Sad Love Poems
Why sad love poems? If you are experiencing the sadness of breakups, divorce, or discovering your partner has been cheating on you, then sad love poems may be the perfect way to describe your feelings. In general, love is a beautiful and happy feeling, but sometimes some things go wrong and turn our beautiful love into sadness. It may be losing our loved one, breaking up, divorce, or find outing the person we loved more than the world has cheated on us.
Well, what can you say? It happens. Many of us have felt the feeling of being heartbroken. But of course, it shouldn’t keep us from opening up and loving again. After all, life without love is meaningless and joyless. Poems are a great way to heal your hurt feelings and broken heart, or just simply let your ex know what you think about them and the current situation.
It All Went Far Too Quickly
It all went far too quickly when
We started our romance.
We headed for the Broadway stage
Before we learned to dance.
Naturally, we shared the fear
Of being on a limb,
And scared to stay while loath to part,
We felt our feelings dim.
Ah, me! Well, now we’re separate,
And will be for a while.
And then we’ll try again, for love
Remembers its sweet smile.
But this time we’ll go slow and ask,
Before we go to bed,
If we might try some artful grace
And dance awhile instead.
~ Nicholas Gordon
Forgiveness
You told me you loved me.
You lay with him.
His hands upon you
And more-
Because you wanted…
But you told me you loved me.
To you, it was not a sin.
You were newly free.
In your mind there was nothing to forgive.
In mine- I trusted you.
Because you told me you loved me.
Your decision
Slashed a gaping, bleeding wound.
I could not sleep the night after you told me
But I loved you for your honesty…
The questions kept coming.
To me, our love was a crystal clear pool
Fed by the springs of pure love.
Deep- able to see the tiniest pebbles at the bottom.
You threw putrid mud in that pool.
You dirtied it, sullied it, clouded it
Made it smell.
The questions kept coming.
Because you told me you loved me.
The tears would not stop.
Because you told me you loved me.
The unbearable pain that had to be borne would not stop.
Because you told me you loved me.
So I got a pump for the pool.
To clean it of the filth by feeding from my pure spring
To find a way to make the pool clear again
Because you told me you loved me.
Because after all the questions, I believed you
And I set the pump to work
In spite of the blood you caused to flow
In spite of the putrid mud
In spite of the pain
I asked myself if I truly loved you.
The answer was, ?Yes?.
I asked if I understood you.
The answer was, ?I have to if love is to survive.?
I asked if I could still trust you.
The answer was ?Yes?
Because you told me you loved me.
So I put myself in your place
Because you were newly free.
Despite the pain, despite the blood, despite myself
Because what is love if you cannot give and understand?
So I gave and understood.
…And forgave
To forgive is supposed to be divine.
I am not a God.
But if I cannot forgive
I am not human.
Because you said you loved me.
…Because I love you
Though you thought
It was not a matter to be forgiven
If I did not forgive
If I did not understand
Love would have been killed
There was no option
Not if I believed in love
Not if I believed in you
You killed ‘the trust’
But that was my trust, not yours.
Not once did you kill
But again
And again
And again
I bore the unbearable pain that tried my soul
Because you told me you loved me.
Because, deep down, I still trusted you.
I believed in you.
I believed in your heart of hearts.
I believed you were not, deep down, lying to me
When you said you loved me.
It?s been a while.
The gaping wound has healed, though there is a scar.
The tears still come sometimes, unbidden, unseen by you
But the love I have for you has not died.
The pool is clear
I?m glad I forgave you.
Glad that we are still together
That I made the effort to understand you
That we can smile and laugh together
Because I love you
Because you said you love me.
Nothing can be killed.
I believe.
~ Pete Bolte
I Wish
I wish that you could feel
My arms about you tight,
Holding you up close
All thru out the night.
To know that I am there
And never away far,
That I will remain
Where ever that you are.
That you could press back
Into my warm embrace,
And feel my soft touch
Warm against your face.
Or you could shift your hips
And press against me tight,
To feel my body’s heat
And my lips kissing you light.
I wish that you could hear
My softly whispered song,
To lull you into sleep
For it’s here that we belong.
That you could hear me say
All you need to hear,
As I tell you of my love
Whispered soft against your ear.
And you could feel my breath
Warm against your skin,
As I let my presence beg you
To let this true love in.
I wish that I could hold you
And whisper long into your night,
Never would you wonder then
As I held you to me tight…
~ Kristi
From When First We Danced
Even the distance,
Both in miles and in time
has not this heart of mine
mended.
