Sad Poems
#sadness
Poems about sadness and sorrow encompass a range of subjects including depression, grief, heartbreak and suffering. Sad poems tell painful stories and offer a window into the soul of someone who is struggling in life or feeling alone.
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#dark
#depression
#despair
#grief
#heartbroken
#hurt
#LifeStruggles
#loneliness
#suffering
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Kaylor1967
Ruben
Ruben
Poem Published
Today 9:27pm
Today 9:27pm
The United states of nowhere
Driving.
Blistering sunlight and splitting tarmac.
The desert highway stretches for miles and miles.
Tumbleweed dances to the call of these wilds.
Cacti are towering, defiantly noble.
Nature’s last stand against this corrosion.
A bullet scarred sign.
Pointing to storm battered tracks.
Leading to dust bowl ruins.
Once a golden rush....
Long ago spent.
All that remains are splintered fragments.
Weathered beyond recognition
A long lost people once thrived here.
The good old boys.
Broken by the American dream. ...
Blistering sunlight and splitting tarmac.
The desert highway stretches for miles and miles.
Tumbleweed dances to the call of these wilds.
Cacti are towering, defiantly noble.
Nature’s last stand against this corrosion.
A bullet scarred sign.
Pointing to storm battered tracks.
Leading to dust bowl ruins.
Once a golden rush....
Long ago spent.
All that remains are splintered fragments.
Weathered beyond recognition
A long lost people once thrived here.
The good old boys.
Broken by the American dream. ...
#sadness
#death
#despair
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kathyrivers
Kathy Rivers
Kathy Rivers
Poem Published
Today 5:10pm
Today 5:10pm
Drawing LInes
It's nighttime now...
the sun has said its goodbyes
and disappeared beneath the ground
now...
as the moon rises in a coal-black sky
and the beauty of the stars
is blurred by the water in my eyes
I lay here...
with tears running down my face
my breathing ragged
as I try to calm my racing thoughts
and battle the tsunami inside
carrying monsters
with all-too-familiar names...
depression
anxiety
self-hatred
low esteem
guilt
shame...
telling me lie after lie
but like the idiot i am
i...
the sun has said its goodbyes
and disappeared beneath the ground
now...
as the moon rises in a coal-black sky
and the beauty of the stars
is blurred by the water in my eyes
I lay here...
with tears running down my face
my breathing ragged
as I try to calm my racing thoughts
and battle the tsunami inside
carrying monsters
with all-too-familiar names...
depression
anxiety
self-hatred
low esteem
guilt
shame...
telling me lie after lie
but like the idiot i am
i...
#sadness
#grief
#dark
#shame
#despair
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4 Comments
poetOftragedy
Poem Published
Today 1:42am
Today 1:42am
Exposed heart II
If you're looking for a warm and comforting poem please look away,
There's nothing here but pain misery and dismay...
This is the second of the trilogy of the exposed heart of Poetoftragedy
Exposed heart II
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What have i done to you?
Poverty who set you against me?
Ever since i was born you the only thing I've known
I grew up naked without a father,
The only thing i had on me
was only enough to cover my private parts,
Poverty what did i do...
There's nothing here but pain misery and dismay...
This is the second of the trilogy of the exposed heart of Poetoftragedy
Exposed heart II
____________________________________________________________________________
What have i done to you?
Poverty who set you against me?
Ever since i was born you the only thing I've known
I grew up naked without a father,
The only thing i had on me
was only enough to cover my private parts,
Poverty what did i do...
#sadness
#LifeStruggles
#suffering #poverty
#suffering #poverty
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1 Comment
miseryomy
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:31pm
Yesterday 9:31pm
Family Tree
Family Tree
(Intro)
The old oak tree rooted back to the early sixteen hundreds.
Witness of love, death, loyalty, and betrayal.
The branches grew dropping more fleshy seeds.
Like the living Earth, what you cut will bleed.
A horror show for nearly one hundred haunting years.
The rains hardly fell for the lack of emotion brings no tears.
