As human beings, some of us are born less resilient than others. It can be difficult for some people to overcome terrible trauma or even survive and thrive. The good thing is, if we only take the time to look around, we can find the strength to keep on going during life’s toughest moments. This list of poems about strength is for those who need uplifting when nothing seems to be going right. May these poems give you the strength that you need.
Poems About Strength
1. Give Me Strength
by: Rabindranath Tagore
This is my prayer to thee, my lord, strike,
strike at the root of penury in my heart.
Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.
Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.
Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.
And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.
2. Woman Of Strength – Poem
by: Sharon Simani
A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape
but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything
but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her
but a woman of strength gives the best in what she does.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in future
but a woman of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be God’s blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman walks sure footedly
but a woman of strength also knows God will catch her when she falls.
A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face
but a woman of strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey
but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.
3. Love Is Strength
by: Hasmukh Amathalal
What is there in kiss really?
Someone uttered sarcastically
I offered no comment
But the sign of reaction was sent
We both had long discussion
Why it is talked with confusion?
I asked him to which he replied
All facts are irrelevant and are lied
He had point to justify
Kisses and sex are just to satisfy
Human need and hunger
It is nothing less or more
I had trouble in convincing
He was more or less forcing
“Kiss is strong bond”
“Everything stands second.”
I was firm in my assertion
There is no doubt or question
Hen girl offers it with willingness
It means everything and brings shine on face
Other things may follow
She may surrender and allow too
Nut most important part is relation
The permanent bond with self elation
I dwelt at length
There was logic behind with strength
No relation can be considered outwardly
It has to be felt inwardly
4. Challenge Accepted
by: Benji James
Could it be
I’ve never seen
Beauty in me
Took time to reflect
On all that I am
I haven’t shared everything I can
On this soul-searching road
The winds and turns
Each corner holds secrets
Each road taken holds challenges untold
Which road you choose is how life unfolds
Some are rougher, Sometimes it’s smooth sailing
All the time I’ve invested in this world
I’ve come to realise
Each moment is just a piece strung together
In this story called life
I have no wisdom in my words
All I know is I’ve survived
Yeah, still alive.
Some would say I feel too much
Some would say, I’m too myself
Mistakes I owned them
Haters I outgrow them
There’s a whole lot in me
Only a few people see
A light that shines slightly through the cracks
I’m not all bad
And all this strength gathered
Has taken me to heights
Others couldn’t imagine
Like a lighter, a little spark
Can ignite a torch
Revealing truths in dark corners
It’s all these things
That makes me a lyrical philosopher
Through these lines I conquer
A man made up of scars
Each marks a tale
Each a reminder of lessons learned
I’ve been through the ringer
Still standing, And I’ll still fight
Until my last breath drains all my might
No matter what the world throws my way
I’ll always say.
“Challenge accepted.”
Never gave up
I still dream
I still fight my way
Through each day
No matter the odds stacked against me
I’m a raise my head accept the challenges met
Some would say I feel too much
Some would say, I’m too myself
Mistakes I owned them
Haters I outgrow them
There’s a whole lot in me
Only a few people see
A light that shines slightly through the cracks
I’m not all bad
And all this strength gathered
Has taken me to heights
Others couldn’t imagine
Like a lighter, a little spark
Can ignite a torch
Revealing truths in dark corners
It’s all these things
That makes me a lyrical philosopher
Through these lines I conquer
Nothing is going to hold me down
I’m going to dance like a warrior
All these bad habits couldn’t be sorrier
All these battles I’ve won
Some left me scarred
But through this my skin became hard
Got a thick skin, Never cut through it
Got a good heart, shines through in my art
Belief only takes you so far
Have faith, it’ll take you beyond the stars
They say wisdom can’t be found in bars
In unlikely places, you can find yourself
And accept it is all you are
All that you’ve become
Water washes over me
Setting me free
All this dirt cleansed from me
You haven’t even seen the best from me
Some would say I feel too much
Some would say, I’m too myself
Mistakes I owned them
Haters I outgrow them
There’s a whole lot in me
Only a few people see
A light that shines slightly through the cracks
I’m not all bad
And all this strength gathered
Has taken me to heights
Others couldn’t imagine
Like a lighter, a little spark
Can ignite a torch
Revealing truths in dark corners
It’s all these things
That makes me a lyrical philosopher
Through these lines I conquer.
