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.

48 Moving Forward Poems

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  1. 1. Can I Really Love Anything?

    • By Lisa E. Sheroan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    Can I really love anything?
    My home, my life, the fantasy?
    What trouble will it bring,
    If I can't love anything?

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  3. 2. Hopeful

    • By Ebony J. Frampton
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 8, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I wake up
    Once again I feel the pain in my chest
    Like something is missing
    Like I am drowning.

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  5. 3. Just One More

    • By Marcia A. Newton
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 18, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    Just one more look to remember you by.
    One more kiss before we say goodbye.
    Just one more smile to remember your charms
    while caressing you with loving arms.

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    • Rating 4.27
  6. 4. He Almost

    I ask, why did you want to damage me?
    My aching heart felt it all with blunt force.
    So sad how you acted out savagely.
    What's even worse is you had no remorse.

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  7. 5. Touched By An Angel

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

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  8. 6. Time For Me

    Today I will leave
    And without a fair trade.
    I don't care if this hurts you.
    It was your bed you made.

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  9. 7. I Am Free

    Your name is just a name now.
    Memories no longer rush back,
    pouring through my body,
    flooding my mind, drowning my

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  10. 8. Let Them Miss You

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Let them miss you.
    Let them wonder what wild joy you’re chasing,
    why you didn’t think to invite them along.
    Let them hear your laughter from afar,

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  11. 9. This Is My Strength

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.

    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 4.51
  12. 10. When You Cross My Mind

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.

    When you cross my mind,
    my stomach no longer crisscrosses itself.

    When that song comes on,

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    • Rating 3.91
  13. 11. When You Left

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I thought it was your light
    that kept me,
    that guided me,
    but when you left and the darkness came,

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    • Rating 4.00
  14. 12. I'm Busy Finding Me

    • By Lorelei
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I miss you in silence
    And every moment in between
    But I’m a little busy unfolding
    Those pieces of who I used to be

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    Featured Shared Story

    One has to find themself, I agree, and not be totally reliant on somebody. I know because I was never allowed to live freely; now my independence I treasure dearly.

  15. 13. Nothing Stays The Same

    The earth spins like a rolling ball.
    Stars shine bright then fade away.
    Darkness melts and turns to light.
    The sunrise starts another day.

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  16. 14. What Healing Is Meant To Look Like

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

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

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    Featured Shared Story

    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.

  17. 15. Moving On Was Never Meant To Be Easy

    • By Floribel
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Moving on was
    never meant to be easy.
    It will hurt, it will be painful,
    it will be exhausting,

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    • Rating 4.39
  18. 16. The Girl Who Wished For A Time Machine

    • By Jordan A Murphy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

    These teardrops beside me flow,
    From a quiet, happy, thankful soul.
    The years taking their expensive toll,
    Her beautiful smile a grand seed to sow.

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    • Rating 4.18
  19. 17. My Love

    • By Emily L. Webber
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2019 with permission of the Author.

    You make me laugh and smile
    when I need a cry, even if it's only for a little while.

    You make me happy when I am sad,

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    Featured Shared Story

    I relate to this poem so much. My boyfriend broke up with me in a similar manner. He said things were complicated and that he just wanted me to be happy and that I should find someone that...

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  20. 18. Ode To Love

    • By Beryl L Edmonds
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

    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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  21. 19. 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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    • Rating 4.51
  22. 20. Weight Upon My Shoulders

    • By Ashley N. Hyder
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2018 with permission of the Author.

    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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