Poems About Self-Discovery, Growth & Inner Healing

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The Stories of My Tears

Every night, as far back as I could remember,
I shiver. I cry myself to sleep.
It was the only way I knew how to fall asleep,
The only feeling I knew.

Tears are my friends. Each tear is a story,
A real life tale with colorful characters,
And the self I only knew through struggle, pain
And a mind separate of the body.
What I knew was not what I did.

The environment was hell, and the characters lost.
There was no writer, nor a script.
It was always impulse, reaction to an escape
Of a struggle within a struggle.
There was no time to pause.
A moment of reset could not be found.

I do not count sheep, I peeled tears.
I escaped so far away,
I lost the captain seat of my body and actions.
Born autistic, with no diagnosis.
Literally forced yourself to speak,
But words don’t come out right.

Born in a family of migrants,
Trapped in a civil war.
Unwelcomed anywhere.
At home, at school, outside in the neighborhood.
The only escape is the mind.

Every obstacle overcome was never good enough.
Constantly chasing normal.
And in my mind I know.
Yes, everyone is constantly chasing normal.
And we are all tired.

Can I be me? Can I find me beneath the graffiti?
Live your life. And I’ll live mine. A dream.
Can I live my life?
Mine will always include tears and smiles.
But know that my voice is mute.

I am too scared to speak my mind.
Always beaten whenever I spoke from the heart.
The soul is the only dialogue. Loud or mute.

At the end of each day,
All of the grima from the excessive stimulation,
A volcano inside is ready to erupt.
I take a very deep breath,
To bring light into the volcano, and simply live.

I escape for a fresh breath of another day.
The only possible faith, and only choice,
Is to believe in today, and in tomorrow.

Living such a life, God can only be found
In little moments. Not some place far away,
Nor living in my house.
I am in his house, and therefore,
He is in my moments.

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Happiness

Happiness once said to me,
“Walk this path and you will find paradise.”
So I rushed, I ran and I suffered,
Blind to all but the promised reward.

Until I met sadness who said to me,
“Don’t rush there, man or you will find nothing.”
Of course I accused him of being a liar,
A rain on my sunny dreaming.

So I set my mark and walked the dark tunnel,
Each step echoing with hope and fear,
Until I found my paradise,
It seemed so near.

I raised my hand to touch it,
Fingers trembling with desire,
And I found nothing but mud,
My dreams sunk in earthly mire.

Yet in that mud, a seed might grow,
Of wisdom earned, not freely given.
Perhaps true joy lies not in chasing,
But in living each moment, fully.

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Empathy’s Weight

I can feel your pain,
Whispered in my bones.
Your struggles are now mine,
An unmentioned burden that I bear silently.

Every story told to me,
Every tear I see shed,
My heart is weighted down,
A storehouse of sorrows.

As understanding deepens,
So does sadness grow.
It is a strange bond:
The nearer I get, the more I hurt.

Yet, through this hurt comes a revelation:
Life does not issue blame,
Only learning etched into experience.

We stumble and we fall
And then stand up again
Every mistake is a teacher
Each sorrow is our guide

No villains, they say in the allegory of human experience
There are only students
There is no failing again

But if I must bear
The load of a thousand lives
For I can endure knowing:
This is a school where we are all pupils
This is school where all of us are learners
But let me tell you something –
This place is a memorable and beautiful college

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Perspectives & Mirrors

Your mind’s beauty is shown
Throughout the world like
The canvas which has been
Influenced by perception’s hues of color.
The world just mirrors beauty of mind.

The design is so complicated and perfect
In its detail that the only thing wrong about it
Is our vision –
All full of prejudice scribing concepts
That criticize creation’s masterpiece,
That state what is good and evil.
People do not ever see their evil;
We claim to fight it and invoke demons.
This is a holy place for evildoers.

Would we not have different perceptions
If we could make this world a better place,
Marked everywhere in light of day?
Ignoring the narrative
That remains largely unheard,
Of kindness by deed
That does not involve any sound or sign.

When volunteers give their time
To gentle creatures,
With a loving hand they rear otters.
And parents working day
And night without rest in this unfriendly world
To raise up their kids well.

Healers give away their skills,
Others give to feed the starving.
Isn’t it what we refer to as goodness?
The stories that deserve to be appreciated.

It’s high time that we balanced tales:
One part illumination, one part obscurity.
For a word that describes both the internal and external beauty
Within and around us, it should be “love”.

The beauty that we see in this world of wonder
And woe
Defines who we are as individuals.
Let us now narrate
The comprehensive story
According to which all shine
As distinct brilliant stars.

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Diadem of Self

Sun kisses my eyelids,
I am awake.

Gratitude a marching beat,
In my chest.
The simple beauty,
Is everywhere.

Love breathes into
The tasks I meet,
A soft warmth
In every step.

Humility paves the way,
Humble thoughts guide me,
In the choices I make,
Deep inside.

Each day reveals,
A precious stone.
From laughs
To wise thoughts,

With clear eyes,
I see the world,
My own reflection,
A diadem.

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Slay the Giants Within

Find love in yourself,
And when you meet
The hungry giants of evil,
Feed them from your heart.

Witness the fight
Of success and failure,
Of life and death.
You’ll find only one hero-
And the other does not exist.

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The Paradox of Preference

People prefer politeness
Over kindness.
Politeness creates boundaries,
Within the comfort zone.
Kindness is intimate,
It penetrates through the skin,
And touches the heart.
Politeness dresses nicely,
Kindness is naked.

Politeness is a mask we wear,
Kindness, the face beneath.
One shields, the other shares,
Our true humanity.

People prefer the shallow,
Over the deep and true.
Skimming life’s surface,
Afraid to dive into the blue.

People prefer entertainment,
Over reality, journey, friendship,
Exploration and discoveries.
It is harder to consume
The fabricated,
Than it is to feel
Life.

Reality demands presence,
Entertainment is a mere distraction.
Only one shapes our essence.

In the quiet of authenticity,
We find our loudest truths.
Yet we cling to noise,
Evading the wisdom of our youth.

People’s preference is
A paradox.

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An Aprioric Perspicaciousness

White paper and a pen
wish for me,
on a birthday of many returns
passed, yet to come.
So a thought I will,
and a thought
I may, descend
into self,
my self-maintained, renewed self,
my pattern of self.
Together and with,
I feel out
an infinite creativity,
I do now
experience my stability.

Ever change,
never never.
Am.
I am dependent,
Yet I am identified.

One in once.
Always a memory,
always a surprise.

Scenes change,
familiar feelings.
Known to life,
stranger to my own.
Allowed to feel all,
but not my own.
Hold on
known stranger, hold on.
I hold on to my breath.
I hold on.

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Mindful Equilibrium

Seek balance,
Or lose the present’s grace.
In mindful choice,
Find your true place.

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