heartbreak

They can break your heart, but they can't break your soul; poetry about lost love that comforts and uplifts.

The Woman in Midnight Roses
The Woman in Midnight Roses her face stays still, white as moonlight, with shadows resting, beneath calm eyes. blue roses rise,
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Flames and Shadows
Flames and Shadows red candles burn, in a heavy room, their glow shaking, like they know my name. the mirror behind them,
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Selkie
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for October 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://rattle.com/page/ekphrastic/
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)2 months ago in Poets
Self-Portrait in Cliché
I wear my shame like a cliché around my neck I hold aloft my desire like a forced metaphor My time spent wallowing in the, no not mire
By Paul Stewart2 months ago in Poets
When Never Came to Call. Content Warning.
Where were you when Never came around? Incinerating stone and decimating every grain of sand. Comparing labels down at the price club?
By K.B. Silver 2 months ago in Poets
All to Well
You climbed my walls like ivy. A moment that felt enchanted, though you weren’t always fearless, You have a demure that says, “Who is afraid of little old me”.
By Jesse Lee2 months ago in Poets
Daddy Died Today. Top Story - November 2025.
I cautiously open the message, half wondering, ‘It’ll be bad.’ Three short words: Tony died today Yes, you’re Tony nowadays
By Chantal Christie Weiss2 months ago in Poets
let it speak
the voices that fade and the choices that evade you are the dice, and I'm all the lies. How would I guess your odds? when will you spot my eyes?
By Karun 2 months ago in Poets
Is the Unforgettable Feeling Worth More Than the Person?
When a relationship has no future, ending it is solely your own affair—a decision you must make for yourself. The best way to treat yourself well is by no longer hoping to influence him.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 months ago in Poets
The Shadow Raven
Once upon a midnight electric, while I wandered, lost and hectic, Through corridors of thought and smoke, my soul adrift, frantic, hectic,
By Alexander Mind2 months ago in Poets
A Daniel Caesar Song
Did you change or was it me? I noticed the wrinkles by your eyes yesterday when you laughed softly at your phone. Your eyes used to hold me,
By Kaima Diai2 months ago in Poets
A Longing For Home
seems I’ve burned every bridge I’ve ever crossed paying for the choices that are done every other address, I’ve forgot (ten)
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 months ago in Poets