Lost Love Poems

Published: January 3, 2023

Poems About Lost Love

The loss of a lover, whether because they have passed on or for any other reason is a heartbreaking experience. Some never fully recover. There might always be a small place in your heart that holds the pain of this experience. This is natural and fine. Even when you find another person to love, it is OK to hold a place for the lover that has passed. You shared something profound together. The previous relationship that you had is not like your new relationship. Every relationship is unique and should be allowed a place in your heart.

37 Poems About Lost Love

  1. 1. Tonight I Can Write The Saddest Lines

    This poem was published in 1924, just as Pablo Neruda entered his 20s. In this poem, the speaker is dealing with the end of a relationship and longing for the woman to be back in his arms. The repetition of, “Tonight I can write the saddest lines,” brings the reader’s attention to that theme throughout this sad love poem. Pablo Neruda used alliteration throughout this poem with many words beginning with “s” (saddest, shattered, stars, sky, soul, etc.).

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    Tonight I can write the saddest lines.

    Write, for example, 'The night is shattered
    and the blue stars shiver in the distance.'

    The night wind revolves in the sky and sings.

    Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
    I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.

    Through nights like this one I held her in my arms
    I kissed her again and again under the endless sky.

    She loved me sometimes, and I loved her too.
    How could one not have loved her great still eyes.

    Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
    To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her.

    To hear the immense night, still more immense without her.
    And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.

    What does it matter that my love could not keep her.
    The night is shattered and she is not with me.

    This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance.
    My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her.

    My sight searches for her as though to go to her.
    My heart looks for her, and she is not with me.

    The same night whitening the same trees.
    We, of that time, are no longer the same.

    I no longer love her, that's certain, but how I loved her.
    My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing.

    Another's. She will be another's. Like my kisses before.
    Her voice. Her bright body. Her infinite eyes.

    I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her.
    Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

    Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms
    my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her.

    Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer
    and these the last verses that I write for her.

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  2. 2. Love Hate

    • By David Charlton
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with the permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem when struggling with being in love with someone and not really enjoying how it changed my thought process and influenced my actions.

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    Of all the emotions a person can feel,
    Love is scariest and hardest to heal.
    Excitement and mystery impossible to resist.
    Promises of magic perpetually persist.
    We long for a connection that is as strong as it is true,
    But love always does as love wants to do,
    So to the emotion of love, I just want to say,
    I'm much better off without you; I'm glad you went away,
    'Cause I'd much rather live with a heart that can sing,
    A smile that struggles to be more than a grin.
    I might not be happy, but at least I'm not sad,
    Holding onto happiness that I never had,
    Love's an impostor, a thief in the night,
    Reduces flames to embers that no longer burn bright.
    Love captains your emotions and steers your fate.
    Love is the only emotion that I truly hate.

    I Hate Love Poem, Love Hate

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  4. 3. I Could

    • By Chrys Lea
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems April 2017 with the permission of the Author.

    This is about someone I care about a lot, and I waited until it was too late to tell them how I felt. Now they like someone else, and I don't have much of a chance to get them back.

    in I Miss You Poems

    I could dream of you forever,
    But it wouldn't put me beside you.

    I could call your name on end,
    But you'll never hear me.

    I could ask a million questions,
    But I'll never get the answer I want.

    I could write a hundred poems,
    But you would still never understand.

    I could have said it before it was time to leave,
    But I said it in a little note.

    I could try to forget what I feel,
    But I've pushed too much out already.

    I could lie to myself,
    But lying exhausts the soul.

    I could give up on you,
    But too much of me still loves you.

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  5. 4. Hating You Sweetly

    • By Alisea T.
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with the permission of the Author.

    The poem that you read, or are about to read, I wrote specifically for my best friend. My friend went through a tough time with a guy and he used her in a way, but he also wanted to be serious; it's complicated. She still likes him, but she looks at him and cannot read his emotions. She senses that he wants her back, but she's not sure. I wrote her this poem to have her emotions in some way written down. It was also something for her to keep to show that I care about her. Thank you for reading:)

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    I looked for a word to say,
    but could not find one that day.

