Bittersweet Poems
#bittersweet
Poetry about pleasurable life experiences which are also tinged with sadness. Bittersweet poems about life events which prompt a mixture of opposing feelings.
ljcpoetry
Poem Published
Today 3:36pm
Today 3:36pm
Ironically Nostalgic
Love eludes me,
That which used me up,
Consumed my energy,
Mentally, physically, spiritually,
Devoured my sense of self,
Love that had me spent,
Got me down,
Made my stomach churn,
Rendered me useless,
And mute,
And deaf to good sense,
And blind to other beauty,
Love that incapacitated me absolutely.
Yet I am nostalgic for that love,
The growing pains were worth it,
For it made me feel,
It sent me down into the depths,
It ripped me open and challenged who I was,
And most of all,
It gave me...
That which used me up,
Consumed my energy,
Mentally, physically, spiritually,
Devoured my sense of self,
Love that had me spent,
Got me down,
Made my stomach churn,
Rendered me useless,
And mute,
And deaf to good sense,
And blind to other beauty,
Love that incapacitated me absolutely.
Yet I am nostalgic for that love,
The growing pains were worth it,
For it made me feel,
It sent me down into the depths,
It ripped me open and challenged who I was,
And most of all,
It gave me...
#love
#confusion
#nostalgia #bittersweet
#nostalgia #bittersweet
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chump
Poem Published
Today 5:42am
Today 5:42am
Mobility
Unplug my father's new scooter
Dust from tiny tires
I follow distant
Smiles of good times past
Memories of learning to ride a bike
I look down at the legless frog
Thoughts of joy and sorrow
I won't tell him
Dust from tiny tires
I follow distant
Smiles of good times past
Memories of learning to ride a bike
I look down at the legless frog
Thoughts of joy and sorrow
I won't tell him
#bittersweet
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buddhakitty
Poem Published
Today 4:11am
Today 4:11am
thoughts on aging
the way the faces of
violets sneer looking
out of the vase
how rain is sandpaper
to the skin
that hope is the evilest
temptation conceived
of by God
turning over a new leaf
and finding the other
side dried and colorless
magic leaves the
eye and seeks youth
as it's nest
life mocks life,
a butterfly without
color...
flying in a curare
wind
violets sneer looking
out of the vase
how rain is sandpaper
to the skin
that hope is the evilest
temptation conceived
of by God
turning over a new leaf
and finding the other
side dried and colorless
magic leaves the
eye and seeks youth
as it's nest
life mocks life,
a butterfly without
color...
flying in a curare
wind
#aging
#bittersweet
23 reads
7 Comments
HumaSaiid
Huma
Huma
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2020 11:09am
22nd Sep 2020 11:09am
Withered
You cut all the beautiful flowers
wanting to surprise me,
but little did you know,
I was the garden itself.
wanting to surprise me,
but little did you know,
I was the garden itself.
#sadness
#love
#heartbroken
#bittersweet
#emotions
25 reads
2 Comments
HumaSaiid
Huma
Huma
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2020 11:01am
22nd Sep 2020 11:01am
Playing with fire
I burned myself
with your love,
just so I could
feel alive.
with your love,
just so I could
feel alive.
#sadness
#love
#heartbroken
#bittersweet
#emotions
24 reads
1 Comment
DragonInTheSky
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2020 4:41am
22nd Sep 2020 4:41am
Untitled
Sitting on the edge of Summer's world
staring Fall in the face.
Sunny days still linger on
while frosty nights threaten Winter's embrace.
Seasons move us on, ever circling,
ever pushing us closer to the end.
Every cycle through the seasons,
a road with a hidden bend.
So let the frost slash at my face,
the snow seep into my bones.
Let Fall trick me into Winter
Once it passes, I'll be home.
staring Fall in the face.
Sunny days still linger on
while frosty nights threaten Winter's embrace.
Seasons move us on, ever circling,
ever pushing us closer to the end.
Every cycle through the seasons,
a road with a hidden bend.
So let the frost slash at my face,
the snow seep into my bones.
Let Fall trick me into Winter
Once it passes, I'll be home.
