Short Sad Love Poems
Published: October 2020
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. A Triolet Of Heartbreak
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
2. Final Moments
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.
Featured Shared StoryShort 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.
-
3. Just The End
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.
Featured Shared StoryWow! 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...
-
4. Snowflakes
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.
Featured Shared StoryAwesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.
-
5. Fixing A Broken Heart
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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....
-
6. You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
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.
Featured Shared StoryThe 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...
-
7. He Asked Me If I Missed Him
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.
Featured Shared StoryRecovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always worth it.
-
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.Featured Shared StoryThese 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....
-
9. The Time Between
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
10. Drowning
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.
Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
11. Oh, How I Miss You
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 youFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
12. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like
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
Featured Shared StoryI'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.
-
13. My Love Is Gone
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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...
-
14. He Is Hurting Too
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.Featured Shared StoryThis 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.
-
15. I Hoped
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
16. I Thought Wrong
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.
Featured Shared StoryFrom 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. ...
-
17. Your Touch
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.Featured Shared StoryThanks 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...
-
18. Voice Of My Aching Heart
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.Featured Shared StoryThis 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.
-
19. The Weathering Of Love
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.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
-
20. Love Is A Mirror
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.Featured Shared StoryI just recently recovered from a heartbreak - a betrayal from a lady l invested all my emotions and mind. It was so hard for me to believe l got betrayed by someone l bet my life on. l was...
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement