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Toughen Poems - Poems about Toughen

Premium Member DAILY GRATITUDE L R KNOST
... Today I’m grateful to revisit the words of L. R. Knost… She wrote: It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a world that is heartless and cruel… It is our job to raise children, w......

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Categories: toughen, children,
Form: Rhyme
Timid Tom
...Timid Tom had a typical token, a tiny teddybear, a tasty taco, a tattered tophat Tom had his things taken by taunting Tess , but Tom toughen So he told the tall teacher Now he is no longer ......

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Categories: toughen, anti bullying,
Form: Alliteration



Thank You
... Thank you How I keep saying Deep gratitude showing Generosity, kindness, beauty The wonder and joy of giving.. What would I consider or measure The value of what is received, the......

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Categories: toughen, beauty, dedication, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member So Naive
...Who am l kidding It means nothing at all Just another pile of bullsh*t Into l fall Am l so gullible Thinking the best To be disappointed, disillusioned My heart put to the test Toughen ......

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Categories: toughen, confusion, hurt, self,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Vanilla Pudding
...nobody sees you the way I do in your wheelchair with your unopenable arms where everything crashes to a gray twisted landscape my brother alpha male of demon strut clashes in our shared chil......

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Categories: toughen, angst, bullying, caregiving, child
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Ogre
...I’m not much of an ogre he thought As a chipmunk nibbled his twisted toe nail. Nope, I like my fur fluffed and clean And my nails…well, not painted But neatly buffed and filed. Damn! I hate me......

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Categories: toughen, humor,
Form: Free verse
Old Green Bottle
...Get drunk oh bottle dance through the market Square Covering your shame with linens of lies a repulse and comic act While easing into the saucer Get drunk oh bottle beat ember of tired fla......

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Categories: toughen, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What If God Said
...What if God said “I cannot love you all.” “you will have to toughen up, look after each other, love one another.” “What!!! How can I love ......

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Categories: toughen, god, love, people,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Wanda and Rudolph
...Your only four feet tall and you got a red nose taunts the scarlet witch "But I have antlers strong & sturdy and I can outshine a blood moon anytime " You can buck your horns but you can't delive......

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Categories: toughen, appreciation, humorous, relationship,
Form: Narrative
Oh, Insecurities
...I was unfaithful cuz I’m insecure I was an unfaithful guy that’s for sure Rough road I chose for myself, true Toughen up, it’s all on you, bud — said a woman too In the middle of the road in Ne......

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Categories: toughen, angst, anxiety, depression,
Form: Lyric
Resilient and Bold
...I shied away from the sunlight today I lied to myself and thought it was the truth in a way I tell myself…as my skin above my blood begin to boil rapidly in anxiety— Toughen up, it’s all on you, b......

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Categories: toughen, angst, anxiety, depression,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Marmite Man Found Hiding In His Jar
...Sir Tom aka Marmite Man It’s obvious you are the people’s choice “But do not” rest on your laurels As I too have a voice!! I’ve noticed when addressing the people There’s a recurring whinge of......

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Categories: toughen, humorous, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Truth
...Truth lies within us all Tarnished by our egos, Taunting evil voices Trusting bad decisions, Toughen, bruised and shattered......

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Categories: toughen, betrayal, conflict, lost, truth,
Form: Pleiades
Ocean Waves
...They hit shores like never before Wonder what they were thinking about To feel so sore Why were they so rough Was it time to toughen up Sand and pebbles on my feet With grumpy waves beneath my ......

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Categories: toughen, sea,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member To Nanna's House I Go
...Grandma : Hello. Is it you sunny, speak up I can't hear you Grandson: Yes nanna its me. I am calling you from my car Grandma: You are talking and driving, how is that possible Grandson: I a......

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Categories: toughen, grandparents, humorous,
Form: Narrative

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