heartbreak

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

Dear Sally...
Dear Sally, Send the dates There’s a longer way to get there Trust me on this I know I’ve been fatal I know you’ve been fatal
By Aaron Morrison4 years ago in Poets
Chemotherapy
The words that no one wants to hear, Your husband needs to have chemotherapy come out of the mouth of the doctor at the start of December,
By Teressa Rosall4 years ago in Poets
Sincerely, Your Ex
My dearest- no. Dear- nope. My love- absolutely not. My friend... that’s not it. I don’t even know how to address you anymore.
By Katherine Bodger4 years ago in Poets
How to Find Poetry in Objects
Dear Backpack, It's been a while. I'm writing you now to see how you're holding up. More so now than ever before, poetry is the only form of madness that renders me sane. Below is our past, as I recall. Perhaps your memory is in better shape. I thought you could help keep me honest.
By Stevi-Lee Alver4 years ago in Poets
Lost Luggage
As I took my first step out the door, The world beckoned me to explore, To see the sights I've only seen in books, To live and learn from different nooks.
By Leeann4 years ago in Poets
To Someone Lost
Hello Dad, All letters like this are supposed to start with, I miss you. And I do. And I have, every day since you left.
By Joe Luca4 years ago in Poets
Broken Heart
My heart aches with every beat, As I think of love, now obsolete. Your touch, your smile, your gentle kiss, All now gone, the memories I miss.
By ik dogen4 years ago in Poets
—a shot in the dark
I hope I get it I really hope I get it(!) Shot in the dark, lost
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Broken for Love
Why these distances? the raindrops want to say something to you What can I say to myself it's a matter of two hearts Whatever these things are, let me tell you
By 2uhaan4 years ago in Poets
When Love Fades Away
When love fades away, The world turns cold and gray. The once vibrant colors fade, Leaving a dull and lifeless shade. The laughter we shared,
By ik dogen4 years ago in Poets
Lost Love
My heart is heavy, my spirit low, For love that once did brightly glow, Has now departed, left to go, And left me here, in bitter woe.
By ik dogen4 years ago in Poets
Dear John
you don't have the first clue how to love there is not a piece of you that's selfless and every time I'm forced to remember you
By Raine Fielder4 years ago in Poets