Short Sad Love Poems

Published: October 2020

Short Poems About Heartbreak

When we give someone our heart, there is always a chance it will get broken. We never want that to be the outcome, but too often it is. Dealing with a breakup or unrequited love is crushing. These short poems capture the despair experienced when a relationship does not work out. Even though these poems are short, the expressed emotions are powerful. Dealing with heartbreak is always a heavy and draining experience. We hope these poems remind you that you’re not alone.

50 Short Poems About Heartbreak

  1. 1. A Triolet Of Heartbreak

    Losing someone you love is always heartbreaking, whether it's through death or the end of a relationship. I have chosen to write about it in the form of a triolet.

    A triolet is a poem written in a set form consisting of eight lines with a rhyme scheme of only two rhyme endings and certain repeated lines. Specifically ABaAabAB - the capitals signify repeated lines, the other letters signify matching rhyme endings.

    in Loss Poems

    Why did you have to go away
    and leave me with a broken heart.
    I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
    why did you have to go away.
    Now every day is dark and grey,
    I never thought we'd be apart.
    Why did you have to go away
    and leave me with a broken heart.

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  2. 2. Final Moments

    • By Amy O Connor
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Have you ever had a final moment with someone that you wish you could change?

    in Breaking Up Poems

    It wrecks me, that last moment
    that played out so wrong.
    Our hopeless eyes locked
    just a few seconds too long.

    And my eyes begged yours
    to ask me to stay.
    And your eyes welled up
    as you walked away.

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    Short but powerful. My favorite kind. This poem shows what can happen when two people who can't be together (for whatever reason) don't want to be apart.

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  4. 3. Just The End

    • By S.L. Gray
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Breaking Up Poems

    I regret the end.

    The way we couldn't
    leave one another
    without wounds.

    The way we made
    it seem as if
    all the love we shared
    was wasted time.

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    Wow! Good job. Sometimes hindsight will have us saying "What if?" And in the final review of an ended relationship, there may have been something else we could have done to make things work...

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  5. 4. Snowflakes

    • By Sabina Laura
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    in Short Poems

    I caught snowflakes
    on my fingertips
    but they melted
    to my dismay.
    I could not hold on
    to something
    that did not want
    to stay.

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    Awesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.

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  7. 5. Fixing A Broken Heart

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I can't tell you about healing. But I can tell you about moving forward; about not standing still and hoping the fires behind you don't reach you. Some days there is bravery in just moving your feet, especially when you have no idea where it is you're meant to be going.

    in Heartbreak Poems

    I can’t tell you
    how to fix
    a broken heart,
    but I can tell you
    the importance
    of keeping moving.
    I can tell you
    that even when
    you have no idea
    which direction to go,
    bravery is putting
    one foot in front
    of the other
    anyway.

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    I like it. Those of us who have ever been in love or thought we were in love, know what it's like to have our heart broken. But I agree that time moves on. Not all love leads to heartbreak....

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  8. 6. You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us

    in Hurting Poems

    You have drowned every emotion of us,
    Held it under water until it could no longer breathe.
    You have shattered every memory of us,
    Like glass, touching it I risk hurting every time.
    You have burned any future of us,
    Only left ashes of what could have been.
    We could have been great together.
    We could have made it.

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    The hard truth of having one too many last changes. Sometime there is no coming back from crossing the line. We may not be able to fix what we broke, but learning from it can help prevent us...

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  9. 7. He Asked Me If I Missed Him

    • By Alfa Holden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

    in Betrayal Poems

    He asked me if
    I missed him
    and I told him
    no. Even though
    my heart called
    me a liar,
    I could not give
    the man who left
    and took everything,
    any more of me.
    Not my feelings,
    my memories,
    or my regrets.

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    Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always worth it.

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  10. 8. Put Heartbreak To Rest

    in Short Poems

    Put heartbreak to rest.
    Untangle your soul
    from its tight grip.
    Say goodbye to the
    parts holding on.
    Move forward in peace
    and discover the new,
    evolved you.

