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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.

Marathon of Memories

2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 7 Poetry Contest// Sponsored by: Mark Toney 
( 2nd Place ) 

Written: August 10 , 2025 


The morning fog low over

Categories: self, inspirational, journey, life, memory,

Nature of the Beast

The beast bites the hand
taught to feed and stroke its mane
the wild creed and lash
can't be tamed chained nor retrained
hunger defeats any pause

each person harbors
a

Categories: angst, anxiety, self,

The Fear Of Being Alone

If your behavior is a reflection
     of what others say you are,

Categories: self, fear, feelings, identity, introspection,

Little Mirrors

Reflection catches
My guilt .
I lose the trust 
In whatever  , God,  I  pray too.
I need a release ,
I need to take the

Categories: self, anxiety, depression, extended metaphor,

Decrypting the code

The highest truth is God unmanifest,
one without a second, outside space-time,
resplendent in pristine glory undressed,
renews Himself in Himself as heart’s chime.
As subjective awareness all alone,
energy

Categories: god, self, spiritual, truth,

A Piece of My Mind on Peace of Mind

They asked for a piece of my mind—
so I offered silence, wrapped in gold.
No rage, no clamor, no thunderclap,
just breath unbroken when the world turned

Categories: self, anxiety, imagery, imagination, inspiration,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Categories: self, beauty, spoken word, strength,