Hurt Poems | Examples of Hurt Poetry

sharp, serrated scissor snips jagged little feather clips bold blue and gold fold to the floor more & more wings strive to grow shorn & torn, uneven flow flap & flap, too trapped to fly upon a dusty floor, they lie another's scraps, perhaps their crafts with tattered wings, can a bird fly?...

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She laughs, she cries, then she sighs brimming with confidence, the pain within she denies Her heart thumps then skips a beat, as she reads poetry, a taste of bittersweet In quiets empty moments, a hole remains deeply in the soul, an abyss , an unmeasured chasm It’s the space p~o~e~t~r~y fills Her personal dead poet society stirring her deepest passions awakens...

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"In life we learn from love, hurts, mistakes and from the ones we have trusted." By Poet My heart once held love overflowing, joy was bursting at the seams and glowing. That was before you came along, you did me so very wrong. Filling my loving heart with pain, I will never do this again. Now I will guard my hurt and...

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Red Flags He hides his phone when you’re near, Fingers fumble, clouded fear. Notifications off at night, Darkness veils the glaring light. Silent whispers in his chest, Half-truths spoken, half repressed. “Just some work,” he softly pleads But trust can’t bloom from poisoned seeds. Location off, a phantom’s trace, You’re left to wonder, left to chase. His stories shift, they twist and turn, Your gentle heart begins...

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I'll need a beginners guide to love you can't shatter a mirror and expect it to reflect so, how can you break my heart and it expect it to feel the same way about you over and over? you've run out of luck, this is a dead end, and the graveyard is nowhere near here aren't we so lucky to know eachother? here we...

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I wanted to take a moment to write this message, as many of you have been incredibly supportive and kind to me since I began using this platform. Your encouragement has meant the world, and I’m truly grateful to those who took the time to read my work and share thoughtful messages. Initially, my intention was...

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All of a sudden The stars have stopped shining Blimming sadness in Heaven Too many babies are maimed and hurt Too many infants are starving and suffering Too many women are crying and mourning And too many men are being sought For summary executions Where countless elders of the sad nations Have disappeared without a trace The pain is excruciating. What a disgrace! All of a...

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It was all a lie, yet again, He played you for a fool, Made you believe he really wanted you, But alas it was a jock for him, You were never special, Just a silly young girl making him feel young again, You were just a phase, ...

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I am a decrepit, I'll tell you why Even though telling you will make me cry My world has been turned around, upside down And I've developed an eternal frown. I've tried to be helpful all of my life Now, sadly I have to think more than twice I've been backstabbed and I'm truly forlorn If only I could have been told,...

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Two mothers who never met were connected by tragedy, murder and death. They gave birth to two different offspring that in one moment would alter both women’s lives. Violet did her best to raise James in a gang infested neighborhood. Lettice was a wild spirit living on the edge and highly misunderstood. Violet worked two jobs while Lettice worked...

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Love is like a grave of Emotions, there is no way out. For the ones that no one loves love becomes a tomb of eternal pain. Where your life is wasting away. I try not to love anymore, but it is impossible like a grave there is no way out. Sooner or later we will feel the effect. My heart...

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I call her Ms. H because names are easier than saying— I was too much. Too soon. Too wrong. She isn’t loud. She doesn’t speak. She waits— in the gap between what I gave and what you didn’t take. Ms. H isn’t you laughing at me. She’s the one who dusts me off when I offer my beating heart— just for you to forget it on your way out. She’s the one...

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i didn’t do anything wrong yet i still said sorry. i constantly find myself apologizing even though i was the one that got hurt. what’s wrong with me. it’s like i’ve been trained to feel guilty for existing too loudly. i say sorry for crying. sorry for needing. sorry for simply being. somehow i still...

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I’ve tried to fall asleep And forget what we were. What we had doesn’t matter If you’re not here to share the moments. What if I never told you? Would we still be together— Or would our relationship Still fall apart in the storm? Thoughts of you flood my mind, And for some reason, they still hurt. Shouldn’t memories of you make me smile? Why is...

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Let me tell you something they don't teach you in fairy tales, Let me deliver a message you can’t find in the mail, something your grandmother should have whispered in your ear before you went looking for love in all the wrong faces, spaces, empty-places. Love does not hurt. you've heard the songs that make suffering sound romantic, seen the movies...

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