These hurtful words

These hurtful words

A Poem by Miranda Richard
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This is about being hurt. About how insults remain while physical wounds fade.

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I am seething with anger and hatred

 

Tears stream down my face, which now swollen and red

 

Why do people say such cruel and unkind things,

 

When they know it will never stop hurting?

 

I'd rather be punched then insulted

 

The bruise will fade and go away

 

But the words will seep into my skin, and

 

I know I can only hope and pray

 

That those nasty words will cease to exist

 

I'm ending this poem with only this,

 

While cuts and bruises go away

 

These hurtful words will always stay.

© 2017 Miranda Richard


Author's Note

Miranda Richard
This makes me cry, anybody else feel this way? :(

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All my life my Dad beat me, and in turn, I beat my brother. I never ment the things I called him, and each time my fist crashed into his gut, or my hand went across his face, I wished I could be harming myself instead. I hurt him in ways I cannot understand, and inflicted him pain that will never go away. I only did it because Dad broke me, and I needed to break someone else to feel stronger. I cannot tell you how to erase the pain, but this is why people hurt others: because they hurt too.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Miranda Richard

11 Years Ago

How true. I used to get bullied a lot and would take my anger out my writing it out. I would also hu.. read more
Draven

11 Years Ago

Well, the good thing is that even though you cannot take it back, you are still able to undo what ha.. read more
Miranda Richard

11 Years Ago

You speak so deeply, you should put the lines above into a poem. Anyways, the next day I usually wou.. read more
I feel this way! All the time. Especially when people call me a 'ginger'. I just want to scream at them, "Who gave you permission to be a d****e?!?" But the topic was executed with class, and was definitely a job well done. Stellar. Rating 100/100

~M

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Miranda Richard

11 Years Ago

Thank you, and ditto.
I've felt this way a lot...

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Miranda Richard

11 Years Ago

Me too (sometimes.)
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I totally and completley can relate to this! Sad, but true. :(

Great wrtiting though!

Posted 11 Years Ago


Miranda Richard

11 Years Ago

Thanks!

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Added on July 19, 2012
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Miranda Richard
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