The Healing Poems

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A Half of Me

Finding yourself

Look at me. It can’t be! There is just a half of me...

A True Gentelman

As he walks away, behold, grasp all the wonders cause we don't know when the world will see again such a kind, giving soul...

A Woman With a Basket

A women with a basket, dead flowers in her hand. Look there, right there behind you! She...

About the Joy

Of course I should write about the joy since for fifteen years only darkness I knew...

Addiction

Overcoming addiction

Addiction is a vicious thing. It makes you believe that you’re a king. And just when you begin to rule...

Almighty Gut Feeling

Almighty Gut feeling how great Thou are! Too bad I so ignore Thee...

And the Mirror Said

Self Esteem, Self Worth

And the mirror said to her: God, you are so beautiful, so talented, gentle, loving and smart. You are so gracious, humble and giving, the brightest star in my night...

As My Vision Keeps Improving

Healing from abuse

As my vision keeps improving, my horizon clears. You see comfort and convenienceI see...

Because

BecauseI have tasted frustration I value fulfillment

Comfort

Grief, Comforting

I embraced her, kissed her tears, drenching my lips and the pillow...

Compassion

Compassion and self-compassion

I know YOU may be suffering now, I see you curled up by the wall, and the only thing I CAN do, is...

Deeply Pressed

One day in my bedroom I turned on the light, and that’s when I saw it. What a scary sight!...

Doubt

I doubt my right to dream, and even my own name...

Drugs Are for Mugs

Overcoming addiction

Elvis, Jim Morrison, Hendrix and Moon, Joplin and Jackson, all gone too soon...

Fear

...Its presence takes overeverything around, my world, my dreams, and I... can’t be found...

First I Must Wait

Getting in shape

Oh, the ocean sounds so tempting, I would listen to its sounds. I would love to walk bare-footed...

First Word on Courage

I do what I am told by guilt and by fear which are so very loud that my voice...

For the First Time

Today I stand alone with my loneliness and fear but for the first time...

From This Perspective

From this perspective where I am now, I think of the world different somehow...

From the Journal of a Competitive Dieter

Humor, funny poems

I absolutely refuse to be like others who failed before. One diet is not good enough for me. I’ve got to do better and MORE!

Gazed Into the Depth

Oh, may only this moment come that I’ll hear my own voice, that I’ll regain my inner peace, that I will still rejoice...

Hidden Tears

So let your hidden tears fall down, your wounded heart heal now. And let your silent voice cry out...

Hope

I open my palm slowly, and all that is see is this one grain of sand...

How Did I Learn

Self-Mastery, Self-Discipline

I learned to draw by erasing. I learned to walkby falling. I learned to win by...

I Added One More Person

Compassion and self-compassion

And somehow, even though I added one more person to those I serve, my work load seemed to lighten up...

I Added One More Person

Loving yourself

I added one more person to that list of Humanity. The person who somehow seemed invisible to me before...

I Ate Too Many of These

Humor, funny poems

I ate too many of these and too many of those...

I Choose Passion and Life

You choose convenience, I choose a change, to go beyond, out of my range...

I Left for a While

I left for a while but I’ll see you soon, left to see the stars on the other side of the silver moon...

If Perfect I Could Be

Oh, if perfect I could be, I would be so good to me, I would be so happy and so pleased with me...

In Search of Trust

Armed with courage, I continued my search for Trust. Evasive though it was beneath the minds and hearts of those, who had also misplaced Trust.

In the Arms of a Lover

In the arms of a lover to float, to float, to kiss, to discover, a lot, a lot...

Linger

The words tasted sweet, like honeydew from innocent meadows, or manna from an uncorrupt heaven...

Love

We meet again. The moment, kind and generous, the beauty, peaceful and serene....

My Therapist Said

Getting in shape

My therapist said that in order for me to grow I must get to the bottom of my...

My Uniqueness

It’s not my weakness, it is my openness. It’s not my doubts, it is my questioning mind...

My Wounds and Feelings

Yes, I feel. Yes, I've been wounded. That's who I am, and how I live. But it is my wounds and feelings that...

Never Trust a Mirror

...And your reflection cannot tell you everything you mean to me. Never trust a mirror...

No Longer Room for Stones

I cannot really change how tall I am, but I can change how tall I stand...

No Longer Room for Stones (in Sanish)

En realidad no puedo cambiar mi estaturaPero sí puedo cambiar la altura con la que me pongo de pie...

Only From Here

There was no room for me on the sunny meadow so I bowed my head down and moved…

Only One Thing

Whenever I whisper a prayer to you, I’m still. Whenever You call me, whatever I’m doing, I cease...

Our Life Once Lived

Healing from abuse

This gilded cage, your greatest gift, my healing wings now soar to live.

Passion

I have climbed many mountains, I have walked forbidden trails, I spent youth fighting for freedom, middle age… in a self-made jail...

People Say

So I noticed my anger, accepted its rage, allowed it to speak up, wrote page after page...

Phenomenal Woman

Self Esteem, Self Worth

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size...

Procrastination and Depression

Every time I’m doing better, my heart fills with brand new hope, you are standing right behind me, ever tightening your black rope...

Regret

I asked her to run with me this morning and she declined, politely, as one who is at pains to not cause pain...

Relinquishment

Growing older, aging

Now that it’s my turn to scale down to comfortable shoes I realize that parting with my heels...

Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee

I've watched thee every hour; I know my mighty sway: I know my magic power to drive thy griefs away...

Stillness, Stay

Stillness, stay. I need your comforting depths to sink into, to be weightlessly suspended in the sea of your knowing...

Thank You My Baby

Thank you for making me laugh again at silly little things. Thank you for making me pick up a pen...

The Fairest Man I Know

If there would be a man, who’d always be the same, yet different to all, can you guess his name?...

The Uses of Sorrow

Sadness & Sorrow

Someone I loved once gave mea box full of darkness. It took me years to understand...

To Lose a Day

I can’t believe I’ve lost a day! Oh God, how did it happen? I thought I would do all these things...

Today I Allowed Myself to Cry

Grief, Comforting

Today I allowed myself to cry. I don’t have to be embarrassed of my tears. I don’t need to justify my reasons...

Two Creatures

Conflict resolution

Yet the other wicked creature, tells me how deprived she feels of all fun things, friends and laughter, and how we waste all her skills...

Unfair War

Humor, funny poems

And I thought for hours, trying various tactics, struggling and sweating to win...

When

Conflict resolution

When I am done with being right—and you are done with being wronged, perhaps then...

Whose Fault Is It, Really?

As my Mouth greedily crunches those chocolate jelly beans, my poor, over-exhausted stomach begs, and pleads, and moans... and screams...

With Every Compassionate Tear

As you’re the gardener on this Earth, and you reap what you sow, remember on your path of life...

Woulda Coulda Shoulda

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas lyin' in the sun, talkin' bout the things...

Yes, You Can Still Hurt Me

Healing from abuse

Yes, you can still hurt me, yet with my tears falling down, with my heart full of fears, with my openness held back...

You Can

You can believe in yourself or you can believe others not believing in you. You can let your free spirit...

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Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge.

"When we were children we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable."

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Liliana Kohann is a writer, singer/songwriter, inspirational poet, filmmaker, and illustrator. "A Thin Book of Fat Poems by Liliana Kohann is a wonderful book of poetry and journal entries that will take you on a journey of self-discovery. A perfect gift for any woman (or man) who wants to make powerful changes in her life and be entertained in the process...." —Reader's Favorite

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