sad poetry

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

I've seen the future...
words are not useful anymore i release them, they never come back i wallow in this pit, rotting at the core . honest excuses i planned to implore,
By Lamar Wiggins2 months ago in Poets
Unspoken. Runner-Up in Villanelle of Regret Challenge.
I watched the night swallow the day Forced to let the outcome be And thought of things I didn't say My whispered ruminating led me astray
By Aaron Morrison2 months ago in Poets
The Door That Shouldn’t Open
The Door That Shouldn’t Open There’s a door in my house that no one remembers building, a thin wooden frame that hums late at night.
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The Story of My Name. Honorable Mention in Villanelle of Regret Challenge.
I have forgotten the tale I forged in flame, In dragon’s breath it was lost to the night; I long to hear the story of my name.
By Adam Kolozetti2 months ago in Poets
The Witness. Content Warning.
Quick, my suitors have departed— Find me the doctor— Call my mother n’ father— My entrails lay before me soft as dough,
By Thomas Bryant2 months ago in Poets
Black and Mild. Content Warning.
What if I? What if you? Fuck that, it already happened It’s crazy how all these years together get blown away soon as I light the switch
By Sender Jeannestal 2 months ago in Poets
The Glass Universe
The Glass Universe Inside this glass a world turns slow, with golden sparks and drifting stars. A tiny moon floats near a sun,
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The Heaving of the Breathless
The love that wouldn’t leave my lips leaves me breathless I see the weight of the unspoken as you walk away I’d never breathe again were it not for the heaving of the breathless
By Kimberly Washington2 months ago in Poets
THE SQUARE OF REGRET
in this square of regret I see procrastination, I feel less than it should be, I have yet to reach my “destination”, Yet I haven’t stepped my foot out like I need,
By Rachael Frazier2 months ago in Poets
The Gates of Armageddon
In this new day, where shadows dance. Fabricated lies, a wicked trance. Mischievous concepts, they intertwine. As uncertainty grips, like a twisted vine.
By Solomon Walker2 months ago in Poets
Aliens On A Reconnaissance Mission
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, where stars like jewels gleam, A tale unfolds of travellers drawn by wonder’s ceaseless dream. Their vessel glided through galaxies, a silent silver beam, Seeking answers in the hush where shadowed riddles teem.
By Solomon Walker2 months ago in Poets
“Payday Panic, Living Light”
Panic Flame Suite: Two Versions, One Sovereign Flame This is not just a song, it is a dispatch for the towers of money the rich build and the pennies the poor grab as the that is all that trickles down are pennies to poor.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 months ago in Poets