inspirational

Inspirational poetry is just the thing to lift your spirits or rejuvenate your creativity.

The Remembrance
You greet yourself as you return home. You already know the stories you’ll tell yourself about the lifetimes of dreams
By THE ALYH8 years ago in Poets
Off-Spring
I will not keep my mother’s worry, my father’s judgement or caution. I am too in love with myself, with my existing, to carry their pains
By THE ALYH8 years ago in Poets
Myself Unto You
I came to notice a tiny scar on the inside of your thigh A freckle of the past, waiting to tell its story I listened closely, secrets carousing through the canal
By Curtis Woodcock8 years ago in Poets
Mask
We all wear a mask without knowing it. A mask to hide what we feel, What we know, And what we really think about the world around us.
By Samantha Reid8 years ago in Poets
What You Look Like
you have no idea the knowing i hear in your words, the mirrors i see when you speak. but this doesn’t mean i always look
By THE ALYH8 years ago in Poets
The Canopy Bed
Buried in blankets, in a canopy bed, A boy and his mother lie cuddled and close. With eyes deep as caverns, he chirps in her ear,
By Henry Hinnant8 years ago in Poets
Panic
You know it all to well. When it starts, you fear it will never stop. Breathing becomes quicker, harder. Shaking, twitching, all over. The numbness, spreading like wildfire. Sensing the fear, taking over your body, ever so slightly, little by little. The world around you going quiet, dark. Only knowing, the never, ending, numbing, fear. The tightening of your chest, almost bruising your ribs, trying to be ok. Just wanting it to stop, needing it to stop. Keep repeating, "it's ok", "you're okay", "just breathe." You know sooner or later it has to end.
By Shelby Langham8 years ago in Poets
Black Hair Blue Eyes
you’ve been there every year just a mere stranger but this year not just a stranger you came back different not the same girl as freshman year
By M F8 years ago in Poets
Fool Lips
Full, plump lips Full, round hips Plush, bouncing hair Large, bright eyes Irresistible stare Golden brown skin Long, lean legs
By Ana Pendeja8 years ago in Poets
Safety
Growing up they said a prince will save you You just had to be patient and good But when the time came The tune changed “Save yourself” “No one else will”
By Kail Rose8 years ago in Poets
Something Like Human
Things are Strange. "Highly Deranged," entangled in the rage. This world needs a change, It’s not hard to see. Famine.
By Bianca Madaffari8 years ago in Poets
Angels Are Near
Angels are near, to let you know they care, and help you through your fear, you can feel them everywhere, using intuition,
By Katrina York8 years ago in Poets