(Love)
A ray of sunlight so beautiful and magical, it brought life.
Growing in strength and regaining health through the light.
More seeds fall with the promise of a loving return. ...
(Intro)
The old oak tree rooted back to the early sixteen hundreds.
Witness of love, death, loyalty, and betrayal.
The branches grew dropping more fleshy seeds.
Like the living Earth, what you cut will bleed.
A horror show for nearly one hundred haunting years.
The rains hardly fell for the lack of emotion brings no tears.
(Love)
A ray of sunlight so beautiful and magical, it brought life.
Growing in strength and regaining health through the light.
More seeds fall with the promise of a loving return. ...
#sadness
#loneliness
#dark
#shame
#emptiness
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Gutterjunk1312
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:44pm
Yesterday 4:44pm
Chemical Throne
Well it's safe and it's warm
When you're outside the world
Sitting alone on a chemical throne
You can watch the world burn
But, consumed by your pâro
You feel like a caged sparrow at home
It's nothing new
Disdain for every act you do
Altschmerz will drag you
To ever deeper gloom
Because nothing ever changes
You're still fist-fighting rages
And crying ink into pages
Of the sorrows left to you when you were young
And the clown in the corner
Or sitting by your side
Snickers, laughs, and torments you
With every...
When you're outside the world
Sitting alone on a chemical throne
You can watch the world burn
But, consumed by your pâro
You feel like a caged sparrow at home
It's nothing new
Disdain for every act you do
Altschmerz will drag you
To ever deeper gloom
Because nothing ever changes
You're still fist-fighting rages
And crying ink into pages
Of the sorrows left to you when you were young
And the clown in the corner
Or sitting by your side
Snickers, laughs, and torments you
With every...
#sadness
#death
#suicide #heroin
#suicide #heroin
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Kinkpoet
Poem Published
21st Jan 2020 11:02pm
21st Jan 2020 11:02pm
Botanical Grief
mourning doves
cooing
as i mourn
death caps
flourish
as i contemplate death
mimosa the sensitive plant
blooms
as i endure the pain of grief
another young man
fallen
before his time
cerea
blooms in the night
as i am lost in the dark night
lamb of tartary
stands
as i fall to my knees in shame
regrets
for not being there
to support and guide
crocus
breaks through snow
as i break through sorrow to acceptance
sunflowers
beaming...
cooing
as i mourn
death caps
flourish
as i contemplate death
mimosa the sensitive plant
blooms
as i endure the pain of grief
another young man
fallen
before his time
cerea
blooms in the night
as i am lost in the dark night
lamb of tartary
stands
as i fall to my knees in shame
regrets
for not being there
to support and guide
crocus
breaks through snow
as i break through sorrow to acceptance
sunflowers
beaming...
#sadness
#regret
#hope
#shame
#redemption
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Jamela
Poem Published
21st Jan 2020 10:21pm
21st Jan 2020 10:21pm
I Miss
I miss being cuddled and hugged from behind,
Lately having a relationship again is all that's been on my mind.
I mean...being single isn't so bad,
But there is this feeling being in love brings...I just miss the way it felt.
I use to miss looking into his eyes, feeling my inside burn, feeling a thousand butterflies,
It's like he saw my soul, I just gave him the remote and he had full control.
I use to miss hearing “you're beautiful” and lighting up brighter than a bulb, I mean...i hear it from others,
But from him...from him it mattered...
Lately having a relationship again is all that's been on my mind.
I mean...being single isn't so bad,
But there is this feeling being in love brings...I just miss the way it felt.
I use to miss looking into his eyes, feeling my inside burn, feeling a thousand butterflies,
It's like he saw my soul, I just gave him the remote and he had full control.
I use to miss hearing “you're beautiful” and lighting up brighter than a bulb, I mean...i hear it from others,
But from him...from him it mattered...
