Setback Poems - Poems about Setback

I need you Lord in every way But I underestimate how much I need you I need you in every thing I do I need you when I go to bed I need you to sleep peacefully I need you to wake up every morning I need you to say my prayers I need you as I set to work...

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A few ways to stay well, 3 ways to you I shall tell. Believe in yourself, it helps strengthen your mental health. Stay fit, Don’t just quit. Eat healthy, And keep your mind and body wealthy. Address what you’re feeling, Then you’ll know, with what you’re dealing. Setbacks you must solve, old feelings, you must dissolve. Take...

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I was doin’ all right, feelin’ okay Was off to the start of a pretty good day Seemed like a bounce was steppin’ from my shoes But lo and behold, I fell into the setback blues The wife was happy, kids were swift Got a telephone book for a birthday gift I memorized every name up to the U’s But that’s where...

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planning a fresh start inky fog delays train ride… life’s choices on hold while metro lamps fade …a shadow appears on the lane with roses waving he pleads atonement ...

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depression fleeing she sits at her computer MySpace has beckoned sadness engulfs her the supposed online boyfriend laughs behind a mask words like sharp daggers whore, ****, and no one likes you. . . her bedroom’s silence the scream of horror when her mother finds her hanged. . . the final setback a neighborhood mom deletes the MySpace account with the boyfriend’s name Written 7/9/2016 for the Setbacks...

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Disappointing Setback Six long months they worked sixteen bright and eager minds planned our art event. Artists looked ahead, painting, framing their great works for our yearly show. Then the day arrived; charcoal, moisture-laden clouds shed their dreaded tears. Bullhorn blared the words heard with sad and heavy hearts... "cancel the art show." Artists packed their gems— lonely display fences stood naked in the fog. Work of six months...

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the stench of anger extends into fuming words-- many hours wasted until eyes meet gently blinking, displaying--a smile affection regained Setback Contest--- 8 Jul 2016 Sponsor--Nayda Ivette Negron...

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prideful foolish king whose word allowed no question or mind lost with head .............................................. Form: Senryu Date Written: 07/07/2016 Poetry Contest Entry: Setbacks Sponsored by: Nayda Ivette Negron Results: 7th Place...

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puckered lips awaiting kiss mirror misted penned 7 July 2016...

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I am a tad late I guess I bound myself to a date but I've had my fill of distractions so here, I'll get straight to the point while I put on my writing attire equipped with my writer's cap and my dimmed writer's block shades For what I foretold in 'Grey' was completely true I must print off a retraction with a twist...

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