting gardens in my wounds,
wondering why everything tastes like rust.

Maybe I don’t want to heal—
maybe I just want prettier scars.

Some nights, I mistake...

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Categories: self, anxiety, conflict, dark, memory,

In Your Studio

I’m on your lap
in a photo I no longer have—
a toddler with a borrowed brush,
my hand caught mid-daub
on your canvas.
It was staged, of course—
your painting...

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Categories: self, art, childhood, father, growing

Is a Mirror Just a Mirror

A mirror isn't just a frame,
A sheet of glass that speaks your name.
It shows your image. Yes, it's true–
But now the whole of what is...

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Categories: self, beauty, spoken word, strength,

Is a Mirror Just a Mirror

A mirror isn't just a frame,
A sheet of glass that speaks your name.
It shows your image. Yes, it's true–
But now the whole of what is...

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Categories: self, metaphor, remember, strength, symbolism,

In your Arms, I Wander

I am the writer, reader, and spectator.
Lying down in your arms, my eyes wander.
Just look into your eyes in quiet solitude;
My tears say all in...

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Categories: self, anxiety, betrayal, cheer up,

Hear ye

To be safe is to cozy up with your past,  
Like that old sweater you can’t throw away—a bit frayed, but a blast!

What you...

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Categories: self, confidence, devotion, inspirational love,

The little girl at the muesum

Museums
A place full of stories
Of art
Not just in the paintings 
But in the people too

A little black girl walking hand in hand with her mother...

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Categories: self, childhood, daughter, innocence, mother,

Doe In My Yard

Doe In My Yard

I glimpsed out my bedroom window looking for nature's signs giving me clues about what today will bring.

A lone doe was nibbling...

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Categories: self, conflict, confusion, growth, trust,

The Window

An unexpected storm happened last fall
I put a window in to keep out the snow and wind
For the comfort you brought me, I embraced you
You...

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Categories: self, break up, loss, motivation,