Poems about Despair and Hopelessness
#despair
Poems about despair and hopelessness, poetry about when all hope has been abandoned. Poems about despair due to challenges in life, difficult relationship situations and grief. Emotional poems about losing hope.
KillHope
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:10pm
Yesterday 9:10pm
Another Night
I feel lost today.
More than usual.
Hopelessly flailing against a quicksand existence.
Sinking too slowly, never drowning,
but I'm up to my neck.
My eyes explode out of my head
and see everything.
Which is nothing.
Whiskey flows down my throat into my gut,
into my soul, which sighs in relief.
I will make it through another night.
More than usual.
Hopelessly flailing against a quicksand existence.
Sinking too slowly, never drowning,
but I'm up to my neck.
My eyes explode out of my head
and see everything.
Which is nothing.
Whiskey flows down my throat into my gut,
into my soul, which sighs in relief.
I will make it through another night.
#despair
#emptiness
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adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Poem Published
Yesterday 2:45pm
Yesterday 2:45pm
behind the pen
BEHIND THE PEN
The smell was always there
damp rags and stale dog faeces
cigarette smoke and olbas oil
A smell filled with noise
crying dogs
screaming adults
and the ever present
television
Nothing clean
no peace
no sanctuary
no rest for my soul
That was my childhood
Ridiculed shamed
beaten outcast
betrayed neglected
abused abandoned
words on the shrine
of old pain
I learnt how to hate
at a very early age
Counting the minutes
that needed to become...
The smell was always there
damp rags and stale dog faeces
cigarette smoke and olbas oil
A smell filled with noise
crying dogs
screaming adults
and the ever present
television
Nothing clean
no peace
no sanctuary
no rest for my soul
That was my childhood
Ridiculed shamed
beaten outcast
betrayed neglected
abused abandoned
words on the shrine
of old pain
I learnt how to hate
at a very early age
Counting the minutes
that needed to become...
#childhood
#LifeStruggles
#despair
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JayRio81
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:34am
Yesterday 5:34am
Regret
Delirious images of what-could've-beens
Haunt my day like walking dreams
Regret twists my gut sick
The road not taken mocking me
If I could give it all up
For a taste of what I've already had
Would I so callously toss it aside
And become a ghost, lost in the past?
I ponder it as I take a sip
The pills already down
Not too late for a last regret
As I jump in to another memory and drown
Haunt my day like walking dreams
Regret twists my gut sick
The road not taken mocking me
If I could give it all up
For a taste of what I've already had
Would I so callously toss it aside
And become a ghost, lost in the past?
I ponder it as I take a sip
The pills already down
Not too late for a last regret
As I jump in to another memory and drown
#sadness
#regret
#frustration
#despair
#disappointment
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brokentitanium
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:25am
Yesterday 1:25am
Behind the Eyes
See me lift the corner of the veil
Allowing for penetrating vision
Hungering for your gentle hands to caress my vulnerabilities
And also to be trusted with yours
It’s the deepest desire of my heart
To be awake to all that we are and can be
The kaleidoscope of all our colours
Connecting as one
I ache to present myself to you – holding nothing back
To see you gazing on my naked truths
With eyes unflinching
To be wholly known yet fully loved
As only a god can do
Knowing you will fail and break my heart
Still...
Allowing for penetrating vision
Hungering for your gentle hands to caress my vulnerabilities
And also to be trusted with yours
It’s the deepest desire of my heart
To be awake to all that we are and can be
The kaleidoscope of all our colours
Connecting as one
I ache to present myself to you – holding nothing back
To see you gazing on my naked truths
With eyes unflinching
To be wholly known yet fully loved
As only a god can do
Knowing you will fail and break my heart
Still...
#love
#hope
#shame #despair
#shame #despair
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adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Poem Published
20th Jan 2019 9:02pm
20th Jan 2019 9:02pm
kill the flame
KILL THE FLAME
We are wired
to seek pleasure
first
Created to make
earth our heaven
But that old devil
with guilt and hell
does all he can
to taint our souls
and darken our days
Love was supposed
to be beautiful
not sold
to the highest bidder
Creation was here
to bless man
not to be raped
for the almighty dollar
We have become
a scratch on the...
We are wired
to seek pleasure
first
Created to make
earth our heaven
But that old devil
with guilt and hell
does all he can
to taint our souls
and darken our days
Love was supposed
to be beautiful
not sold
to the highest bidder
Creation was here
to bless man
not to be raped
for the almighty dollar
We have become
a scratch on the...
#hope
#LifeStruggles
#despair
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8 Comments
Sadgurl247
Poem Published
19th Jan 2019 4:20pm
19th Jan 2019 4:20pm
a not so silver harmonica
A silver harmonica lustrous and new
Left alone too long and went askew
Rust and grime build up the edges
Mold and fungi growing in the wedges
Once played over and over again
Played so cunningly, it should’ve known then
Letting out a peep of despair
That silver harmonica became aware
It refused to sing its melodic tune
And was discarded under the blood red moon
Only to sit deep in the foreboding shade
Wondering if she should’ve just stayed.
Left alone too long and went askew
Rust and grime build up the edges
Mold and fungi growing in the wedges
Once played over and over again
Played so cunningly, it should’ve known then
Letting out a peep of despair
That silver harmonica became aware
It refused to sing its melodic tune
And was discarded under the blood red moon
Only to sit deep in the foreboding shade
Wondering if she should’ve just stayed.
#despair
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Rubiksmind91
Courtney emm
Courtney emm
Poem Published
18th Jan 2019 6:41am
18th Jan 2019 6:41am
Dark but devine
Like a noose around my neck, it constricts with every breath.
And I hang here like a wreck in the hungry eyes of death.
I must have dropped my purpose, maybe it lingers where I fell.
