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Hold Tightly To Your Smile
- By Ashleigh Rayl
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
This is an untitled poem from "The Soul" section of Ashleigh's new published poetry book, A Beautiful Difference.

in Hope Poems

You get through the bad days
because you have no other choice.
There is nothing else you can do
but hold tightly to your smile

You get through the bad days
because you have no other choice.
There is nothing else you can do
but hold tightly to your smile
and try to stay positive.
Focus on finding happiness in the little things,
and making small achievable goals
for yourself to feel purposeful.
To constantly remind yourself
that it could be worse
to make yourself feel better.
Giving up is not an option.
Crying all day is not an option.
Losing yourself is not an option.
You have to remember that
it is going to be ok.
It always is eventually.
You got this.

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Choose How You Spend Your Time
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020 with permission of the Author.
I spend an inordinate amount of time in front of an empty page, or a computer screen. In part, because I’m terrified of being forgotten, of living a life that isn’t worth remembering. So I’m constantly trying to leave something behind, be it poetry, fiction, art or music. While this makes me feel better about dying, there is a part of me that wonders how much I’m missing out on. That wonders about how I’m choosing to spend my time in the light. This poem is featured in my debut book Tell The Birds She’s Gone.

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You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose

You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose
how to spend
your time
in the light.
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The Hand Of Fate
- By Beau Taplin
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
From Beau's book Here At Dawn: Poetry and Prose.

in Short Poems

There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
courageous in action,

There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
courageous in action,
and listen ever to the
small guiding voice in your heart,
you find the universe soon points out its place for you,
and then leads you there
gently by the hand.

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You're Worthy And You Matter
- By Madalina Coman
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Meaningful Poems

You weren’t born
to lose yourself
within this darkness.

You weren’t born
to lose yourself
within this darkness.

You were born
to rise,
to shine,
and thrive.

You were born
to live,
to give,
to love,
and
to be loved.

(You’re worthy and you matter)

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I love this poem. It really hit home. Often times, I forget that I am worthy too. I matter just as much as the next person. I lose myself in the darkness often. But, when I read this poem, I...

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Hope
- By Gemma Troy
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
Finding hope amidst adversity

Poem Of Hope: Finding Light In The Dark Moments

in Hope Poems

Hope can be found in the moment
when the sun breaks open the day
it can be felt when the stars shine
in the darkest part of the night

Hope can be found in the moment
when the sun breaks open the day
it can be felt when the stars shine
in the darkest part of the night
and when a flower has grown without rain
hope is the thread
that ties the words together
when I write poetry
hope is the reason
you’ve survived
it lives between each heart beat
and it’s in the air you breathe
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The Girl I Used To Be
- By Stephanie Bennett-Henry
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Change Poems

Try as I may, try as I do,
there are days when I wish
I could go back
to the girl I used to be

Try as I may, try as I do,
there are days when I wish
I could go back
to the girl I used to be
and tell her about
all the roads to avoid.
But if I did that
I may not have become
the girl I am now,
and I am too proud of her
to risk taking even one piece
of her journey away.

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Letting Go
- By S.C. Lourie
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Change Poems

She was scared to let go.
She was worried that everything might fall apart.
But she felt this heaviness, every day, growing in her heart.
So she took a deep breath.

She was scared to let go.
She was worried that everything might fall apart.
But she felt this heaviness, every day, growing in her heart.
So she took a deep breath.
She opened her hands and let it all go.
And what’s when she saw beauty above her brow,
telling her it was now *her* time to grow.
Releasing her fears, she realised what it felt like to be free.
It felt amazing, she felt like the joyous girl
she once used to be.
The chains in her mind had lied to her, saying that they
were present to hold everything in place.
But now her wings held everything together.
It was time to fold her fears away.
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I Love The Way She Loves Me
- By Ian E. Rabbitt
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Poems for Her

I love the way
she runs her fingers
through my hair
I love the way

I love the way
she runs her fingers
through my hair
I love the way
she kisses my lips
without a care
I love the way
she slides her hand
gently down my skin
I love the way
she holds my heart
safer than it’s ever been
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The Strength In You
- By Blake Auden
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
I’ve spent my entire adult life struggling with anxiety, always worrying about the worst case scenario. Even now I don’t know how to love something without being terrified of losing it. If I’m honest, some days I feel like I’m built entirely of glass.
But I think there may be something profound in suffering; in the realisation that you’re stronger than you thought. I think back to the things I’ve been through, and while those experiences left their mark, I take solace in the fact that I’m still here; still pulling breath into these lungs. Maybe strength is a label that’s only earned from resilience; from enduring.
The truth is, I had no idea how much I could take until the world showed me. There is strength here, even if I never wanted to find it.

in Poems about Life Struggles

There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find.

There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find.

And that’s often
how life works.

You won’t know
how strong you are
until the world
forces you
to look.
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So true in that we really don't know how one will react until one has been there and has done it! Suffering is an important life experience. Great poem, thanks.

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Daily Reminder That You Are Worthy
- By S.C. Lourie
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Inspirational Poems

And on Tuesdays you must look at
yourself in the mirror and say
“I am worthy. I need to be here.
And I am grateful I am.

