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21. I Wish I Could Cry
- By Amanda
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2012
A poem about wishing you could cry and give in to your emotions when for some reason you can't.

I just wish I could break down,
let it all out, finally be found.

I'm tired of hiding from what hurts;

I just wish I could break down,
let it all out, finally be found.

I'm tired of hiding from what hurts;
either way, I still feel like dirt.

I hate the fact that I can't cry.
Day by day I'll sit and try.

But it's all somewhere inside,
refusing to come out, choosing to hide.

If I could only show my true feelings,
my head might stop its constant drilling.

How great it would be to relax,
look forward to the future and forget about the past.

When will it happen? I don't know,
but I'm ready for this moment, let the pain show.

How much is it going to take
for me to finally give in and let my wall break.

One day I'll look up and stare at the sky
and fully break down, finally feel myself cry.
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22. The Lies She Told
- By Mika Wright
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013
Poem About Hiding Your Depression

When she smiles and laughs,
It no longer sounds hollow,
For she has learned
To mask her sorrow.

When she smiles and laughs,
It no longer sounds hollow,
For she has learned
To mask her sorrow.
She's so uncertain
Of why she is sad.
Her life is fine now.
Why does it hurt so bad?
Tears won't fall.
She forgot how to cry.
Most of the time
She just wants to die.
She's obsessed with this concept
That skinny is perfect.
She pukes if she eats
Just trying to feel worth it.
She looks in the mirror
And hates what she sees.
She slices her skin
Screaming, "I don't wanna be me!"
But by tomorrow
No one will know
She'll smile and laugh.
The scars won't show.
They think she is better.
They couldn't be more wrong.
She plays the part well.
They think she is strong.
Now and again
Someone sees past her mask.
They study her face
And quietly ask.
She looks back smiling
And she says, "I'm fine,"
But the sad truth is
She always lies.
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23. What Happened?
- By Mikel Roberson
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019
I wrote this a few years ago and just found it today. I added some more onto it. I wrote this when I was in a really deep depression, although I still am. My cousin took her life on 2/16/2017, and since she did, I've been struggling a lot. This poem is really important to me, and I just want to share it with people.

Being Broken

What happened to me,
The one I used to be?
Now, when I look at my reflection,
I'm filled with recollection

What happened to me,
The one I used to be?
Now, when I look at my reflection,
I'm filled with recollection
Of when I was happy and alive,
Loving life and able to thrive.

Now I'm filled with sorrow,
Wondering if I'll make it past tomorrow.
Just looking for a friend
Who won't lead me to the end.
My life has been really tough,
And I know I've had enough.

Been called too many names.
I think I've lost at my own game.
My life has been ripped apart,
And I'm struggling to make a brand-new start.
My parents never taught me about this.
They told me that life was just pure bliss.

I don't deserve to be happy, I know,
But you don't have to keep reminding me so.
Everyone thinks I'm the girl who can't frown,
But I'm only this close to letting myself drown.
I feel my tears in my eyes flow.
I lost myself long ago.
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24. No One Knows Me
- By Caitlin Glaspell
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2011
This story is special to me. It is about me and my life.

No one will ever truly know me.
How can they when they never even try?
Because I smile, they assume I am happy.

No one will ever truly know me.
How can they when they never even try?
Because I smile, they assume I am happy.

No one knows me.
I hide behind a mask.
They just never did get it.

No one knows me.
It is a difficult task.
Always there for people, but they are never truly there for me.

No one knows me.
Friendships, I have many.
If I do, why do I still feel alone in this world?

No one knows me.
I guess it is just a curse.
They wouldn't understand.

No one knows me.
They wouldn't care.
They would call it a teenage phase.

The emotionless mask will be up forevermore,
waiting for someone to take it off of me.
No one will ever truly know me.
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25. Tear Stained Cheeks And Bloodshot Eyes
- By Sabrina
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008
My family and friends used to call me an angel. Not for looks, but for the way I could always help someone out of their troubles, and the way that I could always keep a smile on my face. But the other night I couldn't. I realized that I tried my best to help other people with their problems just because I didn't want to deal with my own. I thought the only way I could tell people that was to write a poem. And this is what I came up with.

Poem About Losing Strength

The angel lost her grace,
As mascara ran down her face.
She forgot love, remembered hate.
She no longer had her faith.