#sadness
#strength
#courage
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2 Comments
Mommyjo14
Poem Published
21st Jan 2020 9:35pm
21st Jan 2020 9:35pm
It was where the songbirds slept
Snowflakes
in thundery
showers of
rain.
stillness
of
old
age
ice foot
kissing
crust of
mud.
killing
time,
soily
palette of
rosebuds
beneath the
rising sun off -
white.
wounded
hands in
wild rivers
unclasped,
before death
to sleepy straw
man.
in thundery
showers of
rain.
stillness
of
old
age
ice foot
kissing
crust of
mud.
killing
time,
soily
palette of
rosebuds
beneath the
rising sun off -
white.
wounded
hands in
wild rivers
unclasped,
before death
to sleepy straw
man.
#sadness
#anxiety
#regret
#loneliness
#rejection
13 reads
2 Comments
Vferry
Poem Published
20th Jan 2020 9:53pm
20th Jan 2020 9:53pm
Clock Hand
So many emotions to face, to fix
Changing every minute
in the grip of the clock hand
Most won't notice, just passerby's
Different than the shades nature presents
More subtle in their creep from warm to cold
And too unpredictable to give a season
Only the dam governs the rush the flow
Rationing calm relief moments at a time
Until the clock hand strikes to break
So many emotions to face, to fix
Too faint and thin for a stranger's eyes
Changing every minute
in the grip of the clock hand
Most won't notice, just passerby's
Different than the shades nature presents
More subtle in their creep from warm to cold
And too unpredictable to give a season
Only the dam governs the rush the flow
Rationing calm relief moments at a time
Until the clock hand strikes to break
So many emotions to face, to fix
Too faint and thin for a stranger's eyes
#sadness
#depression
#emotional #SelfDiscovery
#emotional #SelfDiscovery
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Mommyjo14
Poem Published
20th Jan 2020 5:51pm
20th Jan 2020 5:51pm
The tale of scar
Hath the fields shine
bright at midnight,
and those shooting
stars reminiscent of
dark in dawns'
rising sun,
rivers of tulips
and barley corn.
trails of old oak
seeds beneath
muddied feet,
listen,
in the distance
snowflakes glisten
in tides of white,
swept ashore
are those pond
fish covered in
ice.
bright at midnight,
and those shooting
stars reminiscent of
dark in dawns'
rising sun,
rivers of tulips
and barley corn.
trails of old oak
seeds beneath
muddied feet,
listen,
in the distance
snowflakes glisten
in tides of white,
swept ashore
are those pond
fish covered in
ice.
#sadness
#regret
#loneliness
#dark
#heartbroken
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18 Comments
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
20th Jan 2020 4:15pm
20th Jan 2020 4:15pm
RIP B
i just heard about his passing
not yet thirty
i don’t know if the tears
are for myself
or for his family
who must be devastated
he was a good friend to my son
often at our house
for video games and pizza
polite intelligent
and witty
always kind
when my son died
not yet twenty
B got a tattoo
on his forearm
in tribute
they laughed together
at the same jokes
played together
at the same games
sang together
at the same concerts ...
not yet thirty
i don’t know if the tears
are for myself
or for his family
who must be devastated
he was a good friend to my son
often at our house
for video games and pizza
polite intelligent
and witty
always kind
when my son died
not yet twenty
B got a tattoo
on his forearm
in tribute
they laughed together
at the same jokes
played together
at the same games
sang together
at the same concerts ...
#sadness
#grief
#dark #gratitude
#dark #gratitude
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Stoney223
Poem Published
20th Jan 2020 1:12pm
20th Jan 2020 1:12pm
AFRAID OF WHAT IS WITHIN
From my mind and heart, let these passages awaken your mind as you open your eyes to see the truth and your heart to feel the deepness, the mere depth of each beat as it beats beneath your flesh of your chest.
For I am a firm believer that if one cant touch your mind, then how can one touch your heart? For it is true that words can make or...
For I am a firm believer that if one cant touch your mind, then how can one touch your heart? For it is true that words can make or...
#sadness
#regret
#shame
#disappointment
#emptiness
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