sad poetry

The cathartic nature of poetry makes it one of the best outlets to channel feelings of sadness, emotional turmoil, grief and despair.

I Want What's "OUTSIDE" ------But I Don't Fit The Part, Can I Have INSIDE Then - That Shoud Work !?
I am an alcoholic, not the kind you would think of like "HUCK" from the favourite shows that we know !? I am an alcoholic, not the kind you would assume knows all the flavours and all the talented makers !?
By 365poetryabout an hour ago in Poets
I Need "Incentives" To Like YOU, I Need "Incentives" To...... ... "FEEL" Important --------- ---- Send "ME" To Get It, I Don't Understand SOME People, I Don't !?
I said to you that I want you, but I have NO HOME!? I said to you, I need you, but I have family !? I said to you, I want a child, but YOU are NOT important !?
By 365poetryabout an hour ago in Poets
I've Lost
I'm done trying. Apologies Crawling on my knees Smiling through the freeze out between us calmly bending with no fuss getting nowhere fast
By Judey Kalchik about an hour ago in Poets
In Your Hand
You toy with my heart In your hand And I feel you slowly squeezing Turning it to sand.
By Edward Valabout 4 hours ago in Poets
Temporarily Love, On Hold
Temporarily Love, On Hold I placed us gently on a silent shelf, not broken, no, just paused mid breath, like something sacred, waiting in the dark,
By George’s Girl 2026 about 5 hours ago in Poets
The Box
Verse 1 The chair still keeps the hollow where his body used to lean, A blanket folded neatly hiding the ghost he left unseen.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 6 hours ago in Poets
Expanding
From far above the whirring disturbs another night of restlessness. - Red eyes beaming straight through the rotten windowpane,
By Reece Beckettabout 8 hours ago in Poets
Love Has Become So Cheap. Content Warning.
Love has become so cheap, With the click of a button A heart appears on the screen. ❤️ And just as quickly is lost in the cacophony of words, images, memes.
By Natalie Wilkinsonabout 16 hours ago in Poets
The Tears Behind My Mask
The Tears Behind My Mask I wear a face that is not my own, stitched together with careful lies, a smile painted in steady lines,
By George’s Girl 2026 about 17 hours ago in Poets
Traveler of Worlds Beyond
Traveler of Worlds Beyond I walked where the sky forgets its name, through doors that opened without a sound, past stars that bled into one another,
By George’s Girl 2026 about 19 hours ago in Poets
Foxglove
toxic deceitful bloom bouquet of trickery beautiful insincerity false love
By Tina D. Lopezabout 19 hours ago in Poets
Every Person Was Assigned "24 Hours" ------------------------------- ---- I Have No Children, I Need No Food, And Water ------------------- So Now, I Am Awake At 6:39 AM, Just Because I Have A Period, Some Person Is Visiting, Or This Is What "Day" Feels Like ----------- WHO Needs Value, Who Needed To Feel Important, Who Needed A Purpose?
What would be the reason I am awake at this hour !? I have NO desire to be with the world, to speak to people as if they had value!!
By 365poetryabout 22 hours ago in Poets