Hurting Poems by Teens

Hurting Poems by Teens

Poems about Feeling Alone, Hurting and Sad

When a person is feeling hurt, it is important that they share their feelings with their friends. One of the best ways to process feelings is to share them with friends. Many people are under the mistaken notion that they should not share feelings of sadness because it will bring down the moods of others. This may be true. However, more often than not, we may be able to offer comfort to each other and our friendship will become deeper through the process.

57 Poems on Hurt and Healing: Poems for Teens on Abandonment, Solitude, and Sorrow

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  1. 1. Pain

    • By Jasmine Knapp
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

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

    So many problems with no one to listen,

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    • Favorited 9
    • Votes 47
    • Rating 4.26
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  3. 2. The True Me

    • By Jessica S. Bauzon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Why do you stand around and watch me cry?
    Don't you see me in the corner of your eye?
    I'm in so much pain, don't you see?
    Why do you just stare and watch me bleed?

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    • Votes 120
    • Rating 4.44
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    Never change your originality
    For the sake of others
    Because no one else can play your role
    Better than you
    So be yourself
    You are the best

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  5. 3. What Happened?

    • By Mikel Roberson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

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

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    • Votes 120
    • Rating 4.44
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    Being deeply sad and depressed can weigh on a person like nothing else. This poem reminds me of my own experiences and of the loneliness that sometimes washes over me when I feel like I'm...

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  6. 4. The Hidden Pain

    • By Abigail S. Williams
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Stories 4
    • Shares 443
    • Favorited 40
    • Votes 142
    • Rating 4.37
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    I was really amazed by the level of sorrow in this poem. It truly touched me. Sometimes I, too, feel myself in the same condition of loneliness and sorrow. This poem reminded me of my blue...

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  7. 5. Reality

    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.

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    • Favorited 11
    • Votes 39
    • Rating 4.10
  8. 6. Empty Inside

    • By Shianne
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I feel like I'm falling, dying inside.
    Wish I could tell you, wish in you I could confide.
    Tell you exactly how bad I feel,
    How reality fails to be real,

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    • Favorited 23
    • Votes 59
    • Rating 4.24
  9. 7. Masquerade

    • By David
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2016 with permission of the Author.

    People think that I have it all,
    But they know nothing, nothing at all.
    So now I laugh to hide my tears,
    The tears that I gain from my fears.

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    • Favorited 22
    • Votes 105
    • Rating 4.47
  10. 8. Lonely Too Long

    The rain is pouring down again,
    And for that she thanks God.
    Maybe it will wash away the burning stain
    That's hurting her heart tonight.

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    • Favorited 19
    • Votes 57
    • Rating 4.28
  11. 9. Forget

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

    I wish I could forget...
    Forget all the tears and pain,
    Forget all the hurt and shame,
    Forget all the things of my past,

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    • Stories 2
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    • Favorited 55
    • Votes 235
    • Rating 4.50
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    Isabelle K, I know how you feel. My biological dad gave up his rights when I was a baby. I'm now 11, almost 12. My biological dad had other things he wanted to do in life and being a dad...

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  12. 10. How Do You Fail To See?

    • By Taylor H.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    How is it I cry all night,
    Yet you still believe everything is all right?
    How can you not see my pain
    When it is clearer than the rain?

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    • Votes 78
    • Rating 4.42
  13. 11. Can Anybody Hear Me?


    I want someone to hold me,
    But I'm the only one here.
    I want someone to listen to me,
    But I'm the only ear.

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    • Stories 13
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    • Favorited 245
    • Votes 1315
    • Rating 4.61
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    I've been the same way, but you are never alone. God is there for you, Your friends and family care, even if they don't know the best way to show it. People are there to help you; you just...

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  14. 12. Pick Me Up

    • By Shubhani Syal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I sit here wondering why I still breathe,
    When pain consumes me and I'm dying.
    You were supposed to be my support,
    The one to hold me, not leave me alone.

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    • Favorited 10
    • Votes 62
    • Rating 4.34
  15. 13. A Promise For The Better

    • By Keanu
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I live within the present,
    But am stuck within the past.
    I look toward the future,
    With hopes that never last.

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    • Favorited 40
    • Votes 101
    • Rating 4.49
  16. 14. You Love Her

    • By Lauren
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I love you, but you love her.
    I still remember what we were.
    I still cherish what we used to be.
    I still remember when you loved me.

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 477
    • Favorited 34
    • Votes 176
    • Rating 4.42
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    Thanks so much for this poem! This is a repeatedly tantalizing experience so frequently occurring to lovers in the world; you love someone who usually loves someone else and pays not much...

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  17. 15. Broken

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

    I am broken,
    But nobody picks up the pieces.
    I'm falling,
    But nobody catches me.

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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 64
    • Votes 273
    • Rating 4.41
    Featured Shared Story

    This poem is really touching. It describes how a depressed person feels. When you look at the world, it seems like you are alone because no one understands you.

  18. 16. If Only Walls Could Talk

    • By Bonnie Reed
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2014 with permission of the Author.

    If only walls could talk,
    They'd tell you about me,
    And how they hear me scream
    And watch me while I bleed.

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 1082
    • Favorited 66
    • Votes 399
    • Rating 4.49
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    Four days after I turned fifteen in 2018, I was sexually harassed by someone I didn't even know. The police couldn't do anything because he had gone back to his own country. This made me feel...

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  19. 17. I Feel So Lost


    • By Alexsys
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2014 with permission of the Author.

    I'm not sure when it started or why it is so strong.
    On the outside I seem happy. No one thinks anything's wrong.
    But on the inside I am dying, screaming for someone to see
    That the happy smile and carefree laugh is not the real me.

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    • Stories 16
    • Shares 3593
    • Favorited 158
    • Votes 1115
    • Rating 4.54
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    I live with someone who has BPD. AND there is that feeling of loneliness when you feel you're the only one going through a situation. It's a life saver to have friends...any friends even just...

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  20. 18. Pain, Heartache, And Loneliness

    • By Tyreka S
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 1000
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    • Votes 358
    • Rating 4.43
    Featured Shared Story

    Such a touching poem. I love the diction used. It really creates an atmosphere that rhymes well with the subject matter.

  21. 19. I'm Okay (Not Really)

    • By Jenna D
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014 with permission of the Author.

    I'm not okay,
    not really.
    I'm starving, the urges are back.
    They are things here still gnawing,

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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 16
    • Votes 128
    • Rating 4.42
    Featured Shared Story

    This poem is lovely. And what else, I very much relate to the quote that's there in the beginning. Publishing extremely personal things make me afraid ... I don't wanna be vulnerable.

  22. 20. Painful Struggles

    • By Jenny Tran
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2014 with permission of the Author.

    I'm a young girl who is kept from sight.
    Constantly, I'm crying in the middle of the night.
    I'm a girl who lives in constant fear
    From the torment I have to endure and hear.

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    • Stories 7
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    • Favorited 16
    • Votes 219
    • Rating 4.38
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    Thanks, yeah I'm still struggling. I wish to write more, but I'm not feeling well enough to write.

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