Inspirational Poem

Poem About Not Allowing Yourself To Be Defeated

I hope you enjoy this poem; it was from the heart.

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I really love this poem! I can definitely relate. Just recently I had to end a friendship, and I felt terrible about it. I felt broken, felt as though I had failed, but I came to realize that...

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I Bend

Published by Family Friend Poems November 2018 with permission of the Author.

I bend but do not break.
I've been lost, but I'm not a loser.
I'm a wreck, but I'm not totaled.
I'm fractured but not broken.
I've failed, but I'm not a failure.
I've fallen hard but can get up again.
I'm isolated, but still I'm free.
I have been destroyed but will rebuild.
My heart is broken, but it will mend.
See, no matter how close I come to breaking, I just continue to bend.

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by Serenity
5 years ago

A little while ago my mom decided to end her life. What hurts the most is I watched her do it. I was hurt; that was when my life went down. My dad got put in prison a week later. I needed therapy. With hope, I am strong now. This poem changed my life. So thank you for writing this poem.

by Astrid Hardjana-Large
6 years ago

This poem brings out the diversity and strength when refusing defeat. Life wouldn't be ideal, but we wouldn't be defeated or out of ways to keep going.

by Ciana R. Lewis, Marion OH
6 years ago

I really love this poem! I can definitely relate. Just recently I had to end a friendship, and I felt terrible about it. I felt broken, felt as though I had failed, but I came to realize that it happened for the best. The person pretending to be my friend was just no good, and I knew that if we had still been friends I would've been hurt even more than I had been. This poem expressed for me how to stand tall and not to let liars, pretenders, failures, or mistakes bring you down. Thanks so much for writing! You did a fantastic job!