With Determination Poems - Poems about With Determination

ANALYSING

We don't know where we're going to 
"Heaven or hell"
But we know where we're coming from 
We know our roots, our very foundation 
We don't know what the future holds for us
But we're not the substance of our circumstances.

We don't know how long
But we know it is certain 
Because change occurs anytime 
It's not very

Marathon of Memories

The morning fog low over the empty streets,
soft as a whispered promise.
My shoes slapped the pavement in steady rhythm--
each step a heartbeat counting the miles.
I had yet to run—and those I’d left behind.

Streetlamps stretched shadows across brick walls.
Long, crooked shapes that seemed to shiver.
A dog barked somewhere—
sharp, sudden—
and I remembered even echoes can run far.

I

Racing against time

Racing against time.
Sailing the hustle tide.
We work where odds outweigh opportunity.

We don't follow systems, we make them.
Children of the soil, barefoot and unshaken.
Belief, the only wealth we ever owned.
Pots kept breaking at the doorway,
So we removed the doors.

We eat what we grow,
but we also grow from what we never had.
No silver spoons,
Just wooden hope and

Laser focus

i want to lead a life that's resolute
intentional and meaningful

set goals identify priorities
reach for the moon
go all the way

make my dreams come true

No more excuses

Who are you
to stand in my way?

Step aside ~
I'm here ready to
claim my birthright.



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

The Unfolded Path

In pursuit of promise, he journeyed far,
A dual path of toil and academic star.
Leaving loved ones, a distant shore,
He braved new faces, some warm, others a bore.

Hostility's sting, he wouldn't endure,
Focus on friendly souls, his heart's allure.
Through want and need, he pressed on ahead,
Enticing pleasure, a siren he'd rather be dead.

Night's silence, his studies' sacred

sheer tenacity

sheer tenacity
come the challenges ~
i will thrive



AP: 1st place 2025

When Waking is a Wonderful Thing

Sleep held me hostage
this early riser, jumped ship
free will is magic.

B F F' Britians festival of freedom'

Theres a surge inside of Britain..' A tidal wave will rise
Comesl the hour come the hero's lts time for history to
Decide.' In the deep breath of September although the air might
Chill.' The streets will bear true witness.' The station yards
Shall fill.' In every corner of the Nation on every market
Square the vibration will be travelling

New York City Jungle

Aisha was fierce and sensuous
and belonged on Broadway
she knew what she wanted
and was bound to get her way



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Hunting for Mushrooms

The morning was dark and misty
venturing out before the throng
weaving between oak and elder
the path I took was long

I stumbled on a clearing
and fell down upon my knees
it was there I started digging
through discarded wood and leaves

burrowing through the top soil
breaking deeper in the dirt
my fingers and palms wore earth stains
nails had worked to earn

crack in the sidewalk

         in
crack     the sidewalk
nature's determination

~ city garden blooms



AP: Honorable Mention 2025


Submitted on June 25, 2025 for contest SHAPED HAIKU sponsored by JCB Brul - Honorable Mention

Handle with Care

it broke and shattered
one piece at a time
it fell apart
had come unglued
little by little
over time

in the end
there was no fixing
it was beyond repair
barely held together
it was just for show

i just got up one day
and somehow
was determined
to get on with life
trying to mend the pieces
as well as could be expected




AP: 3rd place 2025

Self determination

Stand firm though winds may try to break your will,  
 Dare to begin where endings cast their shade.  
 Endings are myths that stubborn minds distill,  
 Sow your own path though doubts may leave you frayed.  
 Withstand the tide, for even storms grow still,  
 Drive your

SOAKED JUSTICE BLOOMING

Her soil, soaked in blood,
  sought to stymie fertile seeds;
  but justice stilled bloomed:-

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