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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Johnny_Silver
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:55pm
Yesterday 10:55pm
Tattered Corners
I've got a picture of a girl I missed
It's from that time when we first kissed
It was like a dream, yet like sunrise
Our goodnights, our goodbyes
All part of our demise
I lost the letter that she once wrote
I used to carry it around for hope
It asked me if I wanted a lunch date
Our goodbyes, our fate
Too little, too late
Here comes another cliché, pho-
-tograph, memory of times long passed
Edges torn and tattered corners
All battered by ti-i-ime
I've got a Polaroid of our prom
That time I thought you...
It's from that time when we first kissed
It was like a dream, yet like sunrise
Our goodnights, our goodbyes
All part of our demise
I lost the letter that she once wrote
I used to carry it around for hope
It asked me if I wanted a lunch date
Our goodbyes, our fate
Too little, too late
Here comes another cliché, pho-
-tograph, memory of times long passed
Edges torn and tattered corners
All battered by ti-i-ime
I've got a Polaroid of our prom
That time I thought you...
#love
#memories
#nostalgia #sadness
#nostalgia #sadness
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missjem56
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:04pm
Yesterday 4:04pm
Hope-Less
A cool wind
Came whistling through
The deep dark woods
Where-in resided
Hope
But hope was trapped
With no escape
In that moment of despair
It felt worthless
An imposter
And no longer
Believed in itself
Yet hadn't realised
How many people
Needed her
So, in a moment of sadness
Gave up on herself
And the world
Was left forever lost
Without her!
by Jemia
Came whistling through
The deep dark woods
Where-in resided
Hope
But hope was trapped
With no escape
In that moment of despair
It felt worthless
An imposter
And no longer
Believed in itself
Yet hadn't realised
How many people
Needed her
So, in a moment of sadness
Gave up on herself
And the world
Was left forever lost
Without her!
by Jemia
#despair
#LifeAsAWriter
#sadness
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13
Poem Published
20th Feb 2025 10:25pm
20th Feb 2025 10:25pm
Undress
You wore my skin
You swallowed my name
You bled my strength
You fed me despair
if living means to lose
then is dying a win?
the lake of tears is overflowing
the crown of villains is tilting
all that energy in motion
marching to its desolate end
snap the heart strings
rend the tired tendons
slow descent into the abyss
running out of air; of a voice
does dressing up a mistake
make it feel like it isn't one?
I neglected a promise
I was inconsiderate in my care
I abandoned what I...
You swallowed my name
You bled my strength
You fed me despair
if living means to lose
then is dying a win?
the lake of tears is overflowing
the crown of villains is tilting
all that energy in motion
marching to its desolate end
snap the heart strings
rend the tired tendons
slow descent into the abyss
running out of air; of a voice
does dressing up a mistake
make it feel like it isn't one?
I neglected a promise
I was inconsiderate in my care
I abandoned what I...
#dark
#disappointment
#sadness
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NP_NP
Poem Published
20th Feb 2025 9:16pm
20th Feb 2025 9:16pm
10 Years
"I don’t want you to hate me," He says
Then she says, “I could never hate you,
You built a strong woman with your insults.
Now I know what I will and won’t put up with.”
You taught me to cook,
How refreshing it is to bake cookies at midnight.
You’re the reason I dance
In the frozen section to music I never knew.
We bonded over our broken pasts,
Both of us screaming childhood screams.
We saw the worst in those
Who were supposed to love us.
Insults echoing in our homes. ...
Then she says, “I could never hate you,
You built a strong woman with your insults.
Now I know what I will and won’t put up with.”
You taught me to cook,
How refreshing it is to bake cookies at midnight.
You’re the reason I dance
In the frozen section to music I never knew.
We bonded over our broken pasts,
Both of us screaming childhood screams.
We saw the worst in those
Who were supposed to love us.
Insults echoing in our homes. ...
#breakup
#dark
#gothic
#love
#sadness
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Johnny_Silver
Poem Published
19th Feb 2025 11:06pm
19th Feb 2025 11:06pm
Good Night
Amy's waking up to a half-empty bed
Looks around for her other half
It's me, I'm by the window, looking out at the rain
Another winter's come to freeze the dark
She says she's ok
I wish I knew the truth
She shivers and stutters over the cold
I guess we were children in ice
She wraps her arms around me like a blanket all tight and warm
Says "I'm sorry..."
What for?
"I'm sorry I'm leaving"
Why?
"Because you deserve better and I'm freezing"
Amy's the chill in the air that shivers on my...
Looks around for her other half
It's me, I'm by the window, looking out at the rain
Another winter's come to freeze the dark
She says she's ok
I wish I knew the truth
She shivers and stutters over the cold
I guess we were children in ice
She wraps her arms around me like a blanket all tight and warm
Says "I'm sorry..."
What for?
"I'm sorry I'm leaving"
Why?
"Because you deserve better and I'm freezing"
Amy's the chill in the air that shivers on my...