    I wished for a word that would stay in your heart,
    That would show you exactly what tore us apart.

    I hate what you did; I hate you so deeply.
    I hate what you said; I hate you so sweetly.

    I look at you and cannot tell what's in your eyes.
    I talk to you, but all that comes out of your mouth are lies.

    I see how you hurt and I don't understand.
    All your true feelings are kept in a far away land.

    A land we called love,
    But now it's destruction.

    A land God made from above,
    and now we call it seduction.

    It's true in a way we both long for each other.
    But we both seem to long for another.

    Another person we both thought we were,
    But now it seems that this person I thought you were is now a blur.

    This is a bitter sweet heart that will end in destruction.
    And this is a bitter sweet part that needs some construction.

    Why I hold on, I do not know why.
    I should move on yes, but I'd rather just die.

    You caused destruction in my heart.
    You caused destruction because you thought it would be smart.

    I hate you, I hate you so deeply.
    I hate you, but I'm hating you sweetly.

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  7. 5. I Want You Back

    • By Sania Harris
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems November 2008 with the permission of the Author.

    Someone I loved dearly was avoiding me. He sounded more interested in other girls, so I felt really hurt - so hurt that I cried the whole day, and then I wrote this poem. It is straight from my heart.

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    Sitting by the river,
    Dreaming through my reflection,
    I wonder what has happened.
    What has caused this distance?

    We used to be together,
    Cuddling close to each other.
    What came between our beautiful love?
    I don't know, though I wish to.

    I can see you now, not alone
    You're holding a hand that's not mine
    Where am I? Why not next to you?
    Why am I away? I don't understand.

    You're smiling to the fullest.
    I am not the one making you happy.
    You are glancing at someone else.
    Why is it not me?

    Seeing you after such a long time,
    My heart sighs again.
    Something inside me growls loud
    'Cause now your hand runs through her hair.

    I stand some distance well away,
    But the surroundings disappear.
    When I look at you, I feel lost inside
    I wish you back, my angel.

    There you are, holding her hand,
    And I am lost, trying to understand.
    I want you back, I really do,
    Just to hold your hand
    And walk with you.

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  8. 6. A Lost Love

    When my first love and I broke up I didn't know how to handle it. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I didn't know how I was going to move on. It was during this very painful time that I discovered the only avenue through which I could move on was by expressing my sorrows via poetry. And although we never got back together, early mornings spent writing and rewriting and rewriting again are what pushed me forward to the point where I became comfortable with the fact that it was really over.

    in Forgiveness Poems about Love

    There's a pain in my heart that I'm feeling today,
    for the love of my life feels further each day.

    The sorrow is so much and the pain is so deep.
    I've hurt her again' I can't even sleep.

    But I now know the problem, the curse of our love.
    It was buried inside me, with no sight from above.

    And now that I see it, I force it away.
    Yet I fear that I've lost her, nevermore can I say

    that I love her so deeply and regret all the pain,
    and I know it's my fault; no one else can I blame.

    And I search for an answer, somewhere above
    and hope she'll forgive me and remember our love.

    For I can't live without her and could never move on,
    for how can one live when what they live for is gone?

    Walls are closing around me; I sink slowly each day,
    yet I cling to a hope that seems far away

    that she will return to me and feel my embrace.
    I miss her so badly and the beauty of her face

    as she slept there beside me, never knowing the truth,
    that I would smile there beside her, and be thankful for the proof

    that someone does care, for I have known this angel,
    and I'd softly kiss her cheek, the moment so blissful.

    And I'd hold her all night and feel so at peace,
    yet I never told her these things; now I watch as she flees.

    But I know she remembers it, the love that I gave,
    and I hope she can forgive me, the cause of her pain.

    For like an angel from heaven, she came into my life.
    Now I plead one last time, for one last chance to make it right.

    Yet I fear it won't heal; how I've ripped us apart,
    but I must let her know what's inside this broken heart.

    That I love her so much and I've made a mistake,
    and I hope she won't leave because it's my heart she will take.

