Short Sad Love Poems
Published: October 2020
When we give someone our heart, there is always a chance it will get broken. We never want that to be the outcome, but too often it is. Dealing with a breakup or unrequited love is crushing. These short poems capture the despair experienced when a relationship does not work out. Even though these poems are short, the expressed emotions are powerful. Dealing with heartbreak is always a heavy and draining experience. We hope these poems remind you that you’re not alone.
39 Short Poems About Heartbreak
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Waiting...
Waiting for you to call...
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Knowing that you won't...
Hoping for you to come by...
Waiting...Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Triolet Of Heartbreak
in Loss Poems
Why did you have to go away
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and leave me with a broken heart.
I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
why did you have to go away.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Final Moments
It wrecks me, that last moment
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that played out so wrong.
Our hopeless eyes locked
just a few seconds too long.Featured Shared StoryShort but powerful. My favorite kind. This poem shows what can happen when two people who can't be together (for whatever reason) don't want to be apart.
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Wow! Good job. Sometimes hindsight will have us saying "What if?" And in the final review of an ended relationship, there may have been something else we could have done to make things work...
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Snowflakes
in Short Poems
I caught snowflakes
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on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.Featured Shared StoryAwesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.
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I like it. Those of us who have ever been in love or thought we were in love, know what it's like to have our heart broken. But I agree that time moves on. Not all love leads to heartbreak....
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You Have Shattered Every Memory Of Us
You have drowned every emotion of us,
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Held it under water until it could no longer breathe.
You have shattered every memory of us,
Like glass, touching it I risk hurting every time.Featured Shared StoryThe hard truth of having one too many last changes. Sometime there is no coming back from crossing the line. We may not be able to fix what we broke, but learning from it can help prevent us...
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Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always worth it.
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Put Heartbreak To Rest
in Short Poems
Put heartbreak to rest.
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Untangle your soul
from its tight grip.
Say goodbye to theFeatured Shared StoryThese are the word I needed just to be in peace. I have experienced broken relationship ties from friendship ties, family ties and relationship ties. It's hard to let go, but I have to....
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The Time Between
in Short Poems
Somewhere between
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hello and goodbye
a whole life happened.
And now, I am left to wonderFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Drowning
in Short Poems
They come in waves,
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my feelings for you.
And not pretty whitecaps
dancing at my feet.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Oh, How I Miss You
in Short Poems
oh,
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how I miss the high of you
how you fill the entire room
how you make my heart raceFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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What Healing Is Meant To Look Like
in Short Poems
I don’t know
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what healing
is meant
to look like,Featured Shared StoryI'm very fond of short, powerful, poems, and this is one for sure. Recovery can be the hardest thing we do, but it's always, always, worth it. Good write/read.
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My Love Is Gone
Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
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My heart is aching; my mind isn't clear.
My love has left me; it hurts my soul.
Without that love, I don't feel whole.Featured Shared StoryI know how you feel. My boyfriend left me last summer. Today would have been our anniversary. I feel so empty without him. I tried dating again, but he's always on my mind. I loved him, I...
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He Is Hurting Too
He's tired of the pain.
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He's tired of every lie.
He's tired of the countless nights
When all he does is cry.Featured Shared StoryThis poem makes an important point. Often we think in a breakup there's only one hurt heart, but in reality, both people could be hurting. But that might mean they should not have ended it.
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I Thought Wrong
I thought you were my everything.
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I thought you were what I longed for.
I thought you loved me.
I thought wrong.Featured Shared StoryFrom a personal standpoint as an older person (51), the words, "I was wrong," come into play more than I would like. The rethinking of everything is sometimes worse than the original event. ...
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Your Touch
Over the years I've been through so much,
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But it all seemed worth it when I first felt your touch.
In the blink of an eye you've gone away.
All that's left are memories of yesterday.Featured Shared StoryThanks so much for this poem. It really express my feelings. I'm trying to heal from a breakup with someone I've been dating for 3 years. The breakup just happened a few weeks ago. I'm so...
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Voice Of My Aching Heart
I have always felt alone except when with you.
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This is the voice of my aching heart and believe it's true.
You showered your love on me for a very short duration.
I don't know how I will handle this frustrating separation.Featured Shared StoryThis poem really spoke to me because it describes what I am going through right now. I loved it so much! Each line spoke into my soul, telling me to say it in my mind when i'm near him.
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The Weathering Of Love
in Lonely Poems
I'm sorry I love you as more than a friend,
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But the love that I have doesn't come to an end.
You dwell in my thoughts, and to my mind I will keep
A love that's for you, a love I hide deepFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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