About the Poem

This poem is about someone who I deeply cared about. The feelings were never returned, but I learned that with or without his love, I could make it and always remain strong and happy

I Learn To Be Strong

by Felicia

Words of wisdom
come to my ears,
Telling me what I know in my heart,
But never wanted to hear.

With the truth finally said
and out in the open for me to plainly see,
I wonder why I can love so deeply
but never had that love returned back to me.

I confessed the feelings
that I held inside for so long,
But with his soft- hearted rejection,
I realize I have to be strong.

With tears that want to flow
from my eyes,
I feel that my heart,
along with my composure, slowly dies.

While this dramatic side is showing through
with my ability to question and reason,
I think I may have found
something in me that I can believe in.

Love hurts . . .
That's what they all say,
But I will love again
when all this pain and sorrow goes away.

So I sit and think of all the things
this situation has cost,
And I realize that nothing
very important has been lost.

Instead, a learning experience
has come from all this.
I've learned that hardly anything
is more important than my happiness.

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84 Visitor Comments

Christin

I really enjoyed reading this poem, I am sure it can relate to just about anyone at some point in their life, keep up the great work

somya

a lovely expressive poem. the author shows that she is wise, strong and unwilling to give up. im fond of poems like this one. well expressed and said. life goes as we go and the what does not kill us,makes us strong.

Kim

Loved it, very touching, down to the point, very heartfelt. hit home for me.

Cherelle

I really like this poem brecause i can relate to it. Who ever wrote this poem i hope your strong and have learned from what u have wrote!

Fran

I have recently found out that my boyfriend of twelve months has been cheating on me with his ex for the entire time that we've been together. I have just written a long letter to help clear my thoughts and feelings and wanted a poem that really expressed how I am feeling. I couldn't believe how perfectly you have encapsulated everything that I wanted to say. Thank you and I hope that you have found true happiness. Best wishes.

carole

that was great and very touching !

Kelly

I just first want to thank you for writting this poem. I have never read a poem like this that express the things I have felt for so long. Your poem has touched many and has also showed me that I am not alone in this situation. Again Thank you, and God bless you.

Tasha

Felicia, I loved your poem "I learn to be strong". Thank you for sharing!

T.C

Your poem is vary touching and is helping me through my break up with a person i too loved vary much but didnt return the love. Thank you

jackie

I love this poem, it is so real to me and so very true. when you love somebody who does not love you back. it is very hard. i know for a fact jackie, illinois

Dejan

This poem is true life. We know that we can't just ignore our feelings. and we know that our love and emotions do not fade so easily. but always one thing happen. we move on. and no matter how or where from we get that strenght, but we move on. just. I don't feel like moving on right now. :(

Matt

What can I say?

olayinka

I was in the room with my girl a nigth confessing how much she mean to me,tell her that i really love her,care for her and thing like that. 20mins later she told me that she needs to taste water,that she wants to quit the relationship. I thougth it was i joke until i lost her never to remain the same again. About your poem,it really touch me, now i'm better.

vanni

great i really enjoyed this one, very heartfelt

ANDREA

VERY GOOD I LOVE IT! TOUCHING

Jessica

This poem really cheer me up when I felt everything was pushing me down. Thanks:)!

victoria

I loved it! You speak the truth.

ARIAH

WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN MY LIFE THE POEM REALLY TOUCHED ME AND MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER

DIANA

this peom has touched me because i have the same story as this person does love from one side only, i love someone who has a girlfriend i love him so much but i cant be with him i cant give him up i dont no why.

Denis

this poem was beautiful, it really hit home with me, and it explains everything im going throught right now. wow this says things that im feeling but i cant say amazing poem!

emily

I loved this poem,i can relate to it and you'll probly be a fameous writer!keep it up!

eva

nice,so touching and very supporting me.

janel

it was really good caues that is what i feel

Dominique

I voted for this poem because it really touch me. cause i was in a relationship also and it seem like i loved him but he didn't love me back. and when we broke up i was still in love and he just move on. and that was a hurting feeling i guess cause i'm still in love this very moment.

FELICIA

I AM REALLY FEELING THIS POEM. ITS LIKE EXACTLY THE SITUATION I'M GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. THIS POEM REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.

