#broken poems on Hello Poetry

PhantomDreamer Mar 14

Paradoxical
problem-causer
Mirror of her own
pain

That mask of being so
elite
Protects her battered heart from
break

Broken girl
doomed
to become the very monster
that kills her

A close friend of mine is a narcissist. It's exhausting to deal with, and I've wished I could be brave enough to tell her I don't want to be her friend for years.

But I've realized it isn't about being brave. It's about being kind. I am one of the only people who cares enough about her to see beneath the mask, and I see pain so similar to my own it hurts. Trauma like this causes all sorts of anomalies. I suppose I'm lucky my own is one that cares for me and protects me, instead of just projecting a destructive image of perfection.

Friendly reminder to be patient with the person that you saw in your head when you read this: you never know what they may going through. Try to look past the irritation and empathize if you can

#marcissist #broken #pain #mask #friend #trauma #toxic

CJ Sutherland Mar 14

What A Wicked Web We Weave When We Practice To Deceive

Bamboozle
                 Con
                Hoax
Hoodwink
Delude.            Deceive
Snooker
Mislead
Fake.       Out
Dupe.           Fool
String                Along
Spoof                         Trick
Bluff.                               Burn

Jaded souls will concede
An Ex-lover cannot be believed
A dagger to the heart, To the core
Blow by Blow, keeping score
No middle ground in Sight
When both demand to be right

If you’re nursing a break up,
take the time to listen to these classics songs

Inspired songs
1) go your own way 1977
By Fleetwood Mac

2) she’s gone 1973
By Daryl Hall and John Oates

3) band of Gold 1970
By Freda Payne

4) sorry seems to be the hardest word
By Elton John 1976

5) how can you mend a broken heart?
By Al Green 1972

6) tracks of my tears 1965
By Smokey Robinson and the miracles

7) I Fall to Pieces 1960
By Patsy Cline

8) tears of a clown 1967
Smokey Robinson in the miracles

BLT Webster’s Word of the day challenge
March 14, 2024
BAMBOOZLE
TO DECEIVE BY UNDERHANDED METHODS; DUPE, HOODWINK.

#websters #word #challenge #pain #breakup #sadness #coping #broken #heart

Faith Cubitt Mar 13

10:07

you think you broke me into a thousand little pieces when you left. and to be truthfully honest you did, but how could I ever tell you that? you left without a second thought, not caring at all about how I felt, or what this would do to such a passionate feeling soul.
so I will never tell you.... that I have sworn to myself, like an oath. keeping secrets has gotten somewhat easier since you left, I don't have to lie to myself about how I thought you would stay, or that you truly loved me. I'd like to say it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders but that would be a lie in itself.
somehow I feel empty, but a thousand pounds heavier since your departure.
It doesn't make sense, but nothing did with you.
so I guess I'll keep going, no other option. but I'll do it with a smile on my face (even if it's fake). always remembering that you have broken me but at least you will never know how much....

This is what my life has come too....

#heartbreak #time #lies #1007 #fake #broken

Sanama Mar 12

Paths that burn, Roads that heals

Friendship -
some stay with you, as long as life itself,
but some,
some reveal reality.

Once a strong path no signs of wrong turns,
can twist without warnings -
a path that leads to fire,
and fate shattered in its flame.

Maybe it was just a wrong turn,
but the misunderstanding,
the confusion -
the fights, they set fire to the road
until all that its left is pain and a broken trust.

But I tell you - even if a path you trusted
is now but ashes,
it's not the only path.

There are others -
friends who would lead you,
care for you,
and walk beside of you.

You will find people - friends
who bring light to the road ahead -
who shows you better paths,
paths that hold love, trust,
memories, and hope.

Life does not end in a broken path, you continue on, and you will eventually find better paths

#broken #friendship #love #hope

Tayyab Manzoor Mar 12

Heart

The small warfield of myriad battles
few were triumphant, a lot were fatal
burdened with despair, fidgeted and unrest
once there dreams were sought to nest

home for love, passion and reform
gloomy it turned, after the storm
beating up being weary and worn
bear the freight of promises torn

one half of mine through thick and thin
confidant of every defeat and win
the secrets that it kept within
throbbing inside like spiny whin

reconvening the shreds of heart
razed by one and was torn apart
still it is ready to be my friend
pledged to never leave me in end

#heart #battles #dreams #love #tayyabmanzoor #broken #brokenheart

Jeff Bresee Mar 11

Baltimore To Somewhere

You wished upon a star
and got left out in the rain.
You gave it all your heart
and it just got broke again.

