Poem: Standing Up for Yourself

Standing up for yourself is not easy
But if you don’t do it
People will always walk over you
They will use you for their gain
In every way possible
Belittle you without consideration
For your feelings
And you will never be tough
In the eyes of others
But instead an ant among giants
Who can easily be squished and stomped on
And never be anything great

Written September 30, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Facing Rejection

Facing rejection is never easy
Especially when the negative words
Can sting and scar
But think of rejection as a positive thing
A motivator for you to try harder
To improve your greatness
In your talent and passion

Facing rejection is never easy
But that is what leads you
To become a better person
And the best you can be
In whatever you set out to do

Written September 30, 2018 

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Winning Isn't Everything

Winning isn’t everything
But trying your best is
Because if you don’t take that chance
If you don’t give it all you have
You don’t even have a shot at winning
And all you are setting yourself up for
Is failure and loss
So go out there with everything you have
And know that even if you don’t win
You are already a winner
Because you took that chance
Instead of sitting there doing nothing
To accomplish what you wanted to achieve

Written September 30, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Love Is Priceless

You can’t put a price on love
Nor can you buy it
So don’t let anyone
Shower you with material things
To get you to love them
Especially if they are the kind of people
That don’t deserve your love

Written September 30, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Tomorrow Is Not Promised

Tomorrow is not promised
So live every day like it is your last

Make sure to squeeze every ounce
Of happiness and pleasure
Excitement and positive energy
From the day that falls upon you

Make sure that all your dreams
And everything that you envision
Materializes into reality

Because you never know
Which day will turn into your last

Written September 30, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: A Different Outlook on Life

A different outlook on life
Is what I need to see the light

No more pretending
No more pain
There’s so much here
For me to gain

So much to do
And so much time
To make things right
To make me shine

I can’t surrender
I must fight
To finally win
And set things right

Written July 31, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Timeless Love

She stands there searching for something new
Inside his blue eyes like lovers do
Lost days forgotten, new ones ahead
For her no longer is true love dead
She’s found her soul mate, her best friend
She’ll be his partner until the end

No matter what she won’t let him fall
Won’t put him down, make him feel small
She’ll be his anchor, she’ll be his rock
She’ll be his vessel, she’ll be his dock
Supporting him through all ups and downs
And never letting her loved one drown

She hopes that he’ll do just the same
Be there for her through every game
That’s thrown her way by life unknown
Saving her from being overthrown
By her emotions and her fears
That hold her back and bring the tears

A bond like theirs can’t be broken
A timeless love now has awoken
It’s meant to be, it’s meant to flame
It’s meant to grow and have no shame
Forever written in the stars above
She’s always dreamed of this kind of love

Written July 17, 2018

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Tears from an Old Book

Flipping through pages of an old book
My life is filled with tears never-ending
My future has a bitter outlook
No sugar coating, no more pretending

I am the only one who can rewrite the story
The only one to make a life that’s sweet
The only one who can achieve the glory
To make my life one that’s not incomplete

It’s up to me to wipe away the tears
Tears of the past that haunt me to this day
To rid myself of all the settling fears
That keep me dormant and won’t go away

Until I tell myself I’ve had enough
That I’ll take charge and fight to make a change
That I can do this and that I am tough
The life I hate will never rearrange

Because no one can help me here but me
To live the kind of life I want to live
To be the person that I wish to be
To change the sad existence that I grieve

Written May 8, 2018 

© 2018 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: There Are No Boundaries

When inspiration strikes

Your voice will guide you

To be one of the dreamers

One of the fighters

One of the leaders

When passion and creativity

Exist within your heart and mind

There are no boundaries

To what you can achieve

There is no limit

To how high you can soar

Written April 21, 2016

© 2016 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.