    We were in love for so long; I know she remembers.
    It started three years ago that night in September.

    I will never forget how I felt that cold night;
    my breath taken away by the beauty of her sight.

    I write these words now with tears in my eyes,
    for I love her so much; I sit and I die.

    I'm so lost without her, don't want her to go,
    not without me saying what I need her to know.

    That I've always loved her and miss her each day,
    yet the hope that she loves me drifts further away.

    I just want her to know how I truly feel,
    and to know that my words are nothing but real.

    And it doesn't take a special time to make a new start;
    it takes only desire and true love from the heart.

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  9. 7. The One Who Got Away

    • By Kiera
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems July 2008 with the permission of the Author.

    To all the strong females who have been hurt in the past and don't believe they will ever find a true, real man again, this poem is a lesson learned the hard way, for you.

    in Goodbye Love Poems

    My heart literally hurts.
    My chest is in pain.
    Life without you
    Will never be the same.

    I can't blame you
    Because I did you wrong too,
    But now that it's officially over,
    I don't know what to do.

    We started out as friends
    As I denied my feelings.
    You came to me;
    You wanted more with more meaning.

    I did, but I was scared.
    When you tried to be there, I left.
    I thought you were better than me,
    The best man I ever met.

    As time went on,
    I regretted my actions,
    Got caught up in my insecurities.
    They stopped me from acting.

    I couldn't believe you chose me
    When I knew you deserve better,
    So I carried on,
    As if I never met you.

    I finally got the nerve
    To look you in the eye.
    Such a beautiful man you are.
    It shook me inside.

    I tried to mend what I tore,
    But the damage was done.
    I came back too late.
    You found someone.

    I'll never forget your smile.
    I'll never forget your kiss.
    But your presence in my life
    Will forever be missed.

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  10. 8. Last Goodbye

    • By Dorsa Saa
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems June 2010 with the permission of the Author.

    One last kiss, hug, and wipe away a tear before saying goodbye. The last time they see each other.

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    I sit here waiting
    Waiting for you to see
    That time is running out
    Come on and save me

    It's not your fault I'm crying
    So don't you think that at all
    Don't feel guilty for something you didn't do
    Just hug me and don't let me fall

    Your arms are so soft and cozy
    The look in your eyes, I can't forget
    I wish you didn't have to leave
    But I know the date is set

    I let the tears fall down my face
    But you tell me not to cry
    And that everything will be fine
    I know it's all a lie

    I know you can't stand it either
    That we'll be so far apart
    And sleep all alone each night
    Yet I know we'll still be together in the heart

    You give me one last kiss and hug
    And wipe a single tear
    Wish me luck and say goodbye
    For its the last one I'll hear

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  11. 9. Silent Tears

    • By Nyasha Bard
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems October 2015 with the permission of the Author.

    This poem is about me and my struggles to let him go. It's been about two years now, and I still can't get myself to let him go. I hope this poem helps someone else who's going through what I am.

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    The day you said it's over was the day that I died.
    When it became dark, I laid down and cried,
    Going over and over in my head on what to do.
    I could never find the courage to let you be you.

    You called me last night and told me that you still cared,
    But when the call was over I was empty and in despair.
    You were my first love, someone who knew me so well.
    But now that we aren't a couple, people can hardly tell.

    You have moved on with some other girl, I see.
    I cry to myself in the darkness, wishing that it were me.
    But here and now I hear your name over and over again.
    I cover my heart; my heartbeat weakens because of the pain.

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  12. 10. When Love Dies

    • By Billy Arends
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems February 2009 with the permission of the Author.

    My poem is for any person (man or woman) who has ever lost someone. Whether through cheating, love gone cold, or any other type of hurt. The one I lost was my burning candle, and all I had to do to keep it burning was pay attention. I extinguished that flame by hurting her.

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    When love dies,
    It ceases to exist.
    And the flame that used to be,
    Ceases to persist.

    It feels like a wound that won't stop bleeding,
    Like it's your last breath you're about to take,
    And it feels like your soul's watching,
    And all you can do is pray you wake.

