Abuse Poems

Abuse Poems

Thank You to the Victims who have shared their stories

The trauma of abuse is never fully gone from a person's consciousness. Its filthy stain leaves its residue on the soul forever. However, like all bad experiences, it is possible to turn this experience into good by developing compassion and empathy for others who have been through this experience. Many people feel that bringing meaning to a traumatic experience is a path to healing. When I turn a negative experience into a tool that brings meaning into my life and others, I am taking the best kind of revenge on my abuser.

48 Sad Poems on Abuse

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  1. 1. Speechless


    • By Kyra Lee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2007 with permission of the Author.

    My name is Sasha.
    My sister is Leigh.
    I am six,
    And she is three.

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    • Stories 58
    • Shares 3708
    • Favorited 103
    • Votes 5491
    • Rating 4.60
    Featured Shared Story

    Hi...this poem is so heartfelt to me. I'm currently living with my foster parents from an abusive home. My past is full of rape, physical and mental abuse. I was also used for drugs by my...

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  2. 2. No Way Out From Sexual Abuse


    • By Louise
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    He came into my life
    when I was just a little girl.
    I was happy and young,
    And then he changed my world.

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    • Stories 231
    • Shares 2730
    • Favorited 98
    • Votes 4575
    • Rating 4.62
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    So many stories, and yet only one story repeated over and over again in different contexts perhaps, but we all share the crushing sadness of having someone we love betray us and leave us...

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  3. 3. Abuse


    • By Adri
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with permission of the Author.

    He pulls my hair.
    He slaps my face.
    He kicks me on the floor.

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    • Stories 20
    • Shares 8315
    • Favorited 52
    • Votes 3802
    • Rating 4.45
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    I can completely relate to your experience. Mine was exactly the same and my thoughts were equal to yours. I was beat 54 separate times and I never could bring myself to call the cops on him....

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  4. 4. Returning Faith

    • By Lynette Gutwein
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    You took away my innocence,
    My hopes, my dreams, my youth.
    You took from me my very soul.
    What could have been, I never knew.

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    • Stories 6
    • Shares 2809
    • Favorited 40
    • Votes 1043
    • Rating 4.50
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    As I read this Poem, it touched me very deeply because I myself can relate to the same situation and there's always HOPE! Thank you for sharing!

  5. 5. Unmasked

    • By Bruk Linn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Don't believe my words;
    they're lies that I fabricate to
    project a perfect life and
    convince you I'm okay.

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    • Stories 3
    • Shares 2437
    • Favorited 29
    • Votes 593
    • Rating 4.48
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    I feel this pain deep within my heart when I read this poem over and over again. I’m currently living with my mom and she can make every second of my life a living hell if I don’t do what she...

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  6. 6. Mysteries Of Your Mind

    • By Alisha Ford
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 29, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    I wish to delve into the depths of your mind,
    Where mischief lurks and secrets unwind.
    What drove you to inflict such pain on me?
    In the shadows of your thoughts, what did you see?

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 74
    • Favorited 2
    • Votes 26
    • Rating 4.42
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    Thank you so much for sharing your story. It's incredibly difficult when someone who is supposed to protect and care for you instead causes such personal pain. The way they can seem...

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  7. 7. The Hunter Of Utterance Of Destruction

    • By Bet Dotson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2007 with permission of the Author.

    He's the hunter of utterance of destruction
    He sleeps when I'm awake
    I long to hear him whisper
    To give my ears a break

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    • Stories 1
    • Shares 284
    • Favorited 34
    • Votes 163
    • Rating 4.37
    Featured Shared Story

    That poem was so deep and thoughtful. I can tell that the author put much effort into it to write it. It inspired me because I have been verbally bullied before and I like to write poems...

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  8. 8. Love Hurts

    • By Kaylee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I don't get how you can't see
    All the things you did to me.
    If only you knew
    All the pain you put me through.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 945
    • Favorited 65
    • Votes 236
    • Rating 4.28
  9. 9. Her Smile (Pantoum)

    • By Tynea Lewis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Her smile was visible to all,
    Showing a dark secret
    From an inescapable memory
    Because of the lie she kept telling herself.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 975
    • Favorited 9
    • Votes 304
    • Rating 4.18
  10. 10. Hush Little Sister

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

    Hush, little sister
    Please don't cry
    I wish I could be there
    To sing you a lullaby

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    • Stories 83
    • Shares 3413
    • Favorited 233
    • Votes 7558
    • Rating 4.67
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    I was abused from age 9-11 by my father. He'd abused other family members before me, like my siblings, all of whom had left him, leaving only me and my little sister still seeing him. He...

