Bad Mother Child Relationship Poems

Published: June 2018

Poems About Overcoming Broken Mother Child Relationships

Some mother-child relationships are strained or tense. Wounds exist that create frustration, anger, and distance. Poems in this collection are about navigating troublesome relationships between mothers and daughters and mothers and sons.

These poems delve into the emotions of frustration, anger, and distance that can arise between mothers and their daughters or sons. Through their words, these poets offer a glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of navigating difficult relationships between mothers and children.

14 Poems About Overcoming Broken Mother Child Relationships

  1. I Needed You

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

    Not receiving the love that one needs from their mother.

    in Anger Poems

    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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  2. You Left Me For No Reason

    I was only 15 months old when my mom left me. My dad wouldn't let me spend the night with her until I was 5 because she would always take me to someone else's house and leave me there. I cry sometimes still, but I have another mom who is much better.

    in Hurting Poems by Teens

    You had me, you left me, you never cared.
    I was your second child and still you weren't prepared.

    On the lonely nights when I was sad,

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    I can totally relate to this. Reading this brought tears to my eyes. I had to fight to hold them back. My dad and mom left me at the age of 5. They divorced, and I was left. I had no idea...

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  4. Not Good Enough

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

    No one understands how alone I feel. When you look in my eyes, you might see happiness, but inside, I'm falling apart.

    in Hurting Poems by Teens

    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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    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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  5. Love At Last

    • By Peggy Liimatta
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I am a mother hurting and trying to regain my daughter's love. I wrote this poem from my heart and find poetry a very satisfying way to get my feelings out. This is the first poem I have ever really worked hard on and actually finished. Thanks for reading it.

    in Mother Daughter Poems

    I remember the good times
    that we once had...
    but still my life
    is oh...so sad

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    I was so surprised someone endured a mother's pain such as I experienced. My husband was a philanderer and also left me alone a lot in Winnipeg. The children and I coped, but it was lonely. A...

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  7. How Do You Call Yourself A Mom?

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

    I wrote this poem just now about my mom and how she makes me feel. When my parents got a divorce my mom went back to her old boyfriend. And now she neglects me and my 2 older sisters.I have a tough time knowing my mom isn't around to show me the ropes. But it's her choice. I still love her. But it doesn't seem like she loves me anymore.

    in Anger Poems

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

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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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  8. Blind

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

    This poem is how I feel. Even if I'm ashamed of it, it's a big part of my life, and it changed me.

    in Anger Poems

    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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  9. I Don't Want Any Other

    • By Ashley N. Hoppes
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006 with permission of the Author.

    A girl expresses anguish that her mom is no longer in her life, and tells her mom, "I still love you and want you back."

    in Mother Daughter Poems

    Our life has not been easy.
    We've managed to drift apart.

    But whatever it's worth,

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    I have faced the same problems, and at times losing hope and waking up to a wet pillow full of tears. I love this poem because it gives me hope for another relationship with my mother. Thank you.

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  10. The Way I Feel

    • By Stacy K. Pickering
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Pain between mother and daughter. She can't make her understand; she can only say what she thinks and hope for the best.

    in Mother Daughter Poems

    I feel so much hurt
    I feel so much pain
    I feel like I don't have anyone
    I feel like I want to cry but can't

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    I felt every single word of this poem me and my birth Mum are not close it's a bit hard for me knowing that your birth Mum wants nothing to do with you or she doesn't love you at all. The...

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  11. Tears For My Mother

    • By Roxanna L. Watts
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Instead of writing a rosy but fake poem, a daughter chooses to spill her guts and pain to her mother on mother's day.

    in Mother Daughter Poems

    I was asked to write a poem
    About Mother's Day
    But when I sat down to write
    I had nothing to say

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    Beautiful, heart-felt, and extremely touching. I feel you, Roxanna. Bless you for keeping it real. I can relate. Keep writing!

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  12. Mommy Dearest

    • By Amy R. Addington
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Do mothers realize the affect they have on their daughters? A barbed wire heart, a poem on the complicated love of a mother.



    in Mother Daughter Poems

    She is my mother,
    that indomitable, unattainable goal.
    A woman of iron and silk and unforgiving praise.
    She is the measure of all that

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    Very familiar attitude from that daughter. I would be willing to bet everything I own that the mother sees herself in a totally different light.

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  13. No Greater Love

    • By Ann Coren
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2006 with permission of the Author.

    A daughter asks her mother for forgiveness.

    in Mother Daughter Poems

    I caused you a lot pain and I didn't care, but you still loved me.
    Please forgive me, Mama.

    I hurt you in so many ways, but you were always there for me.

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    It broke my heart. I lost my mama this year. The pain I feel is so great I can feel my heart aching inside my chest. How I too long for her, to see her beautiful face, hear her voice with...

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  14. Time Can't Heal

    • By Vanessa
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with permission of the Author.

    The relationship with my mother has taken a hard fall and we no longer speak.

    in Anger Poems

    Time can't heal pain that won't mend.
    The suffering, the heart ache,
    It feels like the end.
    Grasping a hold of a moving change,

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    Now that I'm grown, I regret treating her the way I did, because I have daughters of my own, and I see now that it wasn't that she didn't love me. I still do not agree with how she handled...

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  15. Do You Have An Answer?

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

    To this day I still don't understand why mothers choose a man over their own flesh and blood...

    in Anger Poems

    Why did you do the things you did?
    Why did you say the things you said?
    Why did you change who you are?
    Why did you choose a man over your own daughter?

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    Yes, thanks everyone for sharing your stories. I am so sorry to hear these stories. It's unimaginable. I don't feel alone in my feelings about my mother. She died a year ago and left her...

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  16. Dear Mom How Could You Leave Me

    • By Rebecca L. Simpson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    A mother leaving her child, how could this be?

    in Anger Poems

    Dear momm how could you
    Never care about me?
    I'm dying inside
    Which you will never see

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    My mother left me when I was 3 years old and kept coming back and ruining everything...when I turned 16 she told me she wanted to see me again and she wanted to invite me to her wedding. I...

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