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odic fail
hope …
dismay
heaven, hell
gods, mortality … love
all live within us
we create our own realities
and we dwell there …
oh, we are taught the tools for life -
the skills we use to SHAPE that actuality,
but we construct it...
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Categories:
loss, analogy, break up, creation,
Form: Free verse
the good fight
* death is a process of many stages, and dementia can be one of the ugliest … Dad taught me many lessons in life, and he fought to the last to retain what sensibilities he...
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Categories:
loss, age, analogy, father son,
Form: Rhyme
Home AgainHis trip took him across many miles
That might have seemed unending -
But he did not notice.
His flight was uneventful
And should have been quite peaceful -
But he did not notice.
The roads traversed green countryside
And might have...
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Categories:
loss, bereavement, care, death, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Something WILL FALL ThroughSomething WILL FALL Through
I MEAN
It's really hard to
Be "thorough..."
When all the little
HOLES are so
'SMALL.'
-Gray Squirrel
05-10-2024
...
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Categories:
loss, animal, environment, heart, life,
Form: Free verse
And Still The Sun Will RiseLife will have days that you will wish to revise
Things said or done will fill you with compromise
Decisions over which you will agonize
And still, the sun will rise
At times others will seek to antagonize
Nights filled...
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Categories:
loss, hope, inspiration, joy, life,
Form: Lyric
Of Mice and MenI am a mouse, catatonic with fear;
just trying to stay still and silent,
to survive.
Batted about by an indifferent cat;
for him a lazy afternoon,
for me an aching lifetime.
It has no idea of the torture it inflicts;
no...
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Categories:
anger, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Where my memory's goI had a moment to see
Flashbacks
Rewind,
Rewind my memory
I need these thoughts to breath
Fireworks to help me feel
Light my mind
Keep me spinning on this timeline
Moments ago, we touched hands and it touched my soul
Only my heartbeats...
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Categories:
bereavement, friendship love, loss,
Form: Free verse
From Pompeii
He appeared out of nowhere and convinced me to sit with him for a drink.
His eyes were wide and glistening, his brow - of the knowledge within.
I asked him his name and where he had...
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Categories:
loss, death, fate, fear, for
Form: Free verse
reverieAn existential crisis
Left to my own devices
Not an ounce of assistance
Never show any resistance
Just comply and let it be
Dignity isn't a necessity
I'm not the flower you'd pick from a garden
Orchids are beautiful, I'm a sight...
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Categories:
loss, 12th grade, age, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
I fellIn between
Walking across the smooth sand
Listening to the whispers of sea and land
Glazing into the endless waters
Tasting the salty winds
Smiling between tears
And crying in the midst of grins
I fell in love
And I fell...
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Categories:
loss,
Form: Free verse
tethers
break …
my heart?
you did not break my heart
you COULD not break my heart
I utilized all the “Yous” that came before
constructing barriers that you,
in your most formidably malodorous
and vehemently vile self,
couldn’t penetrate in an eon of...
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Categories:
loss, analogy, break up, feelings,
Form: Free verse
dance, divine
a stroll …
just a stroll … like any other
numberless now, the times this path
had taken her to the wood -
the dark, deep wood where her
memories dwelled
thoughts astray in the gloaming …
the same walk she and...
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Categories:
loss, age, appreciation, beauty, life,
Form: Free verse
I cannot tell himI cannot tell him that I still love him,
That losing him breaks my heart in a thousand new ways each day.
Because if I did, then he might try to come back to me.
I cannot tell...
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Categories:
heartbroken, loss, love, love
Form: Free verse
Retirement DayRetirement after all these years, time has really flown by
My alarm is also retiring, no need to ask why
First thing on my agenda is a holiday to an exotic place far away
A change to relax...
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Categories:
loss, retirement,
Form: Rhyme
Always YouI dreamt of you again last night.
You spoke a foreign language,
and you did not know your name.
But I knew it was you because your beauty is unmistakable.
You spoke with someone else's voice,
and you...
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Categories:
loss, bereavement, betrayal, death, dream,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Loss Poems
Read wonderful loss poetry on the following sub-topics:
baby, brother, brother in law, cat, child, dog, father, friend, horse, mother, pet, stepfather
and more.
Definition | What is Loss in Poetry?
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