sad poetry

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

Education Helped Her Escape. Top Story - July 2025.
She burned the midnight oil, studied quantum physics. Her village folks have no idea what that is, but they had heard that's not easy, quite hard.
By Seema Patelabout a year ago in Poets
The Night I Swore You Said It
The Night I Swore You Said It I remember that night. That one night. That one time I swore— if I let myself be bold, if I let hope have a voice—
By Shakti Rambarranabout a year ago in Poets
She’s a Tramp
She’s a Tramp She isn’t a lady no silk or silver spoon her laugh cracks like thunder and her footsteps chase the moon She wears no crown
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Still the Sun. Runner-Up in Somewhere Between Here and There Challenge.
the hill where I stood and waited for reason to come in its season ~ looking upon the world with a warring sense of unease and hope
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
bug bite at a funeral
in air quotes "funeral" because Annie coined it a picnic: troughs of tin foil and the weight of disbelief under a pavilion on loan, a small welt bloomed
By Erin Latham Sheaabout a year ago in Poets
Instructions for Disappearing
Unpin yourself from the cork board Remove the string. They only tracked you ‘cause they were scared of where you’d go without them.
By Laura about a year ago in Poets
The Things I Think While Folding Laundry
I want to scream that I am drowning in unfolded towels and unmet expectations. I want to tell you that some days I fantasize about running away to a dusty motel with no Wi-Fi and no sticky fingerprints on the fridge.
By The Arleeabout a year ago in Poets
Sad Poetry in Urdu. Content Warning.
Sad poetry holds a special place in Urdu literature. It is a form of expression that portrays pain and sadness through powerful words. In Urdu, sad poetry is often referred to as "ghamgeen shaairi," and it resonates with the emotions of those who can relate to feelings of love, loss, and heartbreak. This type of poetry captures the melancholy of unfulfilled love, separation, betrayal in friendships, and the harsh realities of life.
By Ali Hassanabout a year ago in Poets
Stressed Out
When life says you’ve got this Sometimes it feels like a joke Everything is moving quickly Time won’t let you slow down I need time to breath
By Thomas Terryabout a year ago in Poets
Solace in Solitude
Loneliness has become my friend Not in the way they recommend but in a way that descended from a place of safety decedent
By Lora Colemanabout a year ago in Poets
Oh Dear Preacher...
Oh dear Preacher, dressed in white, With silver tongue and candlelight, You stood before the pews and swore That Heaven waits beyond the door.
By Luciousabout a year ago in Poets
That's How I Remember It
They say, we live as long as we're remembered but time has a way of rewriting every line Every mistake and win we had, is tethered
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago in Poets