Best Recovery From Poems
Below are the all-time best Recovery From poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of recovery from poems written by PoetrySoup members
Her Masterpiece Is Her StoryHer paintbrush is a razor,
Her canvas, her wrists,
"I deserve the pain."
She shrugs and insists.
One day the brush will push down,
And it will cut so deep,
That...
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Categories:
recovery from, abuse, addiction, anger, body,
Form:
Rhyme
In a Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find HopeIn A Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find Hope
(The Solemn Prayer)
Raining splashing, fierce winds...
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Categories:
recovery from, art, deep, encouraging, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
The Editing of MeMy words were rewritten until they became yours
As grammar and syntax perfected your thoughts
Pages lined with highlighters polished me to extinction
I wanted to resist...
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Categories:
conflict, recovery from,
Form:
Free verse
They Told Me You CriedThey told me you cried on the day I died
A sob splintering through a silent dome
Your sorrow a shroud on the catacomb
As I laid where...
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Categories:
lost love, recovery from,
Form:
Sonnet
Treasure In Adversityi am no longer
lost in the labyrinth
of your twisted mentality
i kiss the lips of freedom
once you drove
me insane in the brain
now stubborn stains wash away
i...
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Categories:
hope, recovery from, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
Why Must I CryI come to the garden along, while the dew is still fresh
on the meadows. Early in the morning do the bird's sing
praises of roses and...
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Categories:
devotion, inspirational, recovery from...,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Dear ExDear Ex,
I know you and I had our differences.
We were always finding new ways to say I loathe you.
It was my blameworthiness that allowed the...
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Categories:
life, recovery from...rain, rain,
Form:
Free verse
Better DaysThe sun will break again for you, my friend
From out of darkness into light, you’ll tread
Your grief, it will subside and may soon end
And I’ll...
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Categories:
friendship, loss, recovery from,
Form:
Sonnet
The Luxury of OrdinaryToday was a good day
Today he walked on legs unbent
And erect spine of a man intent
On stilling the cacaphony of monotony
And smoothing the callouses of...
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Categories:
cancer, hope, recovery from,
Form:
Rhyme
I'M MoreYou severed my wings
For your failure to fly
But I soar - 'cause I'm more
than your ex, or your why.
11/6/19...
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Categories:
flying, recovery from, strength,
Form:
Quatrain
Can WeBe quiet quiet quiet
Shush shush shush
We’ve spoken too much
We haven’t listened enough
Black men and women
It’s not easy to be brave
Oppression and inequality
make you...
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Categories:
recovery from, america, angst, black african
Form:
Lyric
Delicacy In PainHer reveries slant the compass of time: 1970s. Minefields now roar through blurred visions. She retreats into dots of space to live in the moment,...
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Categories:
memory, recovery from, uplifting,
Form:
Haibun
Curse the HourI’ll not be the mask of your madness
I’ll not be the whip of your demands
I’ll not be the drug of your habit
I’ll not be the...
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Categories:
betrayal, recovery from, drug,
Form:
Quatrain
Egg ShellsNo more walking on egg shells
or stroking one mans pride
My wounded heart is open now
and at last so are my eyes
No more empty conversations
pro claiming...
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Categories:
recovery from...
Form:
Rhyme
My Pen CollectionAs the waves forever kiss the shore
One shot leaves you wanting more
My heart and soul, strong and true
With all the love they hold for you
Sometimes...
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Categories:
recovery from, devotion, faith, hope, life,
Form:
Couplet