Anger Poems

Anger Poems

Powerful Poems about Hard Times

There is nothing more painful than fighting between family members. Whether between parents who are married or divorced, or between siblings, there is nothing more bitter than watching people who once loved each other say painful things to one another. Family member know each other better than anyone. They know each other's vulnerabilities and can hurt each other in the most private and intimate places. So before you say something to a family member, no matter how much you think that they deserve it, remember, the pain of the memory of this encounter will last much longer than the satisfaction of a good one liner.

48 Raw and Angry Poems about Abandonment

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  1. 1. I Needed You


    • By Angie M Flores
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    When I was sad and depressed,
    I needed you to be cheer me up.
    Instead, I drank till I was numb enough not to feel anything.

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    As the eldest in the family I was always the one who got blamed for the mistakes of my sister. My sister and I don't share a bond. As far as I can remember, we were still young when I put...

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  3. 2. I'm Sorry


    • By Casey Lee Watson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Words I say don't always come out right,
    and they always seem to start a fight.

    I know what I say can hurt you,

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    I was dating a guy who was 5 years younger than me, and now he wants to live alone, leaving me and us behind. He says there is no chance of being together for us. He wants a girl younger. We...

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  5. 3. My Feelings To You

    • By Katarina Alexa Arruda
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2007 with permission of the Author.

    Behind your shadow,
    I stand and fall.
    It's a tough battle,
    In which I feel so small.

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    My mom abandoned my brother and me. When I was only 11 and my brother was only 10, I took care of him and my little niece and nephew when my mom went out and did her drugs. She'd tell me...

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  6. 4. Tell Me

    • By Angie M Flores
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Tell me how to love someone
    who doesn't love me back.

    Tell me how to respect someone

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    Dad, you were never home and I rarely ever saw you. When you were, you would only come to pass through. Your stench of alcohol was so strong. When you'd drink, we'd never get along. In your...

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  7. 5. Not Good Enough

    • By Imza
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I help you through hard times, as you do for me,
    But you really don't know how much I hide.
    Even though we are the best of friends,
    I really don't think you can understand.

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    • Votes 1580
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    For a dad, it's really hard when you’re unable to heal her most precious heart. I read a poem so it can give me ideas on what else I need to say, but what can a dad do if his daughter is...

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  8. 6. A Grieving Daughter

    • By Ebony Angel B.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    She told her daughter she hated her and wished she was never born.
    She didn't even seem to care that the child's heart was torn.
    She blamed the child for all of her heartache and pain.
    Did she realize emotional abuse can drive a child insane?

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    This is an amazing letter. It takes so long to reach this point in one's life to be able to write these words and feel them. I know...this letter could be mine, but it isn't. I applaud...

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  9. 7. Daddy Why?

    • By Heidi A. Hopson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    You were my dad that I once knew,
    But little do you know the pain you put me through.
    I've grown up and realized
    That your life is nothing but one thousand lies.

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    Wow. I can relate. My father has left and come back about 5 times, and all 5 times we've taken him back. He would stay about a week until he and my mom would have a fight (here 1 week, gone 2...

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  10. 8. A Letter To My Dad

    • By Destiny
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I am angry at the world, and I often wonder why
    I don't want to throw my sorrow on all those who have hurt me
    Yet you are one of the main reasons I cry
    I cry because you weren't there

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    • Rating 4.64
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    This poem really touched me since I am going through a really difficult stage right now. Both of my parents divorced when I was little, but I had always maintained contact with my dad. I...

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  11. 9. Dear Mom

    • By Krystal A. Bayer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Dear Mom,
    You said you'd always be there
    But you're nowhere to be found
    I can't believe you left me

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    • Votes 1541
    • Rating 4.51
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    My story began when I was a baby. I got taken into a family, but my sister and brother (only 1 and 2 years older) stayed with my mom. She had another baby girl 2 years younger than me who...

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  12. 10. Blind

    • By Jack Mcifco
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2008 with permission of the Author.

    You are blind.
    You can never see
    All the anger built up in me.
    I hated life,

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    I can totally relate. My whole life I thought my parents were in love and that we were a happy family, minus some flaws. But last year, I found out the truth. My parents have been married for...

