Poetry often times speaks what our soul is unable to express. It can heal and console you in times of pain. Here are 20 of my favorite poems for healing and moving on.
1. "Accept that you deserve more than painful love. Life is moving. The healthiest thing for your heart is to move with it."
-Rupi Kaur, "Milk and Honey"
2. "When the past sends you a text, don't reply. Say nothing."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
3. "Do not look for healing at the feet of those who broke you."
-Rupi Kaur, "Milk and Honey"
4. "If you were born with the weakness to fall, you were born with the strength to rise."
-Rupi Kaur, "Milk and Honey"
5. "I know it's hard. Believe me. I know it feels like tomorrow will never come and today will be the most difficult day to get through. But I swear you will get through. The hurt will pass as it always does if you give it time and let it. So let go. Slowly. Like a broken promise, let it go."
-Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
6. "If the hurt comes, so will the happiness. Be patient."
-Rupi Kaur, "Milk and Honey"
7. "True happiness is in letting go. True love is already within you."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
8. "Nurse your own wounds. Then turn your pain into power. Turn your heartache into wisdom."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
9. "In order to find your way, you have to get lost. In order to find love, you have to let go of those who choose to hurt you. To gain, you have to lose."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
10. "Place distance in between yourself and the things that keep you up at night. Distance yourself from anyone who robs you of peace and joy."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
11. "Everything you deserve is coming. Be patient."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
12. “Life taught me what to keep and what to let go of. In the midst of emotional chaos, there’s a lesson."
-r.h. Sin, "Rest in the Mourning"
13. “Overwhelmed by a sea of emotions, sometimes you have to drown to learn how to swim.”
-r.h. Sin, "Whiskey Words & a Shovel II"
14. “Truth is you’re not okay. But you will be. You’ll hold on but you’ll let go. It’ll be difficult but you’ll do it. You’re feeling weak but be strong.”
-r.h. Sin, "Whiskey Words & a Shovel II"
15. “The pain means you’re alive. The scars mean you’ve always survived.”
-r.h. Sin, "Whiskey Words & a Shovel II"
16. “The path toward peace is filled with chaos. Tough is the journey but the destination is so worth it.”
-r.h. Sin, "Whiskey Words & a Shovel II"
17. “There is growth in pain. You just have to find the lesson and learn it.”
-Samantha King, "Born to Love, Cursed to Feel"
18. "If you want something different, you need to stop accepting what you're used to."
-Samantha King, "Born to Love, Cursed to Feel"
19.) "For too much of my life, I've apologized when I wasn't wrong all to make a situation better. I'm not going to be that person anymore."
-Samantha King, "Born to Love, Cursed to Feel"
20. "There will be those who seek to destroy you and everything you stand for. No matter what, keep building."
-Samantha King, "Born to Love, Cursed to Feel"