Don’t make me a role model
That I can never fulfil
All I wanna be is an Inspiration
Show people if they stick to it
They can make it
They won’t fail if they fight tooth and nail
Revealing truths through poetic paragraphs
Silver linings rising, capture lightning in a bottle
Hard to contain, just striking in ways they don’t expect
In life, you’ll realise your blessed
If you take a deep look around
And all that surrounds us
Just shows that you can achieve
Be anything you want to be
And all I choose is to just be me
Open up your heart to see.
Some would say I feel too much
Some would say, I’m too myself
Mistakes I owned them
Haters I outgrow them
There’s a whole lot in me
Only a few people see
A light that shines slightly through the cracks
I’m not all bad
And all this strength gathered
Has taken me to heights
Others couldn’t imagine
Like a lighter, a little spark
Can ignite a torch
Revealing truths in dark corners
It’s all these things
That makes me a lyrical philosopher
Through these lines I conquer
5. Strength
by: Jordan Rowan
There’s a chill in the air and wind ‘neath your boots
There’s clouds in the sky and trees with roots
If all were to fall onto your crying head,
Would you carry it home or lie down dead?
The strength you have defines your choice
Will you whimper and cry or show your voice?
Through sorrow and pain and happiness and joy
You either run and hide from all those you employ
Or show them what you’re made of inside
For what you do becomes who you have to hide
Not what you say with fury or a gentle tone
But the actions you take when you’re all alone
When you’re down and out, almost recluse
And you feel as if you have no use
If you still get up and challenge yourself
You will become prisoner to no one else
There’s a song in the air and dirt ‘neath your boots
A song that carries on down to your roots
Back from the days of no chores or worry
When nothing was done in any sort of hurry
You can hear these words in the back of your mind
And it takes you back to a simpler time
These little moments, spontaneous and surreal
Show you how you can always feel
Feel good and joyous even through the worst
When tired and hungry, they give you thirst
These little moments are found throughout life
They can break you free from worldly strife
And these things define who you were before
And change who you are to forever something more
Harkening back to when you were innocent and clean
Can make you try your best to better your scene
Your moments in life are yours to keep
When daydreaming or your lost in sleep
The worst will come and so will the best
The dark before the dawn always sets to the west
You can succumb to the pain that comes with years
Or you can fight back the stress and fight back the tears
Through everything that comes your way
Only you can change how you live out your stay
Others will come and others will leave
But what holds together is what you believe
Strength is within and without you
Within is taken while without is beside you
Hold onto a grain of meaningless sand
And notice how it’s light in your hand
Just for that moment it’s harmless and vain
But if you hold on forever it builds into pain
6. Filtered Pain
by: Carson Alexander Defelice
With bamboo husks scattered,
My last bones shattered.
We mourn a loss of bliss,
Draped in fear learnt to dismiss,
I call for all to gather.
The stalks once in my heart,
Intertwined, and broke apart.
I never knew how weak I’d gotten,
As my glacial mind defrosted,
And from within, resilience departed.
My thoughts cannot grow,
Pierced by what I do not know.
I’m getting colder,
I am not a soldier,
I’m a victim to the blow.
As the last bit of me was hollowed out,
I spoke the words of hope through my mouth:
“I will learn to accept the pain,
Rather than soaking it in my veins,
I’ll filter it to the ground.”
7. Because I Never Gave Up on Me
By: Christine Mulvihill
Walking down the hall without that horrid IV
No words can do justice to how I feel so free
I one so small have conquered that roaring “C”
And showed you all I can, because I never gave up on me.
Not many believed, they lose faith fast
Not even I dreamt how long I’d last
They said it had ended when the stone was cast
But I showed you all I could, because I never gave up on me.
Oh how the pain burned
Slow like seasons turned
And to give up I yearned
But I showed you strength, because I never gave up on me.
With silent tears I struggled on
My only hope she now was gone
From above her light shone
I showed her I was grateful, because I never gave up on me.
Lying in bed
Listening to sounds I dread
Screams of a child and loved ones who cry
There are too many miles to go why can’t I just die.
My skin is sore
From the needles I bore
The drugs I take
They make me ache
I’m tired of fighting let’s end this bid,
oh why can’t I just be a normal kid?
I’d show myself and I’d show you all
That I made it through with my back against the wall
Because I never gave up on me.
