Rejection Poems
#rejection
Poetry about rejection, here you'll find melancholy poems about unrequited love and rejection in all aspects of life. This includes not feeling valued by friends or family, or following the breakdown of a relationship.
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Peanut butter and spermicidal jelly sandwich
She makes me feel impotent
Whenever I'm around her I feel like I don't exist
She makes me mad
I try & find the words but I can't
I want to lash out but I can't move
She makes me feel like I'm made out of wood
She turns my brain into wax
She pushes me around
I don't know how to say no
Every moment I spend with her, I lose a part of myself
I want to get out, but I can't see my life without her
I think I know what needs to be done...
Whenever I'm around her I feel like I don't exist
She makes me mad
I try & find the words but I can't
I want to lash out but I can't move
She makes me feel like I'm made out of wood
She turns my brain into wax
She pushes me around
I don't know how to say no
Every moment I spend with her, I lose a part of myself
I want to get out, but I can't see my life without her
I think I know what needs to be done...
#anger
#disappointment
#emptiness
#rejection
#shame
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The Bible, a savior and a broken heart!
On I wish I knew just what to say ,
To help u ease your pain.
Spending too much time alone
Can make a man insane.
I know that you are broken,
And I know just how u feel ...
I know that it will take some time,
Before u start to heal...
I've spent lots of hours,
All alone and torn apart.
I still have scars that bleed sometimes
Deep inside my heart.
I didn't want to meet you..
Didn't want to take a chance.
Wasn't looking for a new friend
Or even fake romance.
I seldom make much effort,
Cuz I don't...
To help u ease your pain.
Spending too much time alone
Can make a man insane.
I know that you are broken,
And I know just how u feel ...
I know that it will take some time,
Before u start to heal...
I've spent lots of hours,
All alone and torn apart.
I still have scars that bleed sometimes
Deep inside my heart.
I didn't want to meet you..
Didn't want to take a chance.
Wasn't looking for a new friend
Or even fake romance.
I seldom make much effort,
Cuz I don't...
#sadness
#loneliness
#rejection #heartbroken
#rejection #heartbroken
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crushed cookies
14 of 30
she used to look at me like she hated me
...my mother's mother...
wanted to erase my existence from her reality
mom always said it was all in my head
...that I was just being too sensitive
{I got that a lot growing up...}
until one holiday when I was 15
that woman sent a box of presents
lovely wrapped packages for mom & my sister
...complete with shimmery bows & pretty labels
each of them receiving warm fluffy robes
{they even had big pockets!}
...& matching slippers for them both ...
she used to look at me like she hated me
...my mother's mother...
wanted to erase my existence from her reality
mom always said it was all in my head
...that I was just being too sensitive
{I got that a lot growing up...}
until one holiday when I was 15
that woman sent a box of presents
lovely wrapped packages for mom & my sister
...complete with shimmery bows & pretty labels
each of them receiving warm fluffy robes
{they even had big pockets!}
...& matching slippers for them both ...
#hate
#rejection
#memories
#disappointment
#NaPoWriMo2024
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For Safety
Love, that old snake,
comes to thaw my heart
with its honey-sweet kisses.
I light a fire to keep it away
and my heart in the freezer.
comes to thaw my heart
with its honey-sweet kisses.
I light a fire to keep it away
and my heart in the freezer.
#rejection
#disappointment
#emptiness
#apathy
#bittersweet
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Borrowed Heart
Something borrowed
Something blue
Had I only known
I’d borrowed you
We met at a wedding
A family affair
You were the best man
I did the brides hair
I caught your attention
You smiled at me
We locked eyes a moment
Underneath the oak tree
The vows were exchanged
The whole time you stared
My heart began racing
The wind in my hair
We met at the bar
You just said “hello”
Your voice unexpected
You spoke very low
You seemed then so timid
And a little bit bold ...
Something blue
Had I only known
I’d borrowed you
We met at a wedding
A family affair
You were the best man
I did the brides hair
I caught your attention
You smiled at me
We locked eyes a moment
Underneath the oak tree
The vows were exchanged
The whole time you stared
My heart began racing
The wind in my hair
We met at the bar
You just said “hello”
Your voice unexpected
You spoke very low
You seemed then so timid
And a little bit bold ...
#sadness
#rejection
#heartbroken
#breakup
#UnrequitedLove
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Forgive Me
Roses are not supposed to burn.
I didn't know what I’m supposed to do.
Your desire was so hot;
You had me so confused.
I didn’t mean the words I said
That's not what I intended to do.
Love me
But don't leave me
Listen to what I am saying to you
Dont give that desire
To someone new
I won't play any more games
Hear what I’m telling you
Don't take our fire
I just don't know what to do
Please, please please
See that I am begging you
I'll give you the pleasure.
And I’ll take the pain ...
I didn't know what I’m supposed to do.
Your desire was so hot;
You had me so confused.
I didn’t mean the words I said
That's not what I intended to do.
Love me
But don't leave me
Listen to what I am saying to you
Dont give that desire
To someone new
I won't play any more games
Hear what I’m telling you
Don't take our fire
I just don't know what to do
Please, please please
See that I am begging you
I'll give you the pleasure.
And I’ll take the pain ...
#love
#rejection
#hurt
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Blissful Illiteracy
I had twelve years old, and dreams so young
Dreamed To be a future poet as life was so long
I had twenty two, and dreams even younger
Yearned for poems written when getting older
I had thirty three, dreams started to land
They started to slow down, when ascend
Then forty four, dreams stopped to soar
Shoulder weighed down by the loads i bore
Now past fifty, dreams are only winged words
Lazing like those birds hovering above the herds
And then, i envy those care free sleepy...
Dreamed To be a future poet as life was so long
I had twenty two, and dreams even younger
Yearned for poems written when getting older
I had thirty three, dreams started to land
They started to slow down, when ascend
Then forty four, dreams stopped to soar
Shoulder weighed down by the loads i bore
Now past fifty, dreams are only winged words
Lazing like those birds hovering above the herds
And then, i envy those care free sleepy...
#sadness
#anxiety
#rejection
#emptiness
#apathy
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2003 .
She knows her heart beats to keep her alive. It also beats her up sometimes with its co defendant her mind. Both standing in the dock tethered to her and able to cause disorderly conduct without a mark on the outside. It can be a toxic combination when she fails to believe in herself and all her dreams and just lets everything slide back and not one iota of thought of what she could be . It’s a destructive behaviour pattern and breaks more than it mends. The broken pieces just multiply and sharpen its claws.
Her heart and mind are the mischievous sort and will cause a right song...
Her heart and mind are the mischievous sort and will cause a right song...
#sadness
#regret
#rejection
#frustration
#despair
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Slow dancing to the faint hum of unrequited attraction
#rejection
#confusion
#bittersweet
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Kill the crush
Gotta get my emotions in check
Disengage and self reflect
It's always the same pattern
Too attached too quickly
Turned on by that sweet rejection
Fluttering emotions trapped in my skull
Truly stuck in the mantra of
"Get over it; he don't want you"
I'm trapped in this self harm loop
Listing all the reason I can't be loved
I'm addicted to that unrequited love
Crushing on people who can't return it
It's all the same... It's a safety thing
They can't hurt you if they've promised nothing
It's easier, it's easier to...
Disengage and self reflect
It's always the same pattern
Too attached too quickly
Turned on by that sweet rejection
Fluttering emotions trapped in my skull
Truly stuck in the mantra of
"Get over it; he don't want you"
I'm trapped in this self harm loop
Listing all the reason I can't be loved
I'm addicted to that unrequited love
Crushing on people who can't return it
It's all the same... It's a safety thing
They can't hurt you if they've promised nothing
It's easier, it's easier to...
#hate
#loneliness
#rejection
#FallingInLove
#UnrequitedLove
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Remains
Don't come to me with promises of eternal love,
not even with looks that promise hell.
I already know this road, this path
where every step is a thorn.
Don't enchant me with soft words
nor promises of new dances.
I already know that at the end of the song,
all that remains is loneliness.
Don't talk to me about burning passion
and not from a heart that lies.
I've seen this movie, I already know the ending,
where love is just a gale.
Don't promise me the brightness of the stars
and don't fill me with beautiful...
not even with looks that promise hell.
I already know this road, this path
where every step is a thorn.
Don't enchant me with soft words
nor promises of new dances.
I already know that at the end of the song,
all that remains is loneliness.
Don't talk to me about burning passion
and not from a heart that lies.
I've seen this movie, I already know the ending,
where love is just a gale.
Don't promise me the brightness of the stars
and don't fill me with beautiful...
#sadness
#regret
#rejection
#despair
#passion
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a gift
do not
bring
yourself as
a gift
to me,
give me
the chance
to
unwrap you,
then take
it back.
bring
yourself as
a gift
to me,
give me
the chance
to
unwrap you,
then take
it back.
#sadness
#rejection
#breakup
#conflict
#deception
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DU Poetry : Rejection Poems