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.
39 Short Poems About Heartbreak
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Someday You'll Miss Me Like I Missed You
Someday you'll miss me like I missed you.
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Someday you'll cry for me like I cried for you.
Someday you'll want me back like I wanted you.
Someday you'll understand why you broke my heart when I didn't.Featured Shared StoryThis poem reminded me so much of myself. I was a mess when my ex left me but then I cut him off and now he gives me sad eyes like he's so sorry but I don't fall for it, he hurt me too many...
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When We
When all we hear are the empty promises and lies
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That leave behind broken hearts and shattered lives,
When trust is gone and hope is lost,
What are we fighting for and who really pays the cost?Featured Shared StoryI have been dating a guy for 3 years, and recently I moved out of state to pursue college. Ever since I moved he feels that there's no trust between us, and he makes petty excuses as to why...
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Without You
All these days and nights without you here,
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It's a little bit more than I can bear.
The days are cold and so very long.Featured Shared StoryThe first time I had a boyfriend, we dated 6 years (basically from when I was in 4th grade until now). Very recently, we broke up because he was always busy, and I hardly saw him. Now that...
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Empty
Feeling down, alone, and empty inside,
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Decisions to make but can't decide.
Hurt from pain of a broken heart.
Days go on as if they are dark.Featured Shared StoryEveryone will hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth suffering for. If he went to that extent, clearly you mean something to him. I am no therapist or doctor, but everyone deserves a...
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Love Is A Mirror
A sharpened dagger stabbed in his heart,
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Ripping in two, ripping apart.
It took only a few words, but her words cut him deep,
Stealing emotions, making him weak.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...
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Dear Heart
Dear heart, please stop breaking.
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Please forget the one who caused this aching.
I know I am the one who placed him there,
But he was not true and I cannot share.Featured Shared StoryI was in love. He was the love of my life. We spent every day together. And then everything started to change. He stopped calling me. He took hours to reply. I pushed it off. His best friend...
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Without You
Without you, days seem endless.
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Without you, my nights are lonely.
Everything seems so empty.
Only with you I know I will be fine.Featured Shared StorySweet memories. experiences always make a man complete. Real chivalry is in maintaining this beautiful relationship while you or she is alive. Difficult - yes, but not impossible. God bless...
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My Love Is Gone
Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
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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...
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Voice Of My Aching Heart
I have always felt alone except when with you.
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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.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.
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You Used Me
You used me.
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I thought you were the key,
But the truth is that you used me,
So now I will never be free.Featured Shared StoryThe person I loved lied to me. He moved so fast. His first "I love you" was only a week in. I should have seen it coming, but I was dumb, insecure, and so thrilled that he cared for me back...
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Your Touch
Over the years I've been through so much,
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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.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...
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The Pain Of Goodbye
I could fill the oceans with the tears I've cried
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Or cover the entire earth with blankets of failed tries.
Countless times what I thought was truth became a lie.
Everything is falling apart, and I'm sick of asking why.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Reality
Just saying your name makes me realize
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how much meaning you add to my life.
I watch your actions every day
and long to hold and kiss you when I'm awake,Featured Shared StoryYounger days, softer hearts, loving Eyes. You and I were so in love with each other. We wanted our love to last for eternity, but I left. I loved you childishly. I broke your heart so many...
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Drowning
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They come in waves,
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my feelings for you.
And not pretty whitecaps
dancing at my feet.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Heartbroken
You broke my heart
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And won't repair it.
You took my love
and won't give it back.Featured Shared Storyi felt the same way you did 8 years ago, as I too loved her with my whole heart. Now I live alone and have been this way for almost 10 years now. I have never fallen in love since then, as I...
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In The Shadows
You left me in the shadows, alone in the dark.
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I was left crying and upset the day you broke my heart.
I tried to move on and meet someone new,
But when I was in their arms, I wished it was you.Featured Shared StoryI met this boy eight years ago, in middle school. We had all our classes together, and we talked and gave each other challenging math problems when we'd get bored in class and just be super...
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Darkness
I wish this world of darkness would come to an end.
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I lost a girl, I lost a friend.
I'd give it all back if only I could.
I've said it a million times, I know I would.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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The Person Behind Those Beautiful Brown Eyes
I trusted you,
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when you told me it wasn't true.
I didn't know that behind those beautiful brown eyes
was a person capable of telling all these lies.Featured Shared StoryBest friend's before anything, or so I thought. How could you pretend to love me? Was the urge that much? How messed up do you have to be to sleep with your best friend, knowing it...
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What Love Can Mean
How can I let go of you, the one who holds my heart?
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We loved being together; now we cry as we're apart.
I turn and look one last time, as I slowly walk away.
Holding out your hands, you quietly asked me to stay.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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I Thought Wrong
I thought you were my everything.
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I thought you were what I longed for.
I thought you loved me.
I thought 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. ...
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