    When love dies,
    It's like everything slows down to a stop
    The tears that came rolling down your cheeks
    Are taking ages to drop

    To the cold tiled floor
    I fell onto my knees,
    It felt as if the light followed her shadow,
    As she slammed closed the door...

    Love died,
    I know this because my soul died, too.
    And it was hurting as much
    As all the pain I put her through.

    When love died
    I ceased to exist
    The only thing that kept us together...
    Ceased to persist.

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  13. 11. Wait For Me

    You know that feeling that you get when you think you love someone? Or when you're falling in love for the very first time? Those are the feelings I got towards this one man. I've liked him since day one. When he finally asked me out my insides turned to lava. I felt like I could fly. Unfortunately, it was the wrong time for us. We were both way too busy with our own lives. So no matter how much it hurt me, I had to end it. To this day, we are still very good friends, and not a day goes by that I don't wish that we were once again together.

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    I know so little about you,
    But I'm falling in love with you.
    I have been since the day we met.
    When your eyes met mine
    My heart stopped on the dime.
    When you sent a smile my way,
    My troubles allayed.
    It was so unexpected
    When our lips connected.
    Our hearts entwined,
    As our bodies intertwined.
    Remembering your warm embrace
    Brings tears to this delicate face.
    It took all my might
    Not to leave with you that night.
    You said you'd take me far away
    From tears, fears, pain,
    And this sick twisted game.
    You said you were serious,
    I still think you were delirious.
    Looking up at the sky
    I still ask myself "why"
    I really wanted us to work.
    The day I ended it my heart broke.
    Maybe one day we will once again be.
    As the days pass, I will wish and pray
    That you will wait for me.

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  14. 12. Is It To Late Or Is There Still Time?

    • By Faith Mendez
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems December 2008 with the permission of the Author.

    I fell in love with my best friend, and when I told him how I felt, he told me I wasn't ready for him and urged me to go out with other guys. When I went out, I realized that my heart wouldn't allow me to, but it was already too late. I hurt him because he didn't expect me to give up on him that easily. But I want to fight for him, and that is what I have been doing.

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    If he is ready to date
    I have no chance
    I would already be too late
    For there to be romance

    She will complete his loneliness
    And I will just be alone
    She will be getting his kiss
    And I'll be unknown

    I can try to win his heart
    But do I have a chance
    I have to play this smart
    And give this love a glance

    He is worth the fight
    He is worth so much more
    I want to make this right
    But will I see the door?

    As I look around and see
    The pain I feel inside
    I wish he would want me
    To be by his side

    But instead I hurt him so
    And I want to make it right
    I wish that he would know
    He is all I think about at night

    Does he think of me?
    Does he feel the same?
    Or is it what I see...
    Is it all just a game?

    So why does he do this ?
    Why does he fight what is there?
    Is it because he is pissed
    And not thinking clear?

    Or is it possible to see
    That I am nothing for real?
    When he looks at me
    How does he really feel?

    I will never know this
    Because he keeps it inside
    See, all this I'll miss
    If I just step on by

    To read his mind one day
    Would be all I need
    Then there would be no game
    I would just see

    Does he want me to go
    Walk away or at least try?
    Or does he want to know
    I won't give up this time?

    To find a special someone
    And see them walk away
    Hurts the heart a ton
    Like mine does every day

    I have no chance to be
    The special girl in his eyes
    I messed this up, you see
    So all I here is goodbye

    How do I walk away
    From what I know could be?
    What else can I say
    To make him really see?

    How do I get the chance
    If he is looking elsewhere?
    How do I get a glance
    If his head is somewhere?

    I know I could make this better
    I could make this right
    If he would just give me a chance
    If he could see the light

    The fact is he won't
    I am wasting my time
    He will never want
    My love or my mind

    So I walk away in tears
    I don't look back at all
    With all of the fears
    I know what I saw

    I know what I had
    And I lost it so
    I did something bad
    And forgiving me is a no

    So that is all
    I hope he knew
    I'll be waiting for a call
    Saying I need you

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  15. 13. My Storm

    This poem is about accepting a fate that was foreseen but all too tragic anyway.

