What is hope? A thought or expectation that something will happen in a particular way. It is a positive feeling. But this positive feeling comes from a negative situation. Often, our negativity feels like a huge weight on the chest. We mostly give up in the most unfortunate situations. We end up broken and in pieces. We are left numb and helpless. A ray of hope is what we need in such times. Here on TUC, we have written poems not only about unwanted situations and mental health concerns but also around hope and inspiration.
Though, we should realize that it is not easy to embrace hope when we are suffocating with the negativity. It requires a lot of grit to defeat the demons inside. Most people fail because they feel it is the end of the road, but what they don’t realize is that every path in life is not a dead end.
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – This should be the mantra to live life.
Why am I talking about all this? Because I have been there. I have seen people break apart, not knowing what to do with their life in difficult situations. Clutching hope is the ultimate bliss. It is the only positive thing that can empower you to break the chains of failure and misery.
Where do you need hope? The simple answer is in every vulnerable situation. Depression, broken heart, failure, defeat, etc. Hope is something that can help you not get buried. Whatever happens, we should not give up on life.
In the following sections, you will find the top 10 poems written on hope and inspiration. Each poem relates to a situation or comparisons and expects the audience to let go of any inhibitions and embrace the essence of hope.
What are we waiting for? Let us get started.
#1 – That Door: Possibility & Hope
One of the poems on hope that showcases the fight with depression. The poem talks about how depression reigns over the life of a person. It talks about his/her dark thoughts and memories and how they are not allowing the person to live a normal life. He/she hopes for a day when he/she will break the chains of negativity inside and live a life of fearlessness and positivity.
A fierce ball of fire
Waits at the front of my door
I’m stuck inside the room
As darkness crawls beneath the floor
The roses are scattered all around
Sometimes I feel the life
Then the thorns strike of nowhere
Open the wounds I always hide
Born out of hurt and sorrow
I have wished for happiness all along
Embrace or move away
A dichotomy, I could never take the call
Walking along the road
I see the streets burning bright
The happiness ready to pull me out
But my shadows haunt in disguise
Sitting and staring at the ocean
The tides come and roar beside me
Sand loosening beneath my feet
As I plead to have some pity
Maybe I will try once again
One day the sanity will take away this pain
Maybe someday
I will pick up my pieces from the floor
One day, maybe,
I will walk out of that door
#2 – Let it go: The Inevitable Path
The poem talks about letting go of the one you love. It showcases that not always does love find its destination and we should not stop living life. We should embrace a ray of hope as the heart heals with time and people move on.
I was walking down the street
of fading memories
It was cold and white
from the snowfall last night
Then a restaurant came by
where we had coffee the very last time
I was looking into your eyes
they were beautiful and wild
We were so lost in love
and were ready to submerge
You were trembling with fear
for the future that was unclear
We confessed our feelings together
but then in a minute, it was over
I saw you taken away
and I couldn’t hold on
I tried to reach you
but you never picked up my call
The hurt and pain clouded me
but I knew the reason behind our fall
It was not your fault
and the stars wanted to shine in another world
It all looked to be dark
and my heart could not stop bleeding from the scars
But I had to move on
because you had come along so far
I had to make a restart
for life is not about living in the past
I had to let go after all this time
to embrace the warmth of sunshine
Hope you are smiling somewhere out there today
For that’s what I always wanted to last along the way
#3 – Believe in yourself: A Reason
A poem that compares the various aspects of life and how happiness and sadness go hand in hand. One of the poems on the hope that showcases that we should enjoy every moment in life, and find inspiration to face tough times head-on and keep moving forward.
Everything happens for a reason
The love blooms
but also cries when broken
The stars shine in the sky
but also get hidden
The heart pumps life
but also gets frozen
The birds have a home
but also fly across the ocean
Life brings light
but also fades when the time comes
Every day is a whole new story
Just rise and let go of the worry
You’ll find thorns and get drowned from misery
Just keep on trying and make yourself believe
People live the small moments that come by
Time is the perfect healer, but always your denial
Life should follow the rules you drill
The tears just like smiles get carved out of your will
Every day is a whole new story
Just rise and let go of the worry
You’ll find thorns and get drowned from misery
Just keep on trying and make yourself believe
Everyone wears happiness
but also have regrets buried inside
The soldiers die
but also never back down from the fight
A road may come to a dead-end
but also provides another choice
People die every day
but also a child is born to fill the void
Every day is a whole new story
Just rise and let go of the worry
You’ll find thorns and get drowned from misery
Just keep on trying and make yourself believe
#4 – Best in you: Optimism and Inspiration
A poem that talks about optimism, faith, and hope. The poem states multiple examples and gives a message that everyone should believe in oneself and keep moving on. A person should never underestimate his/her qualities, and should always bring out his/her best and face all the challenges head-on.
When you’ve got the best in you
the path seems simple and true
the hope is on your side
and the world seems one happy place to hide
Surrounded by the effervescent thoughts
the gates of everlasting memories are opened
and
the failures are too far away to be hurting
When you’ve got the best in you
the stars bow to your shine
the sun glows more bright
and the moon seems lovely every night
Lost in the evergreen surroundings
the heart elates with all the pounding
the world kneels at your feet
and you get everything you need
When you’ve got the best in you
you can turn evil to good
a power you own
that won’t fade away until you choose
#5 – Black & White: Inner Balance
One of the poems on healing and hope. It talks about a person who is not able to break the clutches of darkness and hopes for a helping hand that can pull him/her out of the mess he is in.
Can I cajole my memories to flow through the path of happiness?
The waves are too strong and pull me back to the shores of darkness
Every time I try to wake up, sleep mends my thoughts
Have I become too weak to push back this life I mount?