FELICIA

HEY LOL I LOVE UR NAME! ITS FUNNY CUZ I FEEL THE SAME WAY MY BF BROKE UP WITH ME AFTA 2 YEARS. WE WERE BOTH EACH OTHAS FIRST LOVES AND THAN HE BROKE UP WITH ME CUZ HE HAD TO FOLLOW HIS STUPID FRIENDS AND ALL HE DOES NOW IS DRINK AND EVERYTHING AND IVE BEEN GETTING REALLY SICK OVA HIM BC IM SO SAD! :( TOMMROW IS PROM AND HE DIDNT BY ME A TICKET AND NOW I HAVE TO STAY HOME CRYING WHILE HES DANCING WIT OTHER GRLS . ITS LIK HE CHANGED IN A HEART BEAT. I LOVE THE PERSON HE USED TO BE BUT THAT PERSON IS GONE I DONT LOVE THE GUY HE IS NOW!:( WELLL UR POEM IS AWSOME U GOT A LOT OF POTENTIAL!

hodan

i had the same feelins and thought that i never moved on. but know that i read your poems i can do it thanks for sharing these poems with th world

Amy

i had a brokenheart before too. I learned how to be strong alot. i have to hang on. but i'll get through it . i love it.

Megan

this poem is awsome! a couple of months ago i wrote a really deep letter to my ex, we could not be together for stupid reasons, and still i was stubborn enough to try to make it work, and keep our relationship a secret, well i gave it to him and he never wrote back. and thats when i let go, i still love him soooooooo much, but i know that we will never be together agian (until im 18, which is in 4 years, lol) keep the good poems coming!

brandelle

I have no idea how you explained what i felt in every possible way . I have written over 40 poems and none of them compare to that one. You are really talented!

Katie

this poem touched me because i have never had enough courage to tell the one i love that i do and i regret it now

Aphashanetta

I really love this peoms it relates what I'm going thou.

R.D.

provides a real meaning to things that have occured in my life. Thank you

Felecia

Well first off i like your name!:) I'm really likin you poems because it basically says everything that i'm going thru right now! So yeah you poem is TIGHT!

Kaori

Great job!

I think that this poem is a very honest and true poem that others can also relate to themselves. It is also well written and touches the heart.

Honey

It was tite chick and nothing does matter except your happiness. I feel the same way about my love or ex love and aint love a pain?

Lili

I can totally relate. I was going through the same thing recently! Keep Writing!

Becca

This Poem Speaks the absolute truth regarding my last relationship, it is written fantastically

maryj

this poem is soooo great i love it sooo much. u read fellings out loud

i just wanted to say that your poem made me feel so much better. ty ty ty

brittany

I just wanted to say that this poem really touched my heart whenever I read it. It explains everything that I'm feeling right now since my boyfriend and I broke up.

Chica

Hm. I love this poem. It touched my heart deeply when I read your poem. Coz, I feel it too. Thank you for making that poem. It made me strong enough to realise that I'm just dreaming, and like you said, maybe I'll love again after this pain's gone.

Angela

THis poem is truly written from the heart. I think everyone who has loved and not been loved back, can read this poem and realize that there is something good that may come from the pain.. Wisdom .

Shenne

It's really a nice poem, Felicia .. :O).. It's inspiring.. We often have to stand strong in life especially when we love someone who never meant to be ours..

sarah

I love this poem. I'm currently in this situation. I am so in love with my ex. We are still best friends but he truly has a problem with being able to love back. He is even in counseling. It hurts so much though and I don't want give up and go on without him. I don't know what to do.

tim

hey I was bored and was just looking through. but I read this poem and it touched me. I have expierenced this many a times believe me. it isn't anything ez to do either but you have to as a way of life but this really did touch me

Tia

That was a lovely poem. I related to it so much, with a guy i was madly in love with, but he didnt love me back!

Tiffany

Felicia, you inspire us all go Girl!

amz

Thank God i'm not the only one! I have thrown away all my happiness for this one guy who plays games with me and it's really breaking me apart. So thanx for the poem it's inspired me to concentrate on my life and my happiness as it's so much more importnat then one lousy guy! :-)

Chelsea

I really like this poem because it relates to me a lot mainly of my ex-boyfriends. I relized that I have to be strong through anything just about when they are not there.

