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Best Poems Written by Tonya Young

Below are the all-time best Tonya Young poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Stranded Without You

Stranded in the moonlight 
In the middle of the pouring rain 
You left my side so peacefully 
As I tried to call your name

Getting wetter by the second 
And colder by the minute 
You left the past behind you 
While I was standing in it

You never took one glance back 
And never said good-bye
You just turned and walked away
As tears fell from my eyes

You said you could not trust me 
Nor could you believe 
That every word I told you
Was another part of me

You walked away for the last time 
And my world shattered apart
For I knew that you have forgotten me 
Though you lived within my heart

Now the night is growing darker 
And the pain will never fade
As I am stranded in the moonlight
In the middle of the pouring rain.

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Searching For Your Dreams

Always dreamed of a white picket fence 
But in time you'll see
Not everything you want in life 
Comes very easily

Growing from child to teen 
You think you'll always find 
The one you'll love forever
The one who looked so kind

Then after years of searching
When you expect it the very least
Someone will come along 
And sweep you off your feet

When you find your one true love 
Don't let it fall apart
Never hide what you're feeling
Deep within your heart

You never know if tomorrow 
Will bring an unexpected change
Do not take love lightly
Don't let it slip away.

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Fading Dreams

I hoped to one day love again
But today I am not sure about me,
I thought of myself as lucky to reach twenty-one
Yet I am not sure about twenty-three

If I will never marry or have kids
What else is there to live for?
In the end you lose all you had, standing alone
 Was it all worth fighting for?

I had dreams just like you
About a house with a picket fence,
But all my dreams are fading fast
And it’s not all present tense

I sit at home and cry at night
After you have gone to work,
Asking myself if you are happy
Because sometimes you look hurt

You sometimes say you never wanted 
Anyone else in your life,
So I take a step away
No chance to be a wife

I do not want you to go through it again
Cause you have seen it once before,
Now all I can ask is one question
Do you want me out the door?

Whatever it takes for you to be happy
I am willing to do,
So now that I have said my peace
I’m leaving the choice to you.

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The Ways of the Sun and Moon

As the sun shall set another days at end
And the moon shall rise knowing we'll always be friends,
I sit and listen to silence from the night 
When everything sleeps until daylight

The moon is shining with stars aside
The dark night covers with clouds and hides,
The night is so patient with its calmness stare
In the morning the sun shall be up there

The moon has left, the stars went too
The sun came up and there was you,
You come to my side at the break of each day
You come to see me and what do you say?

The first words I hear are good morning, dear friend
This day has brought another night to an end,
Remember as you lay in bed tonight 
The sun goes down and brings moonlight

Remember another day comes soon
When the sun leaves our friendship up to the moon

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Leaving the Home You Knew

When you look back there will be nothing there
No footprints where you just walked 
There will be no light in the world you knew
For all the candles have melted away

The people you thought were your friends
Don’t remember who you are
The home you never wanted to return to 
Is just a pile of firewood now

The family you thought you knew
Has packed up and left this town
There is not a school there anymore
And no children on the playground

The life you thought you knew
Never really existed
And the memories you once had
Will just fade away and be forgotten

This town that you once lived in 
Fell to pieces when you went away
My life will never be the same 
Because here I no longer have a home 

My life has changed since you have left
And there is nothing here anymore

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Just Be Who You Are

I tried to change my life, so I fit in
But still I am another outcast in the crowd
I wanted to be liked and just to have friends
But I was only another face in the picture

I have been through all the rough times 
That you probably never knew of
And I took my life down the road less traveled
So black, damp, and cold with a candle to light my way

I have lacked the self-esteem and never had the confidence
And the diet pills never seemed to change the way I felt
I tried to change my appearance so I could fit in 
But I still sat in the corner

So shut away from the world, I am not me anymore
I once tried to be like you but I cannot do that to myself anymore
For the pieces lay everywhere like shattered glass
That no one can pick up and piece back together

I am sorry I have done this to myself 
And I want to say that I never told you because you would disapprove
The only advice that I can give is the words I barely heard:
“Please, Just Be Who You Are”

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Individuality

There are some days
I don’t want to see,
The person in the mirror 
Starring back at me

Society has messed 
With all of our heads,
Females have surgery 
Until they are dead

It’s very frustrating 
When people don’t find,
A smile on my face
A smile that’s mine

“My face is not pretty 
My nose is too big,
I’ve had five surgeries 
Just barely a kid”

“My legs are too fat
My stomach too thin,
Go in for more surgery
I just can’t win”

Airbrush my body
To hide all my flaws,
I sit by the phone
But no one calls

Watching t.v.
They all look the same
They say it’s society
Who is to blame

A huge change in 30 years
The world has seen
Individuality?
What does that mean?

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Searching For Your Dreams

Always dreamed of a white picket fence 
But in time you'll see
Not everything you want in life 
Comes very easily

Growing from child to teen 
You think you'll always find 
The one you'll love forever
The one who looked so kind

Then after years of searching
When you expect it the very least
Someone will come along 
And sweep you off your feet

When you find your one true love 
Don't let it fall apart
Never hide what you're feeling
Deep within your heart

You never know if tomorrow 
Will bring an unexpected change
Do not take love lightly
Don't let it slip away.

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The Real True Me

Every morning I look into the mirror 
I see myself afraid to step nearer
I face myself each day with sorrow 
How will I face myself tomorrow?

I face many people every day
Do they see me in the same way?
On the outside I feel ugly, lonely, and torn
On the inside I feel loved, wanted and warm

Ever have the feeling you’re wearing a mask?
Ever wanted to know, but afraid to ask?
The feeling is scary and should never come to mind
The feeling is terrifying to many of our kind

The mask on your face no one can ever remove
The mask that we see is a reflection of you
On the outside it may be hard for you to see
Until you look down under to the real true me

Each time you look at this face of mine
You’ll see the same thing every time
If you look at me then sit and wonder
You never took the time to look down under

I am afraid to show you what my mask will hold 
It’s a better story if remained untold
When I see what I don’t want to see
I take the time to see the real true me.