Sad Poems. Above are examples of sad poems about life, depression, love, and more. Yes, believe it or not, poetry about sadness can help you lift your spirits when you feel down or are unhappy. It is a natural feeling and one that all people experience but talking about how you feel and writing about sadness can put you on the road to healing. Regardless of the reason, or even if there doesn’t seem to be one, reading and sharing poetry can help you when sadness holds you in its grip. These poetic works will help you to learn how to write poetry about sadness and see how the best poets from all over the world write this form of poetry.
Of Mice and MenI am a mouse, catatonic with fear;
just trying to stay still and silent,
to survive.
Batted about by an indifferent cat;
for him a lazy afternoon,
for me an aching lifetime.
It has no idea of the torture it inflicts;
no...
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Categories:
sad, anger, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Vague wealthVast in our vague wealth
Our deceived value we stare
We have missed the truth
...
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Categories:
money, sad,
Form: Haiku
Cold
It's been a long time since a smile graced this face, the voices say, 'The pain will go away.'
Wearing a mask to cover the decay, the voices say, 'Embrace the pain.'
Been strong for so long...
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Categories:
dark, sad, scary, voice,
Form: Free verse
HerLet the rain fall, let it pour,
Open all the windows and doors.
Slow the footsteps around the house,
Make all the voices quiet, just like a mouse.
Can you hear the sorrows howl...
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Categories:
sad, death, depression, heartbreak, hurt,
Form: Elegy
Goodbye BabyI once had a heart of gold,
Now it is black and cold,
Seeing him kiss another,
Wishing I had listened to my mother.
Disrespectful and manipulating,
We are no longer dating.
A...
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Categories:
sad, betrayal, break up, conflict,
Form: Ode
In Stride5/6/24
I got to grind
All the time
In order to rise
As it coincides and goes with time
An ode that's signed
With an open mind
Looking at it from both sides
Otherwise
I'll just nosedive
If I fuss and whine
When there's...
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Categories:
sad, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Motheredopposite the I,
is where i reside.
endure and bide,
endlessly.
You see My person,
nod at this version,
never question My identity,
You're right in me, not entirely.
Your gaze cant see,
everything outside Me,
ever watching you,
unaware I am two.
observe me please,
ease my...
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Categories:
sad, childhood, depression, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
KALI MAA: THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU SCREAMI swear to tell you the truth
Nothing but the truth
But your heart is so feeble
And your spirit so brittle
A whiff of it will make you syncope
A little tyrant I am glad...
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Categories:
sad, allegory, allusion, dark, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Wedding VowsI promise to love you
Love you with a love so strong
No mountain, nor hill, nor forest
Could stand in our way
I promise to cherish you
Cherish you like a man in the desert
Values every drop of...
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Categories:
sad love, true love,
Form: Lyric
A solitary figureIn the dimly lit corners of her existence,
She lingered, a ghost in the midst of persistence.
From the womb, she was marked, a black sheep born,
Destined to wander, forsaken and torn.
In childhood's tender grasp, she stood...
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Categories:
sad, dark, loneliness, lost, mental
Form: Rhyme
Comfort ZoneIn shadows deep, she seeks her rest,
Where pain's embrace feels like a test.
Her heart, a fortress, cold and still,
Where echoes of her anguish fill.
The girl, once bright, now lost in night,
In comfort found in endless...
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Categories:
sad, angst, confusion, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
This Greyling Sallow PlaceGloomy dismal, and forlorn...
that's how this day was borne
in a Greyling sallow place
where death doth reign
without a face.
In a boneyard of decaying flesh,
one fresh abyss was dug
to the depth of six feet
before the...
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Categories:
sad, silence,
Form: Free verse
The Fragile HeartThe tenderness of the fragile heart,
Resembles a historic yet dramatic,
Work of art as seen through the ages.
The portrait never shows broken hearts,
Devastation of death or the,
Heartbreak of losing a child.
The heart cries in silence,
As you...
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Categories:
sad, beautiful, bereavement, cry, devotion,
Form: Free verse
The Seasons of Our LoveOn summer nights
Nostalgia's muse revives
Scent of jasmine
Fig tree fragrance fuses
Memories meander
Minty ice cream flavours
Add sweetness to hungry kisses
Star gazing to cricket symphony
Roof top whispers of love's infinity
Days drenched with salty waves
Sun flared skin...
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Categories:
sad, longing, lost love, nostalgia,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Maybe I missThe locked poem of my heart
When unbound by its chains
Will reveal it's frozen secrets
Thaw them out again
All that can be mustered
Of this broken and abused soul
If I bestow this gift
Please hold it with care
And please...
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Categories:
abuse, depression, lonely, sad,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Sad Poems
Read wonderful sad poetry on the following sub-topics:
boyfriend, breakup, cry, death, depression, feeling, friends, girlfriend, goodbye, heartbreak, kids, life, rhyme,
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Definition | What is Sad in Poetry?
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