Hurting Poem by Teens

I'm 14. I feel so lost. I've done things to myself that I probably shouldn't have. And the thing is, compared to so many other people, I know I have nothing wrong in my life. But I hate myself, and the one person that I thought would always be there for me...has left. And I'm more alone than ever.

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I deeply feel the same way you guys feel. It’s because I feel this way every day. For the past 6 years, I have looked over my shoulders just to see people stare me down and make me feel...

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Fake A Smile

Published by Family Friend Poems March 2014 with permission of the Author.

Every day I see people
On the news
Having been bullied
Or are alone and abused
I know that their lives
Leave them so sad
Or maybe just tired
Lonesome
Mad
And I know next to them
With all of their life problems
I have nothing to complain about
So I must have no sorrow
But if that is so
Why do I feel so empty
Like someone has left
Left me only a penny
But if that is so
Why do I feel so lost
Traveling in circles
Too big of a cost
And if that is so
Why am I so depressed
I feel like life's not worth living for
I don't know what comes next
Then I ask myself
"What happens now?"
Fake a smile
Find a way down

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by Makilah Armstrong
4 years ago

I deeply feel the same way you guys feel. It’s because I feel this way every day. For the past 6 years, I have looked over my shoulders just to see people stare me down and make me feel degraded. Still, every day I put a smile on my face knowing it would never stick…never be true and genuine. It got so bad once I had to be hospitalized at a mental hospital at the age of 14. Unfortunately, depression isn’t just a form of an emotion…it sometimes is a solid cause of death. You will heal when you finally realize that you are worth it and that you are who you are and that’s all there is to it.

by Alauna Lester
7 years ago

I know exactly how you feel. I wish there were people in my life that would always be there for me, but they have left. I do stupid things, but that doesn't mean that I'm a horrible person. If you don't like me, then don't like me.

by Abby Morris, IN
9 years ago

I know exactly how you feel, like you should tell someone what you're going through but scared they will call you an attention seeker. I look at others and I say to myself that I shouldn't be that sad, but I am and I can't help but feel this way anymore.. like an addiction