sad poetry

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

Poison’s Promise
Poison’s Promise A serpent circled where innocence once grew, Its fangs kissed silence with a venomous grin. The crimson fruit held secrets no soul outlived, A feast where every ending chose to begin.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
It’s Dark Tonight
I’m sure it’s another meal Like any other The meat all nice and tender You’ve even included sides I guess I’ll sip on this brown sugar
By Sender Jeannestal 2 months ago in Poets
The Sweet Escape From Purgatory
Longing is such sweet torture, but we maintain our need to suffer it so To stop longing for that which was better hurts the very part of us
By Jason Morton2 months ago in Poets
The Weight of What I Couldn't Say
Is this all we are? Too good at pretending, Surrounded by rocks, Slowly learning how to drown In our own sorrow? Is this all you ever wished for? For happiness to finally find you, A heart once made of gold, Now slowly turning black.
By Samara Pollyana 2 months ago in Poets
The Song That Finished Decades Ago
They have been playing so long that no one remembers who wound them, who first oiled the small gold gears where a heart should have been arguing.
By Diane Foster2 months ago in Poets
The Last Breath
Oh, my dear, Do you have any idea How it feels to carry this pain? To wake with a heart already weary, As though each sunrise asks for more Than I have left to give.
By Samara Pollyana 2 months ago in Poets
Elegy for the Man Who Climbed
I have walked so long in the low rooms that I forgot the ceiling could be sky, forgot that fire is not the only weather a body learns to live in.
By Diane Foster2 months ago in Poets
Behind The Rose
Behind The Rose People often see the rose, the petals carefully arranged, never noticing the thorns hidden underneath. They admire what is shown,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Like the sand through these hands of mine
⌛⏳⌛⏳ I’ve experienced the world and been to many places But the experiences are locked inside my mind. Things that happened years ago
By Calvin London2 months ago in Poets
One Year.
It's been about a year now since you went away. It doesn't feel that long, though. It was just yesterday that I received a call you left,
By Jen Phillips2 months ago in Poets
You Made It All About You
You Made It All About You Every story circled back to your name, Every hurt became your claim, You never saw the tears I hid,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The Fire Starter's Wife
How can I feel sorry for you when I’m too numb right now? The fire starter’s wife is how they’ll know me in town. A truth I can’t seem to wrap my head around.
By Justiss Goode2 months ago in Poets