heartbreak

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

Sehnsucht
There’s no warning for this kind of grief The slow death of your real-world desire. Because your heart chose a shadow, a perfect silence,
By Mars Spencer Taylorabout a year ago in Poets
Things I Can Not Speak
Alone, so deeply longing, so deeply needing Alone, so fragile with my desires Abandoned, again, how could it be you? Alone, with your face, little child memories
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)about a year ago in Poets
The Ghost Girl at Samlesbury
The Ghost Girl at Samlesbury They say she’s seen near the chapel wall not often, and never when called just a flicker where light won’t stay
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The Ghostly Bride at Newton Lake Uk
The Ghostly Bride at Newton Lake Uk They said she walked the water line when fog had bruised the edge of time a dress too white for sleep or soil
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Echoes of Silent Tears
I buried my voice in quiet places, where no one dared to look. Smiles became my armor, but inside I was breaking— piece by fragile piece.
By Emma about a year ago in Poets
🌫️ “Disappear, Gently” 🌫️
Sometimes, I wish I could disappear— Not forever, Just long enough To find my breath In a world that never stops moving. --- Not to break hearts, Or cause worry, Or spark whispers behind closed doors. But to step away From the weight Of being “fine.” --- I want to fold myself Into a quiet place— A rented room, A nameless town, A coffee mug warmed by silence And a window that watches rain fall Without asking why. --- No performance. No updates. No need to explain the ache Behind my eyes Or the heaviness that sleep won't fix. --- I don’t want to be lost. I want to be Unfound Just for a moment— Long enough to let go Of being dependable, Predictable, Strong. --- Let me wander, Not far— Just away from the noise That demands I always Answer. Always appear. Always smile. --- And when I return— Because I always do— I'll bring with me The softness I found In the quiet, The strength I didn't know I was allowed To rebuild. --- So if you don’t hear from me, It’s not the end. It’s a beginning I’m reclaiming In peace, Alone, And finally, Without apology.
By Firdos Jamalabout a year ago in Poets
The Knowledge of You
The knowledge of you dies in my mouth I don’t let the idea of you spread I don’t even swallow it back Nor spit it out .
By Ariana GonBonabout a year ago in Poets
Aftermath
Prelude I've spent some time reflecting recently on my present situation after having been laid off from my most recent job after roughly 12.5 years. I've also drawn from previous hardships, both of mine and of others I observed, to glean a few observations about what adversity can do to a person and how that person might respond.
By Kevin Gilmoreabout a year ago in Poets
Mornings
You hung yourself Strung yourself up Left this world a little quicker than us Now I am left by this four poster bed Wondering what I could have said
By Logan Stanislawabout a year ago in Poets
"Half a Heart Still Hopes"
I used to think love was a finish line— A place where two people arrived, hand in hand, Hearts full, wounds forgotten, Like a story with a perfect ending.
By junaid aliabout a year ago in Poets
The Silence That Loved Me Back
I never knew silence could feel so heavy. It sat between us like a stranger—uninvited, yet impossible to push away. I wanted to speak.
By Emma about a year ago in Poets
Where the Silence Waited for Me
It didn’t happen all at once. There was no grand event. Just a slow quieting. A fading of noise—outside and inside. The world kept moving,
By Emma about a year ago in Poets