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Struggle Poems - Poems about Struggle

Struggle Poems - Examples of all types of poems about struggle to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for struggle.
Grasping Nightmare
Sleepless every night, My mind's deprived of the light. Even in midnight, I can't sleep tight. Sleep's always in delay, It feels like a replay. Can't rest even for a day, I feel like my body starts to decay. My eyes are heavy, But...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, anxiety, depression, emotions, strength,
Form: Lyric
The Last Supper
Our candle refuses to consume the night, it lit only to paint our shadows on the round mud walls We were splattered greys of thin paint, mounted bold and unbowing, guarding our supper like the ancient gods you...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, angst, appreciation, bible, character,
Form: Free verse



Past years
These past years I have progressively lost My inner child People Trust Friendships Battles Myself. But I learned, To make myself valuable Not available Stand up and fight Struggling chapters Are beautiful Patience Is the key You've to discover Your right...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, appreciation, blessing, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Perfect in Defect
To fly strong with broken wings, To wax eloquent with but a pinch of words, To race into hearts and history with one leg less— These make the truest tales of perfection, The highest perfection under Heaven: To strip defect...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, inspiration, power, strength, success,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Struggle
We fight what we cannot win...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, life,
Form: Monoku



Because Pandemic is Holocaust
Because the mind still stays The memory of the holocaust, And the face reflects the twinge that still lurks In the hollow of our frail hearts; My mournful pen shall bleed In a forever flow of pensive mood. We are survivors Who...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, emotions, grief, holocaust, hope,
Form: Free verse
THE SILENT BATTLE
In the stillness of night, I find myself alone, A young soul with dreams, but fears have grown. I’m caught in a struggle, a war in my mind, Wondering if I’ll make it, or be left behind. My heart...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, cry, deep, depression, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Mother Said
Mother said, "In the depths of your plight," "Face the storms, even when you’re not right," Though life’s breadth may stretch wide and tight, Hold onto dreams, let them shine bright. She spoke of a world with borscht and...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, emotions, light, mom, mother,
Form: Narrative
Don't be afraid, dear friend
When all your efforts meet with cruel defeat, And shattered dreams lie at your weary feet, When shadows dance, and fear whispers its dread, And hope seems lost, like a flickering thread, Don't be afraid, dear friend, don't lose...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, inspiration, inspirational, life,
Form: Rhyme
Success
Those who deserve in return , more , Often are betrayed playfully by Fate ; The turmoil and the hardships in spate , Leave the invincible contender sore ; One might as well lose the pursued track , Or the...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, confidence, courage, encouraging, inspirational,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member In the dream of others, I struggle like a leaf carried by unknown winds
In the dream of others, I struggle like a leaf carried by unknown winds, Caught in a web of desires and expectations not my own, my soul a voiceless prisoner, I navigate illusions, a shadow lost in...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Honoring Freedom
From the depths to the shore, From birth to death, There is always something more. More hopes, More desires— We are never satisfied, neither at the start nor at the end. The rules of boundaries are often scattered, Our breath is bound...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, allusion, anxiety, beautiful, birth,
Form: Free verse
Please Life: A Daughter's Lament
Dear Life, Please tell my mother that I'm sorry that I can't shield her from this storm Tell her I remember her gentle hands soothing my fevered brow Tell her that her strength was my anchor when my own body betrayed...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, courage, daughter, emotions, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Girls' Grit
"I should not go to school today," Says every girl who feels this way. "I've got the monthlies and the cramps, A flood, a flush, and uterine camps. My mood swings low, my temper is high. Nature's tide flows, I...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, endurance, girl, high school,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member STRUGGLE IN THIS MESSAGE
I have come to realize that this SUCH and such is MUCH. Here is the MESSAGE. I struggle to Know every grain of SALT and SAND. THIS CRUCIBLE SENT the Blood rushing to my BRAIN!...Read the rest...
Categories: struggle, adventure, city, conflict, courage,
Form: Free verse

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