sad poetry
The cathartic nature of poetry makes it one of the best outlets to channel feelings of sadness, emotional turmoil, grief and despair.
4/15/25
A NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF THINGS I’M NOT SORRY FOR crying on the bus during rush hour / going five years without hearing my grandparent’s voices / using all the sticky notes / being glad our cat died before our vacation / stealing food from grocery stores / stealing anything I can / going to bed early / just to lie there for hours and wonder if I should have been more thorough when I was fourteen / leaving the trash by the back door / going five days without washing my hair / going twenty three years without saying I love you / crying in your bed on our first date / never learning how to cook raw chicken properly / never learning how to ride a bike without feeling like it’s a test / never learning how to speak / never learning how to feel things without becoming them / not being able to cry when I wish I could / suddenly knowing how to cry when I shouldn’t / knowing the difference between platonicity and romance / just to call them by my own name
By Olivia Dodgeabout a year ago in Poets
One Day I…
The sun sat low in the sky, spilling its last warmth over the land. The air was still, yet my chest held a storm. I sat alone on a flat rock, toes digging into the dry earth, watching shadows stretch long across the savanna. This moment—this endless stretch of quiet—should have been enough. But I wasn’t here.
By Elsa Rose N. Chepingabout a year ago in Poets
