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.

43 Moving Forward Poems

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  1. 1. Carry On


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

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    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...

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  3. 2. Let Go


    • By Shelby T. Parsons
    • Published: December 2015

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

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    • Rating 4.44
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    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...

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  5. 3. One Day


    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.

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    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...

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  6. 4. 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...

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    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...

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  7. 5. Lost Love

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

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    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...

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  8. 6. Touched By An Angel

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

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  9. 7. Weight Upon My Shoulders

    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.

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  10. 8. Change

    • By Connie Davidescu
    • Published: November 2008

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

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    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...

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  11. 9. Broken Hearts And Prayers

    • By Alexis Daniels
    • Published: November 2013

    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.

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    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....

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  12. 10. No More Sadness

    • By Cintia Canchola
    • Published: February 2015

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

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    • Rating 4.29
  13. 11. Ode To Love

    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...

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  14. 12. A One-Sided Love

    • By Kiara W
    • Published: July 2016

    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.

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    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...

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

    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,

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    • Rating 4.48
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    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. My Addiction

    • By Shelly
    • Published: October 2012

    This addiction, my worst enemy
    Has gone from days, months, to years
    It's taken over my life, haunted me
    It's become my biggest fear.

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    • Rating 4.33
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    I was really good friends with this guy. He made me smile and I made him smile. After months of being friends he starts making gestures. He would ask me to hang out or hold my hand, and he...

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  17. 15. My First Love...My First Heartbreak

    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.

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    • Rating 4.24
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    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...

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  18. 16. This Is My Strength

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

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    • Rating 4.60
  19. 17. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like

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

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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.

  20. 18. 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.

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  21. 19. Why It Has To Be You

    Sitting alone and silently
    I recall a special part of my life
    That part came unexpectedly
    And lasted only for a while

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    This poem has really touched me. It was an experience I had with my first love who cheated on me with her ex-boyfriend and I decided to quit it all.

  22. 20. I Saw You Today

    • By Rhonda J.P
    • Published: May 2008

    While walking today as I normally do
    I turned around and your face came into view.

    My heart beating fast just took my breath away

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    This poem is exactly like my past. It has really touched my heart.:)

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