#struggle poems on Hello Poetry

alex Jul 19

“Throw her into the deep end,”
they said.
“She’ll learn to swim soon enough.”

Maybe she will,
but you know,
it won’t be easy
the tides will grasp her firm
and try to drag her under
her lungs will scream
she may wail
and desperately thrash
the tumultuous current will beat her down
her arms ache, so does her heart
she’ll sink once or twice,
wonder whether it’s worth the fight,
but with time
and I can’t say how much
she will gain strength
and slowly but surely
she will begin to swim against the current
claw her way back
to the shallow end
and she’ll be able
to look them all in the eye
scars bare, clothes torn
but a wicked smile.

#sink #swim #sea #water #drowning #deepend #struggle #pain

Madison Michelle Jul 14

Spiraling

It's hard to believe that there's still hope.
Sometimes it's just easier to pretend there isn't and will yourself to cope.

I like to imagine how terrible my life is and say is it really worth my time anymore?
But on late summer nights, I always catch myself thinking about how joyous the times were before.

When will you give up? One voice says,
you’re so special to me, the other relents.

And suddenly,
how desperate am I to wash my sickly spirit with soap,
say I’m wholly sorry for throwing you off this dreaded boat.

but...
But!
I can’t seem to change no matter how hard I implore.
It seems like my whole life is just nothing more than a cheap set of decor.

so here am I,
spiraling.
Farther...
and farther,
into a deep dark pit that’s lit ablaze,
I can simply wonder if I'll have the strength to make it through its smoky maze.

For the ones who feel like they're taking one step forward and two steps back.

#struggle

Darla Haven Jul 13

barley sniffling

When you see someone crying,
You should help.

You saw her cry,
You didn’t help.

But I was bowling my eyes out,
And she was barely sniffling.

#crying #struggle #metaphor #life

Alfira N Jul 12

the lords

the lords on the clouds
so high, so strong
the sun was covered
my vision blackened
i walk slow, stumbled
in the dark, stranded

and though i’m blinded
my Lord is somewhere above
higher,
bigger,
stronger

#lifechallenge #life #struggle #god #lord #religion

Yash Shukla Jul 11

जिंदगी एक सफर

काश वक़्त को थामना संभव होता,
मैं हमेशा के लिए वक़्त रोक देता।
ज़िंदगी के उस पल को, मैं
थोड़ी और देर जी लेता।

काश अपने दुख बाँटने को
कोई अपना साथ होता,
ज़िंदगी का यह सफ़र
थोड़ा आसान बन जाता।

हमेशा अपने सामने की आवाज़ सुनो,
सामने हर कोई अच्छा बोलता है।
पीछे की आवाज़ को सिर्फ़ अकेले में सुनना –
दर्द का अहसास एक झटके में मिलता है।

कभी अपने कर्म को मत रोकना,
लोगों का काम तुम्हें बुरा-भला ही कहना है।
अपने खराब नसीब के लिए तो
हर कोई भगवान को भी कोसता है।

यह कविता २२ जनवरी २०२२ को लिखी गई है

#life #journey #time #emotions #loneliness #truth #pain #struggle #destiny #introspection

Yash Shukla Jul 11

कुठे हरवला आनंद माझा

आयुष्याच्या प्रत्येक टप्प्यावर
चढण्याची केली घाई,
कुठे हरवला आनंद माझा
मलाच कळालं नाही.

स्वप्नं मोठी, इच्छा जास्त –
पण मेहनत केली नाही,
कुठे हरवला आनंद माझा
मलाच कळालं नाही.

सर्वांनी मला सावध केलेले,
पण मी लक्ष दिलं नाही,
कुठे हरवला आनंद माझा
मलाच कळालं नाही.

मेहनतीशिवाय मार्ग मला
कोणताच दिसत नाही,
हरवलेला आनंद माझा
मी पुन्हा शोधत राही.

ही कविता ०२ ऑगस्ट २०२० रोजी लिहिलेली आहे

#lost #happiness #selfreflection #dreams #regret #ambition #realization #struggle #effort #hope

Kalliope Jul 11

Noises

I’m shaking, I’m breaking, I don’t know what to say,
I know I have faults, but you made me this way.
I grew you gardens, you smashed them to the ground,
Made me feel like I was horrible to be around.

You’d do anything for me, a knight at my heel,
But when I got comfortable, that’s when you got real.
Suit of armor discarded, no time to waste,
I must submit and forget freedom’s taste.

I can’t trust your kindness, it always feels fake,
Anxiety peaked, each smile feels like a mistake.
I tunneled out, broke away from your ground,
But you broke my mind, my thinking unsound.

If someone is kind, my heart starts to race,
Because kindness once ended with knuckles to my face.
Trust in this world is so hard to be found,
I’m trying to heal, but I’m being too loud.

Yet I don’t know any other way,
Than to scream my thoughts and even my pain.
It’s up and down, this chaos I’m feeling,
It’s bitterly exhausting—
But I guess that’s just healing.

I want off this rollercoaster ride
I want away from this unsteady tide
I hate feeling like this at night
I know, I know it'll be alright

#healing #growth #struggle #innerthoughts #processing #messy

Yash Shukla Jul 11

कोणी नसते आपले

जगात एकटेच येता,
जगातून एकटेच जाता,
मग आयुष्यात तुम्ही कोणावर
कशाला अवलंबून राहता?

इथं कोणीच नसतं कोणाचं,
"तो आहे माझा..." असं फक्त म्हणायचं,
मदतीला मात्र कोणीही येत नाही,
सगळे बघतात फक्त आपल्याच फायद्याचं.

जग आहे अतिशय वाईट,
सगळेच म्हणतात "नो मोअर फाईट",
मग समोर येतात वाईट बातम्या –
"... वॉस किल्ड लास्ट नाईट."

बायकांना दिला जातो त्रास,
लोकांना मारणं समजलं जातं खास,
कधी वाटतं संपून जावं सगळं,
थांबून जावा एकसाथ सगळ्यांचा श्वास.

ही कविता १८ मार्च २०२० रोजी लिहिलेली आहे

#loneliness #reality #truth #society #struggle #violence #injustice #betrayal #emptiness #survival

Riannon without the H Jul 9

Stand-Still

I’m at a stand-still with you.

You ask for my advice.
I give it.

You don’t like it.
I offer something different.

Not good enough.
Then figure it out yourself.

I need your help.
Then I need you to accept it.

I paddle this verbal boat forward.
And you paddle it back.

We’re not really going anywhere.
Just making a splash.

Had a conversation with a friend… she likes to talk in circles. :)

#teenpoetry #teenpoet #youngpoet #friendship #conversation #struggle

Chris Pea Jul 5

Last drive

Pulling away, leaving behind
the memories, the love, the warmth, my mind

Picking up speed, escaping the past
the worries, the pain, the anguish, outcast

Accelerating, visions are beginning to blur
inside, screaming, twisting, longing for her

Speeding, the machine, vibrating it shakes
it might just be me, do I have what it takes

Fighting to hold on, I am hitting the bend
excitement, release, approaching the end

Sliding, screaching, tyres trying to hold
an instant of noise, pain, it's getting so cold

No longer the senses, no sight, smell or touch
although floating away, I remember so much

will I find her again, will she recognise me
did I do the right thing, will I finally be free

#afterlife #suicide #car #crash #missing #heartbreak #struggle #reunited #hope