The angel lost her grace,
As mascara ran down her face.
She forgot love, remembered hate.
She no longer had her faith.

With tear stained cheeks,
Through bloodshot eyes,
She saw only pain and suffering.
Love, she couldn't conquer.

As the blue sky faded to black,
Darkness filled her heart.
Her wings vanished from her back,
And her kindness fell apart.

Even with all her might,
Her dress still went black from white.
She was sent to save,
To help those who weren't brave.

But as she looked around,
At the marks she left...
Tear stained cheeks,
And bloodshot eyes.
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26. The Hidden Pain
- By Abigail S. Williams
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018
I feel like I'm alone, like no one understands me. They ask me if I'm fine. I smile and say that I am even though I feel like staying in my room and crying. I have to put on the mask because I know that if I show my true self I'll be rejected.

The me you see is not the real me.
This isn't who I wish to be.
I hide the pain, I hide the strife.
Honestly, I just want to escape this life.

The me you see is not the real me.
This isn't who I wish to be.
I hide the pain, I hide the strife.
Honestly, I just want to escape this life.

You'll never know the pain I feel.
All my happiness you'll try to steal,
But yet you say you love and you care.
I don't know how much more I can bear.

I'm running from this world,
Still wondering when my voice will be heard.
You keep saying that I'm selfish, dumb, and cruel,
But can't you see that I will never let you win this duel.

Now there's just one more thing that I want you to know,
And it is that I will never let my sorrow show.
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27. Pain
- By Jasmine Knapp
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 4, 2021
This poem is about depression, being forgotten during the pain of depression, and learning when to grow up after you became depressed. The story of this is simple: I was sad, frustrated, angry and more, so I wrote, which I do when I am feeling down. This poured out of the pen and I liked it.

The Pain Of Depression And Being Forgotten

So many tears no one can see,
So many people I'm supposed to be.

So many problems with no one to listen,

So many tears no one can see,
So many people I'm supposed to be.

So many problems with no one to listen,
So many eyes that lost that special glisten.

So many aches nothing can heal,
So many smiles, each one less real.

So many lies, no one knows the truth,
Only once did I lose my youth.
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28. Heart Of Ice
- By Shianne
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2012
This poem is about sacrifice, moving on, forgetting yet remembering.

The beat of rain upon the land
Broken teardrop in my hand
Shattered remains upon the ground
My beating heart the only sound

The beat of rain upon the land
Broken teardrop in my hand
Shattered remains upon the ground
My beating heart the only sound

A twisted tale chiseled in stone
Stories forgotten as the voices drone
Heart of ice, frozen in time
Far away, bells start to chime

The wind whispers through the trees
Voices carried on each breeze
Cries and sobs drown each bell
Secrets kept that no one shall tell

A tear cast aside that came to you
Reflecting anger and lies turned true
A tear that fell, yet went unshed
An unseen symbol filled with dread

Lonesome night to wash away
Heart wrenching pain of another day
The shattered pieces of a broken heart
Sewn together yet fallen apart

Broken tear the remains of a love
That burst to flames sent above
Heart of ice turned to stone
These silent voices start to drone

They tell these tales as though the end
Was at their side until they send
Each tale to lay before these lies
Glittering shards of diamond eyes

This heart of ice is the only link
Chained in black bound by ink
Surviving each day by only a drop
Lest its beating was ever to stop

As each day slowly wears on
The last shreds of hope are long gone
In the fields of glass, of diamond lies
Unseen by all except dreaming eyes

The spirits lie, awaiting the sacrifice
That is to be this heart of ice.
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29. Pain, Heartache, And Loneliness
- By Tyreka S
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014
This poem is about how I feel about the things in my life right now. I wrote this poem because I have been dealing with a lot. Pain of rape and neglect, sorrow and hurt, and I feel there's no one to help me. I try to make things better, but nobody seems to have time, or they just don't understand.

Slowly I feel myself breaking.
My knees feel weak; it seems I'm shaking.
My arms are tired and my legs feel numb.
My mind in a haywire and I want to run.

Slowly I feel myself breaking.
My knees feel weak; it seems I'm shaking.
My arms are tired and my legs feel numb.
My mind in a haywire and I want to run.

Stress is building, tears still fall.
My lonely nights I lay
Staring at these blank walls.

Hopeless sleep with no means to an end
Keeping me from the monsters within.
Tragic flares and dreams down the drain.
The nightmares I have bring me the most pain.

