Tried Poems

I Tried

I tried to be good as a kid
But it never worked out for me
If there was any kind of trouble
Right in the middle is where I'd be

I tried to escape it but I never did
Trouble was like a shadow to me
Like a mosquito on a summer night
Trouble would never let me be

I tried to be like everyone else
And I didn't argue or even fight
But no matter how much I tried
I was always in troubles sight 

I tried to talk myself out of it
That made the spankings worse
Even as an adult I cannot hide
I'm caught in troubles curse

Tried And Cried

You tried, tried
And you cried
You never gave up
You found hope
As a last resort
Because you fought
Until the last drop of blood
Until the last shade of mud.

You are my angel, my hero
You refused to fall and to go
You cried, cried
And tried, tried
To succeed against all odds
You were strong and you wore pads
You tried, tried
And you cried.

Heroes cry too
And Angels cry too
You are a model to me
I respect your bravery
You are my inspiration
And my endearing passion
You tried and cried

And I too tried and cried.

Copyright © September 2025 Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.

Shelly Tried to Tell Me

jesters are fun, hilarious, lovely, they make you laugh Shelly said.
This one is creepy, scary, goth-like, he makes me think of the dead.
Shelly laughed and said it was all in my mind, then there was a cough.
The spooky jester was behind us. Shelly turned, screamed and ran off.

I tried to cut my toenails, but I couldn't bend

I tried to cut my toenails, but I couldn't bend.
It gets harder and harder the nearer the end.
And there's just no hope for a remedy.
Your body's becomes the enemy ~
and death a yearned for friend.

Gold Tried In The Fire

Every work we have
Is measured in gold in heaven.
Everything we do here,
Is tried by fire to know what material we are made of
Is your material built by gold, hay or stubble.
Everything that is gold will be saved. 
Everything that eaten by fire is justice from God discretion if save.
The soul is the business of God for salvation.
A wise always look at the end of life,
The fool is a lazy fortune seeker.
Train yourself to be industrious in everything that you do,
Here or hereafter in life.

A Love Tested and Tried

Its my life so i decide, 
That you'll be forever on my side 

I know Im gonna be a happy bride
For our Love, is my joy & pride.

my happiness i cannot hide
I have a family who support & guide.

Until your loyalty had been tested and tried           
what you have done i cannot described

How long did you hide
The anger you build inside

I thought you just want to divide
The things i was gladly provide

Turns out your just envy inside
All the bitterness in your heart collide 

Just wish u just put the hate aside 
Considered everything in good side 
 
The people i love, You spied.
And Spread bad rumors so wide

Suddenly your not on my side
I am shock at your betrayal and pride

How can u be so mean to me and lied
You took everything from me, even my pride

The only thing i can do is sigh and cried
Dont you know you broke me till i almost died.?

We Tried to Warn Cousin Flynn

Some women control their men
We tried to warn our cousin Flynn
He was quickly taken in
By a widow named Lucy Kin

Lucy Kin was slick you see
Has ways as wily as can be
He fell under her spells easily
She was as nasty as could be

Flynn never goes out with the boys
Lucy has taken all of his toys
He is very quiet, makes no noise
She is a deceiver with deceptive poise

my eyes tried to tell you

my eyes tried to tell you

golden and round the setting sun peeks
over sloping mountaintops
while cobalt shadows inch into the rust-brown crevices
like a silent blanket smothering the light of day

the moon will be full
or so they say on the six o’clock weather report
there is no sign of rain until the clouds reappear
and the ring around the moon squeezes harder

you wanted to see the rising moon after sunset
and i laid both at your feet
while watching your wide-eyed innocence
as if the circus tent was filled with elephants

it was the only show in town
until i hugged you just before you cried
and we talked all through the rising of the moon
about old songs and dead poets

i searched for words to comfort you
but it was darker than the moon could illumine
and my words were thin as tin foil
though my eyes tried to tell you

tolbert

I Tried to Unlearn

I Tried to Unlearn

……. his name , his face, his memory
but each morning they kept resurfacing;
rubber ringed feelings that would not sink 
no matter how hard I pushed down.
So I journeyed to places 
that had rooted our relationship:

The park where the broad-shouldered oak
unwrapped delicacies of intimate memories
then leaning in much closer
it shared a consolatory shadow.

The river that coiled past
churned up affectionate thoughts
then rippled onwards to twist back
with a scornful smirk that made fun of me.

The café where he teased
about expressoing our shared ideas
and consolidating coffee compatibility.
Then on the butterfly wings of symmetry 
our relationship seemed to fly to new heights
but was I another Icarus on a solo flight?

So the past that I had plucked at
offered no signs of warning, no signals of regret;
sadly the present, the here and now,
yields no guidance on how to….. forget.

Ian Souter

The Poem I Tried to Write

I sat with pen, with page snow-white, 
 to sculpt a verse, to birth some light— 
 but all my thoughts just slipped away 
 like shy young clouds who won’t stay. 

No poet’s muse knocked at my door, 
 no thunder-voice, no metaphor. 
 My words were socks without their pairs, 
 just stumbling down unwritten stairs. 

My rhymes were cracked, my rhythm weak, 
 I tried to write, but couldn’t speak— 
 for every phrase that dared to bloom 
 got lost and left the quiet room. 

I rummaged through my mind’s old shelf, 
 but found no magic—just myself. 
 No dazzling terms, no lofty art, 
 just beating pulse and stubborn heart. 

So I wrote not with golden fire, 
 nor borrowed lines from grander lyres, 
 but stitched each verse from threadbare thought, 
 and hoped it showed the care I brought. 

A lack of words is still a start— 
 the ink runs best from honest heart. 
 And though no muse stood near to guide, 
 I found my poem—tucked inside.

I Tried And I Failed

I tried to escape you long ago.
'Til fate set straight my own ego.

I tried to reason with the Lady of Shalott

I tried to reason with the Lady of Shalott,
"Be content! Don’t be so distraught!
You may long for the world of Lancelot and Guinevere ~
but let me tell you what’s about to happen there ~
they're about to lose everything they've got."

I've Tried Lord

I've tried and tried
Oh how I've tried
To reach out to You Lord
Unanswered prayer is all I get
I wish for so much more
Lord I know You hear me
And I know You really care
Do You have an answer for me
Or do my feelings just lay bare?
Lastly, I want to offer my love
To a God Who is so good
I will pray yes I should pray to Him
I will trust Him as I should

Why no life tried to contact us

The earthlings when looked suspicious
To life elsewhere rather gracious,
On how men destroyed earth--
Men of so little worth,  
And doubtless, the sure sign
Of their concern genuine
Be that none’s tried to contact us.
____________________________ 
Reflections |03.11.2024| Limerick, Earth, life

Tested And Tried

Sun-tried tulips
Dried daffodils
Cold cardinals
Skeletal swans 
Pupa in pulsation
Birds in migration
Deer in separation
Winter vegetation
Each 
And every such 
Are tested 
And tried
Towards 
Resurrection

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