sad poetry

The cathartic nature of poetry makes it one of the best outlets to channel feelings of sadness, emotional turmoil, grief and despair.

When Cancer Takes
When Cancer Takes Cancer took my dad and left a family broken, Hearts split open, tears we drown in, Tears fall so frequently we cannot count them,
By Marie381Uk about a month ago in Poets
Grief
my heart is kept warm mingling in the memories surviving winter
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a month ago in Poets
INVISIBLE
This war that's not visible to the public eye... might just be soon to end‐ but it won't be who anyone will have wanted to win.
By Josh Morganabout a month ago in Poets
Surges of the Heart
Attention, residents: Effective immediately, we hereby address the recent surges, visible manifestations, collective displays of human longing.
By Tim Carmichaelabout a month ago in Poets
The Last Mile of the Way
Maxine my Tucedo Kitty You were only given two years Feline Lukemia was the diagnosis You lived eight months longer And brightened our lives
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in Poets
Laughter In Ruins
We laughed in the kitchen while the sink leaked, You doing that voice you hate, Me snorting like it was charming. ﹁﹂
By Milan Milicabout a month ago in Poets
A timing to it
When I think about it: It is what it is... When I'm told no, over and over again - as if I am a the child that you say I am.
By Aubrie Belle about a month ago in Poets
Cold
🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥 I Was Once So Warm But You Pulled The Plug On Me Pushed Out In The Cold 🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥❄️🔥
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Poets
Vitriol and Oil
I don’t like the colours escaping from my mouth seeking the shelter of drains, the solitude deafening, desperate escape from
By Reece Beckettabout a month ago in Poets
Cosmic Pain
Your voice still echoes shattered promises Like broken glass beneath my feet Like stars crumbling to stardust in my wounds
By Bixi Hernandezabout a month ago in Poets
Twin Flames
My other half, my heart, my soul You lit up my life, I lit up yours * The world around us was dark and cold But the light between us glowed
By Jaye Ruggiero-Cashabout a month ago in Poets
smothered . Content Warning.
I always thought it would go out suddenly, like a candle, with only a whisper of smoke and black tipped wicks to serve as a reminder that it was lit.
By Alexandria Stanwyckabout a month ago in Poets