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Loneliness Poems | Examples of Loneliness Poetry

Loneliness Poems
Loneliness Poems - Examples of all types of loneliness poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for loneliness.
Premium Member Streets of solitude
Walking along the park sidewalk, Sometimes hear the joy and cheer of playing kids, But most of the time, I only hear the whispers of solitude, Each echoing footstep, a lone goodbye. I watch the...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, solitude,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Streets of Solitude
Love came down, without a sound, assuring us of the presence, the grace, the peace that comes to those who simply believe God is always near and wherever we are, we have love so sincere...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, lonely, music, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Community
Community, do you remember that Our rapidly changing world, has stripped community from behind our backs Technology connects us across the globe But sometimes isolates us within our own minds, at home Our smartphones and social media promise connection Yet...Read the rest...
Categories: community, loneliness, nostalgia, relationship,
Form: Rhyme

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Premium Member Dawn
Rimmed with red, the sky emerges from an alcoholic haze, collapses on the shoulder of a hill. As thin-lipped as the letter box, I brush a broken bottle from the driveway: shards of glass that tinkle on the tarmac, sharp as laughter in an empty room. First...Read the rest...
Categories: drug, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Anywhere But Here
The walls close in, peeling paint whispering stories I’ve worn too long. The air clings heavy, stale as forgotten dreams, suffocating, soaked in dust. The clock ticks louder than the fractures in my chest, its hands dragging me through an endless loop of nowhere. Even...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, depression, hurt, loneliness,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member - A Lonely Friend -
Life changes, ...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, cheer up, emotions, friend,
Form: Free verse
Refraction
In the ruin of 2020, life shattered – streets that once bustled, now phantom, ringing with the wail of sirens, the weight of loneliness pushing down, every breath a hint at what we lost. Masks hid not only faces, but the touch of...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, anger, anxiety, environment, health,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Library High
I met an old man in Atlantic City, in a library by the shore Through the glass, the ocean shimmered, he couldn't ask for more He said he'd been retired since his wife...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, age, america, culture, literature,
Form: Lyric
Shall there be Peace in Battle?
Searching for peace I long appeared Withdrawn and silent in the midst Uncertain if reality in the things I feared Would split us asunder with iron fist. Long for peace I have craved Helplessly lost and wept Dreams of...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, confusion, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Touch of Life
The Touch of Life The Touch of Life Fed by rotation Stimulated by light And access thereof Growth with Volumes of love Then Growth Takes a sabbatical The Touch of life Is put on pause As rotation is Put at bay When growth returns Because of...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
What Went Wrong
When submerged in sorrow's sea, Why reject a helping hand? A broken sparrow, fragile be, Alone, you cannot stand. Somewhere along the winding way, In the darkest night, the dimmest day, A realization softly spoke, In solitude, the heart awoke. To weep alone,...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, dark, death, deep, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Red Telephone Booth
An old gaunt lady With feeble steps Walked to the red telephone booth On the roadside pavement Every day she dialed a number And spoke inaudibly into the receiver As tears streamed down her crinkly face This continued for an hour Until...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, mystery, old, red,
Form: Free verse
Cotton-Mouth
My tongue holds cotton to my teeth Holds the dry in my throat I cannot breathe here My voice is escaped from me I do not speak with sound My hands are my larynx I hold my regards to my noise I...Read the rest...
Categories: bird, loneliness, nature, wind,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Animalistic Thoughts
Barking; I harken Almost darken Need to be free Underneath the tree I wonder what ye will find As I dig within the tree I fill my stomach with pebbles Unfazed and bewildered The smells make me shiver Sounds unbeknownst to me I hither...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, anxiety, conflict, cool, dog,
Form: Free verse
My Lonely Symphonies
My heart plays somber symphonies. It plays them exclusively for me. They are fragile and feminine. Breathtaking and melancholy. They perform songs of tragedy and cry out with sorrow but they are perceived by myself...Read the rest...
Categories: loneliness, art, deep, depression, feelings,
Form: Free verse

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