Struggles Poems - Poems about Struggles

As we journey through the many, of ife's different phases; Not yet knowing what one day will be, ...

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Stripped of dignity A refusal of warmth Forced palatability A black woman's life A spectacle to society Our pain Comedy Silence our only company In a world that chooses to ignore Our words speak with wisdom They choose to echo Educated and intellectual Our voices heed with warning Our weakness our instinct to nurture Despite their instinct to murder We want the world to progress Yet their...

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You smell like sweet roses, But I've smelled the sweat of the weak. My sight is as keen as an eagle's eyes; I see the chains, rusted from years of injustice, binding the meek. Segregation tried to tear us apart; Tried to break our spirits, but we stood unbroken. Like Carlotta Walls, I keep my head held high, ...

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A boy walks slow through halls of glass, His shadow flickers, thin as grass. Each step a secret, each breath a theft, Of hunger’s war and weightless heft. They whisper when they think he’s gone, “Is he okay? He looks withdrawn.” But laughter fades when backs are turned, And eyes like his are never learned. His plate remains a battlefield— Each bite a blade,...

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You’re tired, and you’re on your own. Stopping now won’t find you a home. Roaming the streets, searching for a safe place to sleep, Too scared of what strangers might think of you. Scared it’s always going to be this way. No one to turn to. No one to trust. The ones you called friends, the distant family— They betrayed you the...

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Today was so very brutal. I felt my strength worked to the bone. My family doesn’t seem to care. At times, I feel so alone. All the thoughts of would’ve, could’ve, should’ve come rushing to my mind. There are many peaks and valleys, as I keep moving through my life. The devil has always been right there, to discouraged and accuse. But...

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People say as I get older, I become more calm Enjoy the peace I never liked that kind of peace Bad luck when you are young Always struggling to survive Just thinking about doing things Use one day as several days Now I'm older, It's time to get some free time But my heart feels empty No matter if you take care of the children and...

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In the hallways where whispers cut deep like a knife, I walk with my head down, hiding my strife. You're just thinkin' it's a small thing that happened, But the world ended when it happened to me, unwrapped and unfastened. Each taunt and each jeer, they echo and cling, A...

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Verse 1 His coat is torn his shoes are thin The cold cuts deep beneath his skin Little boy coughs small hands that shake Winter's breath is much to hard To hard to take. Verse 2 Sidewalk echoes silent prayers People pass but no one cares Cardboard kingdom borrowed time Every step is a mount- Mountain climbed. Chorus And the city turns away Like they...

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Two cats saw the end of the world. Both felt its pain— They hid in alleys, Keeping the shadows at bay, But the visions that haunted them, Still remained. Both found homes, Comforting and fulfilling— Yet both dealt with the end of the world— So differently. One saw it as a reminder of death. All would shrivel, Nothing would remain, Everything would be replaced by pain. The other, Saw it...

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Kitsch, give me a Sign To go It’s kinda funny how life goes on While you sit in a corner all alone The saturday blues are real, To Your Shoes Weighing You down like stones On your foot And the Crinkle cuts of the eyes Are a beshrew Aging, as they call it, In action, A sequence “Folds aren’t...

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Living in a false vision,while creating illusions of bad decisions.In my past when my footsteps became ashes,I was stealing for others who really need it.I position myself in danger countless times for strangers with smiling faces who take advantage of kindness,weakness,and talents.But now that Im polished in my craft,Im well balanced surrounded with solid knowledge...

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Moses is dead.' For the Lord buried him, all who live under The Mosaic law.' Are awaiting death.' Not just death of the Body.' That is all our lot.! Yet a spiritual death to be ripped Away from God.' Torn as are your garments .' A sign of loss A sign of sadness.' Yet in God is fullness of...

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Life’s a road with twists so steep, Nights so long and hills so deep. Storms may rage and winds may roar, Leaving you with doubts you can't ignore. Dreams may shatter, plans may fall, Hope feels distant, weak, and small. Every step may bring you pain, Yet the sun will shine again. Tears may flow, but let them be, They will wash your soul,...

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No one knows how much you’re struggling until it’s too late, when the weight of it all is a shadow too heavy to carry. No one understands how hard it is to speak the unspeakable, to let the words fall like fragile glass shattering across silence. Your pain is a quiet echo, a storm that no one hears until it’s raging. Your feelings are a tangled mess, each thread...

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