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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
Stars	Stevenson, Taylor	Free verse	loneliness, sad, stars, suicide,
Hang on Mr Reaper	sanders, cheryle	Prose Poetry	death, sad,
Kissing Deep Salt	mcdaid, liam	Terza Rima	conflict, courage, devotion, emotions,
Cheer The Year	Kraidman, Gary	Rhyme	angst, career, hurt, identity,
On This Valentine	Adel, Mohamed	Rhyme	beauty, cry, sad, sad
Lost In This Cruel World	mcdaid, liam	Free verse	betrayal, bio, blessing, emotions,
HEART BREAK	Cooper, Shane	Free verse	grief, sad,
In God's Hands	Horn, James	Couplet	depression, sad,
Broken dreams	Mittal, sakshi	Verse	emotions, sad, sad love,
expulsion	CHAKRABARTY, RAJAT KANTI	Haiku	sad,
RETURN TO THE CITY	Troiano, Jerry	Free verse	childhood, leaving, nostalgia, sad,
Your Ashes	Breidenthal, Laura	Free verse	anxiety, heartbroken, hurt, love,
Garden	VH, Jessica	Rhyme	introspection, longing, love, love
He	kesting, tom	Dramatic Verse	sad,
Mail Order Bride	Richards, Carrie	Rhyme	sad, travel,
I Often Wonder	Hoose, Mary Jo	I do not know?	confusion, how i feel,
Love Is Giving	Yamin, Mohammad	Tanka	devotion, love, sad,
3 AM	Coon, Lee	Free verse	cry, depression, sad,
Nothing Left But Pain	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	angst, betrayal, how i
Searching for Inspiration	Canoy, Emerald	Quatrain	depression, dream, grief, inspiration,
The Pitter-Patter Of Drops	Pinet, Emile	Triolet	children, rain, sad,
Sleepy Bird	Fehr, Nathan	Free verse	bird, sad,
Sad	McSorley, David	Free verse	depression, sad,
The Forlorn	Yamin, Mohammad	Tanka	betrayal, lonely, sad, sorrow,
I Want to Go Home	Williams, Breah	I do not know?	for him, loneliness, longing,
One Small Word	Time, Justin	Rhyme	grief, life, sad,
Man gone	sibiya, siza	Free verse	death, father, lost love,
Understanding The Process Of Fear-	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	city, emotions, feelings, life,
Forgot	Smith, Bev	Rhyme royal	dark, dog, heartbreak, lost,
LITTLE BROTHER	Matt, Phatt	Dramatic monologue	confusion, deep, hurt, memory,
Zero-Sum	VH, Jessica	Rhyme	best friend, desire, love,
''Despair so dark pulls on me like gravity--''	Nguyen, Ngoc	Sonnet	depression, happiness, hope, joy,
Why be happy	AR, Nadiya	Lyric	grief, happiness, hurt, sad,
Monsters In My Head	Mathes, Alicia	Free verse	conflict, cry, dark, deep,
WIPERS	Thajudeen, Muhammad Safa	Light Poetry	sad,
tail-lights for eyes	junor, mark	Ballad	anxiety, beauty, remember, sad,
To All Mothers	Stevenson, Jerry	Narrative	confusion, crazy, dark, evil,
''When full of gloom and full of pain--''	Nguyen, Ngoc	I do not know?	depression, happiness, joy, pain,
Just think of Me	Smith, Bev	Rhyme	absence, betrayal, blessing, daughter,
harlequinade	CHAKRABARTY, RAJAT KANTI	Haiku	depression, sad,
untitled 2	Farber, Ana	Free verse	girl, sad,
This Year In English Quintain	Mehta, Dr.Ram	Quintain (English)	hyperbole, inspiration, sad,
What Do You Do With Your Dog When He Dies	burton, ben	Rhyme	death, sad,
Mirror	Mathes, Alicia	Free verse	depression, hurt, mirror, sad,
Spark of Youth Long Gone	Halling, Carl	Free verse	angst, change, nostalgia, sad,
WE ALMost	Ngabwe, Anthony	Blank verse	longing, men, metaphor, sad,
What Does The Kook Say	Stevenson, Jerry	Haiku	america, crazy, culture, dark,
The Path Un-chosen	Wright, Tom	Lyric	places, sad,
Old and Cold	Kraidman, Gary	Rhyme	abuse, age, betrayal, depression,
not meant to be	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	break up, for her,
Penny	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	anxiety, cry, dark, deep,
