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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.
A love gone wrong
A love gone wrong What went wrong between us? Can you tell me? I tried to be all you wanted , but you didn't want to see. I couldn't be myself with you and you didn't even know...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, conflict, emotions, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
Reminded
Every 20 February, I am reminded Unwanted Rejected Unloved Every 20 February, the dagger twists Impossible to love Difficult child A duty not a joy Every 20 February, I am reminded Living mistake Born a stranger Resented existence Every 20 February, the dagger twists Never good enough Not deserving Never...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, birthday, emotions, family, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse



A breath of air
Why must I take the world's misery? Always hiding a tear the earth's children caused to appear Saddened by my kind heart meeting rotten souls I owe no one a debt, yet they take all my energy's worth Misery loves company indeed but...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anger, deep, freedom,
Form: Free verse

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Your disdain
The bitterness has become a revelation, a recognition of desolation that I have come to appreciate. Wrap me in the comforts of emptiness, where the bleakness renders me numb of mind and absent of thought....Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anger, betrayal, boy, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Color Blind
How can we understand each other's color, When we use the same flavored word? It's impossible to say it any duller, And through our glasses the meaning is blurred. To you something bright as the sky, Will always strike me...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, blue, color, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme



empty jar
i feel like an empty jar, waiting, just for one thing. to be filled. i try to distract myself, to fill the empty space, however, it’s almost like there’s a leak in the jar. each effort to fill the jar, becomes a brief moment...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, 12th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Rise
I am tired of me No, the world won't see I wish I was free I desire my dreams I hide all the screams Life is a hard task I evade a cask I wear a fake mask I try...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anger, anxiety, confidence, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Angels Came
June twenty -first Nineteen eighty-nine Your father proudly proclaims This baby girl is mine Life was never dull with you around Hope, love and sadness Could always be found Family to you was number one You proved to us many times The way...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, cheer up, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Bell
There is a sadness soothing to the soul, And with its smoothing, Herakles made whole. And deep within him, pealed a bell, And those who hear, must harken well: For from the void, its rhythms swell, And all contrivance shall...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, deep, myth, peace, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Loving Through The Night
It was not love at first sight, Although I could sense your strength and might. We danced throughout the night, But you left me As soon as it became bright. I did not know what to think, I...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, emotions, romantic,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Cat's Cradle
Listening to the whispers of my soul Allowing my heart to open A deep inhale through my nose Cool air surrounds me A pause A full exhale, letting my belly expand Collective grief permeates the air Multitudes of people crying silent tears The...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, appreciation, child, children, giggle,
Form: Free verse
shijie cai buzaihu!
Pain, now far It’s happened too much! I can’t feel it anymore! Getting hurt, so tragic If only I felt human! Time will pass With or without me Life, it moves, moves! It doesn’t matter if I’m here Nothing matters! My body, so horrid Medical...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, abuse, angst, anxiety, depression,
Form: Lyric
End
It ended as it began. Not with an exclamation But with a sigh A soft exchange A parting of hearts Us turned to you and I ...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, break up, divorce, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Burning Dreams
Throw all your dreams into a fire, A fire burning with failed desire. But do not mind who let you down, Look away, don't even frown. Keep your face away from emotion, Back away, the fire burns with devotion. Don't let...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, depression, devotion, emotions, fire,
Form: Rhyme
Loneliness
This winter, the dogs are hungrier than ever And birds get away from the rotten trees The children abandon the orchard every afternoon And the street cats wail in the lonely nights Every dusk of this December, I'll go sit...Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, animal, autumn, garden, loneliness,
Form: Free verse

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