Moving On Poems

Moving On Poems

Poems about Letting Go and Moving Forward

Love is a dynamic and changing emotion. Sometimes it grows and sometimes it fades. Moving on from a relationship or marriage, leaving behind a past love, or pursuing a new fling can be scary, uncertain, and difficult. However, the prospect of change and new experiences can also be exciting and a time for discovery. Focusing on the opportunities and experiences ahead rather than dwelling in past memories can help us to move forwards. Our lives are in flux in every experience and moment, and letting go, no matter how difficult, is an important part of that process.

46 Moving Forward Poems

1 - 20 of 46

  1. 1. Touched By An Angel

    Famous Poem


    We, unaccustomed to courage
    exiles from delight
    live coiled in shells of loneliness
    until love leaves its high holy temple

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 455
    • Favorited 2
    • Votes 58
    • Rating 4.59
  2. Advertisement

    Advertisement

  3. 2. Carry On


    I don't hate you,
    Because I still love you.
    I can't look at you,
    Because it hurts to.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 3
    • Shares 6802
    • Favorited 234
    • Votes 1582
    • Rating 4.49
    • Poem of the Day
    Featured Shared Story

    It all started at the end of summer. She was sad, and I was angry at the things she was sad about. I wanted to make her happy. I can't normally stand to see people sad. So after a long week...

    Read complete story

  4. Advertisement

    Advertisement

  5. 3. Let Go


    • By Shelby T. Parsons
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

    What do I do,
    When I'm still in love with you?
    You walked away,
    'Cause you didn't want to stay.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 13
    • Shares 18605
    • Favorited 169
    • Votes 4400
    • Rating 4.41
    • Poem of the Day
    Featured Shared Story

    This has blessed me. I am very happy reading it but also sad because it’s a sad poem. Another comment said it made my heart leap. It touches me right in my heart. It is now my lock screen and...

    Read complete story

  6. 4. One Day

    • By Shaydee A. Ault
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2018 with permission of the Author.

    One day you're gonna see her,
    But she won't be looking at you.
    One day you'll feel like she did,
    And you won't know what to do.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 2
    • Shares 4676
    • Favorited 142
    • Votes 884
    • Rating 4.51
    Featured Shared Story

    I remember getting my heart broken by this boy. He was in 11th grade, and I was in 9th grade. We met over the summer. He went to my school, and he treated me like I was all he ever loved. In...

    Read complete story

  7. 5. Don't Look Back

    Love doesn't happen overnight.
    Love doesn't argue about what's wrong or what's right.
    And don't expect to find a love that will last
    if the only place you're searching is in your past...

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 2
    • Shares 1360
    • Favorited 100
    • Votes 362
    • Rating 4.48
    Featured Shared Story

    I have liked this guy for nearly three years, and I cannot tell him how I feel because I am too scared. He is the sweetest, and seeing him with other girls breaks my heart, even though he is...

    Read complete story

  8. 6. Lost Love

    The most amazing moment was when we met.
    The love and time I have shared with you
    have all been without regret.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 10
    • Shares 3150
    • Favorited 133
    • Votes 1737
    • Rating 4.33
    Featured Shared Story

    Wow, Saliha. What you wrote is exactly what happened to me, except I'm on the receiving end. I was married, distanced myself, then divorced her for no good reason. Just lost that love. Now we...

    Read complete story

  9. 7. Weight Upon My Shoulders

    • By Ashley N. Hyder
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2018 with permission of the Author.

    The little woman on the left
    the one upon my shoulder,
    tells me I should guard my heart.
    She wants me to make it colder.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 1072
    • Favorited 61
    • Votes 222
    • Rating 4.47
  10. 8. Change

    • By Connie Davidescu
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Scared, confused, mindless clone,
    Delving deeper into the unknown,
    My heart is bruised, my soul crumbled.
    The deep despair of lovers rumbled.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 1
    • Shares 944
    • Favorited 90
    • Votes 659
    • Rating 4.29
    Featured Shared Story

    I am in a dreadful situation, too. I am in love with a guy. It has been 4 years now, but I can't marry him, not now, not ever. His family and mine are against our marriage, but I can't stop...

    Read complete story

  11. 9. No More Sadness

    • By Cintia Canchola
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2015 with permission of the Author.

