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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.
Unrequited Love
Unrequited Love I fall in a brink of forcing myself not to love? This forced action is beyond what most think is possable? If ever been in love it's hard to shake but true love that...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, boyfriend, break up, destiny,
Form: Free verse



Words
A sword in my heart, Pain exhilarating yet depressing, Existing but drifting, Floating like echoes in the mist. Words, both fire and frost, Burning yet so cold, Leaving scars unseen But felt deep in the soul. They rise like storms, Sudden and overwhelming, Capable of...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt,
Form: Free verse
A Painful Love
A pain I have Yes I do A pain I have just for you A pain thats like no other Causing you to shudder A pain I have Yes I do A pain I have caused by you...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, hurt, loss, mental
Form: Free verse
Heart Cast Away
Heart Cast Away The heart, once cast away, is left to wander in the vast expanse of time, searching for solace in memories that now seem distant and surreal. It's profound journey of healing, filling with moments...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, break up, faith, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Think About Nothing
Look around, lovers with temptations are everywhere: do boy's shy eyes charm a naive girl, who believes they are true and that he tells no lies? Think about nothing, except me and assure me our bond won't be...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, adventure, art, beauty, confidence,
Form: Lyric



I Hate Writing Poems About You
I think I hate writing poems about you They stack up so fast, 1,2,3 this is 4 now And they used to be a blast, I couldn’t wait to write you more. Now, The warm, strong arms around...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, best friend, betrayal, hate,
Form: Free verse
Your Mouth Is Foul
I;m not buying what you sell Because I can already tell Everything you say to me Isn't truthful, can't you see The interest's no longer there You're talking but I don't hear Any words my ears are blocking As the seconds are...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, hurt, leaving, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Haunting Love
In the still of night, where shadows play, A specter's heart beats, lost in dismay. For once it loved, with a fire so bright, Now it wanders alone, in the absence of light. The ghost of a touch, a...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, death, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
The making of a villain
How to mold a villain? They say it takes a village to raise a child, Yet with a whisper, a villain can be styled. the steps are simple, Tell them gravity's grip is no chain, Assure them they can soar...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, evil, hurt, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
In Darkness and Death
In the silent, shadowed halls of night, Where whispers dance with ghostly light, Lies the realm where death does tread, A sovereign land, where all fear to head. Cloaked in darkness, a figure so still, Its presence alone, enough to...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, angst, anxiety, death, death
Form: Rhyme
Nocturn of the Alone
Drifting in silence, no haven in sight, Alone in the crowd, under the pale moonlight. Whispers of home, now ghosts in the wind, A solitary journey, with no beginning or end. Love's sweet chorus, a forgotten song, In its absence,...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, deep, desire, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dead Reckoning
Why did I have to silence my brain Thinking it would alleviate the pain, If only that hair trigger had paused ... Now look at all the troubles I caused Forget the moment the last breath drew The people who...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grave, hurt, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
KAMIKAZE LOVE AFFAIR
OH THAT MY MOUTH WOULD NOT BETRAY MY HEART AND MY ACTIONS CONFUSE INTENT. MAYBE THEN I COULD MAKE YOU SEE THE WAY MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU....Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, angst, conflict, cry, feelings,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Within Me
Within Me Trapped within, a tempest roars, Where demons dance and anguish pours, In the haunted halls of my soul's estate, Dwells a darkness deep, where love and hate await. Restless whispers haunt my nights, As looming shadows creep by candlelight. No...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, angst, dark, depression, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member In A Stange And Weird World
Narcissists roam restlessly in a strange and weird world; they think they can control their mind and own them without a bit of mercy! Anyone with keen observation is not vowed it's the ability to spot them in the...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, betrayal, character, emotions, fear,
Form: Lyric

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