Wishing for the truth, but only finding lies.
The secrets I try to keep behind
My dull brown eyes.

My tears won't stop, I can't keep fighting.
I'm losing all hope of ever finding.
I don't know who I am; with everything going on,
I've lost myself in this midst of a crowd.

My heart can't take this never-ending pain,
With every word they say I feel like they drain
My dying, beating heart that has nothing to gain.

The stares I receive like I shame them so bad,
But the truth is that I only wanted to try,
Try and fight for what I had.

Now here I am, with this lonely broken soul,
Awaiting my faith in this pitch black hole.
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30. Reality
- By Shaydee A. Ault
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2018
This poem was written for my best friend Tiauna. The meaning of it was for her to relate. Whenever she writes poems, it touches me in a way that my own poems don't. And the same thing goes for when I write poems.

Feeling Alone In Thoughts

Your crimson tears stay flowing,
But your singing voice stays calm,
It's like you're catching raindrops,
They keep their shape while resting in your palms.

Your crimson tears stay flowing,
But your singing voice stays calm,
It's like you're catching raindrops,
They keep their shape while resting in your palms.

You protect them like they're fragile,
Like they're your heart placed in your hands,
You admire it as long as you please,
While the hourglass drips its sand.

You smile while they rest there,
As the tears stream down your cheeks,
Even though you're daydreaming,
It feels like days turning into weeks.

You let go of your grip on reality,
And you choose to stay in this dream,
Because even though you seem happy,
You can't always believe what you see.
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31. Goodbye To You, My "Friend"
- By Denise Sarion
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2011
I have a best friend named Jian. We always hang out together. Wherever I go, she goes. Wherever she goes, I go. We were like sisters! But one day Jian started to backstab me. I really couldn't believe her. Now she has other friends. She left me behind with her new popular friends. She forgot that I was the reason she was in that crowd. Now she treats me like a ghost. Like she couldn't even see me. I still hear stories of her backstabbing me, but I still miss her.

Poem About Being Stabbed In The Back

We said we would be friends together until the end.
You said you would always be my best friend.
Then you stabbed me in the back.
Now we've lost everything we had.

We said we would be friends together until the end.
You said you would always be my best friend.
Then you stabbed me in the back.
Now we've lost everything we had.

I thought of you as my friend.
I treated you as my sister,
Then I come to find
You are one big disaster.

I hid my pain from everyone,
Trying to fake everything was fine.
I guess this was a sign
That we should break our line.

I was there for you
When you needed me the most,
But when I needed your help,
You treated me like a ghost.

Now our friendship has come to an end.
I don't think I'm ever going to mend,
But I'll find someone to befriend.
Goodbye to you, my ex-friend.
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32. Dad, You Said You Loved Me
- By Madeline Matterson
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2013
I'm 13 years old. I can only dream that my dad would come back. He was nothing but a lie. He might have loved me at one point, but now why am I alone? My life is poetry. I live every day with purpose. I may never forgive him, and I may never be forgiven. But my life belongs to the Lord, and I won't ever go back.

You said you loved me
So why do I feel hated

You said you cared for me

You said you loved me
So why do I feel hated

You said you cared for me
So why do I feel abused

You said you'd never leave me
So why am I alone

You said you understand me
So why aren't I understood

You said I can do anything
So why has everything failed

You said you would never let me go
So why am I falling

You said to never give up
But I'm long past that

The last thing you ever said was I love you
and I won't stop till I die

I thought you said you loved me
That's what I get for trusting Mr. Lie
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33. Dear Father, Why I'm Sorry
- By Sara Nicole
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2011
This poem is dedicated to my father, the man who ruined my life. I'll love you forever dad no matter how much you make me hate you.