    It's done and it's over
    I'm through with misery
    No more sadness
    No more you and me

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 304
    • Favorited 31
    • Votes 148
    • Rating 4.27
  12. 10. Ode To Love

    • By Beryl L Edmonds
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

    To everything there's a time and season 
    Time to laugh and to weep for good reason.
    A season for living, to find true love
    And a time to dance with angels above...

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 998
    • Favorited 22
    • Votes 198
    • Rating 4.25
  13. 11. Broken Hearts And Prayers

    • By Alexis Daniels
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2013 with permission of the Author.

    When your heart chooses a path and you walk so far,
    nothing can turn you back from where you are.
    No pain, no scars can make you turn away,
    there's nothing that anyone can do nor say.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 2
    • Shares 1835
    • Favorited 59
    • Votes 688
    • Rating 4.24
    Featured Shared Story

    Hi, that poem is right about my love life. So sad! We don't deserve to be treated wrong. I'm so sad, but God is with us, and I keep praying He will help my guy change. My guy is a narcissist....

    Read complete story

  14. 12. A One-Sided Love

    • By Kiara W
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Once upon a time I opened up my heart to you.
    You did what you chose to do.
    You chose to keep my as a best friend.
    Little did you know I was dying to the very end.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 15
    • Shares 7567
    • Favorited 117
    • Votes 3193
    • Rating 4.49
    Featured Shared Story

    This poem reminded me of how much I fell in love with my friend from the same youth group back in college. We were really close that time that suddenly and unexpectedly my feelings towards...

    Read complete story

  15. 13. You Taught Me To Let Go...

    • By Ashley Fields
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    I used to listen when you said you would always be there.
    I sit and think about all the times we had together,
    and how I thought I used to love you, when you used to care.
    I'd last through any weather,

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 7
    • Shares 2604
    • Favorited 126
    • Votes 1767
    • Rating 4.40
    Featured Shared Story

    I loved this poem. It absolutely spoke to my life right now. A lot of heartbreak and pain, but this poem helped immensely.

  16. 14. He Almost

    I ask, why did you want to damage me?
    My aching heart felt it all with blunt force.
    So sad how you acted out savagely.
    What's even worse is you had no remorse.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 50
    • Favorited 1
    • Votes 11
    • Rating 4.82
  17. 15. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I don’t know
    what healing
    is meant
    to look like,

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 1
    • Shares 74
    • Favorited 12
    • Votes 86
    • Rating 4.56
    Featured Shared Story

    I'm very fond of short, powerful, poems, and this is one for sure. Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always, always, worth it. Good write/read.

  18. 16. My First Love...My First Heartbreak

    • By Hydz Trinidad
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I never thought I would love someone like you,
    Never in my dreams that I would meet you.
    But then, as I traveled on my life's journey,
    You walked into my life, and I fell for you.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 17
    • Shares 1043
    • Favorited 53
    • Votes 1018
    • Rating 4.29
    Featured Shared Story

    When I was 19 (I'm 21 now), my first love was far away. It was a long-distance relationship. I never thought that would happen to me. We had such a great time. She was my everything. I didn't...

    Read complete story

  19. 17. My Boat

    You were my boat, sleek by design.
    I was your jetty, one of a kind.
    We were deeply in love and made for each other,
    And I promised I'd never harbour another.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 482
    • Favorited 28
    • Votes 172
    • Rating 4.51
  20. 18. This Is My Strength

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.

    When you left,
    I immediately deleted your number and pictures
    and pulled our memories from the wall.
    This is my strength.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 68
    • Favorited 14
    • Votes 34
    • Rating 4.50
  21. 19. My Love

    • By Emily L. Webber
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2019 with permission of the Author.

    You make me laugh and smile
    when I need a cry, even if it's only for a little while.

    You make me happy when I am sad,

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 1
    • Shares 900
    • Favorited 42
    • Votes 176
    • Rating 4.47
    Featured Shared Story

    I relate to this poem so much. My boyfriend broke up with me in a similar manner. He said things were complicated and that he just wanted me to be happy and that I should find someone that...

    Read complete story

  22. 20. Time For Me

    Today I will leave
    And without a fair trade.
    I don't care if this hurts you.
    It was your bed you made.

    Read Complete Poem

    • Stories 0
    • Shares 208
    • Favorited 11
    • Votes 53
    • Rating 4.43

1 - 20 of 46

Back to Top