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SequoiaBorn to a land unspoiled and free
The mighty sequoia was on the ascendancy
Ancient elders stood erect and proud
Free from threats to pierce a cloud
Out of nowhere came a destructive presence
Little creatures with a cold, dark...
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Categories:
change, death, farewell, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Gain and LossMemories mounting
Losing sight losing faith
Positive heartbreak
...
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Categories:
growth, heartbreak, i miss
Form: Senryu
Soul Tie GoodbyeWant’s sparks will die
Yearning faintly unbinding the tie
Souls united goodbye...
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Categories:
heartbreak, irony, poems, poetry,
Form: Senryu
Burning BriskLove’s flicker fizzles
Hearts apart, souls within
Salient shade fades flames...
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, goodbye, heartbreak,
Form: Senryu
Broken Wings, Rising Hearts
In shadows deep, where love once gleamed,
A heart now shattered, a soul it seemed,
She loved with fervor, pure and true,
But he, a storm, her skies turned blue.
His words like daggers, cutting deep,
Her tears a river,...
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Categories:
heartbreak, 12th grade, anxiety, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
I Hate Writing Poems About YouI think I hate writing poems about you
They stack up so fast, 1,2,3 this is 4 now
And they used to be a blast, I couldn’t wait to write you more. Now,
The warm, strong arms around...
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Categories:
heartbreak, best friend, betrayal, hate,
Form: Free verse
Heart says Mind saysHeart says "But I want to know"
Mind says " Its time to let go."
Heart says "I can't take this ache"
Mind says "Ypu always knew this would one day break"
Heart says "If given a...
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Categories:
angst, desire, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
The Heartache of FarewellThe heartache of farewell
Comes in layers and degrees of torment and suffering
Some good and Bad, some may say it is all good in the end
But regardless of platitudes and positive thinking after reflection at the...
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Categories:
farewell, goodbye, heartbreak, loss,
Form: Free verse
CovenantWould your promise be worth keeping
if it meant my heart would mend?
Or would your promise be worth breaking
for some dope and an empty bed?...
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Categories:
heartbreak, absence, abuse, addiction, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Dreamer, Look At RealityDreamer, look at reality...
put all dreams away;
trying to convince me
is speaking to walls:
no, don't annoy me!
If your wish is too unrealistic,
I assume you're a narcissist;
now, get off that cloud nine,
or you won't share my...
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Categories:
anxiety, character, confusion, heartbreak,
Form: Lyric
A thought carried throughout this lifeDo not memorize the words I whisper about thee in this dreamy life.
I have all the traps to combat these bad habits, they stop me from living this life inside my head.
Tired of running to...
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Categories:
fate, heartbreak, heartbroken, imagination,
Form: Free verse
My FaultDumbfounded, I am.
How come nothing happened,
But I was torn like everything ended.
Nothing happened, so was it all in my head?
Delusional, was I?
My fault, but why?
I hoped for all your lies.
You made me think that it...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
VooDoo Ranger'nother heartbreak
sorry
I'm all red flags
and warning labels
...yet she tried
not all my fault
but it's a pattern
I think I might
until I know I don't
some brutal honesty
I squirm free of the noose
and put 500 miles
between...
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Categories:
heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
The BattlePikes held high,
Flags fill the sky,
Drummer boys sound the beat,
Musket men are on their feet.
White smoke swirls, ram down the ball really hard,
Pour in the gunpowder to make the charge.
Front rank kneel, back rank stand...
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Categories:
heartbreak, anxiety, death, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Endless Pain
I could never have loved anyone
the way I have loved you.
Heart on Heart, facing life and death,
just me and you.
I could have followed you like your
shadow, true love, I thought.
Our Souls joined as...
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Categories:
feelings, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Heartbreak Poems
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