1. 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.
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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Featured Shared StoryI'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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2. Just My Mask
Of course I'm fine, why do you ask?
Oh, don't mind this, it's just my mask.
It hides the grief, it hides the strife.
I wear this mask to escape the knife.Featured Shared StoryThank you for your story.
When I was nine years old, I was raped. And it continued for two years. I never told anyone because the man threatened to hurt my family. When I wrote this... -
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This poem is really amazing. I am 13. My mother never understands my feeling. I find it very hard to understand what I am feeling. Actually, I do know it deep down but refuse to accept it...
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4. I Feel So Lost
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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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5. Silent Tears
Shh...listen, don't you hear?
I'm crying, but they are silent tears.
I'm crying on the inside so you can't see
all the pain running though me .Featured Shared StoryMade me feel so sad. I would cry for hours in my room, in the bathroom, in the shower, and wherever else no one would see me or hear me. I'd wait for my family to be out and me to be by...
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6. Breaking Down, Giving In, Giving Up
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.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is so easy to relate to. Even though no one should have to relate to it. No one should have to feel this way - like suicide is the only option. I've been there myself. Thought that...
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7. Empty
Empty
Yet full
Broken
Yet able to love with the piecesFeatured Shared StoryThis poem really speaks to me because I used to feel like that. Sometimes I still do. I'm basically friendless because all my so-called friends lost touch or have a "busy schedule." I know...
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8. Not Good Enough
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.Featured Shared StoryFor 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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9. I'm Hiding Deep Inside
Can no one see this smile I'm faking,
See how, inside, I'm constantly shaking?
These people all claim they know me well,
Yet no one can see through my crumbling shellFeatured Shared StoryThis is truly what I feel. Their hopes that I'll be something they think of is fading. It's just killing me. I have no one to express myself to. I don't want someone to feel or even know what...
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10. Tear Stained Cheeks And Bloodshot Eyes
The angel lost her grace,
As mascara ran down her face.
She forgot love, remembered hate.
She no longer had her faith.Featured Shared StoryI'm writing this because I am sad, down, and I scuffed my pride. Have you ever loved somebody, even though they did you wrong a million times? Sometimes it is better to hurt than be hurt,...
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11. Tears
Walking through the rain,
I try to forget the pain.
I try to ignore the sting in my eyes,
because I know a strong girl never cries.Featured Shared StoryIn his first poem, Jordan has exposed his inner feelings so effectively that I feel like developing a strong bond between us. Not because I have undergone the same experiences but because of...
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12. Scarlet Tears
Fires ablaze within my eyes,
A smile concealing all my lies,
Screaming, begging, calling out,
A final, frantic, desperate, shout.Featured Shared StoryHoney, no! You are strong. You are beautiful. Don't believe them when they say you deserve it. You don't! Please, whoever you are, know that people in your life will be mean because they are...
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13. Help Me
Hear my cries. I need your help.
Please come save me from myself.
Be my friend, a guiding light.Featured Shared StoryI love this poem. I'm 17 years old, and I also feel that way. Yes, I have a lot of friends, but no one understands.
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14. I Wish I Could Cry
I just wish I could break down,
let it all out, finally be found.
I'm tired of hiding from what hurts;Featured Shared StoryA very, very nice poem. Thanks for writing and sharing. Sometimes emotions get buried in the heart and refuse to come out. You remain unaware of these buried emotions whether it's pain, hurt,...
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15. Broken
I am broken,
But nobody picks up the pieces.
I'm falling,
But nobody catches me.Featured Shared StoryThis 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.
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16. Crimson Blood And Poison Tears
Rain, rain, go away,
Because of you the pain will stay.
Slit my throat, cut out my heart,
Leave me here, tear it apart.Featured Shared StoryI'm happy to know that Rebecca helped you stop. I don't cut myself, but my best friend has before and still does when times are the worst. Since I met her she has opened my eyes to the...
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17. If Only Walls Could Talk
If only walls could talk,
They'd tell you about me,
And how they hear me scream
And watch me while I bleed.Featured Shared StoryFour 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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18. Am I Good Enough?
Sometimes I feel unimaginable pain.
It's always in my mind, within my brain.
It dwells inside all of my heart
And inside my veins.Featured Shared StoryI know this. It's an endless, repeating, painful loop. You ask someone if they think you're good enough, are you beautiful, are you smart, do they love you, do they care. They respond with...
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19. Pain, Heartache, And Loneliness
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.Featured Shared StorySuch a touching poem. I love the diction used. It really creates an atmosphere that rhymes well with the subject matter.
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20. The Girl That Nobody Knows
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 debtFeatured Shared StoryThis poem touched my heart. I thought I was the one who feels this way. Thanks a lot.
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