Poems about Survival

• Mad White Horses

  You can smell it
  Before it begins.

  by nanook of newjersey 76 lines, on Nov 6 10:02 AM. In Fear, Panic, Isolation, Survival
• Lay My head On Lies

  Who are you talking to, I heard my husband's voice
  I had to think of something; I didn't have much choice
  

  by GuiltedShadow 22 lines, 10 comments, on Oct 16 6:27 AM. In Lies, Survival, Contest
• Born to Survive

  Born to be a leader
  to survive against all odd.

  by TwilightCeleste 33 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 23 11:05 AM. In Nature, Other, Life, Hope, Thoughts, Society, Wolves, Survival
• War Within

  Within the mind, a bolted door
  Stands against a raging war

  by MoonLovedRose 20 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 20 9:47 PM. In Strength, Survival, Pain, Determination
• From a distance

  From a distance she was watching
  Remembering here, what signals meant

  by afireinthisheart 17 lines, on Jul 17 9:43 AM. In Love, Life, Hope, Thoughts, Society, Personal, Inspirational, Message, Survival
• To find a life

  To find a life...once lost in all essence
  Often the road back's has been hard

  by afireinthisheart 15 lines, on Jul 16 1:19 PM. In Life, Hope, Society, Personal, Survival
• breathe in.

  hey guys. i never usually write in this format. let me know what you think.

  by runawaysmilexo 33 lines, on Jul 15 5:00 AM. In smoking, quitting, struggle, survival, accomplishment
• Potato Famine

  "How did our family get here, Grandmother?"
  "I don't know; I think it was during the Potato Famine..."

  by DogFish 35 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 4 7:03 PM. In Personal, Sad, Society, Death, Survival, Family, Ireland
• Assesment of Survival

  I have lived with no furniture literally
  did you know that?

  by myrataal 41 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 10 12:51 AM. In Life, Survival, Personal, Love, Loss, Hope
• No cure...

  by Celticpoet 13 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 1 5:52 PM. In Life, Nature, Society, Thoughts, Philosophical, Survival
• "The Day the World Stood Still"

  My heart my heart, how it cries out as it begins to break! Amid the wreckage, my eyes stare gasping in awe of the horror and despair.
  

  by TarasWay 17 lines, on May 23 3:01 PM. In War, Humanity, Loss, Sadness, Destruction, Terror, 9/11, Hope, Survival
• The Road To Recovery

  How is your back?
  -Aching and restless.

  by Celestialsfire 26 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 22 5:25 PM. In contest, rehabilitation, survival, strength, injury
• The Road To Recovery

  How is your back?
  -Aching and restless.

  by Celestialsfire 26 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 22 5:17 PM. In contest, rehabilitation, survival, strength, injury
• Earth Day Perspective

  See more of my work at Associated Content Online. This is my life and how I lived in Walden for a while.
  http://www.associatedcontent.com/

  by GreenEyedLadyWriter 39 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 14 5:10 PM. In ecology, nature, suv, sybmols, life, earth, survival
• Ritual Salt

  Survivor guilt and the symbolism of salt

  by alantadpole 22 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 13 2:51 PM. In Survival, Pain, Atonement
• The Phoenix

  There is a silence that falls over one,
  

  by eyesofanangel524 48 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 6 11:44 PM. In contest, thoughts, sadness, life, love, pain, hope, survival
• On Hasty Wings Of Life

  absence incendiary
  counter memoirs

  by Reflectionshadow 50 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 26 5:17 PM. In nature, survival, amoral
• Psoriasis

  Do you oppress me or liberate me?
  Hide me or reveal me?

  by igraine 46 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 11 1:29 PM. In Psoriasis, liberation, survival
• Die Away

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  The dawn's sunlight

  by bloodforsale10 32 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 15 4:21 PM. In survival
• do you want it?

  I'm so fucked up
  and so are you

  by Beata 74 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 5 3:05 PM. In personal, xanax, thoughts, life, weird, survival, sad, angst, completion
• Birthday Surprise

  Sister Janet cries
  Tries to sit up

  by deercatcher 53 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 31 11:36 PM 2008. In sister, survival
• Ode to a windswept child

  by yiddishe-maydele 53 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 19 11:49 AM 2008. In Holocaust, Zionism, Past, Survival, History, Women
• Death Can Wait II

  by Ceridwens Soul 23 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 31 5:39 AM 2008. In Survival, dark, addiction
• Misunderstood

  Throat numb, eyes blind.
  Never again will we bare your kind.

  by ArtRocks27 23 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 5 3:49 AM 2008. In Survival
• Bad Luck is Still Luck but What Good Can It Do?