Poem About Hating Someone You Love

Dear Father,
I'm sorry I disappointed you
I'm sorry I made you so mad
I'm sorry I wasn't a great daughter

Dear Father,
I'm sorry I disappointed you
I'm sorry I made you so mad
I'm sorry I wasn't a great daughter
I'm sorry you were a horrible dad
I'm sorry I let you break me
I'm sorry I walked away
I'm sorry I couldn't take it
I'm sorry is all that I can say
I'm sorry you where always too busy
I'm sorry I pushed you out of my life
I'm sorry I wasn't important as your new wife
I'm sorry you always made up lies
I'm sorry I hated you
I'm sorry you never cared
I'm sorry I cut your name in my wrist
I'm sorry I acted like I wasn't pissed
I'm sorry I wasn't your favorite kid
I'm sorry for all of this
I'm sorry I'm acting just like you
I'm sorry for all the things you put me through
I'm sorry I went to the hospital
I'm sorry you came to see me and I told you leave
I'm sorry I said you meant something when you didn't
I'm sorry I was a fool
I'm sorry that my blood wasn't enough to show you
I'm sorry that I tried so hard to be enough for you
I'm sorry I wasn't perfect
I'm sorry I told you that you never where there
I'm sorry that you're gone
I'm sorry that I spent my time to hold on
To a lost cause, because I knew you were never there
I'm sorry that this pain was too much for me to bear
I'm sorry I'm dead inside and you'll never see
I'm sorry that all the things you put me through did this to me
Love your daughter, Sara
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34. A Plea For Hurting Teens
- By Katie M. Elliott
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2016
This poem was written to give a voice to the hurting teens who are afraid to use their own. At any moment, we can be standing right next to someone who is completely broken and not even know it. This poem is meant to encourage everyone, both teens and adults, to reach out to those around them.

I've lied way too many times today.
I've lied again and again directly to your face.
I never thought I'd be this way.
I thought I'd always be okay.

I've lied way too many times today.
I've lied again and again directly to your face.
I never thought I'd be this way.
I thought I'd always be okay.
What happened to the person I used to be?
What happened to the happier version of me?
Pressure and stress have molded me,
And it's just too hard to be happy.
Can you not tell that I'm wearing a mask?
Can you not see I just wanted to be asked,
How are you truly?
How are you really?
You ask me how I am,
And I can't help but lie.
I say I'm fine,
But that's not true inside.
If you could see beyond my mask,
If you'd just take the time to ask,
If you'd only try to talk to me,
If you'd only get to know me,
Then you would see the hurting teen inside.
You would see why I cry,
You would understand why I feel alone and confused,
And trust me, your help I will not refuse.
Hurting teens are everywhere.
All they need is someone who cares,
Someone they can trust,
Or grief will sweep them away like dust.
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35. Not Good Enough
- By Imza
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2009
No one understands how alone I feel. When you look in my eyes, you might see happiness, but inside, I'm falling apart.

I help you through hard times, as you do I,
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.

I help you through hard times, as you do I,
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.
I can't bear the hurt; I can't stand the pain,
A feeling of numbness I can't explain.

This is a life in which I walk alone,
Full of hope shattered and broken,
Always angry for no reason at all,
Constantly wanting to end this brawl.
Fighting with myself again and again,
Sometimes I want this life to end.

Mom's depressed but chooses to hide,
Takes out her anger on those by her side,
Doesn't understand I try to help.
She shuns me out and hates instead.

Grandma's enduring an unstoppable fate.
Sickness has gotten her on the plate.
It's sad to see such an innocent person
Become another cancer victim.

Too many friends are hurt as well
Thinking that their life is hell.
Too many friends wanting to stop,
Thinking suicide is the only option.

But inside me is the worst of all.
I don't know how long I can stand tall.
Memories of happiness are shooed away,
But horrible twisted thoughts to stay.

Nothing I do can make her proud.
There's no silver lining on her clouds.
I'm a rainstorm filled with dark black skies
And a haunting rainfall full of lies.
I only wish I could make her see
I'm trying hard so I can be
Someone she that can trust and love.
Instead, she tells me I'm not good enough.
Everything I do is a wrong decision.
She constantly tells me I'm not living
The path that she truly wishes I'd take,
But I'm only one big mistake.
If I could I'd erase myself from here,
I wouldn't have to live this fear.

I also wish I could be skinny
And always happy, fun, and pretty.
Instead, I look at myself in the mirror,
Disappointed in the reflection that appears.
It's hard to live when you don't love who you are,
Wishing that you could change it all.

Every day I make a mental note.
How much would I miss if I decide to go?
And how much hurt makes me lean towards the edge
Is slowly creeping up the hedge.
How much longer can I last
Before my life becomes one of the past?
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36. Breaking Down, Giving In, Giving Up
- By Anonymous
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2012
Hard times and hard struggles are what happen in life, but sometimes it's just too much to continue.

