Survival Poems - Poems about Survival

...I have forever loved you, my dearest, But, for you, there was nothing I could give. Through my life, the thing I've held the nearest - A broken heart, I can never outlive. Life on this earth can......Read the rest...

...was unaware that I was in the war, Enemies surrounded, I stumbled on their traps. Somehow, managed by time and effort, For he showed his power, his strength in my defense. Facing the foes, alon......Read the rest...

... A CAGED BIRD WILL SING What beauty is heard when a caged bird sings In its own; sad vanity to be heard Such; in its own sorrow, sadness it brings This being; the plight of a lonesome bird ......Read the rest...

...They work They toil But nothing they receive They cry So loud to the lords But it seems It is all in vain What should they do? Sit and wait for death Or Go to the streets To find survi......Read the rest...

...Quote:"Harriet Tubman: “I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.” Inspirationt: "I have been a stranger i......Read the rest...

... Written: May 05, 2024, For Jaymee Thomas Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Incessant ticking of timepieces, reverberating clatter of a mallet in motio......Read the rest...

...Fire I may be a deity, but I do not truly know. The people talk about me, but have never told me so. They gather all around me like a holy worship ring... Staring into my illuminating depths.. ......Read the rest...

...We are all the same, whether we are black, brown, or white, We are like many species of birds, chirping our own tunes on the tree of the world. Whether we are rich or poor, we all have so......Read the rest...

...It's not a disaster, it never is It's a waiting time, pending analysis Weighed up, perhaps we learnt a lot (I'm in the camp of learning not a jot) Except it was a non event (my brain advised) T......Read the rest...

...Our planet has been around for a very long time Now it faces many challenges making it an uphill climb Collectively we must work together to ensure long-term survival It needs our long-term help a......Read the rest...

... I wonder how aware they are, what shadowy sense of self occupies their brain. Perhaps no more than a flicker of consciousness glows in the far reaches of an inner dark, sufficient to pro......Read the rest...

...I am so proud to have my son growing up right next to me Standing so tall and majestic for all the world to see Raising him in a world with global warming is a lot more difficult today Strong wind......Read the rest...

...The wives wail for their fallen husbands' embrace, The children's tears fall on their mothers' lifeless face, Men beg for mercy from soldiers in the fray, I weep, powerless to save them from this ......Read the rest...

...(Aniyah Smith's "Healing" had to be replied.) She said, "Write me a poem instead." I complied and I wrote of matters of the mind and of the heart; Of the love that I gave to all that I got to ge......Read the rest...

...Our very survival requires at least some sleep Collectively we never get enough due to our hectic lives we keep I think as a whole the lack of shut-eye has affected how we sleep Our lack of not be......Read the rest...