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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.
Beyond the Bark
A familiar path I walked frequently with glee the feeling of a constant stare came over me upon looking to find the place of the stare nobody was in sight, no one was even there Next day I decided...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, feelings, loss, perspective, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I remember my sadness through
This quill is calling out to you! Ink brighter than skies cold blue Even in my darkest desired silence. Metronome paced sands trickle steadily into sorrow's timepiece; my glass prison cells view And in the wake of saddest Decembers haze Even...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, devotion, sad,
Form: Rhyme



The Hole in My Wall, the Hole in My Heart
A little bird whispered, soft yet clear, ?Truths I never wanted to hear. ?Echoes of laughter, sharp like knives, ?Behind my back, they carved their lies. Once we were twenty, a vibrant crew, ?Now I’m alone, the sky's gone blue.? Faces...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, absence, abuse, beauty, bird,
Form: Lyric

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Premium Member Shallow Hours
In Shallow Hours, graves are dug By words morose, Their hollow powers seem mundane, But are much worse. Being Lonely in a crowded room, With empty words Muttered by survivors; Whose frosty breath in time, With...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, cry, death, eulogy, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Baton
Vague memories haunt me still, they come whether sadness or thrill, too often at the very worst time, it rings in my head, a Pavlov chime, some reactions are unrehearsed, but at the same time I...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, abuse, addiction, anger, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme



All The Good Things
they want me to write about good things soft kisses and heart-filled days of loveliness they want me to write of romance and joy of gratitude and laughter of all the good things above and below but I can...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, angst, dark, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Yellow Sadness
Tiny houses and tiny hands. The orange sunrays at dawn, thickens into a darkness we draw upon. Cold sheets and cold hearts, filled with flowers that fall apart. The smell of roses to see a...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, depression, happiness, lost, yellow,
Form: Rhyme
The Sadness I feel inside
The sadness I feel inside, asking why didn't you help me fix it. The sadness I try to hide on the outside. When our marriage went bad. The sadness that doesn't seen to end. I can't get over losing you...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
An Old Man
An Old Man is looking at me In my heart filled with rain First, keeping his head low Tells me he would do anything, To stop this rain An old man is looking at me Tells me that everything will be...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, change, character, confusion, dream,
Form: Free verse
My Elder Sister
[ M y h a p i n e s s i s y o u r s m i l e ] … The universe has burdened yet blessed me with life;...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, absence, appreciation, beautiful, childhood,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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
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

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