Love Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about lost love, heartbreak and relationship problems
Previously covering both the sides of love, this section now focuses on poems about the dark side of love, heartbreak and the hurt caused by lost love. Happy love poetry now finds a home in the "upbeat poems" section. This category is reserved for love poems about troubled friendships and relationships and it's where poets offload emotional pain inflected by (ex) boyfriends, girlfriends, wives, husbands, family and friends. Which all begs the question, what is love anyway? Maybe you'll find out here.
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
Yesterday 11:56pm
Yesterday 11:56pm
Sacrifice
He said he hates poetry month
I take that as forewarning
I need to get my act together
and write poems in the morning.
I promised we'd have a date tonight --
it was even my idea!
But here I sit, trying to force
some poetic diarrhea.
It's not just chores that take a hit
when April rolls around --
workouts suffer, sleep does too,
relationships run aground.
Now I've stretched this rant past fifty words;
I'm done hurting for my art.
It's time to find a little romance
with the guy who holds my heart. ...
I take that as forewarning
I need to get my act together
and write poems in the morning.
I promised we'd have a date tonight --
it was even my idea!
But here I sit, trying to force
some poetic diarrhea.
It's not just chores that take a hit
when April rolls around --
workouts suffer, sleep does too,
relationships run aground.
Now I've stretched this rant past fifty words;
I'm done hurting for my art.
It's time to find a little romance
with the guy who holds my heart. ...
#marriage
#NaPoWriMo2024
#WritingPoetry
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crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:36pm
Yesterday 10:36pm
peaches
aching trust stretched to its limits then snap
my honesty hurts its vulnerability tested
gentle faith in you, but you let me down
sacred truth turned dark with lies
secreting my pain I won't let you see
I'm a wreck
my softness turn to rage
deep inside it burn
simmering then growing out of control
You can't touch me now
It would be dangerous
flickering flame my love pulled thin
my patience gone
still I find myself reaching for you
pained epiphany, this feeling is a bullet
I can't hold onto ...
my honesty hurts its vulnerability tested
gentle faith in you, but you let me down
sacred truth turned dark with lies
secreting my pain I won't let you see
I'm a wreck
my softness turn to rage
deep inside it burn
simmering then growing out of control
You can't touch me now
It would be dangerous
flickering flame my love pulled thin
my patience gone
still I find myself reaching for you
pained epiphany, this feeling is a bullet
I can't hold onto ...
#love
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TellyLace88
I_Am_Her
I_Am_Her
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:21pm
Yesterday 10:21pm
Not another damn love poem { eye roll }
The last thing that I was expecting
The very last damn thing that I needed
was another fire started in my heart
giving me a reason to write another damn love poem
but damn you were persistent
your persistence has succeeded
I can't ignore the chemistry here
despite my best efforts to fight it and let it seep in
and under my skin
I was learning to be ok on my own
In fact, I was beginning to enjoy it
I was done putting myself out there
Done letting motherfuckas have their fun with me
NO NEW FRIENDS
I was done letting...
The very last damn thing that I needed
was another fire started in my heart
giving me a reason to write another damn love poem
but damn you were persistent
your persistence has succeeded
I can't ignore the chemistry here
despite my best efforts to fight it and let it seep in
and under my skin
I was learning to be ok on my own
In fact, I was beginning to enjoy it
I was done putting myself out there
Done letting motherfuckas have their fun with me
NO NEW FRIENDS
I was done letting...
#admiration
#FallingInLove
#happiness
#honesty
#lust
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MusicallyMrM
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:29pm
Yesterday 9:29pm
My Last Poem (to the Deep Underground)
Beauty doth love the beast
hidden within the “The War and Treaty”
an elegant, lyrical feast-warm, succulent and meaty
a kindred love beaming through lofty, lustful eyes
I see it each and every time
you dip your head as not to look into mine
comes as no surprise
but then perhaps “no.....”
the realization of the depths,
of how much I love “her” so
“You make me wanna lay down at your altar
And confess all of my sins
Take your holy communion
So, I can be born again
Dive headfirst in your water ...
hidden within the “The War and Treaty”
an elegant, lyrical feast-warm, succulent and meaty
a kindred love beaming through lofty, lustful eyes
I see it each and every time
you dip your head as not to look into mine
comes as no surprise
but then perhaps “no.....”
the realization of the depths,
of how much I love “her” so
“You make me wanna lay down at your altar
And confess all of my sins
Take your holy communion
So, I can be born again
Dive headfirst in your water ...