#courage
#summer
#winter
#fall
#bittersweet
19 reads
1 Comment
ravibabygirl
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2020 3:34am
22nd Sep 2020 3:34am
im not the villian
i guess i was never the villain of your story
for a long time, everyone believed that I was the bad guy
there were people that protected you
without knowing the truth
I think now some people are now seeing you for who you are
I'm just sitting back and watching
I was always looked at as the crazy girl
you played victim
you came up with the sob story
but no one knew the real truth
I had reasons for you not seeing our baby
also you didn't want to see her only when you felt like it
I don't live by your terms or...
for a long time, everyone believed that I was the bad guy
there were people that protected you
without knowing the truth
I think now some people are now seeing you for who you are
I'm just sitting back and watching
I was always looked at as the crazy girl
you played victim
you came up with the sob story
but no one knew the real truth
I had reasons for you not seeing our baby
also you didn't want to see her only when you felt like it
I don't live by your terms or...
#bittersweet
26 reads
1 Comment
LokiOfLiterati
Poem Published
20th Sep 2020 10:09am
20th Sep 2020 10:09am
other texts also happen
can’t wait for social distancing to be through / dismiss my list of things I miss / except for the recurring view / where your laughter sprays / that after place / slow - blinking with you
#love
#relationships
#bittersweet
31 reads
2 Comments
Bluelulu
Poem Published
18th Sep 2020 3:05am
18th Sep 2020 3:05am
Should have known better
Disturbing thoughts flood my head,
when I think of all the tears I've bled.
The things I've let you put me through,
make me look blinded but I see the truth.
I feel the rejection you spit with each word.
I thought you would change but that was absurd.
How can I expect you to be a real man;
when you have never even seen true love first hand.
With no examples of loving unconditionally,
of course you would fail to be there for your family.
When I think of all you could have been.....
Instead you only learned how to...
when I think of all the tears I've bled.
The things I've let you put me through,
make me look blinded but I see the truth.
I feel the rejection you spit with each word.
I thought you would change but that was absurd.
How can I expect you to be a real man;
when you have never even seen true love first hand.
With no examples of loving unconditionally,
of course you would fail to be there for your family.
When I think of all you could have been.....
Instead you only learned how to...
#anger
#dark
#confusion
#disappointment
#bittersweet
44 reads
2 Comments
TheGiftedOne
Poem Published
17th Sep 2020 2:34am
17th Sep 2020 2:34am
Terrible Revenge
Yes, it's true.
I wanted to hurt you.
You made me yell.
Putting me through hell.
Broke my confidence.
In every literal sense.
I heard you tease.
Doing as you please.
Yearning for vengeance.
To give you your penance.
Make you feel my pain.
Over and over again.
You reap what you sow.
When you made my blood flow.
My hatred for you began to flare.
Trying to end this nightmare.
I know there is a part of me.
That can already see.
It will never be mine.
No matter how much I pine.
It would be a...
I wanted to hurt you.
You made me yell.
Putting me through hell.
Broke my confidence.
In every literal sense.
I heard you tease.
Doing as you please.
Yearning for vengeance.
To give you your penance.
Make you feel my pain.
Over and over again.
You reap what you sow.
When you made my blood flow.
My hatred for you began to flare.
Trying to end this nightmare.
I know there is a part of me.
That can already see.
It will never be mine.
No matter how much I pine.
It would be a...
#anger
#regret
#hate
#despair
#bittersweet
63 reads
8 Comments
Quizzy29
Tangis ellis
Tangis ellis
Poem Published
16th Sep 2020 8:49am
16th Sep 2020 8:49am
True Gunplay
The gun sits in front me with your finger on the trigger.
You masked the face so I could only see eyes.
You looked me in my eyes & I saw exactly everything I needed to know.
You knew why you had to do it, but you questioned whether you should be the one to do it,
So I succumbed to my fate. Pierce me with bullet holes & watch me fall at your feet.
Pull the trigger & my love will die.
The 1st bullet went to my head so I lost the memories.
The 2nd bullet went to my heart so I couldn’t feel nothing.
Killed by the hands I used to hold. ...
You masked the face so I could only see eyes.
You looked me in my eyes & I saw exactly everything I needed to know.
You knew why you had to do it, but you questioned whether you should be the one to do it,
So I succumbed to my fate. Pierce me with bullet holes & watch me fall at your feet.
Pull the trigger & my love will die.
The 1st bullet went to my head so I lost the memories.
The 2nd bullet went to my heart so I couldn’t feel nothing.
Killed by the hands I used to hold. ...
#anger
#betrayal
#bittersweet #manipulation
#bittersweet #manipulation
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Kitty_love
Poem Published
15th Sep 2020 6:26pm
15th Sep 2020 6:26pm
Nothing
#anger
#regret
#breakup
#disappointment
#bittersweet
44 reads
1 Comment
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