I've tried. Time and time again, I've tried.
To not cut, to not be weak, to not fall into temptations.
You single-handedly abolished whatever pieces of my heart were left.
You see the struggles I've been through. You still leave me, like I'm nothing.

I've tried. Time and time again, I've tried.
To not cut, to not be weak, to not fall into temptations.
You single-handedly abolished whatever pieces of my heart were left.
You see the struggles I've been through. You still leave me, like I'm nothing.
I'm sorry for being weak. I'm sorry for existing. I'm sorry for loving you.
I'm sorry for you having to love me. I'm sorry about the struggles I put you through.
But what I'm most sorry for is wasting your time.
I'm sorry I apologize too much.
I'm sorry that I can't live up to expectations.
I'm sorry I broke down.
I tried to hold out, to be strong. I physically and mentally can't.
I'm sorry I can't be the ideal, perfect girl everybody makes me out to seem.
I'm sorry you can see scars. But that's the only thing beautiful about me.
I've lost total control. Don't know where or how to start.
Don't know if I want to start. Maybe I should just give up.
I cry too much. Too many tears in only a short time.
I'm sorry I couldn't put my fake smile on. I'm sorry I can't find it anymore.
However, what I'm sorry for the most is I'm sorry for affecting you. Everyone.
I'm sorry for getting in your heart and in your head.
And once again, I'm sorry for apologizing so much.
Some will say that suicide or cutting is selfish. Selfish for the loved ones.
Isn't it selfish for the loved ones to continue to let the person continue through life in so much pain?
I'm not committing suicide, but I just might. Too many thoughts, too many unseen cuts to the human eye.
That's why I'm breaking down, giving in, and giving up.
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37. Pulsing Pain
- By Jazmin Hall
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2013
My mom always promises an open ear and a helping hand, but when it comes down to it, she accuses, assumes, and judges me. She takes everyone else's word before she listens to what I have to say. Today, she went off on me about something that never happened, and suddenly I was fed up. I couldn't take it anymore. Before I did something I was SERIOUSLY going to regret, I grabbed a pen and paper and wrote. This poem only took me five minutes, and it was pure free-write. It helped a little.

So angry
The feeling of betrayal
Suffocating my senses
A thousand attempts

So angry
The feeling of betrayal
Suffocating my senses
A thousand attempts
Is a thousand failures
Only expect everything less
Hope
A distant aspiration
Darkness
A promising relaxation
Muffled screams
And stifled cries
Never wish hello
Always curse goodbyes
This feeling in my chest
Is no longer just a feeling
Born in the darkness
Nursed by the pain
Raised by the injustice
It courses through my veins
And pollutes every thought
And murders every dream
No mercy for the innocent
No care for the naive
Pure worship for the ignorant
Sacrifices of the soul
Piece by chunk, its chipped away
My hearts no longer whole
Don't try and tell me it's okay
'Cause you'll be lying to my face
All hopes and dreams
All laughs and smiles
Have all been washed away.
No love, no loss
No hope, no tears
Plain and simple, you see
No tries, no fails
No lies, no tales...
Still alive, but barely breathing
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38. Message To Absent Dad
- By Jessica Styles
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014
A invitation to a dad who missed out on his daughter's life to come back and build a relationship.

Poem Inviting Dad Back Into Daughter's Life

Dad, why did you leave me when I needed you so much.
I tried to reach out to you for that loving touch.
I have realized now that I'm no daddy's princess.
When I was younger, I actually felt much less.

Dad, why did you leave me when I needed you so much.
I tried to reach out to you for that loving touch.
I have realized now that I'm no daddy's princess.
When I was younger, I actually felt much less.
I understand now that it wasn't meant to be,
Now my life is better, I have an extended family.
I always wanted a sister, and you have given me two,
So I will give you credit where credit is due.
I realize now I wasn't the reason for you leaving.
The time has passed now, and it's done the healing.
You may look back and regret the time that's passed.
You need to build a relationship, one that's going to last.
I don't want you growing old not knowing me.
Dad, you are part of my life, you're my family.
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39. Scarlet Tears
- By Coran Darling
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2011
There was a time in my life where it seemed as if life, or God was playing a cruel game with me: my parents split up again, I gained an eating disorder which almost killed me, I broke up with a partner I had been with for a long time; and it began to make me feel pretty worthless; depression crept in and it soon lead to self harm. Some scars of my past just won't go away and I regret them every day. This poem is about how I felt at that time, and also to let teens know they are never alone.

