1. The Red Shoes
When I was a young girl,
My mother gave me
A red pair of shoes.
They'd been hers, her mother's
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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2. A Trapped Soul
Please don't shut me in
Don't hide me from the treasures buried
deep within the world,
Don't bring me down with destruction -
3. A Smile To Remember
Famous Poem
we had goldfish and they circled around and around
in the bowl on the table near the heavy drapes
covering the picture window and
my mother, always smiling, wanting us all -
4. The Shadow You Cast
Dear mother of mine
Was I ever worth your time?
My fragile heart yearns for your unconditional love
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5. Mother
Like the sea and the sky,
We reflect each other, you and I.
Past the moon and the stars,Featured Shared StoryThis relates to me so much.
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6. What Did I Do?
I wake up every morning to a sky so blue
And wonder, what did I do?
I sit in my classroom only to daydream about you.
Wondering, what did I do?Featured Shared StoryI made the same decision you did. I wanted them to have some kind of stability and normalcy in their life. I was selling, using, cooking, etc. The danger I put myself in was enough, but to...
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7. Dear Mom
Dear Mom,
Have you forgotten?
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8. Innocence Lost
I don't like it when people fight.
My mom and dad do every night.
I lie in bed and pretend to be asleep.
My mom looks in; I don't make a peep.Featured Shared StoryI can't sleep. I can't eat, I can't even place a smile on my face. A mom and dad nowhere to be found. Why come? You don’t want me. I’m always pushing away the good and bringing closer the...
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9. I'm Sorry...Dad
I'm sorry you missed the day I came home.
I'm sorry you left my Mum all alone.
I'm sorry you missed the first time I walked.
And I'm sorry you missed the first time I talked.Featured Shared StoryMy dad was deported for being caught with drugs a few months before I was born. He wasn't there for any of my firsts. He didn't see me until I was a year old and we moved to Mexico. I grew up...
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10. A Letter To My Dad
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 thereFeatured Shared StoryThis 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. Falling Tears
You left me when I was young,
Left me with my falling tears.
I felt like I was no one
For so many long painful years.Featured Shared StoryThis poem reminds me of my dad and what I still feel even now when I live with him. Never stop writing!
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12. When Your Hero Falls From Grace
Once protected, you felt so safe
Now everything you know means nothing;
I see the fear in your face
What are you to doFeatured Shared StoryYour poems changed the way that my soon to be wife and I lived. I made copies and sent them to her. I want to thank your website for helping me.
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13. Never There
You say you love me, you say you care
And yet, you're never there.
I remember you yelling, screaming, abusing -
14. Mother To Son
Famous Poem
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,Featured Shared StoryI 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. The One I Used To Know
what happened to the person
the one I used to know
the one who never let me down
and never told me noFeatured Shared StoryWow ..it's like story of my life..
My mom has a bf and now she doesn't even want to spend any time with us. She recently kicked me out of her house because she thought I was high..she drug... -
16. The Way It Was
The times we had,
the times we shared
were the best time
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17. Dear Mom
Standing in self-hatred,
drowning in my tears.
Looking back on my life,
what I've been through the past 18 years.Featured Shared StoryThis 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. Learning My Lesson
I gave you a chance, let you in and tried to be your friend.
I should have known, you wouldn't be there in the end.
I wanted you to love me, I waited for so very long. -
19. Forget
Forget how to care.
Forget how to trust.
Forget how to love.
For my sanity, I must.Featured Shared StoryI've been struggling with being an addict since I was 11 years but once I turned 18 everything changed. I was raped and after that I just felt like giving up. So I turned to heroin...
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20. Always My Father But Never My Dad
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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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