And on Tuesdays you must look at
yourself in the mirror and say
“I am worthy. I need to be here.
And I am grateful I am.
There is beauty in my life and
I will find it. There is strength
in my soul and I will trust it.
There is purpose in my path and
I will unravel it. There is magic
in who I am and I will
believe in it.”
And then go climb your mountains
for today. And go find some
spectacular views.

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Butterfly Wings
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Change Poems

We all need
some measure of comfort,
the safety of a cocoon,

We all need
some measure of comfort,
the safety of a cocoon,

But I remind myself
that change is good,
that I cannot spend
my whole life
being a caterpillar,

that courage
wears butterfly wings
and the sky has never looked
more inviting.

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Great job. I really like it. Putting on our wings and taking another chance could be the very best thing for us.

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Trust The Journey
- By Marc And Angel Chernoff
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.
in Change Poems

Dozens of times
throughout your life,
you’ll outgrow what
you thought you

Dozens of times
throughout your life,
you’ll outgrow what
you thought you
couldn’t live without,
and fall in love with
what you didn’t even
know you wanted.
Life will lead you on
hard yet necessary
paths you’d never
travel by choice.
Don’t be afraid.
Have faith.
Trust the journey.

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Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready
- By Vic Lejon
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Life Lesson Poems

I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom

I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom
and the sunshine
and the growth
but it doesn’t work like that
tears flow, soil drenches and dries
there have to be some slower days
some rainfall, even snow
—life will bloom when it is ready

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Even When; Especially When
- By Lauren Bowman
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.
in Inspirational Poems

Even when you feel like a million scattered pieces,
you are still whole.
Even when you’re unsure of the path you’re walking,
you still have purpose.

Even when you feel like a million scattered pieces,
you are still whole.
Even when you’re unsure of the path you’re walking,
you still have purpose.
Even when your lover leaves you empty and begging,
you are still loved.
Even when you’ve tried and tried and failed and failed,
you are still worthy.
Even when;
especially when.

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Every Day Changes You
- By Vic Lejon
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
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every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops

every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops
it evolves
and you are growing
even when you can’t see it
you’re doing the best you can

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You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
- By Jordan Byrnehouser
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.
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You have drowned every emotion of us,
Held it under water until it could no longer breathe.
You have shattered every memory of us,
Like glass, touching it I risk hurting every time.

You have drowned every emotion of us,
Held it under water until it could no longer breathe.
You have shattered every memory of us,
Like glass, touching it I risk hurting every time.
You have burned any future of us,
Only left ashes of what could have been.
We could have been great together.
We could have made it.

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She Loved Him
- By Gemma Troy
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
in True Love Poems

She loved him without reason
and without cause
she loved him under water
and in the freezing cold of the deep winter months

She loved him without reason
and without cause
she loved him under water
and in the freezing cold of the deep winter months
she loved him in the dark
and beneath the starry sky
she loved his hands
and his innocent blue eyes
she loved his heart and how big it always seemed to be
she loved him even when things were a little stormy
she loved him before they knew each other’s name
and she will love him until
she takes her last breath
and her heart goes up in flames
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It Feels Like A Lifetime Ago
- By Raquel Franco
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.
in Heartbreak Poems

Feels like a lifetime ago
that I loved like that.
Wanting more
and more and more.

Feels like a lifetime ago
that I loved like that.
Wanting more
and more and more.
There are no photographs.
No forgotten sweatshirts.
No saved brunch receipts
or concert tickets.
No proof that I was madly
in love with you.
We carved our names
into nothing.
My skin aches knowing
all I have left
is a fading film reel
of your smile.

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Finding Hope
- By Sabina Laura
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.
Finding Hope In Unexpected Places

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I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening sky

I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening sky
and the way your love is bringing back
all the parts of my soul I thought I had lost.
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This poem speaks to me. I really like it. We spend so much of our time focusing on things that really don't make life better and we miss out on many of the things that do.

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I Need Your Support
- By Raquel Franco
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.
I’ve had many (maybe too many) times where I chose the poison. Maybe it was a guy, a drink, my depression, food... and the people around me, most of them just told me what I should or shouldn’t be doing when all I needed was support. If you know someone struggling, hold them, love them, tell them they are strong. Support them, believe in them and trust that it will pass. Hold them along the journey.

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This is my drowning,
my teeth sinking
into sour apples
and I’m not hiding

This is my drowning,
my teeth sinking
into sour apples
and I’m not hiding

but I don’t need you
to tell me to stop picking
poison fruit. I need you
to tell me you know I’m strong,

to offer your arms as tender
until I discover on my own
that I no longer crave
the bite.
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Featured Poets Of Instagram - Page 3

Hold Tightly To Your Smile

This is an untitled poem from "The Soul" section of Ashleigh's new published poetry book, A Beautiful Difference.

Choose How You Spend Your Time

The Hand Of Fate

From Beau's book Here At Dawn: Poetry and Prose.

You're Worthy And You Matter

Hope

Finding hope amidst adversity

The Girl I Used To Be

Letting Go

I Love The Way She Loves Me

The Strength In You

Daily Reminder That You Are Worthy

Butterfly Wings

Trust The Journey

Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready

Even When; Especially When

Every Day Changes You

You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us

She Loved Him

It Feels Like A Lifetime Ago

Finding Hope

I Need Your Support