heartbreak

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

You
Love shouldn't be a dirty word but it is. With you, it is. I am reminded of junior year when the Zack of my crush joked about the curly-haired nerd
By Alison McBainabout a year ago in Poets
through it all
i'm always here. through it all. through every fall, an ordinary heart, that trips over its own belonging. your feeling won't stay
By kira weberabout a year ago in Poets
Homeward
Goodbyes scar our hearts But home calls and we answer Healing will follow *** Pam and I are a little more than a month away from leaving Texas and heading back to Wyoming. Leaving family here behind is hard, but grandchildren and new adventures in familiar, loved places await.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Poets
fire poppy
Another almost this time we both knew it was doomed from the start me in California; you, two states apart still my foolish heart fluttered.
By Semaraabout a year ago in Poets
Visiting the Widow
The musician's widow Thought there would be wine Perhaps dancing A candlelit dinner With tales of old times The poet brought a book, signed
By Gene Lassabout a year ago in Poets
They don't know. Honorable Mention in I Didn’t Say That Out Loud Challenge.
I almost asked you today. But I didn't. Between your hesitation or "no", I'll take the high road. The road that leads to another X on the calendar.
By Daniel Kabout a year ago in Poets
The Feelings of You
I had let day turn into night and night into day with you, creating a path that we thought would be our future. I am searching for
By Katheleenabout a year ago in Poets
When the Hour Strikes, the Silence Will Speak
O Man of pride! O King of Dust! O traveler chasing winds and rust! Thy crown is made of fleeting breath, Thy throne—a speck beneath the Death.
By Muhammad Abdullahabout a year ago in Poets
The Lost Kiss
I searched all day for a kiss that I never got positioning myself in the right moments reachable to your lips but you never reached me
By Katheleenabout a year ago in Poets
When the Hourglass Breaks
When the hourglass breaks and the sands have spilled, And silence falls where the noise once thrilled, We stand before the mirror of the End—
By Muhammad Abdullahabout a year ago in Poets
When the Hourglass Breaks
When the hourglass breaks and the sands have spilled, And silence falls where the noise once thrilled, We stand before the mirror of the End—
By Muhammad Abdullahabout a year ago in Poets
Life Is Tough, But So Are You
--- Life is tough, the roads are steep, Some dreams may falter, and shadows creep. But in your heart, a fire burns bright,
By Huzaifa Writerabout a year ago in Poets