Breaking Up Poems

Breaking Up Poems

Poems about the End of a Relationship

Poems about Breakups. When two people are intimate with each other, this is the highest level that a relationship can reach. Whether or not the breakup is desirable, one thing is for sure, it will make a monumental difference in the lives of the people involved. Poetry about a breakup is likely to contain intense pain, anger, and sadness. In a close relationship, man and woman become like one. When the relationship is dissolved it may feel like your body is being ripped in half.

30 Sad Love Poems about Leaving the one you Loved

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  1. 1. Walking Away


    • By Vanessa Brown
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2010 with permission of the Author.

    I'm tired of dreaming.
    I'm through with trying.
    Tired of living, yet scared of dying.
    Maybe things are good for you,

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    I was in a relationship that destroyed my straight A's, and I later found out he was cheating on me, which made sense because he was always apologizing even when he didn't do anything and...

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  3. 2. We Lost Each Other


    • By Sierra
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I could ask you to stay,
    But there's really nothing left to say.

    This breakup has been emotional and long,

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    He was so perfect in every way and I love him dearly, but towards the end things became so toxic. We no longer had the passion, respect, and the abundant love we once shared. This poem...

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  5. 3. Someday You'll Miss Me Like I Missed You


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

    Someday you'll miss me like I missed you.
    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.

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    This 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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  6. 4. Free From A Bad Relationship


    • By Alone
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with permission of the Author.

    As I sit in my corner and think about your lies,
    I have nothing else to do but break down and cry.
    You knew it would end,
    You knew it would die,

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    You keep on trying! I might be young and don't understand love, but I know how it is to trust someone and they just stab you in the back, and yes, guys are like that. I have been through hell...

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  7. 5. 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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  8. 6. All Good Things Come To An End

    • By Greg Thung
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.

    All good things come to an end,
    Even the gifts that God sends,

    Like her, the angel He sent from above

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    From the bottom of my soul, I truly feel that we are meant to be. I will love and cherish you. Till death do us part. I'm telling you all this from the bottom of my heart. Right now it...

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  9. 7. I'm Still Lovin' You

    • By Coramaew
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I sit on my bed every night.
    I look for a star to wish on, but not one is in sight.
    So I try to sleep, but all I see is you.
    I think to myself, is he feeling this too?

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    The hardest thing for me is to say "goodbye." I am scared of letting go of someone you truely love. But sometimes we need to face all the fears that might. Till now I keep questioning myself...

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  10. 8. I Lost It

    • By Carrie Berry
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    You took my fears away
    And made them true.
    You took my love away
    And ripped my heart out, too.

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    Hi, I don't know how to start..... I was a very quiet, self-absorbed person, but I was happy the way I was. This boy came, and many girls went after him, not me. He started getting interested...

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  11. 9. Feeling Out Of Touch, Maybe I Feel Too Much

    • By Kaileigh Rabidoux
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Hard to breathe
    Weird to touch
    Acting normal
    Think too much

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    I just went through the same. I was in two years of a long distance relationship and found out he dated other girls and not only one. I once found out and talked to him about it but he called...

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  12. 10. Shattered Dreams Shattered Heart

    • By Alison Drew
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008 with permission of the Author.

    My days are long, my nights are cold
    Without you here for me to hold.

    The moment we kissed, I knew it was right

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    This is beautiful. Might gonna write a song with this poem, not for selling, just for personal enjoyment. Good stuff!!!

  13. 11. Your Touch

    • By Dan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    Thanks 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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  14. 12. Why Did I Break Up With The Guy I Love?

    • By Jennifer Phillips
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2011 with permission of the Author.

    You poison me with your eyes,
    Your lips curving, drawing me in.
    How can you trust me with all my lies?
    Do you still love what's deep within?

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  15. 13. Love Is Sad

    • By David Strong
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Love is sad, and love is cruel.
    To find it again, don't be a fool.
    My flower was young,
    And my flower was sweet.

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  16. 14. Just Not Meant To Be

    • By Wayne Barry
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013 with permission of the Author.

    Admiring her beauty
    When we first met
    Her blond hair and body
    I just wanted to get

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  17. 15. One Step At A Time

    • By Melanie Edwards
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I can't help but see what you are thinking
    You wonder what happened to us
    You thought that you owned my heart and soul
    You thought that you had me wrapped

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    Yes this poem touched me as this is what I am going through right now. Me and partner have been going through some tough times and now I can't see any going back from this because there has...

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  18. 16. Truth Hurts More Than Your Lie

    • By Shianne
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2011 with permission of the Author.

    The truth you tell me hurts more than your lie
    Once I learned it, I started to cry
    Every time I thought of you
    I remembered what I thought was true

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    Sometimes the truth hurts more than a bite, doesn't it? Why did you cheat on me when I loved you so much?

  19. 17. Goodbye

    • By Jennafer Nolan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Goodbye to love,
    A love that used to be my life.

    Goodbye to dreams,

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    I loved this poem. It hit right in center of my heart about my relationship I just walked out of.

  20. 18. I Still Love You

    • By Ashlee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    You had me at hello.
    Then you crushed me with goodbye.
    I fell so deeply in love with you,
    And you left me; tell me why?

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    • Stories 1
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    Me and my boyfriend were doing great, and then on New Years Eve he broke up with me at 11:30 pm. I was just with friends and we were all going to meet up and then he called and said "We're...

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  21. 19. He Is Hurting Too

    • By Leah Williams
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    This 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.

  22. 20. Fishbowl

    I was drowning in the sea.
    You took one look then suffocated me.
    Bubbles came in through my mouth as I screamed.
    They exited my nose when I tried to breathe.

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