8 Inspirational Poems and Verses for Healing and Inner Strength
Healing and Inner Strength
It’s no secret that I love poetry. Poetry has gotten me through the toughest times in my life and it’s the one thing I always turn to when I need to purge my soul and acknowledge my emotions. I write my heart through the verses I scribe- it is how I inspire healing from my hurt and focus on my inner strength. It’s not something I force, when it flows, it flows, and I embrace it.
Sometimes, just reading a short verse from another perspective on love, pain, or the inner mechanics of that person’s heart can inspire something within you. This recognition, a connection, is like a knowing that you are not the only one that feels what you feel.
I’ve selected 8 poems and verses in their entirety from my poetry books that will resonate for sensitive souls, the hearts that have been broken, and the minds that have been caught in the shadows and the sadness. More info on these books of poetry can be found on my author page.
“Butterfly” from The Touch of 10,000 Words
Sometimes we bend ourselves so out of shape
That we look in the mirror and we aren’t clear on who we see before us
We place ourselves in a cocoon
And close ourselves off from our authenticity
Because there is a shallow comfort in safety
But it all starts to feel too tight and restricting
Your soul awakens, and all you want to do is fly
Then something just clicks
We spend so much time dressing ourselves in other people and their preferences
That we forget that we have our own unique taste of clothing
Our own sense of self
A fearless and undeniable sense of self that embodies every amazing thing
The yin/yang and our whole being in its entirety
Why have we hidden all our innate beauty?
To feel safe, loved, accepted
Or to stay under the radar
Afraid and anxious of what people may see when the mask falls off
But you only need to accept and love yourself
There is beauty both inside and outside of the cocoon that pushed you to grow
Through darkness and dysfunction, depth and despair
A vivid light splits through and steals you away
When you get comfortable with your own messy and beautiful self
Nothing and no-one can block you
You finally see your truth
You fall in line with the beat of your own vibration
You come out of your cocoon
A gorgeous butterfly
Somewhere there is a place where I belong
Where an orchestra plays my favourite song
Butterflies gather and birds fly high
A beautiful place in a sun-lit sky
I wake and I wonder the land of the free
Where souls dance happy and the shore meets the sea
Mermaids chat and whisper the day
And Gods of hope are not far away
The place where I belong sits right in my hand
It lies in oceans blue and drifts of hot sand
I carry it with me, for my eyes to see
That the place I belong, sits within me
“Porcelain Heart” from Exit Point: Arrows from a Rebel Heart
I have grown into me
From the vultures that feasted on the love in my heart
To the predators that preyed upon my kindness
And the sorrowed hearts that held my porcelain heart
At first so gently
Then dropped it without a thought
As it cried for its pieces on a cold, barren floor.
I have grown into me
I have become
And I have swapped my pain for compassion
My hurt for healing
And my wounds for wisdom
So I thank you
To all those that demolished who I was
So I could finally become
And find the strongest parts of me
Breaking the shell
From the weaknesses of all those so cocooned in their unease
“Staircase of Faith” from Exit Point: Arrows from a Rebel Heart
We get lost on the lower steps of the staircase
With heavy hearts and tired minds
Jaded souls and eyes that blind
But there is a profusion of potential on that climb
The picture doesn’t unfold all at once
Each step up inspires something newly visible to you
Trust in what is hidden
In the verses of sublime scriptures and skies
And the translucent ties that gently bind
Have faith in what is clouded and unseen
And know that where you are now is where you are meant to be
I am fury and anger
A burning rain that pours
I feel it like a wave
And it hits me full force
It strikes unexpectedly
Like a fire through my back
Makes me feel alone
Living in a space of lack
Why does anger speak to me this way?
Shutting down my senses
With such destructive sway…
But I know this anger well
How she hides behind my tears
That glisten with love through all my fears
And how she creeps into the corners
Where I feel I’m not enough
Somewhere there is truth
Like shiny diamonds through the rough
Yes, I know her well
So let me guide her might
Transcend her flames
To a pure white light
For anger is just a feeling
Another way to cope
Through all of life’s curveballs
That diminish sweet hope
So when I hear her thunder
Let me breathe and cast asunder
The burn that aches and swells my mind
To one that calms through an inner sanctuary I find
True strength is yielded by embracing hurt
Like a hidden oasis
That brings wisdom through the dirt
Feeling each wound like trickles of rain
Pouring through the sunshine of your Titan frame
And rising from failure like a warrior of war
Tenaciously healing to fight once more
And through it all
Through this seeming mess
Of purging, burning, and love soaked duress
Still finding the courage
And the steel-stubbornness of heart to try again
Like you were never torn apart
One day, you will heal
One day, you will be grateful for the deepest cuts of pain
One day, you will glance at yourself
And see a stronger person through your reflection
One day, you will kiss away your hurt… gently, and with grace
Until then, use it all to propel you forward
Like a white-hot pyre through your star-spangled eyes
A fire to regenerate every shadowy cell
And open your heart to every experience
Knowing that one day
You will search your heart
And understand that love is the only thing to ever hold onto
Darkness is inevitable
Just as light is divine
And one without the other
Simply does not work,
It does not exist…
For you need the deepest tints of what darkness beholds
To truly show grace to the whispers of light
And the mellow gold that hides inside your soul
I searched and swam the waves of my emotional sea
Dived deeply into territory that yelled to be known to me
And I found a beauty in the black
An honesty to own
That is, the darkest parts of me
Are the most beautiful I know
Poetry and verse, like music, is a great healer for the soul. Take some time for you, self-care that is invested on nourishing your spirit is always time well spent.
I hope you can find some comfort and relatability in these words, for healing and inner strength. Please share to someone you care for that would appreciate them too! Thanks, Chrissy 🙂
Check out this short poetry slideshow set to some chilled music for more healing and inner strength poems/quotes and verses
Categorised as: Poetry, Well Being and Mindfulness