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.

54 Moving Forward Poems

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  1. 1. Let Go

    I fell in love with my best friend, but the feelings weren't returned.


    • By Shelby T. Parsons
    • Published: December 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  3. 2. A One-Sided Love

    This poem is about and my best friend whom I fell in love with the first day I met him. My feelings got in the way, and it sucks to be in love with your best friend. I'm still not over him, and I don't know if I ever will be. He's the first boy I've ever loved, and my heart is broken and bleeding. I'm trying to move on from these feelings before it destroys my friendship. The feelings he doesn't know exist....

    • By Kiara W
    • Published: July 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  5. 3. Carry On

    A break-up brings about many emotions.


    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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  6. 4. One Day

    This poem is one I wrote for my Aunt Brandy when she and her boyfriend broke up. It touched her and hit a spot in her heart, and that's why I wrote it.


    • By Shaydee A. Ault
    • Published: April 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  7. 5. You Taught Me To Let Go...

    I wrote this poem because everybody gets hurt, but it's not the end of the world. Just take it for what it is and move on; he didn't deserve you, anyway. Someday you'll look back and wonder why you even cared about why he left because, in all reality, he did you a favor. It's not about you getting hurt; it's about what you get out of it.

    • By Ashley Fields
    • Published: April 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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    I loved this poem. It absolutely spoke to my life right now. A lot of heartbreak and pain, but this poem helped immensely.

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  8. 6. Lost Love

    This poem is for all the people who have had to say good-bye to a love that just was not meant to be but was real and honest. Not always do we get to be or stay with the person that we love, and we have to let them go and wish them well as they move on.

    • By Silke Wettergren
    • Published: January 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  9. 7. Trust

    This poem came to me from my heart, after my relationship kept falling apart.

    • By Kieno
    • Published: April 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Your words begin to mean nothing to me,
    You continue to lie under your breath.
    Had me convinced that you were different,
    Yet here I am, with a broken trust.

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    I can relate to this one. I'm in the middle of going through it now. This poem has opened up my eyes even more to what I need and have to do. I thank you from the deepest part of my heart.

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  10. 8. I Saw You Today

    Thank God for our memories for we are so very blessed.

    • By Rhonda J.P
    • Published: May 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  11. 9. Change

    This poem was written when I was in a very dark place. I just broke up with my boyfriend of almost 4 years, after a very long and painful journey to self discovery. He was a very controlling individual and at times he made my life a living hell. This poem is about getting the courage to leave and start a new life.

    • By Connie Davidescu
    • Published: November 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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    • Rating 4.37
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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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  12. 10. Broken Hearts And Prayers

    This is for the man who broke my heart. I gave him all I had and more, and he took everything I did for granted. We are still together, but I'm still praying for a change in him. I love you, baby; please realize that.

    • By Alexis Daniels
    • Published: November 2013 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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    • Rating 4.32
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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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  13. 11. The One-Sided Affair

    I loved a girl who did not feel the same, and now I can't look into her eyes without feeling shame, so I try to distant myself from her, which hurts as much as loving her.

    • By Devon
    • Published: March 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I loved her eyes, I loved her hair,
    I loved her looks, I loved her stare.
    I loved her attitude, so full of delight.
    I loved her mind, so quick and so bright.

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    I understand your pain, I once had a friend whom I helped unconditionally. Gave her financial support, food on the table, place to stay and paid her study fees, cause her family could not...

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  14. 12. Moving On Was Never Meant To Be Easy

    • By Floribel
    • Published: September 2020 by Family Friend Poems with the 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
  15. 13. Moving On

    A poem about a broken family and moving on

    • By Amy W.
    • Published: May 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve for...
    But when the truth comes out, it will always hurt more.
    Blinded by love, I failed to see how much of a jerk
    You really were to me.

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    Goodbye Poem To The One You Love, Moving On

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    • Rating 4.29
  16. 14. Weight Upon My Shoulders

    This poem reflects the common feeling of being torn between our heads and our hearts when it comes to relationships and opening up again. I wrote this after a failed eight year relationship and much heartache trying to move on from it.

    • By Ashley Hyder
    • Published: November 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the 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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    • Rating 4.53
  17. 15. Don't Look Back

    This poem is about looking for love but never really getting over who you loved before. You try to make it work, but the same old problems occur.


    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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  18. 16. Why It Has To Be You

    When you fall in love, you must be ready to get hurt and expect that your relationship will fall out of love so that when the time comes that you realize you're not really meant to be, it won't hurt you that much.

    • By Hydz Trinidad
    • Published: May 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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.

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  19. 17. My First Love...My First Heartbreak

    I am a woman of independence. I can say that I am successful in my family, work, studies, and career, everything except in love. At the age of 24, for the first time in my life, I fell in love with someone. I thought my first love would last, but I made mistakes. I lost love because of what I am. The guy thinks I am a woman so hard to reach for....it breaks my heart and every time I think of him, I really don't know how to mend my broken heart.....worst, he's eyeing our common friend.

    • By Hydz Trinidad
    • Published: February 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    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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  20. 18. Ode To Love

    This poem's about the loss of romance, a love that was magically entranced,
    till fate stepped into the darkness of night and stole a woman's true love of her life.

    • By Beryl L Edmonds
    • Published: September 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the 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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    • Rating 4.29
  21. 19. My Love

    My boyfriend split up with me because he thought I deserved better than him. My heart is broken, but I can't hate him for anything, so I decided to write him a goodbye poem.

    • By Emily L. Webber
    • Published: October 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the 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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    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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  22. 20. My Boat

    I think sometimes in love, there's somebody who gives far more than their partner does. This poem is about those who aren't appreciated for their devotion.

    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 4.49

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