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Hurt Poems | Examples of Hurt Poetry

Hurt Poems - Examples of all types of hurt poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for hurt.
Premium Member When Words Burn
Your lies are strong like coffee grounds, but I can't grind them up small enough to make them go down smooth Your presence is becoming more like unexpected coffee stains Unsightly, unwanted, unbearable, unstable The heat burns...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, feelings, hurt, poetry,
Form: Blank verse



Premium Member Heartachce
Your lies are strong like coffee grounds but I can't grind them up small enough to make them go down smooth Your presence is becoming more like unexpected coffee stains Unsightly, unwanted, unbearable, unstable The heat burns...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, anger, fish, heart, heartbreak,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Tried To Stop Loving You
Lord knows that I really tried I unsuccessfully tried to stop Loving you. On the very top Of my list that’s what I had. I tried to follow your ideas As you have rejected me Like an unwanted sick baby In my...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, hurt, i love
Form: Rhyme
Wrecked Fantasy
Scratched my eyes once, saw the truth twice But the pain is triple killing Your summer citrus smell on my cracked shell Rotted like hell in my cerebral wishing well How can my phantom sanctuary betray me? It feels vivid...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Wanting
I'm lost I'm lost in a world Looking for a place too call home, I'm tired of living life through the pictures on phone I just want to ...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, change, cry, dream, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse



Words of Pain
I am pouring aggressive tea into cup for drink Don't stare! I am really gonna drink Fun fact is, I do not like flower's beds They give environment a pleasant scent Why these fearing face you are showing Cause...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, depression, hurt, write,
Form: Free verse
Words of Pain
I am pouring aggressive tea into cup for drink Don't stare! I am really gonna drink Fun fact is, I do not like flower's beds They give environment a pleasant scent Why these fearing face you are showing Cause...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, depression, hurt, write,
Form: Free verse
The Quiet ache of a solitary soul
In the corner where shadows dance, Amidst the whispers of silent hearts, There blooms a love, unseen and unspoken, A fragile beauty that quietly find its way. It lingers in the spaces between laughter, In the stolen glances and in...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, hurt, sad,
Form: Free verse
RAISE YOUR KIDS WITH LOVE
Raise your kids with love ?? and affection Travel with them and share with them beautiful stories of people. Children raised with negativity are hard to cure They spread toxicity and bitterness everywhere they go. Save the society...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, anti bullying, caregiving, children,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Kaleidoscope Girl
Kaleidoscope Girl She is made of glass of broken pieces And shattered fragments She has jagged edges That splintered my soul She has wounded me And my scars healed With drops of her sealed Embedded forever I shouldn’t have peered Into the hole...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, desire, emotions, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Fire and Steel and Stardust
Eyes of fire and steel A heart full The rhythm going numb A boy cries a year younger Beside me And a year younger Than I was - Except me, It is cruel for any body To feel the longing Or the falling - Down...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, grave, humanity, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Through my window
Through my window, lies pain beyond reach. Tears, ocean flow. Through my window, lies thoughts beyond mind's capacity breathes, meaningless. through my window, lies an empty soul trapped in a cage....Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, cry, deep, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dangerous Words
My bones can be broken by stones and sticks, But cruel words can also get in their licks. At times, it's more than bones that take a hit - Other parts are vulnerable, I admit. Sadly, words...Read the rest...
Categories: bullying, heartbreak, hurt, mental
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Hey, Self
Hey, Self Hey self, I called your number I was hoping you’d pick up But I had no luck You sent me right to voicemail It's been awhile I wanted to hear your voice Raw, messy Wavering and raspy Hey self, I scanned...Read the rest...
Categories: cheer up, emotions, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Raven and Wren
RAVEN AND WREN As the world wakes up To the sun’s gentle rays of light Frozen memories melt and flow Penetrate but do not satiate Moments of insipid sight A scenery of incessant delight As the raven chases the wren Back to...Read the rest...
Categories: bird, fate, hurt, leaving,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Hurt Poems

Definition | What is Hurt in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs