heartbreak

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

Therapy Session
Sinking into an overused couch, she held her breath as he answered. There was no correct response. The only requirement:
By Nikki Torino Wagner2 years ago in Poets
Childhood Sweethearts
I look at you and feel nothing but sadness for who we used to be. The boy and girl next door who faced the world together;
By Bethany G2 years ago in Poets
Kerosene
Splashing Kerosene, you flicked my Bic As I lay choking, craving rain Laughter tumbled from your lips Plastic bits smoldering
By Christy Munson2 years ago in Poets
Echoes Of Farewell
Echoes of Farewell In the dim light where love once shone bright, Two hearts that glowed now fade from sight, Vows lost in the flow of time, Whispers of love's old rhyme, Tears fall like soft rain, Memories wane, Silent cries, Goodbye, Gone. Paths we tread now part in sorrow, Dreams we held, no more tomorrows, Echoes of what might be, Lost in the autumn breeze, Love's touch fades away, Lonely cascades, Hearts apart, Silent, Still.
By Prosper Bright2 years ago in Poets
A Bad Recipe
Loving you was like an over-jammed frying pan. I wanted all my bell peppers to brown—for the lamb juices to bloom. For the tastes to marry.
By Gina C.2 years ago in Poets
Poem : Heart of a Mother
Heart of a Mother (Written by Alexa Peri) In the quiet of the morning light, Before the dawn begins its flight, She rises up with gentle grace,
By Alexa Peri2 years ago in Poets
Charmed Love
We only split up because you died. Heard you died and oh yeah I cried. We didn’t break up for strife. Just the end of your life.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Poets
A Clean Break
In the end, I can't help but wonder, How did you move on so quickly? How did you pack up your bags and walk away like that,
By Kay Husnick2 years ago in Poets
In the Scorpion Grass
Where dew moths sip the nectar of the scorpion grass, a raindrop hugs a leaf, pleading “Forget me not, adieu.” In mirror
By Gina C.2 years ago in Poets
In Your Eyes
In your eyes, a wisdom gleams, Guiding me through all my dreams, Strong and steady, firm yet kind, In your love, peace I find.
By Alexa Peri2 years ago in Poets
dull and dark November
elegy verses fall like heavy thunderstorm in midnight November I summon fire hoping to warm cold feelings while gazing long through the coming flames
By chaimaa alidrissi2 years ago in Poets
Bye no more harm
Your tone of voice became loud and screamed Your inner emotions unhealed I can not let harm arrive I better run and heal
By Antea Lumina Kala Matylda 2 years ago in Poets