LIZA

I LIKE YOUR POEM.IT TELLS HOW ONE CAN ESCAPE A CERTAIN NIGHTMARE

tailie

This is a very meaningful poem. I am in a current relationship where i love this man and give him so much, that it is not returned. I have a loving heart and hope that when we end, I will be able to move on. I love him but he is not willing to give me what i need, and I can't give anymore. =(

This poem has described me when I was really inlove with someone who now I realize was only a crush I used to have once..I think this poem has made my fear flying away n encouraged myself for being a stronger person of course...and just ignore the past.

Lisa

I think this poem is a helping hand for those going through the situation Felicia has wrttin about, and it truly encouraged me to move on and be strong!

Kathleen

this poem stated exactly how I was feeling today,I loved it.

James

Good one expect for the last part.. which could have been good...

JENNIFER

I just wanted to let u know that your poem was great its how i feel tonight about that someone and it hurts really bad. But when it feels like the end its really all just i knew beging, well i just wanted to say your poem was from the heart and i was just woundering if i could write that peom for the jerk that did the same to me

jennifer

you do a great job in writing poetry. i never thought that feeling strong would be so inportant to someone,but i guess some people stand up with lots of courage;i wish i was one of those people.

RENEE

Felicia, this poem is so true. I am going through the same situation and this poem has justinspired me to stay strong and forcus. Everytime you love and hurt you gain new knowledge on love and romance. Thanks

jodi

this was a great poem, one of my friends is going throught something just like this but finds it hard to talk about her problems, i think i'll send this to her. thanks

Starr

I voted for you.

Felicia

I like it because the author has the same name as me. I thought that was kinda weird, not that many people have that name.But otherwise it was a good poem.And I liked the ending because she able to move on.

alan

hey ur poem is pretty good

krystal

I absolutely loved this poem b/c i'm going through exactly what it's saying and it made me realize that i CAN go on (even though he never wanted to return the same love to me) and be happy!

viviana

I love this poem!

Sarah

I absolutely love your poem. I cried while reading it. I was like in the exact same situation. It really sucked. I just wanted to know that I really liked it.

this poem was very intense and had a lot of meaning that im sure alot of people have felt before excellant two thumbs up

fina

a sort of encouragement to brokenhearted ones

nicolas

very impression

melissa

tell more strong love ones to cannot bare the streght i like this poem a lot - touch my heart

Nick

Awesome poem from the heart that says it all.

i love it. so sad. it's exactly how i feel now coz i just break up

steph

i really like this poem simply because i can relate to it.

Sandy

I loved It . Love is a hard lesson to learn no matter how you lose them.With death or any other reason,you have to be strong,And carry on for your family,children and friends.But most of all, for yourself

Cletus

Beautiful, very touching and above all very appopriate. Thanks, it was truly great. Keep up the good work.

rhonda

Felica, I'm going through the same thing you are but remember stay strong. Its amazing how a person can express their feelings trough a poem.

Jenn

This is an amazing poem that represents exactly how i feel Love Hurts. But also by loving, we learn a lesson. love is worth every chance even if it is only to see ur loved one for one glance. This poem describes a learning experience and just what to do, if u come across another guy just like u!! great work!

GPrimate

reality is a sad truth. we all have stories like this one to tell. but most importantly we heal from it and move on. Good one Felicia thanks for sharing this one with me

Jacki

Truly inspiring! I enjoyed it

Huiping

I think that this poem is very encouraging for me as I've met with some problems in my love life. I find that what she writes is very reasonable and reflects on what I think.

elinea

the poem really inspires me so much i learn to be strong after i had broked up with my first boyfriend. I cried while reading it. I was like in the exact same situation. this poem i'm going through exactly what it's saying and it made me realize that i CAN go on (even though he never wanted to return the same love to me) and be happy!

Aryssa

I can really understand everything that is said in that poem. It makes me think and those are the best kinds of poems.

MysticColors

love your poem.lifted me up

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