Fires ablaze within my eyes,
A smile concealing all my lies,
Screaming, begging, calling out,
A final, frantic, desperate, shout.

Fires ablaze within my eyes,
A smile concealing all my lies,
Screaming, begging, calling out,
A final, frantic, desperate, shout.

Scarlet tears drip from each vein,
A vehement covet to end this pain,
This silver blade, stays by my side,
Because all hope inside has died.

As each day ends, and darkness draws,
The devil toys, with all my flaws,
I'm helpless, alone, a worthless mess,
A broken child, he must address.

I'm tempted when he calls my name,
A way out, an escape, an end to shame,
To make it feel a lot less real,
A deal with the Devil, in blood must I seal.

They'll say I died of suicide,
But no one knows how much they've lied,
It wasn't a rope, a blade, or pills,
That broke my soul, and gave me chills.

I died inside so long before,
To live each day, an endless chore,
Pills could not kill what was already dead,
A twisted soul, an empty head.

In darkness I wait, in silence, alone,
Rose-tinted nostalgia, all around me has grown,
I beckon the devil, with the key of self-harm,
And I open the door for him, with the blood of my arm.
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40. The Girl That Nobody Knows
- By Amanda R
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2013
This poem is about depression and how it can make someone feel.

There is a girl that everyone knows
Beautiful grin, no worries or woes
Laugh is one you'll never forget
She's living in her past debt

There is a girl that everyone knows
Beautiful grin, no worries or woes
Laugh is one you'll never forget
She's living in her past debt
She hates her body, says she is fat
She shouldn't hate herself, but doesn't know that
She's the girl with the biggest smile
Nobody knows she forces up bile
Feels worthless, ugly, abandoned, wasted
No one knows the tears she has tasted
Cries herself to sleep at night
But smiles again once it is bright
She pulls the blade across her skin
Takes comfort in the pain she's in
She loves the sight of her own blood
She wants to see the beautiful flood
She once said she wished she was dead
She meant it, wasn't just in her head
This is the girl that nobody knows
Inside her walls she's forever enclosed
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Hurting Poems by Teens - Page 2

21. I Wish I Could Cry

A poem about wishing you could cry and give in to your emotions when for some reason you can't.

22. The Lies She Told

23. What Happened?

24. No One Knows Me

This story is special to me. It is about me and my life.

25. Tear Stained Cheeks And Bloodshot Eyes

26. The Hidden Pain

I feel like I'm alone, like no one understands me. They ask me if I'm fine. I smile and say that I am even though I feel like staying in my room and crying. I have to put on the mask because I know that if I show my true self I'll be rejected.

27. Pain

This poem is about depression, being forgotten during the pain of depression, and learning when to grow up after you became depressed. The story of this is simple: I was sad, frustrated, angry and more, so I wrote, which I do when I am feeling down. This poured out of the pen and I liked it.

28. Heart Of Ice

This poem is about sacrifice, moving on, forgetting yet remembering.

29. Pain, Heartache, And Loneliness

This poem is about how I feel about the things in my life right now. I wrote this poem because I have been dealing with a lot. Pain of rape and neglect, sorrow and hurt, and I feel there's no one to help me. I try to make things better, but nobody seems to have time, or they just don't understand.

30. Reality

This poem was written for my best friend Tiauna. The meaning of it was for her to relate. Whenever she writes poems, it touches me in a way that my own poems don't. And the same thing goes for when I write poems.

31. Goodbye To You, My "Friend"

32. Dad, You Said You Loved Me

33. Dear Father, Why I'm Sorry

This poem is dedicated to my father, the man who ruined my life. I'll love you forever dad no matter how much you make me hate you.

34. A Plea For Hurting Teens

This poem was written to give a voice to the hurting teens who are afraid to use their own. At any moment, we can be standing right next to someone who is completely broken and not even know it. This poem is meant to encourage everyone, both teens and adults, to reach out to those around them.

35. Not Good Enough

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

36. Breaking Down, Giving In, Giving Up

Hard times and hard struggles are what happen in life, but sometimes it's just too much to continue.

37. Pulsing Pain

38. Message To Absent Dad

A invitation to a dad who missed out on his daughter's life to come back and build a relationship.

39. Scarlet Tears

40. The Girl That Nobody Knows

This poem is about depression and how it can make someone feel.