In size and in strength may you never judge me
I won that battle because I had faith in me
There is so much more that you can’t see
And I showed you all, because I never gave up on me.
Walking down the hall without that horrid IV
No words can do justice to how I feel so free,
I one so small have conquered that roaring “C”
And showed you all I can, because I never gave up on me.
8. A Bigger Life
by: Line Gauthier
Some days you may
be low on strength
I’ll give you mine
life is bigger than cancer
We feed off each other
the closeness of our bond
finishing each other’s
sentences and thoughts
Your touch your smile
There’s magic in the details
In the togetherness of you and I
In life being bigger than cancer
9. Passionate Strength of a Woman
by: Leisa Ridge
She will love him as he is leaving
without pain and tearful goodbyes
She knows he will be coming back to her
She can see it in his eyes
As he turns a smile is given to her
a beautiful vision close she will keep
“It’s only for a little while”
whispers her to sleep
She tries to be strong
as she longs for his sweet gentle touch
This passionate strength of a woman
has lived through so much
She feels she can touch him everywhere he goes
She hears his thoughts to her he calls
within her Soul the love she knows…
so she waits.
- Love is Actually the Sweet Foundation
by: Mike Gentile
For anything that is built in life’s domain
Love is actually the sweet foundation
Though finding it, often a tricky campaign
It’s the basic blueprint for our salvation
While not brick and mortar or earthly terrain
Such strength it provides without hesitation
It’s all that I am and forever will be
Love is actually everything to me
10. Where There Is Love
by: Vijay Pandit
Far away from her, far from comfort zone
He goes there, where life beckons him
Remaining true to purpose and meaning
Atop the mountains or deep in the valleys
Revering her love, as he journeys alone.
Maneuvering around life’s dead-ends
In wayward motion of destiny’s u-turns,
Avenues she illuminates besting darkness–
Being his street-lamp, patently she burns.
When forces somber aim to deter him
Bravely she appears readying her valor
Standing by him, in step with his shadow.
He sees her all-over, where there is love.
11. A Prayer For Strength To Be Yourself
by: Kevin Martin
It’s hard doing something different.
It’s difficult staying yourself.
In a world so accustomed to conformity,
It feels nearly impossible to be unique
As the one He created you to be.
How do we find the strength?
How do we find the courage?
How do we find the bravery?
Where do we defeat fear?
Well, He’s hanging on The Cross
Giving life to you and me.
Thank You Jesus.
Let us not forget
With Christ,
Nothing is impossible,
For with God,
All things are possible.
Thank You Father.
Thank You!
We give our lives to You.
We are Yours.
Praise You forever
And forevermore.
In Jesus’ Name,
We pray,
Amen.
12. Broken People
by: Richard Lamoureux
I wish to be with the broken people
the get in your face challenge me people
The sometimes hidden
sitting in a dark corner kinda people
The don’t you love me
I wish you seen me sorta people
People just being real people
not having to have it all together people
Them doing their best to figure it out people
dancing and singing without the smooth moves people
I don’t care about the color of their skin
or what others think of as their sin
They don’t need to be perfect to win
seeing and listening is where I’ll begin
Beyond appearance of fat or thin
I only know what I know
I’ve never been where they’ve been.
We’ll start
with our broken smiles
It’s the best we’ve got
It might seem like so little
still I think it’s a lot
Through life’s struggles we’ve all fought
lessons needed learning
experienced not taught
real is real it couldn’t be bought
So forget the fake people
the all about perfect hair and clothes people
I live in the right neighborhood and drive the right car people
It’s all about me, top of the hill people
They only hang out with the supremely cool people
those too important to talk to me people
thinking they’re the best of the best kinda people
when all along they are merely Sheeple
ba ba baaing, thinking they are strong instead of feeble
I love characters
people who are unique
I look under exteriors to gain a peek
strength of lions disguised in meek
unconcerned with fab or being chic
Worth listening to if allowed to speak
the stories they tell will make your eyes leak
For in the end
we are all broken
stumbling and choking
Disguising hurt with our joking
victims of others and their poking
So look close maybe you’ll see
eyes that aren’t blank
hearts that aren’t empty
Who we think of as complicated
in the end might not be
They might push when others come close
yet they are affectionate times three
Each just a bit afraid and broken
all the while wishing
and wanting to be
A part of something
If only we choose to see
those on the fringes
are a part of the we
All we have to do
is let them be!