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    So awkward in the morning, just a little unsure
    A little off your game, but it all felt so pure
    We knew from the beginning that this was going to hurt
    From floating in the clouds, to face down in the dirt
    But we jumped anyway; love chased away the fear
    Made all the noise that we heard disappear
    The storm moved in behind our backs, we never stood a chance
    The devastation buried us, a beautiful romance

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  16. 14. Daydream

    The man in the poem is daydreaming about his youth and a love from long ago. He wonders if she still thinks about him. He longs for his youth while pondering his mortality.

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    Where did all the flowers go?
    Falling leaves in colors show
    Spring is but a memory.
    Distant dreams come over me.

    Where do all the rivers flow?
    Autumn leaves in colors know.
    Yesterday is just a dream.
    Can you hear it whispering?

    I can feel the afterglow
    Of a time so long ago
    When the sun could only shine
    Beyond the shadows of my mind.

    Yesterday is just a dream.
    Can you hear it whispering?
    Love is but a memory.
    Distant dreams come over me.

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  17. 15. A Prayer Unanswered

    Oh, the mistakes we make!!!

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    Waking, I find
    Another chill encrusted day
    Awaits me
    Where I shall walk alone in step of time
    To the blighted rhythm
    Of what must be
    And the looming shadows
    Of what might have been

    My only solace
    Comes of looking back
    Upon the horizon of
    Memories past
    Where the fluxing tapestry
    Of life and chance
    Carried you soft and safe
    Into my arms

    And I held you
    And you held me
    And for a time
    No wind of change
    Could bear us sway

    But somehow...
    Some dreadful way how
    My eyes left the beauty of yours
    My arms reached out
    For ambitions of pointless return
    And in deafened silence
    You slipped from me
    For I held you not

    And now I am left to search
    Across the rolling linen waves
    Of life and consequence
    Holding hope that
    Fate will grant me pardon
    And bring you to me
    Once again

    But I age in waiting
    I tire of hoping
    I stammer in broken steps
    For each night your vigil kept
    Brings me aside my bed
    To utter yet again
    A prayer unanswered

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  18. 16. The Love Of My Life

    • By Dave
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with the permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem for the love of my life. She has come in and out of my life for over twenty years now. I always knew that I loved her but did not realize until recently that she was the only woman that I have ever truly loved.

    in I Miss You Poems

    To the love of my life,
    though fate never allowed me to make you my wife.
    When we met so many years ago,
    it was love at first sight that I know.
    I loved you so much and for only you I cared,
    but with you those feelings I never shared.
    Then I learned for another you cared.
    To come between you I never dared.
    Not because I did not want to,
    but because I wanted happiness for you.
    Then to the arms of another I did go,
    but with her, love I never did know.
    For this I now know that I was wrong,
    for all these years your love I've longed.
    Of you I have thought throughout the years.
    For you I have shed so many tears.
    So long ago I solemnly vowed
    to tell of my love if fate allowed.
    Our paths crossed again not so long ago.
    I remembered the vow of my love you should know.
    Before I could tell you, you gave a surprise.
    You told me you loved me and brought tears to my eyes.
    You told of your love and how much you cared,
    how you felt sad that this you had not shared.
    You said that you felt you had told me too late
    and for this you said you I must hate.
    But it is you I love and never could hate
    To know of your love is never too late.
    You told me of things you wanted to do,
    all of this and more I have wanted too.
    All this time I have dreamed of your touch.
    To know you wanted the same means so much.
    We have shared so much from the present and past.
    I have prayed so much that this would last.
    You have told me that what we want is wrong.
    How can this be when we have loved so long?
    Something happened and we fell apart
    Crushing my dreams and breaking my heart.
    To love you was a gift from above.
    The gift of time, the gift of love.
    My heart won't allow me to let you go.
    It wants and misses you so.
    I tried to leave to mend the pain,
    but is about to drive me insane.
    Saddened and hurting, my heart goes on,
    knowing again that you are gone.
    Because in your hands is where my heart lies,
    alone and depressed it sadly cries.
    Please know that this is how I truly feel
    because twice in my life you have made it all real.
    I know you had feelings that you just would not show.
    I know that it hurts when you want to let go.
    My actions say yes but heart still says no.
    I will never get to feel your most intimate touch.
    God knows though I love and miss you so much.
    I love you with my heart and soul.
    You made me feel loved, you made me feel whole.
    I have always known that you are the one for me.
    I still believe though you say it can't be.
    There is one thing that I have to say.
    I love you too much to just walk away.
    We said goodbye, but I want you to know.
    Goodbye is goodbye but not forever though.

