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Sad Love Poems | Examples of Sad Love Poetry

Sad Love Poems - Examples of all types of sad love poetry to share and read. This list of sad love poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of sad love poetry. This list of works about sad love is an excellent resource for examples on how to write sad love poems.
Premium Member siempre tendre que competir
Siempre tendré que competir Siempre tendré que competir. Sufrimos una pérdida porque te sorprendieron. Llevaba lentes de color rosa. Eso cortó la conexión. Cuanto más me ponía al día, más se desgarraban mis sentimientos. Siempre tendré que competir. Esa no soy yo. Puedo...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, fate, moving on, sad
Form: Rhyme
Last Night
Last night i accidentally confessed to my friend I didn’t even know i did it until he started to apologize and tell me i deserved better “I wish i could give you what you deserve.” Is what...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, 10th grade, angst, boyfriend,
Form: Free verse



What is a friend?
A boy i considered my friend asked me, “Do you have any friends?” I paused and typed out “what?” With a shaky hand. “I don't mean to be rude, but you respond so quickly at any hour of...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, 11th grade, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse

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Distance yourself
If I could know you, you know that I would. I'd see you once more if only I could. I'll see you again though miles apart. I wish I could stop you from breaking my heart. I know I...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, anxiety, goodbye, loneliness, love
Form: Free verse
Premium Member unaware
Unaware; You are the ocean, the earth, the sky,. And I the ship in a bottle Never to touch the water; A bird that cannot fly, Will never know the touch of sky. A wind that cannot lay upon the...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, absence, longing, lost love,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Below Zero
Bare branches and frosted limbs, reflect how we both feel within, it seems these days, our love is all but alive Her smile is warm, but her shoulder's cold, just as the sun still shines below zero,...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, break up, cry, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Nun With Sunshine Hair
On a hot midsummer day, I met a nun with sunshine hair; She moved with grace in every way, Like starlight dancing in the air. I asked if I could have her heart; She laughed, then paused, and gently said: "It's...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, imagination, loss, nostalgia, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Loving Someone That Doesn't Love You
When you play for someone's feeling You're like a clown laughing outside But feels very desperately lonely inside. When you are too much of gentleman It's hard for you to get close to her You'll exactly know what the...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, caregiving, feelings, prejudice, sad
Form: Free verse
The Idea of You
I am in love with the idea of You- the vessel in which I project my dreams, my desires, my design, though It could never compare to the beauty of your originality, the perfection of Your natural self,...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, crush, devotion, imagination, muse,
Form: Free verse
Prison blues
I should of seen this coming Our love was to good to be true You showed your true colors when I got my prison blues I never got a letter I never got a visit...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, absence, betrayal, blue, dark,
Form: Free verse
Raindrops in Early December
Raindrops in Early December The sky dims its face Depicting a wounded heart Wounded by the pain of love Trapped in the deepest pain You have the heart to leave the bond of love Love that has been planted in my...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, cry, december, hate, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Perspectives
A symphony’s no symphony if it is never heard A poem is no poem at all if it contains no word A rainy day’s a rainy day unless it brings some joy A prized possession’s valueless if treated...Read the rest...
Categories: relationship, sad love, summer,
Form: Rhyme
So Much Wasted Time
So Much Wasted Time Seventeen years ago. Only focused on myself. I was riding a motorcycle. Instead of family time, just doing my own thing. Remember to be open minded. I wanted to set an example. I woke up in sorrow. We’ve...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Reflection on Rejection
"Rejection is the sand in the oyster, the irritation that ultimately produces the pearl.” – Burke Wilkinson Hearts connect, through light that binds, Kisses gentle, embracing pure love, Breathless passion, colored in joy – beyond What the heart can...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, heart, heartbreak, marriage, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member His Grief In Another Universe
He all of a sudden experiences a new psychosis, As he solemnly stands in the sunset in his grieving process, Tossing onto her grave a thousand stemless red roses. ...Read the rest...
Categories: sad love, dark, death, first love,
Form: Sijo

Specific Types of Sad Love Poems

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