#love
#memories
#sadness
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poet5678
CHUCKLES 123
CHUCKLES 123
Poem Published
19th Feb 2025 4:00pm
19th Feb 2025 4:00pm
I will rise and shine
I will rise and shine
Early tomorrow morning
I am not planning to sleep in
During the morning
And waste a day
Also father you brought more snow
It snow last night when I was sleeping
And this morning still snowing
I hope it ends this afternoon
I am not planning to go out
Anywhere today
I will stay in today
And I will do some work for my Father
Early tomorrow morning
I am not planning to sleep in
During the morning
And waste a day
Also father you brought more snow
It snow last night when I was sleeping
And this morning still snowing
I hope it ends this afternoon
I am not planning to go out
Anywhere today
I will stay in today
And I will do some work for my Father
#confusion
#grief
#hate
#sadness
#shame
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poet5678
CHUCKLES 123
CHUCKLES 123
Poem Published
19th Feb 2025 3:59pm
19th Feb 2025 3:59pm
Little Sam
Little Sam
I am so glad that we
Get along just fine
Also we have the same
Interests
That is a good thing
Little Sam
Are you also a Christian like me
From birth to adulthood
I am dying to know
Also do you pray to God
The same way I do
Every single night
Before you go bed
Yes I do
But I am not a Christian
Little Sam
I enjoy going out with you
Today we spend our day
Together at the Eaton Centre
We walk inside the mall
While it snow outside
Also we had our healthy lunch
I am so glad that we
Get along just fine
Also we have the same
Interests
That is a good thing
Little Sam
Are you also a Christian like me
From birth to adulthood
I am dying to know
Also do you pray to God
The same way I do
Every single night
Before you go bed
Yes I do
But I am not a Christian
Little Sam
I enjoy going out with you
Today we spend our day
Together at the Eaton Centre
We walk inside the mall
While it snow outside
Also we had our healthy lunch
#confusion
#dark
#greed
#hate
#sadness
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Lilliputian
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 10:22pm
18th Feb 2025 10:22pm
Unwritten On
I watched the rain
dropping down on leaves,
cleansed from dirt,
coated with sheer varnish,
and I wished my sorrows
could be as easily washed away.
I held soap in my hands,
and wondered how many
scrubs I still need
to feel unwritten on,
without the stains of memories.
So I went for walks whenever it rained,
to purge my body and soul,
and laved over and over
to undo what had been done.
dropping down on leaves,
cleansed from dirt,
coated with sheer varnish,
and I wished my sorrows
could be as easily washed away.
I held soap in my hands,
and wondered how many
scrubs I still need
to feel unwritten on,
without the stains of memories.
So I went for walks whenever it rained,
to purge my body and soul,
and laved over and over
to undo what had been done.
#despair
#hurt
#sadness
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Forcubanlinx
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 7:16pm
18th Feb 2025 7:16pm
Chasing Misprinted Lies
Caught in the place I like to hide,
Every day, it's something new.
This peace of mind I've longed for
Has taken away my innocence and left me cold.
They don't see it my way—alone in this world.
Transfixed in a womb of perpetual agony,
Animated orator, facial happiness—why can’t that be me?
Empty body, charred soul, past the point of living like I once did.
Every path leading to nowhere.
Somehow and somewhere, I'll find the words to articulate my feelings.
Wanderer, emptiness, emotionless being—
Now I find that it could be too late. ...
Every day, it's something new.
This peace of mind I've longed for
Has taken away my innocence and left me cold.
They don't see it my way—alone in this world.
Transfixed in a womb of perpetual agony,
Animated orator, facial happiness—why can’t that be me?
Empty body, charred soul, past the point of living like I once did.
Every path leading to nowhere.
Somehow and somewhere, I'll find the words to articulate my feelings.
Wanderer, emptiness, emotionless being—
Now I find that it could be too late. ...
#emptiness
#frustration
#grief
#loneliness
#sadness
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Artavious25
Taypen99
Taypen99
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 4:47pm
18th Feb 2025 4:47pm
Love and War
How are we so far apart in this bed?
Sleeping with venom in our hearts
Tension fills the room when we’re together
It’s love and war between us
Since when did we become enemies?
Fighting on opposite sides
Two atomic bombs ready to explode
The battle line was drawn when the arguments lingered long after malicious words were spewed
Like a gunshot what’s said can’t be taken back
The wound stays hidden under layers of resentment
Building like mold until it festers over the foundation we’ve made
What remains is similar to a war torn...
Sleeping with venom in our hearts
Tension fills the room when we’re together
It’s love and war between us
Since when did we become enemies?
Fighting on opposite sides
Two atomic bombs ready to explode
The battle line was drawn when the arguments lingered long after malicious words were spewed
Like a gunshot what’s said can’t be taken back
The wound stays hidden under layers of resentment
Building like mold until it festers over the foundation we’ve made
What remains is similar to a war torn...
#anger
#conflict
#marriage #sadness
#marriage #sadness
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Artavious25
Taypen99
Taypen99
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 4:42pm
18th Feb 2025 4:42pm
Between These Lines
Let my tears fall between these lines
Because I feel too empty to let them fall down my face
Confidence I had to front cause I never had it
Writing is therapeutic so I used that to cope
I contemplate if happiness can save my soul
Trying to wiggle through this maze to find my worth as a man
My mind backpedaling to the demons I can’t seem to exercise
Middle of the night I wake up to my own cries
I keep running away from my insecurities but they keep catching up to me.
Because I feel too empty to let them fall down my face
Confidence I had to front cause I never had it
Writing is therapeutic so I used that to cope
I contemplate if happiness can save my soul
Trying to wiggle through this maze to find my worth as a man
My mind backpedaling to the demons I can’t seem to exercise
Middle of the night I wake up to my own cries
I keep running away from my insecurities but they keep catching up to me.
#dark
#emptiness
#fear
#sadness
#shame
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Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 1:26pm
18th Feb 2025 1:26pm
I'm not you
I'm not you and you are not me 😞 to tell me that what, I got going on in my own body and mind and spiritual soul, is not what I have been dealing with for awhile now ain't cancer. FOR sure you don't have to take my words of what I say is the truth. For sure who are you to judge someone who's whole life, has been turned up side down having to deal with cancer. For like I've said I'm not you and you are not me, fighting for my life s second time in my own life time. 🙏 Yet you insist that you know me when you really don't bother to do your own research, for sure I don't have no...
#anger
#fear
#frustration
#grief
#sadness
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