Tag Archives: hurt

Young, Broken Hearts

Posted on February 16, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: After St. Valentine’s Day he left the building. (posted by sarahsouthwest) “Write a poem about the Valentines that didn’t happen. The lost loves, the ones that didn’t work out: the holiday romance whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged cards, children, hurt, School | 17 Comments

Why Did You Leave?

Posted on April 25, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD Challenge – Day 24 “Write a question poem.” How can it be that I’m so cold? Your absence. Why can’t I listen to music? Makes me blue. Why did you leave without a word? Come … Continue reading →

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Trust Me

Posted on April 22, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD – Day 21 “Write a ( ) Me poem.” I want us to get married he said to reluctant me. Wore me down; I acquiesced. He found someone else. https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-21

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged dodoitsu form, hurt, trust, Written for Challenge | Comments Off

“tired old words”

Posted on June 5, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Twiglets #129 – “tired old words” See what you made me do. No. I swear I’ll never hurt you again. You know how much I love you. old words fresh wounds overcome by exhaustion, too tire, too … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Fears, hurt, limerick, Micro-poetry, old words, tired | 2 Comments

Closed Chambers

Posted on May 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #404 Words: walking, soft, song, trials, heart, back, hope, booth, gate, cement, surprise, mercy Trials of the heart deserve mercy. Once a soft song of hope filled the chambers, but strangers left the gate … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged close, delicate, heart, hurt, lies | 6 Comments

Love’s Demise

Posted on April 30, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 30! Write a Stop and/or Don’t Stop poem. You are crushing my heart, I never thought we’d part–’til now. We may have had our rows No reason to break vows … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged disbelief, hurt, Love, Luc bat form, Written for Challenge | 3 Comments

A Sijo

Posted on March 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poetic Bloomings – InForm Poet: Sijo “Sijo is the classic form of unrhymed poetry in Korea. Sijo have three long lines. Each line varies between 14 and 16 syllables, with the middle line the longest. The first line … Continue reading →

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fool

Posted on April 2, 2018 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Haiku Horizons – “fool” he says good-bye, her eyes pool with hurt, she says, what an April fool https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged Haiku, hurt, month | 4 Comments

Reaction and Love

Posted on September 14, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Miz Quickly – #5 – Write Hard “Each of the following lines from The New York Times is likely to provoke an emotional response of some kind. Choose one of these or write a VERY BRIEF simplification of … Continue reading →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged friend, healing, hurt, Love, news headlines, opinion | 1 Comment

Echo of Broken Words

Posted on June 18, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #304 Words: whistle, prints, echo, thread, ring, apart, wheel, broken, gnaws, fall, touch Echo of your broken words rings in hollow tones, whistle-threads that tangle, and gnaw at my insides. Like a damaged wheel … Continue reading →