Hurt Words Poems | Examples
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Spiteful words spoken can never be unheard.
AP: 1st place 2026
"What I have Learned about Broken Promises is Priceless." By Poet
As a young child,
friends would make a promise.
They would break their word,
followed by hurt.
The dating world was famous for this trick,
as boys loved to break their promise.
Did it make them feel powerful?
Maybe!
My dad was a very wise person,
he never made many promises.
Guess he knew the pain hiding behind words,
words that were unkept are friends with lies.
He would say,
we will see or maybe.
I knew if he had made me a promise,
it was guaranteed to be done.
So glad this lesson was learned as a child,
thanks dad.
My Heart Is A Secret Garden,
where love and pain live and hide.
Love finds pretty flowers blooming,
as the bright sun peeks over the hill.
The love that fills my heart and soul,
coming from the many who love me,
The pain from the rose thorns that prick my being,
from those who want to hurt me.
Oh yes, my heart is a a secret garden,
exploring life and what it has to give.
Why do people think they’re entitled
to judge and bring down the thunder
of harsh verdicts on their unsuspecting victims.
We confide in them, we trust them
until they stab us in the back
through the ribs and through the heart.
Drunk with make-believe power,
they’d rather whisper in corners
and gather hearsay and gossip.
They’re not interested in facts.
They’ll willingly exploit false accusations and assumptions.
regardless who gets hurt in the interim.
Like Thor they wield their lethal hammer,
wave it around like tongue-lashing’s a sport,
feeling all superior and mighty
with their vile sneers and poisoned arrows.
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Insultive,
are you here today?
Why hurt me?
Pain again?
Life is way too short for this,
love not hurt for me.
He told her he wants to be one's final love,
And all she wanted is someone from above.
She wants same as him, but unsure it'll last,
For she is so hurt from patterns of her past.
He told her he has hurt too, but he defies it,
She learns from him to love life's every bit.
Now she sees he's the answer to her prayer,
Her poems prove to her she is a soothsayer.
He tells her he'll never ever leave her side,
She believes him because of the love inside.
She's found in him what she felt she lost.
She wants to be with him, despite any cost.
He tells her words so loving and reassuring,
She finally stopped uncertainly questioning,
She and him finally again found each other,
Feeling strongly, for their souls are familiar.
Your words from your mouth rolled in to whirlwind
And shot in my head the speed of a bullet
There they stayed causing havoc like an earthquake
Everyday they stirred
From one place to another
Causing me extreme pain
I can feel it in my head
So much pain
What is the cost of it ever leaving
Or will it stay in some corner of my brain
Forever I will never forget the hurt they caused.
I don’t know exactly what the Bible
Has said about these three words
However, I know these are like sharp swords
Which can only be negative and destructible.
They are definitely the obvious opposites of love
Love is sweet, soft, beautiful and refreshing
However, these three pariahs are destroying
Everything on their paths; they are full of loathe.
There should no room for them in the natural verse
They can burn, break, disrespect, divide, hurt and maim
They can contaminate and rot everything. Where they aim
Is unusual and irrelevant; they are deleterious to the universe,
Copyright © October 2025 Hébert Logerie, all rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.
Bullet straight to the heart
Hurtful words harsh and not easily forgotten
No redos to earn trust
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
words can be snazzy, sparkly and fun
they can uplift and enlighten
they can hurt and destroy
they can turn into party animals
wearing colorful ensembles
they can entertain and entice
words are more versatile than anyone else I have ever met
maybe that is why I love them more than most people
but certainly not more than I love my dogs
Too many opinions.
Too many people sharing their minds.
Is it too hard to sit and think before you speak?
Don’t you think our own conscience cuts us down enough?
Or maybe you don’t care.
Little do you know, I am my hardest critic.
I want to do my best, yet my best isn’t enough.
you misunderstood my words
assumed the worst
where that anger came from
i’ll never know
you closed the door
without a glance
you walked away
and that was that
you weren’t the friend
i thought you were
but from my heart
i wish you well
the sting will hurt
but not forever,
may life be good to you ~
AP: 1st place 2025
Words both good or bad are very powerful,
bad words said are like a volcanic eruption to the soul.
Why do family and friends hurt each other,
do they not understand what it does to the other person ~
volcanic eruption of the soul takes place.
These painful words and actions are like hot lava,
hot lava running out from ones soul.
This volcanic eruption can only be stopped with love,
or by separation.
As I stand like a mountain tall and strong,
there will be no more hot lava volcanic eruptions of the soul.
We have all had that moment of frustration
We search for words that hurt out of desperation
Having a hard time sorting out our feelings
That's the moment we become harsh in our dealings
There are times we fight to be understood
Wishing we can take back the words if we could
It doesn't pay to speak out when we're mad
We say things that leave scars which is bad
Relationships are lost and love isn't regained
Scars can heal but the words always remain
Your emotions are running high don't go no further
Whatever you say at present can ruin the future
When it comes to anger it's an honest and true fact
Never say anything you know you can't take back
"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 empty heart,
you have made me very smart.
No more bad words and lies,
for now I have become wise.