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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.
Prison blues
I should of seen this coming Our love was to good to be true You showed your true colors when I got my prison blues I never got a letter I never got a visit...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, absence, betrayal, blue, dark,
Form: Free verse
LOST AND ALONE
LOST AND ALONE Days continue to pass me by and hours just come and go, But there is this pain inside me that refuses to let me go, This darkness...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, angel, confusion, god, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Too Much Fear And Misfortune
It is raining And they are shooting This is not a game This is a shame Everyone is afraid Babies and children are crying Men and women are very mad Where everyone is dying The streets are infested with hardcore bandits They are our...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, abuse, death, humanity, jealousy,
Form: Rhyme

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Lifes' cards
Life's a deck of cards, fate’s unsteady hand, And I hold the joker, at life's command. For every joy, a shadow falls, A dance of highs, and sudden stalls. One moment I'm laughing, a heart full of glee, Next, I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, absence, angst, care, extended
Form: Rhyme
Anywhere But Here
The walls close in, peeling paint whispering stories I’ve worn too long. The air clings heavy, stale as forgotten dreams, suffocating, soaked in dust. The clock ticks louder than the fractures in my chest, its hands dragging me through an endless loop of nowhere. Even...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, depression, hurt, loneliness,
Form: Free verse



Am I Wrong?
I told you how I felt, but you'd twist it to arguments, and now I wonder is it worth speaking at all? I stand here, weighing it up respect and distance, I've been matching what you give,...Read the rest...
Categories: break up, feelings, hurt,
Form: Free verse
THE VENOM BENEATH THE KISS
Never be swayed by a woman in need, For "billing" is her constant creed. "I'm hungry," "my gas is dry," Her words, a drain, a constant sigh. Rescue not a woman from poverty's grasp, For she'll seek escape, and leave...Read the rest...
Categories: crush, humanity, hurt, husband,
Form: Didactic
Tears
Lately I've cried tears filled up my eyes rolling down my face warmth from the wetness purging the years of pain cleansing out the grief, now knowing I am good enough no approval needed or points to prove elated with joy emotional, but...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, grief, happy, hurt,
Form: Free verse
A Spine Within A Heart
A spine within a heart My heart aches within Something pushing and poking in Poking out Knowing out Trapped in Happiness is within trying to seep out Through the little cracks of grey, it seems Gold elixir fading away Into...Read the rest...
Categories: death, emotions, heart, hurt,
Form: Free verse
You're dying
You're dying.... I'm Cancer, No denying. I'm happy No lying, Years fighting, Years trying, I love that, You're dying....Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, cancer, conflict, dark, endurance,
Form: Dramatic Verse
I hate you
how am I to come up with anything new when i have just one phrase on repeat I hate you how am I to become anything better when I have nothing else to do but keep thinking of you and I...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, abuse, hate, heartbreak, how
Form: Free verse
A HUT
A man of pure heart hurts by hate ...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, africa, cat, emotions, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
I'll be the one you'll miss
Written for all people who are sick of being treated badly. Particularly kind people like Lightworkers and Empaths. If they don't appreciate your presence, you may need to teach them about your absence. Everyone deserves...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, hurt, leaving, mental
Form: Rhyme
Self Harm?
I realize then, that my entire emotional existence embodies contradiction. I profess how you’ve wounded me but haven’t I presented you with your weapon and placed your finger on the trigger? “You hurt me! Again,...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, absence, abuse, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Her Hearts Unheard
With a dagger to my throat, with what he uses to silence me, my words don’t speak. But my heart does. It blows up and out—splat on the floor. I can’t muster words, for I have not been silenced, just robbed...Read the rest...
Categories: hurt, 8th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

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