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  13. 11. My Water My Blood

    • By Mandy V. Villareal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Is your family still together, just like way back when?
    Do you stick by each other through thick and thin?

    Or do you hardly know the one that you call brother?

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    • Stories 5
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    • Rating 4.50
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    Such a beautiful poem. I know that I have parents that argue and fight all the time, but they are still together. I understand that it must be very hard for you to live with your parents like...

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  14. 12. Mother To Son

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    Well, son, I'll tell you:
    Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
    It's had tacks in it,
    And splinters,

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    • Stories 7
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    • Favorited 76
    • Votes 1864
    • Rating 4.27
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    I was not a very good student when I was in school. I did the minimal amount of work required, retained little and barely paid attention. In 1965, my 8th grade English teacher read MOTHER TO...

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  15. 13. How Do You Call Yourself A Mom?

    • By Taryn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Looking in your eyes
    Tells me something's wrong.
    Never began to realize
    You've neglected for so long.

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    • Rating 4.51
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    I can feel this poem. My father died early. I live with my 2 siblings and mother. My grandparents pay for everything for us. My mother is a good person only towards my siblings. She takes me...

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  16. 14. Always My Father But Never My Dad


    • By Allyssa
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I'm sorry you missed out when I went to school for the first time,
    And you didn't have me tell you that you were all mine.
    I'm sorry you weren't there to take me to the mall,
    And you weren't there to tell me I have to stand tall.

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    I am so deeply sorry. I, too, fantasized about a wonderful future with my dad in the picture. He made lots of promises to me when I was younger and I believed in him. But now I know that it...

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  17. 15. Dear Mom

    • By Katrina Randklev
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Standing in self-hatred,
    drowning in my tears.
    Looking back on my life,
    what I've been through the past 18 years.

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    • Stories 4
    • Shares 804
    • Favorited 68
    • Votes 427
    • Rating 4.54
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    This poem deeply touched me, because I can completely relate to it. I have always lived in my brother's shadow, and most times, I wonder if my mom ever even cares or listens to me. This poem,...

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  18. 16. Scars Of A Broken Family

    • By Lindsey Cardinal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I've got scars
    that you can't see
    scars that have been haunting me.
    They are buried deep inside of my heart,

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    • Stories 1
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    • Votes 219
    • Rating 4.40
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    Your poem brought tears to my eyes, I know exactly how you feel. My father left when I was 17, I'm now 36 and haven't spoken to him since he left. I know all about the scars and they never...

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  19. 17. A Lost Promise

    • By Jacqueline Uvalle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    I am not the way I used to be.
    I am stronger and wiser, as you can see.
    Remember my words, my father said,
    As he cradled me up and laid me to bed.

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    • Stories 32
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    • Favorited 65
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    • Rating 4.51
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    Hey, the same thing happened to me. I thought I was the only one. The man I grew up with wasn't my real dad, but I always thought he was. My mom wasn't even the one to tell me that he wasn't;...

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  20. 18. Daddy's Little Girl

    • By LaKandace Harris
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Broken promises and sad goodbyes,
    you left me standing all alone with tears in the well of my eyes.
    In the blink of an eye, you turned your back and walked away;
    often I wonder if I'm the reason you didn't stay.

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    • Stories 12
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    • Votes 614
    • Rating 4.55
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    Your poem hit the nail on the head. My ex did this to our daughter while in her early twenties. She is 34 now, and the pain of being erased in his life for his new family has caused nothing...

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  21. 19. Complicated Families

    • By JQ Downing
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    So many tears shed in the dark of night,
    hidden away in our private thoughts
    only to be shelved with morning's first light.
    Because of no courage to speak of the pain,

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    • Stories 1
    • Shares 1075
    • Favorited 62
    • Votes 574
    • Rating 4.48
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    I was touched by this amazing poem and I can relate to every single word. Just like me, I've been through all of these sad things.

  22. 20. Dad

    • By Jacqueline M. Smith
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2006 with permission of the Author.

    All those times I cried for you, you never came
    Out of all the sports I played
    You never showed up at one game
    All of the awards I received

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    • Favorited 57
    • Votes 1432
    • Rating 4.56
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    This poem touches me in so many ways. Today is my late father's birthday. He recently passed away before Christmas 2017. It may seem strange, but I still yearn for my father's love and...

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