sad poetry

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

When the world ended
In the silence after the last echo, where the sky has crumbled into shards of dusk, I stand alone amidst the debris of a world that once thrummed with life.
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Poets
With you I will fly
Dearest Wind, In the quiet tumult of the world's breath, where the air itself seems to murmur secrets older than the mountains,
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Poets
Life
In the cold hum of industry, our lives are forged in the relentless clatter of gears and pistons, where the heartbeat of progress
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Poets
Metamorphosis
Life is hard, my world seems crazy. Would it be easier if I was just a daisy? People with family take them for granted. When you don’t have family you understand it. You wish you had them to take for granted. A mom and a dad, I would be very glad.
By Sabrina Spellman- Kallie Coleridge Venturini2 years ago in Poets
Missing the Mark
The empty chair The waiting lines Always living up to the very best Hoping to achieve Hoping to deceive Just to get to the place you’ve always wanted to be.
By Thomas Terry2 years ago in Poets
Summer's End
Sunsets ablaze, as if releasing the colors of fall. Incredible warmth wrapped in crisp new cool. Let the leaves begin to change, but don't let them touch ground. Not now.
By Maddy Newt2 years ago in Poets
Sick. Content Warning.
Sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. Ignoring it usually works, why hasn't it worked? Let me go to bed, I don't care anymore, why can't my brain turn off?
By Maddy Newt2 years ago in Poets
Unmatched Rhythms
In the ballroom of connection, We stepped onto the polished floor, You and I, strangers in motion, Attempting a dance unexplored.
By Winry2 years ago in Poets
Cheat . Content Warning.
I’m juggling I’m tossing I’m turning Get off of me, you’re lying and you’re lurking These dreams never leave me broken You’re the lies that you speak
By Caitlin Charlton2 years ago in Poets
The Fog of War
The Fog of War We stand on ceremonies to sleep through the night Sable skies alight With fireworks in flight. Tricolored displays
By Chris Z2 years ago in Poets
A Little Break
A little slip through the cracks It's too easy Because when the world smothers Liquidates, and your bones turn to jelly It's hard not to
By Belle2 years ago in Poets
The Unraveling Wool
In the dim light of the thinning fog, the sheep stood still, its wool a tangled hymn of grey skies and fields forgotten.
By Taylor Ward2 years ago in Poets