Or is it just below the surface in my self inflicted hell?
I'm frightened for the ending, so I would never close the book.
So till then I'm sinply pending, as I'm swaying from this hook.
I hate the truth inside this ink, for it holds depth beyond belief.
And at times I even think it's my only real relief.
Why can't I be conent? Make the broken pieces fit?
There's...
And I hang here like a wreck in the hungry eyes of death.
I must have dropped my purpose, maybe it lingers where I fell.
Or is it just below the surface in my self inflicted hell?
I'm frightened for the ending, so I would never close the book.
So till then I'm sinply pending, as I'm swaying from this hook.
I hate the truth inside this ink, for it holds depth beyond belief.
And at times I even think it's my only real relief.
Why can't I be conent? Make the broken pieces fit?
There's...
#loneliness
#dark
#frustration #despair
#frustration #despair
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EdibleWords
Poem Published
17th Jan 2019 11:54pm
17th Jan 2019 11:54pm
Rip Tide
It's a force of nature
Do you think I can resist?
Do you think me immature
In this claim that I insist?
I am not immune
yet I persist
Your rip current of woe
Drags me helplessly along
Do you think I can resist?
Cannot sing a different song
Caught up in your sad tune
Yet I persist
As I brush my face on sand
In the madness of your riptide
I feel the warmth of your hand
I know I will breathe at the topside
Caught up in your riptide
Taking me for your ride
Can't resist the riptide ...
Do you think I can resist?
Do you think me immature
In this claim that I insist?
I am not immune
yet I persist
Your rip current of woe
Drags me helplessly along
Do you think I can resist?
Cannot sing a different song
Caught up in your sad tune
Yet I persist
As I brush my face on sand
In the madness of your riptide
I feel the warmth of your hand
I know I will breathe at the topside
Caught up in your riptide
Taking me for your ride
Can't resist the riptide ...
#hope
#lover
#despair
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4 Comments
adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Poem Published
17th Jan 2019 10:16am
17th Jan 2019 10:16am
finding
FINDING
Innocence and magic
drew destiny
from the frayed
future of hopes
Now the music
hurts the memories
and we are no longer
free
All that must be done
gets in the way
of dreams
that have waited
skipping stones
across the water
The silent hum of fear
steals another day
Disappointment
covers your face
in night
All the scars
come calling
demanding
to be paid again
Who put that mirror
on this page?
What are you looking ...
Innocence and magic
drew destiny
from the frayed
future of hopes
Now the music
hurts the memories
and we are no longer
free
All that must be done
gets in the way
of dreams
that have waited
skipping stones
across the water
The silent hum of fear
steals another day
Disappointment
covers your face
in night
All the scars
come calling
demanding
to be paid again
Who put that mirror
on this page?
What are you looking ...
#hope
#despair
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adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Poem Published
17th Jan 2019 10:13am
17th Jan 2019 10:13am
obscure northern poet
OBSCURE NORTHERN POET
What possible wisdom
can this man have?
A nobody from nowhere
a nothing
Look at his record
full of sin and failure
made fame from foolishness
what can this man have to say
to the likes of us?
We know best
we have a proven track record
we are custodians
of all that is right and true
we do as we see fit
and the rest must do
as we say
We have given them royalty
and celebrity
causes to die for
men to follow
hopes to work for
laws to keep them in...
What possible wisdom
can this man have?
A nobody from nowhere
a nothing
Look at his record
full of sin and failure
made fame from foolishness
what can this man have to say
to the likes of us?
We know best
we have a proven track record
we are custodians
of all that is right and true
we do as we see fit
and the rest must do
as we say
We have given them royalty
and celebrity
causes to die for
men to follow
hopes to work for
laws to keep them in...
#hope
#despair
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Erotic_Goddess
Poem Published
17th Jan 2019 5:46am
17th Jan 2019 5:46am
Hounded Ires A collaboration with Rochelle Taylor and Richard Johnson
Wandering through the rain
Cold drops soothe the burning pain
Sorrow froths from open veins
The melody of silence marks the end of days
Silver and red reflected in puddles in the street,
galaxies staring back into cold dead eyes.
Is it remembered as it is in that moment,
or forgotten in a path of memories...
Life in itself is a knife.
The angel standing at my feet I’ve met before.
How many times shall I find myself lying on death's door?
Trying to speak with air that...
Cold drops soothe the burning pain
Sorrow froths from open veins
The melody of silence marks the end of days
Silver and red reflected in puddles in the street,
galaxies staring back into cold dead eyes.
Is it remembered as it is in that moment,
or forgotten in a path of memories...
Life in itself is a knife.
The angel standing at my feet I’ve met before.
How many times shall I find myself lying on death's door?
Trying to speak with air that...
#sadness
#grief
#rejection
#despair
#emptiness
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theEgoEffect
Barona
Barona
Poem Published
16th Jan 2019 5:44am
16th Jan 2019 5:44am
masks of stone
I wish that I had known
what you felt in your bones
as your battles left you on tip toes
along the edge of the unknown -
and now you're alone
I wish that you had known
what it was you meant to me
can we go out to sea
to watch the stars in the waves
display the world
below & above graves
so you see you're not alone
face me entirely
no one deserves to feel lonely
face me wholeheartedly
so we can be kids again, boldly
skateboarding & learning songs
merry momentarily -
I should have known...
what you felt in your bones
as your battles left you on tip toes
along the edge of the unknown -
and now you're alone
I wish that you had known
what it was you meant to me
can we go out to sea
to watch the stars in the waves
display the world
below & above graves
so you see you're not alone
face me entirely
no one deserves to feel lonely
face me wholeheartedly
so we can be kids again, boldly
skateboarding & learning songs
merry momentarily -
I should have known...
#love
#regret
#hope
#dark
#despair
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