It just got broke again
Oh… It just got broke again.

You dressed unto the nines,
now I guess he’ll never see.
You painted a whole world, clearly it
is not meant to be.

Not meant to be.
Oh… not meant to be.

He let you down again
now you’re sick of this pain,
from Baltimore to somewhere
should you get onto that train?

Oh… get on to that train.
Oh… get on to that train.
Oh… get on to that train.

#hurt #brokenhearted #love #hurts #broken #heart

Timothy Charles Carter Jan 8

The End

Misguided steps, manipulated, broken,
Fragments of a life, tokens,
Memories, dark, awoken,
Provoking ramblings, choking,
Left for dead, moping,
Listless, out of time.

When a dark memory lingers

#dark #sad #memory #melody #broken #dead #misguided #manipulated

Hawley Anne Jan 5

Escape

I once thought I was crazy
I doubted you were even real
I thought I was in a psych ward once
But reality has been revealed

I wasn't in a ****** bin
You and I had really met
And you did everything I thought
Now you claim that you regret

You beg for my forgiveness now
You say just one more try
But you made me think I was crazy
You made me wish to die

You lied and cheated and gaslit me
Till I was nothing but a shell
Then you left me for dead
You chose somebody else

It wasn't until I told you
That I had nothing left to give
I stopped giving you my time
And I remembered how to live

Now suddenly you need me back
News flash but I'm not blind
I finally see the truth for what it was
My whole world was realigned

You forced me to come to terms
With the full picture of us
And honestly I can not believe
I had ever gave a ****

#over #breakup #movingon #lettinggo #relationships #broken #abuse #gasligjt

Faith Cubitt Mar 7

My Addiction

Like a drug I craved you.
I needed to feel your skin pressed against mine, it was a addiction I could not break.
the way your eyes would move over me made me wanna beg on my knees for you.
any part would do.... your mere attention fulfilled me.
I didn't read the warning label when I opened you and took a taste.
forgot that all medication has side affects.
but yours was more fatale.... more dangerous than anything I had ever experienced before.
you brought me to this line coasting between life and death, so close to falling, but I didn't care. how was I supposed to when it felt so good?
but I knew you were bad the minute I knew I may not be able to live without you.... finally realizing how I was beyond addicted while I was little to no meaning to you.
I knew you would leave, I had no doubt in my mind....
so why couldn't I spare myself the heartache and go first?
why did I stay and let you destroy me?

you were far worse than any warning could have prepared me for....

#heart #broken #shattered #love #him #addiction #heartache #forever

izzmidnight Mar 7

BETTER

Sorry
that I've blocked your calls
for months on end
but I still listen to the voicemails
that you send.

Sorry
that sometimes I'm mean,
treating you like jewelry
I've used to numb the pain
and all of the grief.

Sorry
that I change my mind
so frequently each day,
never meaning to use you
or pull you every which way.

Sorry
that I still know your birthday,
that my favorite songs became
your favorites too,
and that just won't fade away.

Sorry
that I couldn't be better for you
and that I still can't believe
anyone could ever
be in love with me.

Sorry
everything wasn't better
and I was so naive and blind
to the way we were
always leaving each other behind.

Sorry
that I run when things are good
and stay when things are bad,
I guess I never understood
what we had.

Sorry
that I flinch every time
you lay your eyes on me
because you do it like no one else—
like I'm someone you can please.

Sorry
that I broke your heart,
my ignorance strikes again
because things didn't get better
and you couldn't see the end.

Sorry
that I couldn't love you
or be better for you, baby
but someone will love you,
it just won't be me.

I really appreciate comments and feedback! :)

#poem #mentalhealth #broken #relationship #exes #abusive #toxic #breakup #regret #sad