Lonely Poems

Lonely Poems

Poems about Loneliness

After a breakup, there is a great feeling of loneliness that overcomes us. For so long, we felt that we were a part of something bigger than ourselves. Suddenly we are left with the realization that we no longer have another to lean on. The loneliness is overwhelming. We have become used to having someone with us all the time. We probably made all our decisions together. To suddenly be alone after intense togetherness is a very lonely feeling.

27 Sad Love Poems about Loneliness

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  1. 1. Love's Philosophy

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    The fountains mingle with the river
    And the rivers with the ocean,
    The winds of heaven mix for ever
    With a sweet emotion;

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  3. 2. Return

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    You came again, but silence
    Had fallen on your heart,
    And in your eyes were visions
    That held us still apart.

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  5. 3. Your Heart Is All I Want

    • By Loreimi A. Benitez
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 8, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    The moon is down
    I lie alone
    I have a vision about you
    About your laughter

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    A very moving poem - I like the way you have used so many of the senses of sight, smell, etc. Best wishes, Ann.

  6. 4. Waiting...

    Waiting for you to call...
    Knowing that you won't...
    Hoping for you to come by...
    Waiting...

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  7. 5. Walls

    • By Mssparklyone
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 20, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    It’s cold and it’s dark,
    In this place that I hide,
    I’ve built up these walls,
    I let no-one inside.

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    I appreciate the honesty and transparency of this important poem. It is very meaningful to me.

  8. 6. Lost In Time

    There are people all around me,
    Yet I can't help but feel alone.
    And although he says he loves me,
    He no longer lets it show.

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  9. 7. Soul Mates

    I searched but never found you.
    The paths we traveled never crossed
    And now my life is winding down,
    And I fear all hope is lost.

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  10. 8. Love Is Not All

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    Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink
    Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain;
    Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink
    And rise and sink and rise and sink again;

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  11. 9. Kiss My Soul, Heal My Heart

    • By Avi Fleischer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2018 with permission of the Author.

    I'm sitting here alone, my thoughts within the past,
    Thinking about you, a love I hoped would last.
    Your warm and tender heart that seems so far away,
    This yearning deep inside me that I must obey.

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    Hello, your poetry is so powerful. You put into words exactly what I struggle to convey. I've been living in Michigan since childhood, and there's a girl whose apartment I lived near. For...

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  12. 10. The Weathering Of Love

    • By Quinn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I'm sorry I love you as more than a friend,
    But the love that I have doesn't come to an end.
    You dwell in my thoughts, and to my mind I will keep
    A love that's for you, a love I hide deep

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  13. 11. Waiting

    Imagine the sun sinking
    and dim turns to dark.
    The silence that surrounds you,
    the shadows that make their mark.

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  14. 12. 6 Lonely Tears

    • By Angela Pilant
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    First I shed a single tear because we are apart,
    wanting nothing but to be with you,
    to make a brand new start

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    We’ve been best friends since like 5 years ago when we were so young. We shared moments together, and we completely understood each other. As days passed by, was naturally cared for each...

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  15. 13. Sometimes I Get Lonely

    • By Emily B
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Sometimes I get lonely
    Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
    Always connecting but not connected

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    Before Covid hit, I was very happy living my 11-year-old life, but when it did, well I felt very lonely. I relate to this poem so much because everything described (and more) is exactly how I...

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  16. 14. Should Have Told You I Loved You

    • By Samantha Ganley
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2013 with permission of the Author.

    You said you didn't love me.
    You said you didn't care.
    You said I wasn't worth it,
    And then you gave me a stupid stare.

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    I'm a junior, but this happened in my freshman-sophomore years. I became friends with a strange but well-known jock. He was kinda considered a class smarty pants. Within three months of our...

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  17. 15. Soul Mate

    • By Jacob Pagan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2013 with permission of the Author.

    Inquisitive, I view the couples everywhere;
    Peaceful and glee, as both lives are shared.
    When will it be my turn, I start to ponder;
    Deeper into thought I begin to wander.

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    I know what the poet is going through because that's how I felt waiting for the one to come and save me from my acute agony. But after 17 years of waiting, he has finally arrived. He is...

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  18. 16. Illusion Of A Fantasy

    • By Ice Vixen
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2012 with permission of the Author.

    Where do I go, which way do I turn
    searching for that love I so desperatly yearn
    fading memories of a past I'd soon forget
    isolated and alone waiting for the one not met.

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    I just quit a job that I hated. I live in a part of the country that is almost dead, no jobs. I am married to a wonderful man, but he cannot afford to pay my bills, vehicle and insurance. I...

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  19. 17. A Dream Girl

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    You will come one day in a waver of love,
    Tender as dew, impetuous as rain,
    The tan of the sun will be on your skin,
    The purr of the breeze in your murmuring speech,

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  20. 18. Lone Gentleman

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    The gay young men and the love-sick girls,
    and the abandoned widows suffering in sleepless delirium,
    and the young pregnant wives of thirty hours,
    and the raucous cats that cruise my garden in the shadows,

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  21. 19. The Kiss

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    I hoped that he would love me,
    And he has kissed my mouth,
    But I am like a stricken bird
    That cannot reach the south.

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    Yes! Been there! It kinda takes away from the romance. It might be best to keep trying to fly south.
    Jac Judy A Campbell

  22. 20. Words Unspoken

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

    It's been 2 months since you left
    And I think about you every day,
    Whenever I get lonely
    I remember what you used to say

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