heartbreak

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

Catharsis. Top Story - October 2024. Content Warning.
The blade’s silver glint caught my eye With each slice, a soft, muffled sigh My fingers trace the crimson streams Salted grief, down my cheeks, they gleam The airborne ferrous makes me high __________________________________________
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago in Poets
I loved you...
I loved you but I didn't know how to show it I always seemed to blow it. I loved you your patience and trust but as usual
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTY2 years ago in Poets
The Call
Heart racing. Hands shaking. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Bacon frying. Bread baking. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Saltwater. Chapstick. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
By Annie B.2 years ago in Poets
Bolt
Galvanized by the horror of those pixels on the white screen, reaching for that familial touch of a black pelt - grasping emptiness;
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Poets
Undesired Warfare. Content Warning.
I hear the sounds of death echoing in the distance. The scent of shattered remains, even from afar. Disgusted by the tang of gore and militia potence.
By Grace Kusta Nasralla2 years ago in Poets
Tired Eye’s That Won’t Sleep
Eyes That Won't Sleep Tired and worn, I lay in bed, But sleep won’t come, it dances instead. Thoughts swirl like leaves on a gentle breeze,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 years ago in Poets
For Your Sake
The way you used to look into my eyes, and sell me your lies‐ Of course, I bought them and believed your stories, everything spoken‐
By JM2 years ago in Poets
Crescendo
The darkest parts revealed to all, Veiled by the twinkle of stars. Glancing blows were at hand. A deal reached. With no handshake, no crescendo,
By Kimberly2 years ago in Poets
Always With Me
I need you to know that whenever I hear that Panic! at the Disco song Whenever I'm at a music festival with the smell of cigarettes so strong
By Gavi Loewenstein2 years ago in Poets
my story. Content Warning.
this poem is about being your own worst enemy, about realizing it too late that you've pushed away the ones you love and were there for you at your worst, and yet they tried to love you through it. it's about the emptiness in longing for your soulmate, being so close but still unable to connect, and the shame and guilt in knowing that you can only blame yourself.
By ⸘jason alan‽2 years ago in Poets
Another Sunset
I wanted to write you a poem But found my words Froze on the tip of my pen As I pressed it to paper, Nothing capable of bringing to mind
By Katrina Thornley2 years ago in Poets
Echos of a Goodbye
I sit here under the whispering trees, Where our laughter used to dance on the breeze. Shadows stretch long, like the time that we lost,
By Chris Irby2 years ago in Poets