Hurt Poems | Examples of Hurt Poetry

Body rejects itself, Bone-dry and like a furnace, It burns alive, kill It is sand, dead Dig two graves, Refuse to rot, This isn’t revenge. Hate the body, It’s nothing but problematic. One ear open, Stay somewhat conscious. Maggots crawl in the body, tearing under the...Read the rest...

I refuse to fight my demons, They are the ones who hold me. I welcome them into my life, They care for me, can't you see? When you and the world...Read the rest...

Soul deep pain washes through - smoke and mirrors obscure my view. Heartache guides me - cold, silent, strong. I bleed with shadows; his ghost’s swan song. It breaks me open. I live the pain. I feel nothing. I start again. Skies...Read the rest...

It’s deathly cold. The walls are blank The air is so thick that you could take a blade to it as you would a cake and serve it ...Read the rest...

The little beads rise to the surface of her skin. The skin that seems to have 'gotten scratched by the cat' One too many times. But as she goes to erase all evidence of her deflect She feels it sting. A...Read the rest...

It’s hard, taking a break from a relationship. You know it’s good for the both of you, the other knows deep down it’s good, but neither of you want it. You don’t want to leave the other, and neither of you...Read the rest...

There’s many types of abuse. Physical, emotional, mental. The worst kind in those groups, manipulation. It can go from peer pressure, to messing with emotions. I was a victim, to this kind of abuse. He made me believe I needed him. And I still...Read the rest...

It’s painful. It brings tears. It brings anger. When the love of your life, hurts you and leaves you, for someone they met while with you, that’s no love. When they admit they love her more, and leave you in the dust. When they...Read the rest...

I’m always “happy”, I never cry in front of others. Well, unless it’s someone I trust. Besides that, I’m always lifting people’s moods! It’s nice to make others happy. On the inside, however, I’m screaming. I’m crying. Begging for someone to help me, to get...Read the rest...

Words thrown like daggers piercing my soul When you were sent into my life, I was sure it was to make me feel whole the emptiness I'd always known, had started to slowly fade feeling our energies flow...Read the rest...

Love is a virtue, love is a curse, it can be for the better, or for the worse, love can take a heavy toll, love can sometimes take control, but love is flexible, love can...Read the rest...

it wasn't a pretty sight extreme sun exposure turned his skin a vibrant hue somewhere on the spectrum not quite painful blue posted on March 22, 2025...Read the rest...

I loved you once When youth was fresh Without the rasp of smoke In your voice Back when time was mine Before all of the pages Were filled by life I loved you once Now the book unfurls Toward the epitaph Of my hours...Read the rest...

In a World of Hurt Everyone would love, everyone would care, If only we could forget our fears. Forget the furrows that divide and scar, And be in union, as one, once more. An injured boy, cradled in his mother's...Read the rest...

Shadows of yesterday eclipse reality. But in hope lies my dreams; where I am free of doubt. Love's ethereal touch; manipulates pleasure. And always seeking more; fledgling feelings take wing. Desire morphs into lust; untethered to your heart. And love's consigned to dreams; whenever doubt wins...Read the rest...