#love
#spiritual
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1 Comment
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:39pm
Yesterday 12:39pm
boundless
12 of 30
there is beauty found in a sense of belonging
so long as translation isn't...
...ownership
{unless that's the agreed upon dynamic}
I've never wanted to be a bauble in a vault
...locked away unseen
I'm a treasure to be proud of...
...even though I don't actually need...
...{or feel comfortable}
...being on display
...it's the thought...see?
to be clear...
it isn't even about safekeeping
no...it's so so much more than that...
bigger...freer...just more
a connection...a landing...
there is beauty found in a sense of belonging
so long as translation isn't...
...ownership
{unless that's the agreed upon dynamic}
I've never wanted to be a bauble in a vault
...locked away unseen
I'm a treasure to be proud of...
...even though I don't actually need...
...{or feel comfortable}
...being on display
...it's the thought...see?
to be clear...
it isn't even about safekeeping
no...it's so so much more than that...
bigger...freer...just more
a connection...a landing...
#confessional
#honesty
#love
54 reads
4 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:32pm
Yesterday 12:32pm
Your cuticles are sexy
She was a cutie
Young, hot and had an extraordinary appetite for sex
She knew her way around my body and knew what I enjoyed
There was just one problem...
She had a disgusting habit of frequently and repeatedly gnawing on her skin
Most of the time it was her cuticles or her hand
The area would become red & raw
Many times the affected area would bleed
She had a disease called Dermatophagia
In the beginning of our time together it wasn't bad
After several months her hands looked like someone cut & chopped her skin up with a small blade...
Young, hot and had an extraordinary appetite for sex
She knew her way around my body and knew what I enjoyed
There was just one problem...
She had a disgusting habit of frequently and repeatedly gnawing on her skin
Most of the time it was her cuticles or her hand
The area would become red & raw
Many times the affected area would bleed
She had a disease called Dermatophagia
In the beginning of our time together it wasn't bad
After several months her hands looked like someone cut & chopped her skin up with a small blade...
#dark
#MentalHealth
#relationships
#satirical
#suffering
41 reads
1 Comment
tasia_arlene
Tasia Arlene
Tasia Arlene
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:06am
Yesterday 6:06am
morning
Such novel thoughts
As I pushed your hair from in front of your eyes
To read your fragile gaze while we fall into bed
Moon lit beams shine on our interlocked hands
Counting the freckles on my shoulder
I could lay here forever
Humming you to sleep
Adjusting the blankets to make sure to rest comfortably
So fondly I feel for your soul
Morning comes and you’re so quick to undress me
I was hoping to undress your mind before
Expecting to hear you dreamt of us
I know I did ~
In...
As I pushed your hair from in front of your eyes
To read your fragile gaze while we fall into bed
Moon lit beams shine on our interlocked hands
Counting the freckles on my shoulder
I could lay here forever
Humming you to sleep
Adjusting the blankets to make sure to rest comfortably
So fondly I feel for your soul
Morning comes and you’re so quick to undress me
I was hoping to undress your mind before
Expecting to hear you dreamt of us
I know I did ~
In...
#disappointment
#love
#prose
#rejection
#sensual
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:23am
Yesterday 4:23am
Here We Are
Maybe it was the idea of being in love
Or innocence conjuring an epic fantasy
That persuaded me to write and create
As if the words would sway some power
Like a wish
Like magic
And bring her to me
But destiny and life have their own plans
We all have different paths to take
We were so young
We were so scared
But the seeds had been planted
Time was a double-edged sword
The waiting
The longing…
Ten years later
We found each other
We felt that fire again
Even when the circumstances...
