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Trauma Childhood Poems

These Trauma Childhood poems are examples of Childhood poems about Trauma. These are the best examples of Childhood Trauma poems written by international poets.


playground scars
Little Girl swings in the air,
legs pumping, wind in hair
the closest to flight she’ll ever be.
freedom and fairytales whisper in her ears,
telling her with each...

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Categories: childhood, abuse, anger, angst, child



EARLY LIFE
Shut behind the door,believing in kinship
Forenoon the scars on mother paraylzed me
Every knife calling out as a saviour
The smiles seem a distant dream
Goblins dreams turned...

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Categories: childhood, abuse, birth, child abuse,

London
They see it as aesthetically pleasing 
The interconnection of a cultural clash
Making diverse diasporas meet
Distinctive city made out of filthy cash
They see the blacktop streets...

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Categories: anxiety, beauty, childhood, city,

Insect innocence

Drink the poison from my blood, breathe the rot from my lungs.
Take all that has been decaying inside me and nurse it to health like...

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Categories: angst, child abuse, childhood,

The number 2
Two houses is what I call home, with two kitchens and a bed in 2 places I roam, I walk the streets without knowing what’s...

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Categories: childhood, anti bullying, best friend,



Premium Member Reflections of a Broken Mirror
In shadows deep, where childhood fears reside,
A father's wrath, a son's tormented life,
A torrent of abuse, a soul's despair,
A question lingers, heavy in the putrid...

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Categories: abuse, child abuse, childhood,

Trauma
Trauma doesn't make you stronger
Mine broke me
Beat me to the ground
Left me bleeding out

How could I still breathe
How could I wake up in the morning
My...

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Categories: betrayal, childhood, depression, grief,

Where Is She?
I lay down at the bed 
Thinking bout the times I had
The times when I was so full of myself
To the time I became an...

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Categories: 10th grade, anxiety, childhood,

Buried
So many earths to unearth....
worlds that define my history
like a geological time capsule;
you see,
I hid them from seas
of terror
in a world of fear.
I shoveled them...

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Categories: childhood, dark, history, home,

Vicious Rhythm
The lump in my throat compelled me to believe.

that once there was a time of festiveness,

which has now turned into a vicious rhythm.

The unrealized desires...

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Categories: anxiety, childhood, children, fate,

Little People
Little people 
By Michelle Morris
11/06/2023

I want to live in a world
Where children are safe and sound
Where they can enjoy their childhood
Not endure labour abuse or...

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Categories: child, child abuse, childhood,

Innocence Destroyed Children Are Not Brides
Often hidden or ignored, child brides and sex slaves are still a current global problem; as is child abuse in varying ways, including child labour....

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Categories: childhood, abuse, child, child abuse,

Aging Out of Innocence
Child with greying hair
Tender skin but bloodshot eyes
Enduring pressure...

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Categories: child, child abuse, childhood,

An Apology To All the Messed Up Kids
To all the kids that had it rough 
That when you were behind your home's walls, things got tough 
Hearing your parent's screams bounce off...

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Categories: child, child abuse, childhood,

Healing Wounds
my family tree haunts me,
 a imagine i’ve held since a child.
unable to escape and become your own, 
stuck in toxic love to only find...

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Categories: childhood, emotions, growth, innocence, love,


Book: Shattered Sighs