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Lonely Poems | Examples of Lonely Poetry

Lonely Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about being lonely. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for lonely.
Hurt Again
She was like the softest clouds, On a warm, sunlit day. Standing out in any crowd, In a celestial way. Unsure how to cope, With a loss so profound. Yet within, there's false hope, Things might turn around. My past reveals unworthiness, My...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, anger, blue, depression, goodbye,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Bitter Thoughts On Sweaty Sheets
So here I am it’s happened again I woke up in the middle of the night swimming in a pool of sweat so bad it’ll call for a change of sheets My pillow is soaked so...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, emotions, lonely, lost
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Sad Side
A good man of great stature A presence so strong Head of a company, head of the family The place he belonged Now he sits in a care home A toy cat cradled in his arms Imprisoned in his...Read the rest...
Categories: family, farewell, lonely, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Smile
Falling out from the pit of his sleep, Robin sits himself up, on the edge of his bed. Dragging his body to the austere bathroom, Facing the mirror, blankness just filling his head. He looks at himself, so tanned...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, depression, health, lonely,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Midnight Stroll
and I wandered under the stars the balmy taste of wind on my lips a whimsy of love in the air just a few notes unrecognizable tickling the nape of my neck that’s when loneliness embraced me the lover I recognized...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, lost love, nature,
Form: Free verse



A thought carried throughout this life
Do 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...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, fate, heartbreak, heartbroken, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When Everything Loses Its Beauty
Every lively landscape and tree were stripped by fierce winter of their verdant, elegant dress: and while they are naked and grieving amid rainfall and fog: they still wish for sunny days! Everything loses its beauty, it's the harshest...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, children, grandmother, lonely,
Form: Rhyme
Bricks
Brick by brick, I built this home, each piece with purpose, in which it owns. It was the hardest task I ever did face, As I made sure everything was in its right place. Yet, suddenly, my house collapsed,...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, confusion, extended metaphor, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Nocturn of the Alone
Drifting in silence, no haven in sight, Alone in the crowd, under the pale moonlight. Whispers of home, now ghosts in the wind, A solitary journey, with no beginning or end. Love's sweet chorus, a forgotten song, In its absence,...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, angst, deep, desire, hurt,
Form: Free verse
My Commintment
Centuries is seeking yet never to find That one true soul that was like mine. So many souls I have touched along my way Yet never was there one to take my Hand or make me want to...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, longing, love,
Form: Rhyme
Loneliness
Carve out my arms and chest The aching loss my forearms face Hands lifted up to a god Who stole the soul of an empty case Shine a flashlight through the gap Or into a hollow statue chest Porcelain delicate echoing...Read the rest...
Categories: farewell, loneliness, lonely, longing,
Form: Rhyme
Dead End Street
Down at the end of dead end street, Cold, down and feeling beat, Trying to make sense of it all, Sun rises burning red, Visions spinning in my head, Now every dead end street leads to me. Blowing around in stormy...Read the rest...
Categories: car, deep, imagination, lonely,
Form: Rhyme
Alone on the Seashore
On a rocky shore she sits alone under the darken skies, a flock of gulls glided away in search of food supplies. She stares ahead in time to see the sun before the rise. She was...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, beauty, freedom, happy, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Someone to spoon me
The image of you in bed holds me Your back turned to me curled Your being waiting to be spooned Like a warm scoop of ice cream Dripping with sentiment I rise I know today you will leave me This is...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, loneliness, lonely, longing,
Form: Free verse
ADHD
My brain and my heart are submissive to ADHD, I’m not sure what version of this is really me, I’m knocking on the door and there’s five of them, All of which are made of the same tree, I...Read the rest...
Categories: lonely, anxiety, care, conflict, how
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Lonely Poems

Definition | What is Lonely in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs