Poems About Shame Seeking Friendly Advice
#shame
tasia_arlene
Tasia Arlene
Tasia Arlene
Poem Published
11th Nov 2024 3:17am
11th Nov 2024 3:17am
Dim
Pull away from me
And don’t stop
Until my tears turn to blood and wash me away
With nothing more to give
And everything to take
Like you wanted
That’s what you wanted, right?
When you held me close for only enough time to suck every breath from my lungs
And break every bone in my body
And use it for your shelter
To build the home we started together
For you to shatter every minute that felt tender
Because I could never be her
The one you painted with mirrors
To be reflections of me
Where only you could be free...
And don’t stop
Until my tears turn to blood and wash me away
With nothing more to give
And everything to take
Like you wanted
That’s what you wanted, right?
When you held me close for only enough time to suck every breath from my lungs
And break every bone in my body
And use it for your shelter
To build the home we started together
For you to shatter every minute that felt tender
Because I could never be her
The one you painted with mirrors
To be reflections of me
Where only you could be free...
#betrayal
#hurt
#loneliness
#love
#shame
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Thor_Azine
Poem Published
8th Nov 2024 8:43pm
8th Nov 2024 8:43pm
Unbeknownst
I didn’t know that it would hurt so much,
fettered porcelain ankles draped in the
red clothes of agony, arms flailing against
the painful draperies that blind the self,
ever so slowly drowning in the guilt
Soft whispers claw at the ears telling
secrets, the truth is I was never worth
anything, nothing changes beneath the
rainbow of the chameleon and loss
brings the strongest flower to wilt
I’m tired of fighting, the best part of me
walks a desolate desert highway in
California, sun in my face, it was such
a good...
fettered porcelain ankles draped in the
red clothes of agony, arms flailing against
the painful draperies that blind the self,
ever so slowly drowning in the guilt
Soft whispers claw at the ears telling
secrets, the truth is I was never worth
anything, nothing changes beneath the
rainbow of the chameleon and loss
brings the strongest flower to wilt
I’m tired of fighting, the best part of me
walks a desolate desert highway in
California, sun in my face, it was such
a good...
#anxiety
#dark
#frustration #shame
#frustration #shame
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AutoDice
Poem Published
8th Nov 2024 7:54am
8th Nov 2024 7:54am
When They Look You in the Eye
holding onto the dead and buried, fragile dreams he has
shattered promises love your old looks
loving hard, feeling even harder to be loved
battered child of empathy purged by the mind
remember when you knew you weren’t the same?
spending his days in a tomb of shattered mind
when you came home tonight, i knew it all too well
lending your body to the delusory, the withered
then you ask what made you, if you ever were made
notice how the skin on your back burns?
learning the ways of those who’ve come undone...
shattered promises love your old looks
loving hard, feeling even harder to be loved
battered child of empathy purged by the mind
remember when you knew you weren’t the same?
spending his days in a tomb of shattered mind
when you came home tonight, i knew it all too well
lending your body to the delusory, the withered
then you ask what made you, if you ever were made
notice how the skin on your back burns?
learning the ways of those who’ve come undone...
#bittersweet
#hurt
#regret
#SelfWorth
#shame
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Outlawface
Poem Published
7th Nov 2024 2:33am
7th Nov 2024 2:33am
To always lose. (my apology to Kamala Harris)
The days was long, and all I could think about was her reaction, to live in a world where you always lose, no that's a complication. No doubt in my mind that with a little unwanted persuasion, this would easily be a win, win situation.
But I know she plays fair, she wants to win on her own, and fools will be fools, no matter where they go. She is strong, yes. and the best person for the job, however, they will never admit he is a fraud.
A cheater, a liar, the very source of my aggression. And now since she lost, the very point of my aggravation.
All hope, all dreams, and all...
But I know she plays fair, she wants to win on her own, and fools will be fools, no matter where they go. She is strong, yes. and the best person for the job, however, they will never admit he is a fraud.
A cheater, a liar, the very source of my aggression. And now since she lost, the very point of my aggravation.
All hope, all dreams, and all...
#anxiety
#grief
#hate
#heartbroken
#shame
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1 Comment
moony_
Poem Published
22nd Oct 2024 9:15pm
22nd Oct 2024 9:15pm
Bare Handed and Bloodied
I am a bad friend
I am a bad person
What is my worth if it is being created
By someone else?
I am sorry
I am sorry for being sorry
I don’t know how to dig beneath the roots
And get to the sincerity of it all
But I am grateful for you
And I love you
And I am
Sorry.
I am a bad person
What is my worth if it is being created
By someone else?
I am sorry
I am sorry for being sorry
I don’t know how to dig beneath the roots
And get to the sincerity of it all
But I am grateful for you
And I love you
And I am
Sorry.
#hate
#ImSorry
#shame
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Maple666
Poem Published
8th Oct 2024 12:38pm
8th Oct 2024 12:38pm
Loss
How can you lose yourself like your door key down the sofa or your car key found in the washing machine. Everything everywhere but not the place it should be. I mean for goodness' sake how can you get to that place.
I think it is tied to loss. The loss of anything socially economically and your health. It all combined and comes like a harvest but you cannot see the fruits of life when you feel left behind. The bad apple that was to bruised to be eaten but we forget the taste. It would still be the same but when you are on a losing streak you forget rationale and the pros and cons....
I think it is tied to loss. The loss of anything socially economically and your health. It all combined and comes like a harvest but you cannot see the fruits of life when you feel left behind. The bad apple that was to bruised to be eaten but we forget the taste. It would still be the same but when you are on a losing streak you forget rationale and the pros and cons....
#anxiety
#bittersweet
#fear
#grief
#shame
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5 Comments
oskar
Poem Published
4th Oct 2024 8:19am
4th Oct 2024 8:19am
dove of peace
The dove of peace
A white dove landed on his windowsill
plucked a feather of its plumage and flew off
He opened the window, picked up
the white feather wondered whom he had
betrayed with his silence
Looked into the fathomless gulch of his
consciousness and petrified bones of what
he should have done but failed to do
the many he should have called but didn't
because it was late in the night
The phone in the hall, cobwebbed by neglect
he lifted the receiver, heard the hum
of eternity and what had...
A white dove landed on his windowsill
plucked a feather of its plumage and flew off
He opened the window, picked up
the white feather wondered whom he had
betrayed with his silence
Looked into the fathomless gulch of his
consciousness and petrified bones of what
he should have done but failed to do
the many he should have called but didn't
because it was late in the night
The phone in the hall, cobwebbed by neglect
he lifted the receiver, heard the hum
of eternity and what had...
#loneliness
#regret
#rejection
#sadness
#shame
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0 Comments
Nixprty
Poem Published
2nd Oct 2024 9:50am
2nd Oct 2024 9:50am
Creators Guilt
I cannot recall the way the air tasted that day,
A suffocating reality that twists through my veins.
I cannot recall the way it smelled,
So long ago the night looks almost like day.
I’m supposed to remember.
To sit in my shame and guilt.
But I cannot remember,
I cannot recall.
I’m supposed to hurt,
That’s how I know it meant something;
But I can only tip my head back,
And swallow.
Forgive me;
I cannot be sorry.
Alone again, at least until the fall,
A...
A suffocating reality that twists through my veins.
I cannot recall the way it smelled,
So long ago the night looks almost like day.
I’m supposed to remember.
To sit in my shame and guilt.
But I cannot remember,
I cannot recall.
I’m supposed to hurt,
That’s how I know it meant something;
But I can only tip my head back,
And swallow.
Forgive me;
I cannot be sorry.
Alone again, at least until the fall,
A...
#regret
#shame
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
29th Sep 2024 6:15pm
29th Sep 2024 6:15pm
The Good, Obedient Girl
"Go in that position, baby."
"Yeah, just like that."
"That's a good little girl."
Diana's father spoke these words often, entangling her in a web of lies. Incest, sex, and so many horrible lies.
It's her fault. She didn't scream, so it doesn't count.
She took pity on him, and he took advantage of her empathy.
Both her parents in some way were pulling the strings.
To make her into mommy and daddy's perfect little girl.
Dare she might a single sound, they'd scream at her and...
"Yeah, just like that."
"That's a good little girl."
Diana's father spoke these words often, entangling her in a web of lies. Incest, sex, and so many horrible lies.
It's her fault. She didn't scream, so it doesn't count.
She took pity on him, and he took advantage of her empathy.
Both her parents in some way were pulling the strings.
To make her into mommy and daddy's perfect little girl.
Dare she might a single sound, they'd scream at her and...
#bittersweet
#despair
#grief
#sadness
#shame
129 reads
1 Comment
Sirgoodgame
Poem Published
27th Sep 2024 00:24am
27th Sep 2024 00:24am
I'm not trash
I am something you used to own.
Once living in your home.
I used to brighten up your day.
Until you decided to throw me away.
So, everything works according to plan?
Then how did I end up in a garbage can?
Once living in your home.
I used to brighten up your day.
Until you decided to throw me away.
So, everything works according to plan?
Then how did I end up in a garbage can?
#anger
#frustration
#heartbroken
#sadness
#shame
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
18th Sep 2024 9:23pm
18th Sep 2024 9:23pm
Sitting With The Shame
I've ignored you for a long time,
thinking I needed to fix you.
But that's what feeds the self hate cycle.
I'm getting off the train that leads back to home,
the place where it all began.
thinking I needed to fix you.
But that's what feeds the self hate cycle.
I'm getting off the train that leads back to home,
the place where it all began.
#apathy
#heartbroken
#loneliness #shame
#loneliness #shame
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
18th Sep 2024 9:06am
18th Sep 2024 9:06am
No Right to be Angry
I sit here, empty, blank.
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
your words are empty,
and so are you.
so are you
so are you
so are you...
They say I have no right to be angry.
In that case, I resign.
questions about what I'm doing to lose weight,
the next job I'll have,
the next boyfriend.
Just leave me alone
and shut the door please.
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
your words are empty,
and so are you.
so are you
so are you
so are you...
They say I have no right to be angry.
In that case, I resign.
questions about what I'm doing to lose weight,
the next job I'll have,
the next boyfriend.
Just leave me alone
and shut the door please.
#rejection
#shame
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