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Sadness Poems - Poems about Sadness

Sadness Poems - Examples of all types of poems about sadness to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for sadness.
Premium Member Sad and Painful Tears For Haiti At Xmas
The nonstop negative news or publicities on Haiti Hurt tremendously and disturbingly The relentless or constant bashings of all Haitians Twinge and twist my heart like cancer patients On their death beds, who are resigned, hopeless Penniless, helpless, and spiritless. Haiti...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, bible, birth, blessing, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
A Childhood Interrupted
Needles on the dresser, pipes in your hands, Chaos as the soundtrack to a childhood undone. Screams that hurt my ears, objects thrown and broken, tears on faces. When I think of my childhood, instead...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, addiction, angst, childhood, conflict,
Form: Free verse



Memories
It had such a wide variety of sounds, They had echoed through the air, the waves gushing up and down the sand, Me alone laying down on the cold wet sand, like snow you just can't get up you...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, 12th grade, body,
Form: Free verse

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Dis-Illusion
How can you say that your dreams, Weaved into an atrocious scarf, Is not the one you fathomed, But at least keeps you warm? Why do you feel so lonely, Never could feel that emotion before, When dusk falls, streetlights shimmer, ...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anxiety, break up, depression,
Form: Free verse
Letting go of Butterflies
“Our little precious sugar plum, What has got him feeling glum? What has got our boy so sad? What has got him feeling bad?” No they don’t understand They don’t Why? Why can I not smile? Why does every single thing Just add...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, absence, grief, loss, missing
Form: Rhyme



Fading Light
My heart is unbearably heavy, Faith slipping through my fingers like sand. I’ve faced so many troubles, But now it’s my very soul Battling for a reason to hold on. The fight feels endless; I don’t know if...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, cry, death, depression, fate,
Form: Free verse
Too Young To Break
Beneath the swing set’s creak, joy whispered like a ghost, while clouds of heaviness settled like stones on my chest. My voice evaporated, with every swing and sway, as I reached for something solid, my truth slipping, fading with the wind. If healing...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anger, anxiety, childhood, depression,
Form: Free verse
Loss Is
Loss is feeling everything All at once While you stand there feeling numb. Loss is having electric pain Shoot through your system As your heart stops in place. Loss is feeling An inescapable scream Rise from inner depths of immeasurable pain. Loss is having...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, death, grief, loss, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Unmoved
I am a disaster, wallowing in self-pity. Delusions strong, paranoia in overdrive. I am stalemate. Stagnant. Watching life pass, and I cannot move. No dreams, nor nightmares. Life hurts. Checkmate....Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anxiety, depression, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Self Harm?
I realize then, that my entire emotional existence embodies contradiction. I profess how you’ve wounded me but haven’t I presented you with your weapon and placed your finger on the trigger? “You hurt me! Again,...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, absence, abuse, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Whispering Fate
Sacrified everything I had, yet it remained the same. Ceased expecting anything, indifferent I became. Ceased expressing preferences, feeling it is pointless. Silence born from exhaustion and hopelesness. Unaware of what was evil. Your tainted soul being deceitful. Destroying everything alive,...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, abuse, depression, life, love,
Form: Rhyme
Where is home
Oh, the image of her Crying on the street People walking and looking How miserable. She cries to her mom Getting her back to home Isn’t home just here? How miserable. Poor the young girl Thirsting for love Blooming for beauty But what does she...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, first love, grief, growing
Form: Free verse
Whispering Mind
Emotionless eyes that have the colour of wind, looking in mine...killing me from inside. Why do I feel so tired all the time? Seeing everything you do, being blind. Fearing your unstable mind, destroying mine. Whispering in my ear:...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, abuse, depression, life, love,
Form: Rhyme
Depression
Dagger, In my heart. Downcast, lonely, fears consume, Those who have pure hearts. ...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, 9th grade, depression, heartbreak,
Form: Haiku
Too America
Too many women with fewer choices Too many kids dodging bullets in fear Too many in danger for just being ***** So many attempts to silence our voices Too many immigrant lives at stake Too many...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, abortion, america, anger, humanity,
Form: Rhyme

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