sad poetry

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

It kills me to write this
Start quietly. Be so silent that the crickets she hears… hear crickets. Leave so gently she won't be able to comprehend how her house could blow over from a such a mild breeze.
By Daniel Kabout a year ago in Poets
This is How I Remember My Past. Content Warning.
A child, My child; Watches on in fear, He knows that Mummy is getting hurt again, There is nothing he can do, Though he loves her dearly,
By Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago in Poets
Every Summer Has to End
Every Summer Has to End eShe laughed in gold, barefoot on the quiet lane, hair a tumble, voice like heat, calling my name again
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The Me After You
From the very beginning I was a no one wandering through existence with no resistance ~ It was all just as so Success—I didn't know
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Mother to son. AI-Generated.
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,
By Danyal Hashmiabout a year ago in Poets
Standing Outside Your Window. Top Story - August 2025.
Homonyms sound the same But their meanings split And so did we ~~~~~ You opened the window Called out like you cared But when I came You slammed it shut I stood there Lost in the cold Don't you want me anymore? ~~~~~ You watch me Through the window Make eye contact But no open door I see you let others in I used to have a key Now they walk in Where I once stood Where I once laughed Where I once mattered ~~~~~ I'm so sorry for being slow Now I'm just a ghost Outside your window Would you close your curtains too? __________________________________________ Thank you so much for reading this! 🥰 If you liked my writing, please leave a comment, click the heart and subscribe for free! You might enjoy this as well:
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago in Poets
Goodbye
Step one: Brush it off let it die All that feeling Let it sigh > Step two: repeat these words, don’t deny <~>~~~~>~~~~>—+++——-+-++<~>~~~~>~~~~>~~~~~>
By Caitlin Charltonabout a year ago in Poets
Claws
In my mind there are claws Vapid memories that are yours That across my mind draws Reminders of the past I can dust them away
By Obsidian Wordsabout a year ago in Poets
No One but You
No One but You I don’t cry for you now not like I did at first when she walked in smiling wearing my perfume You held her hand
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
How to Disappear from Their Lives
First, I must warn you: this is how you disappear from them. They'll never disappear from your heart. Second, this requires a lot of
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in Poets
No Longer
There is more than one way to disappear- to become memories in the wind considered in passing and brought back through fleeting
By Obsidian Wordsabout a year ago in Poets
Sight
In vain attempt to grasp the ephemeral threads of reality, they unraveled, taking sanity with them. Leaving merely a void lined iris, eclipsed in ill-fated secrets unveiled. Ipseity adrift in the sempiternal maelstrom of awareness, settled upon the brow, a drowning anadem.
By AAshesabout a year ago in Poets