sad poetry

The cathartic nature of poetry makes it one of the best outlets to channel feelings of sadness, emotional turmoil, grief and despair.

My Words…
My honesty went quiet.. My explanations went silent since over a year… My words were ignored… My anxiety went cowardice…
By Meghan LeVaughn 6 months ago in Poets
Rotten Fruit (Rondeau)
Rotten fruit falls down on its own Plentiful harvest won't be known No hand need pull it to the ground Crows and vermin will feast around
By Tina D. Lopez6 months ago in Poets
To: The monsters under my bed.... Content Warning.
To: The monsters under my bed... I still love you quietly, gently at a distance where my love cannot be seen I still love you
By Lolly Vieira6 months ago in Poets
Crumbling Vows
until death we'll part other bride waiting at home wedding cake crumbles
By Tina D. Lopez6 months ago in Poets
Karma Does Not Forget
Karma Does Not Forget I have seen it circle back, slow and certain, not in thunder, not in noise, but in quiet hours, when a man sits alone with what he has done,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 6 months ago in Poets
All to Well
You climbed my walls like ivy. A moment that felt enchanted, though you weren’t always fearless, You have a demure that says, “Who is afraid of little old me”.
By Jesse Lee6 months ago in Poets
Wish Me Well
I can never have anything just for myself except the misery of the alone finally being felt I share too much until too much becomes a stranger
By Ecarg Nosive6 months ago in Poets
It's okay
It's okay that I feel so low it's okay that I feel so lost it's okay that I 'miss' myself it's okay that life is blurry right now
By Ruhani Khadijah6 months ago in Poets
Set ablaze to the web
Kiss me or kill me it won’t matter to still cells feeling nothing and numbness will cast away your spells the moment before the bang
By Ruhani Khadijah6 months ago in Poets
A Light Bulb
around the days you transitioned were the days I questioned. around the days you transitioned I tried to find the meaning of existence. around the days you transitioned I tried to find the trail you could've left behind for me to tell me you're alright.
By Ruhani Khadijah6 months ago in Poets
Grief and love
The feeling of grieving arrives in strange ways in the presence of love knowing you have to let it go that holding onto the thorns
By Ruhani Khadijah6 months ago in Poets
my problems
A beautiful sad long ago self wrote this in 2019 i have come so very far, i am so very proud of me but wanted to share this seedlings story, she has a beautiful way with words and i will never deny any of her to be seen and heard…
By Ruhani Khadijah6 months ago in Poets