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    These are the word I needed just to be in peace. I have experienced broken relationship ties from friendship ties, family ties and relationship ties. It's hard to let go, but I have to....

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  11. 9. The Time Between

    • By Amy O Connor
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    in Short Poems

    Somewhere between
    hello and goodbye
    a whole life happened.
    And now, I am left to wonder
    just how long
    I will be
    grieving its death.

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  12. 10. Drowning

    • By Amy O Connor
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    This poem comes from Amy O Connor's poetry book, A Beautiful Complexity. The poem explores the overwhelming and sometimes suffocating nature of intense emotions, particularly in the context of love and heartbreak. The poet describes the waves of their feelings for someone and how these waves can suddenly pull them under and leave them gasping for air, unable to escape the depths of their emotions. The poem portrays a sense of powerlessness in the face of strong feelings and the struggle to stay afloat amidst the turmoil.

    in Short Poems

    They come in waves,
    my feelings for you.
    And not pretty whitecaps
    dancing at my feet.
    But when I least expect it.
    When life seems to be
    a quiet stream of continuity.
    They come to disrupt.
    So forceful they pull me under,
    so that I am drowning and once again,
    can’t catch my breath.

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  13. 11. Oh, How I Miss You

    • By Caroline White
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    in Short Poems

    oh,
    how I miss the high of you
    how you fill the entire room
    how you make my heart race
    how I melt, undeniably,
    into you

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  14. 12. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like

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

    I’ve been holding on to little fragments of you for a long time, because I could never bring myself to let you go all at once.

    But deep down, I know I need to let go of these pieces. I can’t move on when I’m living next to these reminders of the people we were - the way we wrapped ourselves in each other. I don’t know what healing is meant to look like, but this feels like a good place to start.

    in Short Poems

    I don’t know
    what healing
    is meant
    to look like,
    but washing
    the smell of you
    from my hoodie
    feels like
    a good place
    to start

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    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.

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  15. 13. My Love Is Gone

    The hardest thing is losing the love you have.

    in Heartbreak Poems

    Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
    My heart is aching; my mind isn't clear.
    My love has left me; it hurts my soul.
    Without that love, I don't feel whole.

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    I know how you feel. My boyfriend left me last summer. Today would have been our anniversary. I feel so empty without him. I tried dating again, but he's always on my mind. I loved him, I...

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  16. 14. He Is Hurting Too

    • By Leah Williams
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Sometimes when a guy and a girl break up, most of the concern goes toward the girl. Everyone sees that she is in pain and she's hurt. The purpose of this poem is to point out that everyone in the relationship has been affected. The guy hurts, too. He wants people to see that he is drowning while everyone is throwing her a life rope.

    in Breaking Up Poems

    He's tired of the pain.
    He's tired of every lie.
    He's tired of the countless nights
    When all he does is cry.

    He's pretending not to care.
    He said that he is fine,
    But really he is hoping
    Someone will read his mind.

    Everyone's sad for her;
    No one knows what he's going through,
    And not even his friends can see
    That he is hurting too.

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    This poem makes an important point. Often we think in a breakup there's only one hurt heart, but in reality, both people could be hurting. But that might mean they should not have ended it.

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  17. 15. I Hoped

    • By MarcoKirstein
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Throughout life we meet many people. They are people who will become a friend, enemy, someone who will be in your life for a short while, or someone who will mean the world to you. The only problem is sometimes we put them in the wrong category. I met this girl, and it felt like she could be the one, so I put all my effort into making things work, but just like that, she slipped out of my life. I was broken down, and all I have left is hope, hope to meet the right one.

    in Hurting Poems

    I hoped you'd be my last,
    but you changed very fast.

    I tried to be strong,
    but I don't know what went wrong.

    I tried and tried, yet I failed.
    You still left and set sail.

    All we had turned to dust
    while my heart started to rust.

