heartbreak

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

This is How I Remember My Past. Content Warning.
A child, My child; Watches on in fear, He knows that Mummy is getting hurt again, There is nothing he can do, Though he loves her dearly,
By Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago in Poets
A Memory Lost, Long Ago
Laughing, Hugging, Holding hands, Crying tears, No longer there, It's been forty years. You kissed me as we walked, And told stories I still hold close,
By Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago in Poets
The Me After You
From the very beginning I was a no one wandering through existence with no resistance ~ It was all just as so Success—I didn't know
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
I wish I never see your GRAVE!
The melody in the air, tells me you're near The silence of the sky, tells me it's a lie My dreams an illusion, You—every conclusion
By Maryam Batoolabout a year ago in Poets
What If He Was Never Worth It?
It's clear now: he's not worth it. Your long-suffering pain isn't worth it. Your repeated self-doubt isn't worth it. And it's certainly not worth it for you to foolishly pour such pure, passionate, and unreserved love onto someone who never intended to truly receive it.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
POEM - Rooted In Wonder
Not in the brittle certainty of stone, Nor in the rigid scaffold, cold and known, But deep within the loam where questions sprout,
By Jacky Kapadiaabout a year ago in Poets
Standing Outside Your Window. Top Story - August 2025.
Homonyms sound the same But their meanings split And so did we ~~~~~ You opened the window Called out like you cared But when I came You slammed it shut I stood there Lost in the cold Don't you want me anymore? ~~~~~ You watch me Through the window Make eye contact But no open door I see you let others in I used to have a key Now they walk in Where I once stood Where I once laughed Where I once mattered ~~~~~ I'm so sorry for being slow Now I'm just a ghost Outside your window Would you close your curtains too? __________________________________________ Thank you so much for reading this! 🥰 If you liked my writing, please leave a comment, click the heart and subscribe for free! You might enjoy this as well:
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago in Poets
No One but You
No One but You I don’t cry for you now not like I did at first when she walked in smiling wearing my perfume You held her hand
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The Letter I Never Sent
The Letter I Never Sent It was hidden at the back of the drawer, beneath a stack of notebooks whose pages were yellowed with time. I never expected to find it again—the small, worn envelope, its edges softened and faded, sealed shut with a pale smear of glue that had stubbornly refused to crack.
By waseem khanabout a year ago in Poets
Eyes Closed.
If you wish to vanish... Be a strange fruit. Be unsuspecting, Always tell your truth. Exist in the balance... Living, how you can.
By Jessie Foleyabout a year ago in Poets
How to Disappear from Their Lives
First, I must warn you: this is how you disappear from them. They'll never disappear from your heart. Second, this requires a lot of
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in Poets
What Happened to My Smile Today?
What happened to my smile today? Why do I always have to be the strong one? What would happen if I let it all in? Today’s been tough,
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️about a year ago in Poets