Chrissy's stage - stars are born	Wouterse, Elly	Free verse	beauty, blessing, cancer, grief,
The Hand Of Fate	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	betrayal, cry, depression, emotions,
Tangled	Calatayud, Alex	Ballad	sad,
DRIVE BY	lowe, millard	Prose Poetry	anxiety, bereavement, children, grief,
When Are You Coming Home, Son	Jones, Cynthia	Rhyme	imagery, inspiration, november, poetry,
Some Perverse Will	Halling, Carl	Free verse	anxiety, confusion, dark, moving
SADNESS	Allison, Jan	Senryu	emotions, sad,
Writing in my diary	michaels, christopher	Blank verse	sad,
A Christmas Past	Nance, Casarah	Rhyme	christmas, sad,
For You	Adel, Mohamed	Rhyme	cute love, heartbroken, sad,
Long Shadows	Pinet, Emile	Rhyme	city, how i feel,
DARK CLOUDS OF LIFE	NYAGA, LEWIS	Parallelismus Membrorum	depression, grief, sad, word
DARK CLOUDS OF LIFE	NYAGA, LEWIS	Parallelismus Membrorum	depression, grief, sad, word
Tales of a Paris Flaneur	Halling, Carl	Prose Poetry	friend, loneliness, pain, paris,
Pressure	Human, Daniel	Free verse	dark, hope, sad,
- Dear Dad -	Andresen, Anne Lise	Narrative	dad, daughter, sad,
TO A FORGOTTEN SUICIDE NOTE	lowe, millard	Elegy	bereavement, death, emotions, grief,
Sea World	Earnings, J. W. M.	Free verse	anxiety, beautiful, change, emotions,
The Curve	Troiano, Jerry	Rhyme	death, imagery, night, sad,
depression talking	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	anxiety, cry, dark, depression,
Concrete Pillow	Jones, Cynthia	Rhyme	december, inspirational, poetry, sad,
I AM	Williams, Steve	I do not know?	absence, bereavement, death, encouraging,
Hidden Scars	Bhatnagar, Paakhi	Ballad	loss, sad,
I am a Coward	chakraborty, argho	I do not know?	pain, sad,
Need	burton, ben	Rhyme	lonely, sad,
FAREWELL MY LOVE	SOLOMON, ITSOGHOLE O	Verse	anxiety, farewell, heartbreak, hope,
Weeping Song	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	cry, death, sad,
Neglect	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	abuse, pain, sad,
A Revolutionary Christmas	Stan, Remi	Free verse	childhood, hate, loneliness, sad,
Memories	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	depression, memory, pain, sad,
Time	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	abuse, pain, sad,
These Walls	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	abuse, pain, sad,
tread with angelic care	junor, mark	Free verse	i love you, loneliness,
Tears	Vaughan, Sarah	Free verse	abuse, death, sad, suicide,
Black Note	Widjanarko, Yanny	Free verse	death, dedication, sad,
In Memorium: To an Unknown Rider	Ghosal, Rajib	Blank verse	bereavement, car, care, sad,
A distant sadness	mcdaid, liam	Free verse	emotions, heart, heartbreak, sad,
Riot	VH, Jessica	Rhyme	loneliness, longing, love, love
Christmas Glow, Glow, Gone	Micuda, Lesley	Rhyme	blessing, celebration, christmas, family,
Just Like Kurt Cobain	Kelly, Matthew	Rhyme	celebrity, death, sad,
Being Alone	Kelly, Matthew	Rhyme	absence, lonely, love, sad,
In My Children's Eyes	Ballard, DonnaLee	Couplet	addiction, betrayal, confusion, longing,
The Fog	Carmichael , Faith	Prose Poetry	beautiful, dark, loss, mystery,
A Slice of Remain	MSRSX, XMSD	Free verse	hurt, love, sad,
There is no good in goodbye	Nance, Casarah	Rhyme	hurt, lost love, pain,
lift me up	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	anger, cry, dark, depression,
A Tall Tragic Tale	Mehta, Dr.Ram	Free verse	bereavement, sad,
REFLECTIONS	Allison, Jan	Rhyme	emotions, sad,
Never To Be	Breidenthal, Laura	Free verse	absence, anger, conflict, emotions,

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