Head Held High Poems - Poems about Head Held High

...Seven hundred and ten days ago, but it seems like just yesterday because shock from that days grip is only now, starting to let go. I have been in slow motion since the words of your exit were sent. ......Read the rest...

...I had been feeling restless for some time, But today, I awoke in the afternoon Feeling truly at peace for the first time. A sense of calm enveloped me, Along with focus and drive, As a my......Read the rest...

...A black girl lost in the world, Feeling like she doesn't belong, Her skin is a shade that stands out, In a society that tells her she's wrong. She walks the streets with a heavy heart, Fe......Read the rest...

...Alone I walk this winding road, With no hand to hold, no love bestowed, In the stillness of the night, I quietly cry, For a future where I’ll grow old, until I die. I know deep in my heart and ......Read the rest...

... The path to wisdom is through the ears not the mouth It's when you choose to speak that it all goes south If you seek knowledge through power It is an illusion merely designed to make others......Read the rest...

... Sunny Side Up I feel the need to feed my soul, egg yolks cracking, upon a stove, Images scrambled in my brain, hatching dreams so as to breathe. Will I ......Read the rest...

...Sunflower I am a sunflower, tall and proud, standing tall in your garden, My petals are bright yellow, like the sun shining above, My stem is strong and sturdy, with leaves that dance in the bre......Read the rest...

...It's pure excitement, on the edge To know what I have, what I do - is admired Creating from insight into pigment Repeating, surrounding myself, you My friend This is all, it is I'm bold, emblaz......Read the rest...

...In sunshine fields and skies of peace. Where flowers bloom in fragrant ease. There lies a strength both fierce and rare, Woman's heart is beyond compare. She walks with grace her head held high......Read the rest...

...Rebirth These days I feel like I’m going through a rebirthing, redefining and growth change. Most days I feel lost and in disarray unable to share my true thoughts and feelings. I just want to be......Read the rest...

...Beneath the mask, where scars reside, A hero's facade, in shadows, I hide. Head held high, though helpless I feel, Smiling to conceal the wounds that are real. I say "I'm okay" to dodge the que......Read the rest...

...I have the most foolish Dreams In my dreams, I wake to sunlight pouring in streams. In my dreams, I am unburdened by fear, failure or disease. In my dreams, the sky is blue and the air is clean. ......Read the rest...

...THE GAME A boy, and an old man, across a board, A game of strategy, played with a sword. The pieces move, with careful thought, Each player, a battle to be fought.4 The boy, a quick mind, w......Read the rest...

...Lifted Me Up Eye’s so clear, shine bright like pools lit by light from the sun on a glacier, look back at me. Hair flowing free like fields moving gently by warm breeze, the sweet smell fills......Read the rest...

...What went wrong with women and why women worry. Some women worry for it’s in their nature. They grew up watching grandma worry and momma worry. They lack confidence. They too often need reassurance.......Read the rest...