  I'm more sexually frustrated than a 50 year old nun
  I failed to lose my virginity in high school

  by TheKingOfAwkward 42 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 1 2:27 PM 2008. In Desperation, Happiness, Angst, Hope, Survival, Life
• Blood Tears

  Try and see truth,
  Past the deceitful liar.

  by ArtRocks27 33 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 29 10:38 PM 2008. In Hope, Dark, Spiritual, Thoughts, War, Freewrite, Death, Survival
• To Get Away

  She wants to get away.
  She wants to be someplace safe.

  by ArtRocks27 61 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 27 12:53 AM 2008. In Freedom, Fear, Survival
• My Sweet Evangeline

  by stargazer. 14 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 12 11:56 PM 2008. In Personal, Life, Hope, Survival, Sadness, Child, Family
• Down Came The Rain And Wash Olde Spideys Out

  there
  came a downpour of spiders

  by LeanneBridgewater 16 lines, on Jul 6 9:22 AM 2008. In spider, bug, death, old, hard life, survival, joke, beat, humour, contest
• Return The Favour

  by hardeepb 8 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 3 9:46 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Battle, Survival
• Defenistration

  When I landed sad, broken
  among the ashes; denying

  by ennovy 17 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 15 2:54 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Lost love, Abuse, Survival, Escape
• A Burning Candle

  By the light of a burning candle, I take my pen In hand,

  by Rusty 40 lines, 1 comment, on May 21 2:52 AM 2008. In Survival
• Cleverness & Overdoing

  A bunny Frolicking in the forest

  by Judo 27 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 24 6:41 PM 2008. In Dark, Nature, Survival
• The Explosion

  Sweat was running down my face A great tension surrounding me

  by Judo 55 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 24 9:59 AM 2008. In My own style, Anger, Survival, Death
• Nothing Like a Good Stabbing

  While he...
  Laughs

  by dillpickle62 47 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 22 8:39 PM 2008. In Contest, humor, Survival, Strength
• Survive in this life

  As the night goes dark I feel the pain take over

  by Sea-Shell 18 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 18 1:17 PM 2008. In Pain, Sad, Emo, Survival
• When I Hurt

  When I hurt,
  And it is too often,

  by runewalker 12 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 13 4:48 PM 2008. In survival baby, survival
• Disturbing Images From The Point A View Of A Brave Man

  I witness The sight of Grendel

  by Judo 24 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 9 6:50 PM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, My own style, Death, Gore, Violence, War, Escape, Survival
• Not Gone Yet (Working Title, Short Version)

  by Athena of Starlite 6 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 12 2:39 PM 2008. In Personal, Dark, Life, Survival, Getting Along
• equations and eggshells...

  by Yvette Champ 40 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 5 6:18 PM 2008. In human nature, society, survival
• Whispers in the Dark

  This is based on an experience I had when I was three years old. It was ... bad.

  by HeatherRoseBrown 42 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 29 2:19 AM 2007. In Personal, Dark, Fear, Rage, Death, Survival
• Immortal

  Thirty-one years ago she was born by the sea,
  Two people in love, and baby made three.

  by jamiedoring 37 lines, 23 comments, on Nov 25 3:18 AM 2007. In Angst, Abuse, Dark, Survival
• To those who dwell in other worlds

  And if I'm fed, I'm fed with love
  Blind to sins I'm guilty of
  

  by Animarising 37 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 20 10:42 AM 2007. In survival, illness, death, life, spirituality, love, warmth
• A New Beginning

  As I stare at this mountain right in front of me, I know in my heart and soul just what I got to do to become free.

  by DysfunctionDoll 27 lines, on Nov 8 3:00 AM 2007. In Life, Detemination, Survival
• Poised for Swift Attack (Haiku)

  praying mantis glares
  camoflauged to paralyze~

  by Knight70 30 lines, 23 comments, on Sep 27 9:37 PM 2007. In Nature, Haiku, Survival
• Red-Tailed Hawk (Haiku)

  torrential screams
  red-tailed hawk in pursuit~

  by Knight70 2 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 27 12:14 PM 2007. In Nature, Haiku, Wildlife (Birds), Survival
• Cinnamon Scrunchies

  by barefoot contessa 39 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 31 4:59 PM 2007. In Survival, Death, Love, Sad, Dark, Life, Other, Pain
• Pale

  A spirit wasted / A soul taken this night / Has no one the courage / To stay strong, to fight / For what they believe / And as the sun sets / So does all hope / The fiery light is a part of me / And it’s

  by Quotidian Detritus 47 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 23 2:11 PM 2007. In Pain, Dark, Misery, Solitude, Survival
• fractures,fractions & facing up to facts

  by Yvette Champ 85 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 19 6:51 PM 2007. In domestic abuse, survival, sisters
• A darker path

  Just shield your eyes / if you don't want to see, / there's much you could give, / but I don't want pity. / Just keep on talking / of choices I have, / those chances are gone / and I won't choose death.

  by fleur-de-lys 18 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 7 8:17 AM 2007. In Decision, Betrayal, Survival, Fighting

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