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  19. 17. The Bench

    I wrote this poem a few months back after my partner and I split up...the bench was where we got engaged.

    in Goodbye Love Poems

    Sitting alone
    On a bench that's made for two,
    Only one side is empty,
    For that place is meant for you.
    As I look out
    Onto the beautiful seashore,
    Memories overtake me
    And wishes of making more.
    Do you remember this special place?
    And the moments we had here?
    You made my life that day,
    And that I will always hold near.
    I find myself walking,
    Not knowing where to go,
    But I always end up
    In that special place that we know.
    I sit down, can't move,
    Waiting for you to show,
    And when I feel your hand on mine,
    That's when I will go.
    Do you see, my darling,
    That this bench was made for two,
    And one day in the future,
    It will be filled again by me and you.

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  20. 18. Moving On

    I just wrote this poem a while ago; my boyfriend and I broke up and he chose another girl over me despite the fact that we're having a baby. He literally pushed me away, and I'll always remember his last words, "Please, just please let me go. I don't love you anymore!" It hurts so much; I just hope I'll be able to forget him and go on with my life.

    in Goodbye Love Poems

    I treasured you in my heart.
    I wish we'd never be apart
    Because you're the best thing I've ever had.
    I never thought I could be this sad.

    You told me you're better off alone.
    Somehow I believed you, and I tried to be strong.
    Deep inside me I know something is wrong,
    But because I loved you, I continued to hold on.

    And then one day I woke up with tears in my eyes.
    I told myself "that's enough" and so I realized
    That I've given everything I've ever had,
    But despite all of these, you chose to break my heart.

    It's true I've never been perfect,
    But I thought you told me that everyone has its own defects.
    I know I hurt you; I know I made you cry,
    But I've always been true to you; my love was never a lie.

    So go on, live your life the way it should be.
    I'm finally letting go, so now you're free.
    I'm moving on, but I will always remember
    The friend I had in you that I hope I'll have forever.

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  21. 19. My Memories

    • By Graham Chaplin
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems October 2016 with the permission of the Author.

    This poem is about the loss of a girl I loved so very much when I was young. Sadly, I let her slip away because I could not believe that I was worthy of her. Now many years later, I feel that I must pay tribute to that love.

    in Hurting Poems

    My memories are sacred of the you I used to know.
    I remember all the places where you and I would go.

    Time has made me older, and life has made me old.
    My bones are thin and brittle; my body feels the cold.

    Days when I was younger and warmer in the sun,
    Days when you were with me, I was the chosen one.

    Years went rolling past us, but I lost you along the way.
    I would give all my tomorrows for just one yesterday.

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  22. 20. A Shattered Heart

    • By Christi Ybarra
    •  Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with the permission of the Author.

    Love like a broken vase

    in Heartbreak Poems

    Some say a broken heart is like a shattered vase
    Fragile pieces scattered all over the place.
    The shattered pieces of broken glass seem to go everywhere
    Unlike the pieces of a broken heart that seem to pierce your soul.
    With faith and hope you try to mend the broken heart.
    Unlike the vase, it cannot be so easily replaced.
    It takes a while to mend it and then you lock it up.
    You hide the key and wait to see if someone can be found,
    A special person who will use the key to unlock the heart,
    A unique person who will handle the heart with gentle hands,
    Who can be honest, truthful, and handle it with care.
    My heart and I wonder is there really that kind of person out there?

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