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Heartbroken Poems | Examples of Heartbroken Poetry

Cardboard Castles
Cardboard Castles You came in like thunder— wild, loud, and sharp with flame. Eyes like chaos, smile like fire, never still, and never tame. We shared a bed when we were small, built kingdoms out of pillow forts. You held my hand...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, heaven, loss, mental
Form: Rhyme
Alt Title: A Wasted 3 Months
I wish I could make you leave as fast as you arrived. But if I could do that I would not be me. 5 days in and I knew you meant something. 10 days in and you were...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, heartbroken, love hurts,
Form: Free verse



Letting Her Live His Life
I was never here for passing time, Never here for love denied. I thought we’d walk this road as one, But love has left me far behind. If I love you, how can I not break? When you are not...Read the rest...
Categories: goodbye, heartbroken, pain,
Form: Lyric
Falling
“Come here” You said, gesturing to the sunset. I climbed up beside you, my legs dangling over the edge of the railing. My breath sped up as you put your hand on my back The thumping of my heart...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, betrayal, break up, emotions,
Form: Free verse
angel
you don’t know who I am, not truly— and I’m okay with that i won’t pretend devotion, won’t put up that facade because honesty is all I have left to give i love you, but i am selfish I need...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Stories On Rose Petals
The heart is a field after rain ravages it, flooded with drops and completely spent. Maybe just maybe something will grow, a remedy lets this fractured soul bloom. Flooded with drops and completely spent, there’s still time for a spiritual...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, feelings, heartbroken, love,
Form: Pantoum
A golden jewel
A golden jewel, A night dazzling crystal, An expensive gem, valued capital, A young star, strong and real. Eyes onto the glow, A beam in darkened show, Sturdy in an alarming blow, Simple and firm like a bow. A gem unique and rare, Source...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, beautiful, best friend, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
I'm Gone
Tell me you hate me Tell me you love me Tell me life is better without me. You tell me you want me Then tell me you don't. You ask me to stay, so I won't. You say...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, betrayal, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
I read your journal
Reading your words, your poems, your feelings, it makes me hurt more than any physical beatings, it was a glimpse in your mind, all your madness, I read about your love, heartbreak and sadness, I see a glimpse of...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, 9th grade, abuse, father,
Form: Free verse
All To Be Reminded
“Do me well, Do me no harm. Do me well, Treat me like no stranger. Do me good, Don't make me sad. Do me well, Forget me not.” I painted worth gold to be stolen, I gather the thieves to my mind. Desperate enough...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, heartbroken, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
When someone dies
I want you all to rejoice, this is not my end. I'm starting to transition, to see family and friends. All my sorrows and my pain will soon be left behind. Any suffering is done here, I will...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, 10th grade, death, death
Form: Rhyme
The Wall Between Us
Between us, there's a wall. On my side, there's an empty hall, Where I scream and cry. Then I die, and die, and die. I'm pleading on my knees, Fighting the frosty breeze, Begging for your aid, Like a poor maid. The wall...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, break up, emotions, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
All apologies
I lied, never told you the truth— I never loved you, my beloved Ruth. Forgive me, if it's possible, for the things I did impossible. Cold blood, so bold, seeping through my veins. If I could hold you, and...Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, 12th grade, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
The Last Words
The Last Words "Sorry, sorry, sorry..." You said, The remaining coherence As you struggled on your bed It didn't right away sink in my head, Absolute courage was my preference Not knowing your own preference Glowing away in your exhausted eyes, You didn't...Read the rest...
Categories: death, depression, heartbroken, obituary,
Form: Rhyme
Fading Footprints
You left in the rain, Heartbeats echo through the storm, Memories remain....Read the rest...
Categories: heartbroken, memory,
Form: Haiku

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