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  18. 16. I Thought Wrong

    • By Elizabeth V. Zander
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2017 with permission of the Author.

    This is about how you can have someone you truly love hurt you and break your trust but still try to avoid the voice inside of you saying that you need to move on. This story is based on a real experience in my life.

    in Betrayal Poems

    I thought you were my everything.
    I thought you were what I longed for.
    I thought you loved me.
    I thought wrong.

    I thought you cared for me.
    I thought you made me belong.
    I thought you wanted me.
    I thought wrong.

    So as I lay down,
    thinking about how I was wrong,
    I just kept on desperately wishing...
    hopefully that, too, was wrong.

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    From a personal standpoint as an older person (51), the words, "I was wrong," come into play more than I would like. The rethinking of everything is sometimes worse than the original event. ...

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  19. 17. Your Touch

    • By Dan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2017 with permission of the Author.

    This wasn't written for anyone in particular. Hopefully it will make someone feel better who is going through a breakup.

    in Breaking Up Poems

    Over the years I've been through so much,
    But it all seemed worth it when I first felt your touch.
    In the blink of an eye you've gone away.
    All that's left are memories of yesterday.
    They say you don't know what you've got until it's gone.
    I couldn't disagree more; I've known all along.
    You're beautiful outside and in.
    On top of that, you're my best friend.
    I hope you feel better; I hope you can smile.
    Just know that I'll be praying for you all the while.
    If there's anything I can do, just let me know,
    Because it's in times like these that true love will grow.
    Take things slowly; there is no rush,
    But until I see you again, I'll be longing for your touch.

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    Thanks so much for this poem. It really express my feelings. I'm trying to heal from a breakup with someone I've been dating for 3 years. The breakup just happened a few weeks ago. I'm so...

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  20. 18. Voice Of My Aching Heart

    • By Shishir
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Company of certain people in life makes you feel complete and happy, but separation from them brings pain and frustration. This poem covers emotions generated from such situations.

    in I Miss You Poems

    I have always felt alone except when with you.
    This is the voice of my aching heart and believe it's true.
    You showered your love on me for a very short duration.
    I don't know how I will handle this frustrating separation.
    Your memories always flow in my mind and bloodstream.
    Your sight immediately brings on my face a happiness gleam.
    True love has the power to conquer all the inhibitions.
    One enjoys his life journey under all conditions.
    Voice of my aching heart will never go in vain.
    Clouds of love in my stressed life will for sure once again rain.
    Unfulfilled desires of life will then give me no more troubles,
    Whether I achieve something great or just get reduced to rubble.

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    This poem really spoke to me because it describes what I am going through right now. I loved it so much! Each line spoke into my soul, telling me to say it in my mind when i'm near him.

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  21. 19. The Weathering Of Love

    • By Quinn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2017 with permission of the Author.

    There was a girl that I loved dearly, but she loved another man.

    in Lonely Poems

    I'm sorry I love you as more than a friend,
    But the love that I have doesn't come to an end.
    You dwell in my thoughts, and to my mind I will keep
    A love that's for you, a love I hide deep
    Your word has the power to tear me to shreds,
    But my heart is what sinks, a feeling of dread.
    The sight of you brings me down to my knees,
    The slightest of touches, as strong as a breeze,
    A breeze of love stale and cold,
    For it is not to me that your heart has been sold.

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  22. 20. Love Is A Mirror

    • By Quinn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2017 with permission of the Author.

    There was a girl that I put all of my love into but got nothing in return.

    in Betrayal Poems

    A sharpened dagger stabbed in his heart,
    Ripping in two, ripping apart.
    It took only a few words, but her words cut him deep,
    Stealing emotions, making him weak.
    A two sided mirror true in reflection,
    A double edged knife cutting connections,
    A place in his heart forever reserved
    For the one that he loved but didn't deserve.
    She twisted the dagger; it tore him apart.
    She stole what was left; she stole a broken heart.

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