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it's all up to you Poems

136 poems about it's all up to you

it's all up to you is one of the most explored themes on Power Poetry, where young poets share their authentic voices and lived experiences. The 136 poems below range from raw first drafts to carefully crafted works — each one a window into how a young writer sees it's all up to you in their life. Whether you're looking for inspiration, connection, or just want to know you're not alone, start reading and see what resonates.

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Freedom

Freedom is not something that can be seen. Freedom is not something that can be asked for, because it is not to be demanded. It can not be given to you. Freedom is a state of mind it must be felt but…

by LeenAlMadanali👁 3Read →

Windy Halls

It is Thursday, a Happ y day as it is the day before Friday. I walk upon narrow corridors resonating the thoughts of what I presume to be a dear friend. He said something to me, something that shook…

by Raywhite396👁 3Read →

My Sweet Quiet Love

The way I love you Makes Me such a masochist My sweet quiet love

by klegere👁 2Read →

Our generation

They say it happens all the time. High school. They say everyone gets made fun of. High school. They say everybody makes mistakes. High school. Well “they” aren’t in this generation, and “they”…

by MaddyShort77👁 4Read →

Battle Cry of A Skeleton Crew

You, the ones before us, burnt the world to ash And we were left to pick through the cinders. You say to yourselves in muffled voices, "We Are The Damned. We Are The Dead." But here is the cry of my…

by tbok1992👁 8Read →

Sometimes

Sometimes words fall from my mouth like a waterfall into river, rippling from letters into waves of sentences forming long lines of poetry that carry through banks and across deltas, a never ending…

by AlyssaAntman👁 2Read →

Poetry

Poetry The tall, dark and handsome man I long for His broad shoulders are the frames to the most beautiful painting His eyes illuminate in the sky like the stars Almost as if you could touch him,…

by keia9968👁 1Read →

We are to blame

“Citizens, brothers and sisters of the United States Of America Today marks a victory in the history of the United States! I am touched and I thank you all for your time and effort Your dedication to…

by ragewaker👁 7Read →

My Daily Love

Ferrari's are red, Suby's are blue, But i'd rather have my pearl white z32.

by marioc303Read →

As

As one piece of iron sharpens another, we need to keep each other sharp. We need to encourage each other. An enemy might be able to defeat one of us, but not when the two of us stand back-to-back to…

by Biancaantoine16👁 2Read →

From Birth: Mankind, God’s Creation

From one nestled in the womb, Shut off from world, Yet protected from its conformities, Reality had yet to be conceived. At hast, The womb exceeds its volume. A cunning figure Who unbears a name is…

by okeleye👁 4Read →

Awesomeness

by samiam7Read →

Wish I Would Of Talked

There are so many things I want to tell you I was the quiet one in class who did all of his work But you still gave me the bad grades because I did not talk throughout your class I want to tell you…

by GeraAndres95👁 2Read →

The Fields of War

The fields of war, we all cry, Let’s take a moment and take a big sigh. This isn’t what life should be! Let’s just get along, you and me. Let’s have the peace fly! War is nothing but a sad, sad lie,…

by clarissacole2413👁 2Read →

Rain as a Mirror of self

Water attracted to water, becoming more and more itself until the sky herself cannot hold the forces away. The culmination of these events can lead us to a rather beautiful metaphor. For the self is…

by bozegoesboomRead →

Lost

She is lost.. Lost among the days of old, banned from the days of new.. Like a wanderer in a maze.. She is confused.. Her tears trapped, her mind dazed, her vision blurred.. Like a swimmer below…

by lbones👁 3Read →

Self-Inflicted

Frustration, exasperation, Total damnation Why can’t I seem to be of any use? I'm trapped inside my own walls Unknown to all, I continue to fall In my own pit of despair This just isn’t fair Why am I…

by Theresa Le👁 4Read →

Escaping The Clock

Futile attempts being made ignoring all warnings that have been said, this poor human starts his race, haunted by the shadow'd face. closer, closer his pursuer draws near, the banshee's screech he…

by MaquisAlice👁 1Read →

Stereotyping

Don’t look at me like you expect something great. I’m tired of being called perfect. I’m tired of pretending your right. I am not perfect. And don’t you dare tell me otherwise, Because I despise The…

by won'twaitnomoreRead →

Dodging the Bullet

Its all up to you, thats what they said but no instructions were told no manuals given so when I met you I said "Its all up to you."

by mgsoccer07👁 1Read →

Swollen

You carved me music, frost/dust/blood to my sewn heart. Touched, and now swollen.

by Dizzodin👁 2Read →

She Is Me

She doesn’t know what she’s doing, but she wants to know everything will be worth it one day. She’s afraid, afraid of the unknown, the future, and all of the things that await her. People around her…

by jm4831👁 2Read →

Nonsense

With more change I have more pocket money I purchase a flying rug Race a plane To Bordeaux With my change I buy some wine And race through time 300 years So that I may dine With the great great…

by della3686👁 1Read →

What Does America Mean To You?

Life is a list, of things good and bad Things that make us happy, things that make us sad We have a nice home, to give us shelter from a storm This nice house, keeps us cozy and warm To fill our…

by ahilaneh👁 6Read →