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  11. 11. Daddy's Doll

    • By Ronald Doe
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2008 with permission of the Author.

    The frigerator is full of beer,
    And the couch is full of crumbs.
    I go to bed and in my head,
    I just know he's going to come.

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    • Stories 15
    • Shares 1235
    • Favorited 40
    • Votes 1055
    • Rating 4.57
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    I used to be my brother's doll. It was just a game to him. He hurt me and would say he loved me. I covered for him for years, both because I didn't want to remember and because I knew no one...

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  12. 12. Living In My World

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

    Late on the dishes, food still on the plate.
    Mommy is mad; Daddy's home late.
    I'm in the corner crying all alone,
    Wishing to myself get me out of this home.

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    • Stories 26
    • Shares 3840
    • Favorited 50
    • Votes 3482
    • Rating 4.55
    Featured Shared Story

    My whole life, my father abused me. For as long as I can remember, he'd hit me, touch me, and say terrible things to me. I always thought I was alone. I felt like no one felt my pain. I felt...

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  13. 13. A Child's Fear

    • By Susan M. Reichennek Reid
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 17, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    As I lay silently, my heartbeat in my ear
    The thunder of footsteps ringing in fear
    The night is long and the anger strong
    I wonder, is this where I belong?

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 44
    • Favorited 1
    • Votes 29
    • Rating 4.62
  14. 14. The Monster He's Become

    There was a time he loved her.
    Now it's clear there's nothing there.
    He walks around so flippantly
    With no interest or a care.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 461
    • Favorited 7
    • Votes 91
    • Rating 4.60
  15. 15. The Little Girl Lay So Still

    • By Angielogie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2011 with permission of the Author.

    The little girl lay so still
    While you crept into her bed
    She pretended not to notice you
    While she sang into her head

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 214
    • Favorited 18
    • Votes 262
    • Rating 4.58
  16. 16. Tears, Tears Go Away

    • By Stephany Manfull
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2013 with permission of the Author.

    Tears, tears go away.
    Why must you come back almost every day?
    You remind me of my pain.
    You remind me of my past.

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    • Stories 9
    • Shares 4971
    • Favorited 170
    • Votes 1433
    • Rating 4.55
    Featured Shared Story

    You're definitely not alone in your suffering. Like you, I was abused by my stepfather and an uncle and have struggled daily to deal with the pain. I was in the third grade when mine started...

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  17. 17. Inner Child

    • By Kate
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Hello Dear Jesus,
    It's been a long, long time.
    I hope that you still know me,
    I've been hiding quite awhile.

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    • Stories 28
    • Shares 445
    • Favorited 32
    • Votes 759
    • Rating 4.54
    Featured Shared Story

    What a beautiful poem .. I'm almost 21 and I got molested when I was in 7th grade until my freshman year by my mother's husband. Forced to do things no angel should.. And all he said was that...

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  18. 18. The Nightmare Of Abuse

    • By Terri Edwards-Russell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2012 with permission of the Author.

    How are you feeling? What's going through your mind?
    Is that dream you're dreaming hurting deep inside?
    You wake up hearing yelling, yelling in your room,
    You wonder who it is, then you realize it is you.

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    • Stories 4
    • Shares 474
    • Favorited 129
    • Votes 546
    • Rating 4.47
    Featured Shared Story

    It happened to me as a small child from 5 till I was 8 by my great uncle. I never told anyone. Now I'm a mom and 33. I fail at relationships.and don't trust letting my kids with most guys....

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  19. 19. Conversation With Her

    I never thought I would have this conversation with you.
    Listen, you were only 10 and didn't know what to do.
    You did the best you could from the choices you had to chose.
    It wasn't your fault.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 14
    • Favorited 1
    • Votes 9
    • Rating 4.56
  20. 20. The Unknown Murder

    • By Samantha Jay
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.

    There once was a murder,
    But this one has a twist.
    The victim was my innocence,
    Stolen through his fist.

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 989
    • Favorited 26
    • Votes 268
    • Rating 4.55
    Featured Shared Story

    I feel like you've put everything that i have been feeling into words. I have been struggling to express what the abuse I endured from my ex felt like, and your poem has done that for me....

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