21. Starting Over
I'm trying to find something to base my life upon,
Something in this strange world that goes on and on.
As the years go by and time fades away,
What used to be "good days" are now filled with dismay.
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Featured Shared Story
This poem touched me as well. I really don't want to go back in time, but I want to start my life again and change things around and do what I want to do. I want to live somewhere else and...
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22. Every Day Changes You
every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops -
23. That's Life
This life is a wonderful gift .. accept it, embrace it.
It starts with a new day .. wake up and greet it.
Life is a challenge .. take it head on and meet it.
Full of opportunity .. use it, don't waste it. -
24. Nothing Stays The Same
The earth spins like a rolling ball.
Stars shine bright then fade away.
Darkness melts and turns to light.
The sunrise starts another day. -
25. My World With Love And God
My future is coming alive.
All tomorrows will be mine.
It's just around the corner,
Just a pause in time.Featured Shared StoryThis poem has really touched me. I am so lonely after my girl dumped me just because I have no good money. However, I have struggled with the truth and managed to move on by myself hoping...
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26. New Year
Another year is coming to a close.
We can forget our troubles and woes.
For me, this year was tough.Featured Shared StoryIt was very true what you stated about this past year. My new relationship was complicated, but with my new man, the love of my life, we will strive and move on with this special relationship...
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27. Change
Scared, confused, mindless clone,
Delving deeper into the unknown,
My heart is bruised, my soul crumbled.
The deep despair of lovers rumbled.Featured Shared StoryI am in a dreadful situation, too. I am in love with a guy. It has been 4 years now, but I can't marry him, not now, not ever. His family and mine are against our marriage, but I can't stop...
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28. All The World's A Stage
Famous Poem
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,Featured Shared StoryHe gets tired of his childhood and hastens to grow up; then he becomes nostalgic about his childhood. To gain wealth, he would endanger his health; then to regain his lost health, he spends...
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29. All Because Of You
My life is changing.
The life that I've had,
It's changing forever,
But no need to be sad. -
30. The Way It Is
I can feel my heart beating beneath my chest.
Why do you scream at me? All I do is my best.
My life is a nightmare, only I am awake.
Why was it my fault? Where was my mistake?Featured Shared StoryI get it. It's the same for me except it's my mom that hates me. I'm afraid of her, and you literally just described what goes on in my house with her.
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31. Learning To Let Go
Letting go doesn’t
always look how you think it will.
Sometimes it happens all at once.
Sometimes it’s in phases. -
32. I Heard The Voices Scream
I heard the voices scream
“Nigger, best shut your mouth.”
When prejudice ran wild
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33. A Rose In The Moon
Amongst the midnight sky,
I stare at a rose as it dies.
Its pedals are torn and bruised, -
34. Let America Be America Again
Famous Poem
Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free. -
35. Reflection
I stand before the mirror
A stranger stares at me
I've been replaced by someone else
They're standing where I used to be. -
36. From My Windscreen
If it wasn't for Waze taking me further than I needed
Or the turn in the road and back to find the entrance
If it wasn't for the endless pull in bays, grass verge mounts and slower than reasonable taxi's without decency to wave as I waited patiently for those to pass me by
I wouldn't have been there then. At that exact time. -
37. Seasons Yet To Come
They gave us all a calendar
At work this afternoon.
Suddenly it dawns on me,
The year is ending soon! -
38. Seeds Of Growth
Water the seed, and a plant will grow.
Feed the plant, and a tree will grow.
Give a tree room, and it will bloom.
A seed to a plant,Featured Shared StoryI had an idea of what being a father was. But, as I had my own children, becoming a father made me reflect and change completely my relationship with my parents and what I conceived as being...
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39. Second Chance
In the realm of time's embrace,
A second chance, a newfound grace.
When paths once crossed, missed by chance,
Destiny presents a second dance.Featured Shared StoryA lovely thought to put in a poem. I know many of us, myself included, could do with a second chance. Best wishes, Ann.
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40. The Mentor
I paused to stand and watch a man who had come to the road's divide.
My wonder soared as I watched his stare slowly shift from side to side.
He stood as if not noticing that many passed him by.
They moved without a second glance down the road most traveled by.
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