LOST & FOUND POEMS
Updated: Sep 9, 2021

This is a collection of poems written by some of the participants of our Creative Healing Workshop at Hope4Life, with guest author Diana Rodriguez.

The poems were inspired by the following fill-in-the-blank prompts:
I AM_____
I AM FEELING_______
I WANT TO SEE MY SELF IN FIVE YEARS OF HEALING_________

We called this collection of poems "Lost & Found" because most of us lost ourselves hiding from our pain. The interesting part, however, is that when we actually face our pain (even if it's through poetry), we find ourselves again and God fills in the blanks for us. Below are just a few of the many poems that were birthed that day, from some of the participants who decided to share.

I AM …
I AM ALL THE WORDS I DON’T SAY
I AM THE TEARS I SHED
I AM THE LOVE I CRAVE
I AM THE TRUST I MAKE
I AM LOUD SILENCE IN PAIN
I AM LAUGHTER WITH NO SHAME
I AM SUNSHINE AND THUNDER
I AM NOT ALONE OR ASTRAY
I AM THE FURY I RAGE
I AM THE LOVE I CRAVE
I AM BELOVED WITH NO SHAME
I AM EVERYTHING I DIDN’T GET
I AM MY MOTHER’S
I AM MY FATHER’S
I AM THE LOVE THEY MADE
I AM FOUND WITH NO SHAME
I AM NEVER LOST OR ASTRAY
I AM WHOLLY WITH NO SHAME
I AM THE LOVE I MAKE
I AM THE LOVE WITH NO SHAME
I AM I AM’S
AND WHO I AM MADE.
By Yemibeth Zamora

HERE I AM, FEELING MY PAIN
Here I am, feeling my pain
So much hurt that I can finally cry
There’s more to search and gain
From asking the question why?
Look pass the trauma
I see my false self
Where were you mama
I needed you for my health
Where did my identity go?
I lost myself in addiction
Now I live with nothing to show
All along I longed for adoration
Where do I belong?
I feel so alienated
For now I just hold on
Hoping to feel accepted
Feel it, name it
The heart of the problem
I’ll give this the credit
My feelings of shame
Now I know the issue
I can keep showing up
Just hand me a tissue
As I heal and grow up
Unconditional love was the answer
My younger self begged for
Many times It made me look weaker
Too many times I chose to ignore
So I built a belief
For self protection
That resulted in grief
I let go of that projection
I am loved and chosen
this is the beauty of healing
Learning to forgive my broken
Through the reality of feeling
By Tuan Le

I WANT TO SEE MYSELF
What I envision, is irrelevant without a willingness to see it through.
Knowledge is power
Courage is attainable and
I am capable.
I wonder if my dreams will ever come true. I wouldn’t have to wonder, If I would just do what I have to do.
I want to be seen.
I want to be heard.
I want to be loved.
I want to be understood.
I want to be respected.
I want to be admired.
I want to be forgiven.
I can envision making a difference. I can envision happy children and a truly loving marriage.
I want to envision myself in full acceptance of wherever I may be; physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I will live in my vision, while accepting my reality.
By Lissy Rico
AWARE

The love of the now
The feeling of knowing
Not understanding
Why, where or how.
Yet we live in love
Without really knowing
That now we understand
What love does
Right where we stand
In the now
In the where
In the how
By Giorgio Cerboncini
PARALYZED
Pain left you Paralyzed
with no one to empathize
Scared of the unknowns
Moments of fear, down to the bones
What’s the point of having wings
When you can’t even fly
Use the voice that sings
“It’s always worth a try”
See that it’s okay to be brave
And feel afraid in an instant
True courage is like a wave
Flowing, crashing, persistent.
Don’t lose yourself in the anger
Speak up and let it be seen
It may seem hard but you are stronger
Than what you thought you have been
See life become colorful
No longer black + white
But truly Beautiful
When you step towards the light
By Tuan Le
I AM FEELING FREEDOM

Freedom to express my emotions
Willing to walk away from pain,
every step I take draws me closer to my Freedom.
Wanting to love myself brings great joy & Freedom
Letting go of what I cannot change pushes me to my Freedom
Choosing to break free from my chains of Shame gives me Freedom
Taking off my mask an allowing myself to be naked & not ashamed in my Freedom
Wanting to love again gives me Freedom
Accepting who I am & who I belong to gives me Freedom
Embracing my Father’s love gives me Freedom.
By Colin Aparicio
I AM FEELING

I am feeling anxious
I am feeling scared
I am feeling nervous
I am feeling sad
When I am alone