13. A Cathartic Weave Of Three Premiere Contest Winner
by: Maurice Yvonne
listen,
the whispers
of leaves
turn colour
autumn is here.
now that you are gone
who will wake every morn
to lift the sun
unveil the sky
etch in the clouds
who will paint the rainbow?
I had a dream and in the dream I wove you a poem
I used the fiber of my character to create spools of silken thread
dipped in the juices of my passion I dyed them in the colors of my imagination
reinforced each and every single strand with the strength of my love
touch,
the echoes
of the rain
waters
blossoms spring.
now that ‘us’ is just a word
no longer with you as one
I alone wind up metal toys
cut out paper dolls
the beach swept from under my feet
the child in me flees.
spun spools from the intricacy of my spirit
designed a pattern
to the rhythm
of the music
of my inner thoughts
enamoured in your vision
crystal beads gather on my brow
as i toil your finely bred gift
as i braid every part of me
with every memory
into every sliver of fabric
taste,
uncut
snow shapes
crisp cold
ices the wintertide.
instead now rusted
a fools gold chain of loneliness
hangs around my neck like a noose
mourns a union that once had breath
a twosome that now is dead.
see,
the sand sculptures
paint
rekindle
a childhood summer
past.
sew in the loving glow emits my flawless dreams
with my boiling blood initial my woven piece
my work at an end I awake
you lay there a wingless angel asleep
smiling as if you heard a bell ring
your boundless warmth embraces me
the moon no longer smiles
the stars no longer wink
smell,
seasonal airs
stimulates senses
memories they deliver.
without a touch
barely I kiss you.
in this
my decade of one
hope is a wickless candle
the night just day without light
in the glee,
hopes and dreams,
in the human spirit,
lives the miracle of life.
magnificent
voices in every pitch
deep and resounding,
the melody of echoes and whispers – uncut.
14. The Rose
by: Poet Destroyer
This is not a poem about a rose
Nor a poem, about diligence and beauty
Today, I sit and stare at the walls
Walls, that bare the complexity of life
Every breath, every tear I shed in my room
Set out to pollinate every seed, every bud-
Life once – was the perfection of everything
Now, water drops as I drown in my sentiments
Sentiments that no longer hold meaning
I feel so empty now that you are gone.
This is not a poem about a rose,
Rather, it may be, I write about death
Death is a man with no face
A man who sits every night
Patiently, he sits on the edge of everything
Waiting and waiting,
For the thorn to prick the stem of who I am,
Who I used to be, in hopes I end the suffering
Every night he sits on the bedside
Watching and waiting
As I gaze deep into the dark watery walls
I lose the strength and resilience in my eyes.
Creating a dormancy, that shuts out the light
In a place where darkness prunes itself another day
There and only there,
I draw the silhouettes where life once bloomed
The echoes of my heart still call out your name
A name that no longer exists by my side
Slowly, the musk withers into the air
In remembrance, you were once here
Perfection gone. And a rose is just a rose.
15. Tranquility
by: Connie Marcum Wong
Oh little one, how soon you’ll be
In turbulence of puberty.
I will hold tight your days of youth
And share with you my honest truth
That innocence ingrained at birth,
Precious childhood days filled with mirth,
Will be so fleeting you will see
The need for God’s tranquility.
How grandma’s age is redefined
When your teen years become aligned
With thoughts of struggles, I go through,
The many shades in every hue,
That colors life for me today.
In these sweet days, I watch you play
As I instill the grains of hope,
An inner strength to help you cope
With all the changes life will bring.
The ups and downs from early spring
Throughout your life in winter years
When you, like me, through joys and tears
Have lived a life you feel has worth.
Have given back to better earth.
When you have children of your own
And you too, see how they have grown,
My hope is that you let them know
That through their life where e’er they go
They carry with them bits of me,
Please share with them, tranquility.
16. Adversity Then Strength
by: Angelo Velasquez
I did not understand at first touch,
But it’s the conflict in life.
That has shaped me to who I am today.
These strengths were once weaknesses.
And this love was once hate.
Being a caged bird has revealed to me,
The beauty of freedom.
So if you wish to be successful,
Let yourself fail.
If you wish to be loved.
Let yourself hurt.