Or innocence conjuring an epic fantasy
That persuaded me to write and create
As if the words would sway some power
Like a wish
Like magic
And bring her to me
But destiny and life have their own plans
We all have different paths to take
We were so young
We were so scared
But the seeds had been planted
Time was a double-edged sword
The waiting
The longing…
Ten years later
We found each other
We felt that fire again
Even when the circumstances...
#love
#stars
#universe
38 reads
2 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:23am
Yesterday 4:23am
The Ache of Self Containment
Vulnerable
I let myself be susceptible
Feeling secure and helpless at the same time
Drifting into a comfortable trance
As if cocooned in a vessel of love
That travels across the vast expanse
I watch the stars reflect in her eyes
Behind clusters of clouds and dust
Hiding worlds and secrets never to be revealed
Like a heart that aches in self-containment
Foretold by the figures of ancient constellations
55 Unique Word
69 Total
I let myself be susceptible
Feeling secure and helpless at the same time
Drifting into a comfortable trance
As if cocooned in a vessel of love
That travels across the vast expanse
I watch the stars reflect in her eyes
Behind clusters of clouds and dust
Hiding worlds and secrets never to be revealed
Like a heart that aches in self-containment
Foretold by the figures of ancient constellations
55 Unique Word
69 Total
#love
24 reads
1 Comment
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:05am
Yesterday 4:05am
Psaumes du Paradis
You know goodness well I cannot fit this PHAT azz under this table, my love, and besides, I thought, I took care of that releasing pleasure in the Hummer on the way here
‘A man can only think twice’
Yes, he can, however, there's always, much later and I would love to fog up those glasses once again
Ooo… allow me to finish, reciting my spiritual serenade to you
And please keep those fingers to yourself under the table handsome man... mm...
What where you saying, sexy
Ahh..sss..oh, baby, people are going to look over here once I close my eyes, oh that feels so good...
‘A man can only think twice’
Yes, he can, however, there's always, much later and I would love to fog up those glasses once again
Ooo… allow me to finish, reciting my spiritual serenade to you
And please keep those fingers to yourself under the table handsome man... mm...
What where you saying, sexy
Ahh..sss..oh, baby, people are going to look over here once I close my eyes, oh that feels so good...
#lover
#mythology
#sun #water
#sun #water
78 reads
2 Comments
smackdownraven
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:57am
Yesterday 1:57am
love/hate
desecrate my loney places
heat seek in my inner mind
your soul print is already there
keeping me bound to you
I take a deep breath in
knowing you would reach me wherever I go
touching me deeply, leaving impressions of us
this deep obsession to be with you
arching into you, my understanding
coveting your presence
it dominates my waking thought
my soul scours the air
looking for yours
holding tight to memories and wishes
gasping deep down, I am in deep
You will never forget me
my spirit flies...
heat seek in my inner mind
your soul print is already there
keeping me bound to you
I take a deep breath in
knowing you would reach me wherever I go
touching me deeply, leaving impressions of us
this deep obsession to be with you
arching into you, my understanding
coveting your presence
it dominates my waking thought
my soul scours the air
looking for yours
holding tight to memories and wishes
gasping deep down, I am in deep
You will never forget me
my spirit flies...
#love
35 reads
2 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
12th Apr 2025 00:13am
12th Apr 2025 00:13am
roam
Serious affection, I love you too much
Just wave goodbye to me in my sorry state
sorrowful understanding I feel too much
I'm a plague of need
your restless spirit would never allow
soulful rebellion I cling to the hope
of us seeing each other eye to eye
but I can't bring myself to gaze into your azure pools
knowing they dream of other places
my melancholy ache speaks to your manhood
there's a part of you who desires a woman like me
a protective part of you
a gentle mockingbird singing everyone else's song ...
Just wave goodbye to me in my sorry state
sorrowful understanding I feel too much
I'm a plague of need
your restless spirit would never allow
soulful rebellion I cling to the hope
of us seeing each other eye to eye
but I can't bring myself to gaze into your azure pools
knowing they dream of other places
my melancholy ache speaks to your manhood
there's a part of you who desires a woman like me
a protective part of you
a gentle mockingbird singing everyone else's song ...
#love
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2 Comments
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