The fear holds me deep in this empty core
and the apprehensions tear me down and galore
I try to find my scattered pieces all around
and the memories feed me with dreadful sounds
Peace and happiness betray me when I feel fine
The truth I want to seek is already destroyed by time
Keeping all the bad omens by my side
I still try to live a perfect life
I need a fresh start and someone to erase my scars
A new heart, as the old one I threw away at a place very far
For all the things that keep me alive
I need to the expel the past that hides
I need a force to save me from these tides
and pull me to the shore where there are both black and white.
#6 – Galactic Power: An Inspiration
The poem asks people to take inspiration from our galaxy and how it all works out there. It also gives a message that we should let go of the negativity, take a positive approach in life, and be hopeful that good things will happen.
Look at the stars,
They shine bright,
Marking the sky,
Till eternity they survive.
Look at the moon,
It changes its smile,
Unaware,
Fights the darkness of the night.
Are we listening to ourselves,
The light that’s trapped within,
But we always ride on the waves,
The ones that never leave us still.
Look at the sun,
It lights up every soul it finds,
Centre of power,
It feeds the world with its might.
The infinite galaxy,
It holds so much within,
The gravity is the force
That tightly couples everything.
Let’s not run from our guilt,
And hide the truth within,
Let’s not live on the pretense.
And the actions we can’t defend.
Let’s find a way
To destroy the chains,
The desires we hold,
And the hurt we give.
Let’s be the magnet,
Attracting the hidden that surrounds,
Let’s be the force,
Like that of the galaxy and beyond.
#7 – Night: Prayer For The Light
One of the poems on the hope that urges us to take inspiration from the nature. The poem sends a message to remain hopeful in tough times because there is always a light at the end of the darkness.
The tired eyes from the hectic day
The dusk calls for the night to stay
The daily chores are about to shut
The darkness shrugs the noisy world
The gorgeous mountains hide their beauty
The waterfalls still pass the perpetual tributary
The birds rest in the silence of the hour
The animals sleep under the moonlight shower
The silver satellite acts as a proxy to light
The clouds, like smoke, smear the earth every night
The wolves quench their thirst in the moonlight
And the angels throng the streets in disguise
Nature is here to stay
The glory of the morning, everyone’s prayer
Till the time the night will embrace the dark
There will be a light to alight our path
#8 – Come what may: Mental Strength
One of the short poems written on TUC on hope and inspiration. The poem talks about the fact that nothing is impossible. We should face every challenge and every dark phase in life head-on with the right frame of mind, positivity, hope, and willpower.
Walk down the streets of hope
Fight down all the fears alone
You’ve got to overcome the tears every day
You’ve got to face life come what may
The wrongs can be turned into right
Till hope on your lips survives
You’ve got to break the hurting chains alone
And cast away the reasons behind
Stop following your shadows
You’re the master of your own might
The blood stops to flow
When you don’t have a reason to fight
Lift yourself up
Push yourself through
Kill the evil within
And punch it till blue
Smile, what comes your way
You ain’t going to survive in fear and pain
You’ve got to overcome the tears every day
You’ve got to face life come what may
#9 – The Hope: A Drug We Need
One of the best poems on TUC that talks about extracting hope from the things around us. It sends a message of inspiration, love, peace, faith, and belief.
I don’t know
how to revive my soul
I want to breathe positivity
And exhale the foul
I want to let go of this pain
And the lies I embrace
It’s just the hope that lives on the edge
Wish it never fades
The thunderous clouds
Hope they soak the sanity
Let go of the anger
And save us from the calamity
The flock of birds
Hope they be the messenger in the hour of need
Carry the words of love
And travel across the oceans for peace
The Rich
Hope they be the angels
Erase the poverty and hunger
And ring the equality bells
The shiny stars
Hope they be a teacher
Explain the laws of nature
And show they also wear blinkers
Let the power
See you through the dark
Let the night
Make way for a new start
Believe in yourself
And keep the hope safe inside your heart
#10 – Living your dream: Search For Strength
One of the very old poems on hope and inspiration. The poem talks about overcoming the challenges using the willpower and by finding the inner strength.
The heart is in despair
The mind is filled with fear
When the first step
is the hardest to take
Search for the strength in you
that never fades
As your memories
trickle down the empty walls
You have to listen
to that one call
When the obstacles
leave you in the fray
Don’t step back
but find your way
Rising above the wind
you have to shine among the stars
You are the force
you haven’t found so far
Living your dream
should be the one thing on your mind
Finding the strength
you have to pave your way through time
When the pain is hard to take
And the truth is hard to find
Strength will keep you alive
And an anonymous hand will be your guide
Make your mind
an epitome of the ocean
A depth
that is filled with every emotion
Put yourself
in the shoes of life
And you’ll taste
the reality you’ll never find
Rising above the wind
you have to shine among the stars
You are the force
you haven’t found so far
Living your dream
should be the one thing on your mind
Finding the strength
you have to pave your way through time
Wait for the right time
And you’ll overcome every mile
When the odds are against you
You’ll fight them with a smile
Let you be your own fate
Let you be your own guide
Living your dream
should be the one thing on your mind
Finding the strength
you have to pave your way through time
And, that’s the wrap-up. These are our top 10 poems on hope published on TUC. Let me know your favorite poem out of these.
Check out more poems on TUC. Let me know which one tops your list.
Also, check out our listicle blogs:
- 5 best poems on pain – The Unprecedented Cult
- 10 best poems on depression – The Unprecedented Cult
- 6 best poems on life and death – The Unprecedented Cult
- 5 best poems about the broken heart – The Unprecedented Cult
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CURATED & WRITTEN BY
AYUSH PANDYA
(AUTHOR – THE UNPRECEDENTED CULT)