I loved you from the first dance
and what followed was such sweet
romance.
We Wed
And all our children had…
But with one Lie
Our love did Die
and with the year that has gone by
I still don’t know the reason
Why…
The Perfect love that started with a
dance
…Ended
~ Solimira Soledad
Be Gentle, What You’re Holding Is My Heart
Be gentle: What you’re holding is my heart.
Remember in your honesty my pride.
If you don’t want to see me, please don’t hide
The truth, yet tell it with some art.
Though you may not have asked for me to call,
A single leap of hope must be allowed.
Not easily are shy songs sung out loud.
Yet now I wait alone outside your wall.
A New Beginning
From this day forward I am no longer a part of you,
We used to be united as One,
I want to be split back to two.
I no longer have a Duty,
No more will I feel Pain,
No longer will I wear a Mask,
Freedom is what I will Gain.
And yes I still Love you,
Yes I still Care,
But Trust is essential,
And Trust is not there.
So I shall take each day as it comes,
Start a new Life,
Goodbye you have lost me,
No Longer am I your Wife.
~ Keilli Lewise
Don’t Go
During sleepless nights
I pretend that the past isn’t real
It brings back how I used to feel
So much sadness in my hopeless life
Never knew things would change so fast
You’re not here and I’m alone
Trying to run away from this pain that has grown
I feel so empty now that you’re gone
There’s so much crying; I feel like dying
This one is for you
And these words aren’t brand new
Though it’s coming from the heart
Thank you for the life you’ve given me
Thank you for the hope; I’m finally free
You’ll always be in my mind
Cross my heart, hope to die
I never will forget you
During sleepless nights and endless dreams
I hope one day you’ll visit me
Just like it was planned to be
So that day you’ll finally see
I can’t go on without you
I hope this wish will come true
These words inside my heart
Stay in there till we’re apart
Feel these tears coming in my eyes
I try not to cry
I’ll try
This shooting pain in my eyes
Can’t hold it anymore
You’re gone; you walked away
These feelings went away
Now I’m colder than the ocean breeze
Now you’re too far gone
Please stay with me.
~ Ashlyn
Don’t Go
During sleepless nights
I pretend that the past isn’t real
It brings back how I used to feel
So much sadness in my hopeless life
Never knew things would change so fast
You’re not here and I’m alone
Trying to runaway from this pain that has grown
I feel so empty now that you’re gone
There’s so much crying; I feel like dying
This one is for you
And these words aren’t brand new
Though it’s coming from the heart
Thank you for the life you’ve given me
Thank you for the hope; I’m finally free
You’ll always be in my mind
Cross my heart, hope to die
I never will forget you
During sleepless nights and endless dreams
I hope one day you’ll visit me
Just like it was planned to be
So that day you’ll finally see
I can’t go on without you
I hope this wish will come true
These words inside my heart
Stay in there till we’re apart
Feel these tears coming in my eyes
I try not to cry
I’ll try
This shooting pain in my eyes
Can’t hold it anymore
You’re gone; you walked away
These feelings went away
Now I’m colder than the ocean breeze
Now you’re too far gone
Please stay with me.
~ Ashlyn
I Wish that I Could Be with You
I wish that I could be with you
And hold you in my arms,
Whisper all my love to you
And kiss away your tears.
I wish that I could take your cares
And put them all away,
Neatly folded into drawers
While pleasure lights your smile.
I wish that joy could step inside
Your heart and stay awhile,
And all the rain could turn into
A rainbow in the sun.
And all our loneliness like mist
Could fade into the blue,
A memory of sad, hard times
That happened long ago.
But I cannot come home right now,
And you cannot come here;
And so our dreams must be the fields
On which we laugh and play.
If life cannot be what we want,
It will, it will be so;
For love can turn the harshest light
To gold through sheer affection.
~ Nicholas Gordon
Goodbye My Lover and My Friend
Goodbye, my lover and my friend,
On whom I lean my life,
On whom my fortunes now depend.
Do, for me, keep safe.
Be brave, my love, but also know
You live not just for one, but two,
Even as I wait.
~ Nicholas Gordon
Teardrop
A lonely tear falls from an eye,
Not sure why its been shed.
And as it slowly trickles by,
It finds a spot to make its bed.
There it stays. A meaningless drop,
No-one who loves it, and no-one who cares,
Until its greeted from the top,
By another stream of tears.
And as it continues on its fall,
To where its journey ends,
It finds its not meaningless at all,
As long as it has friends
~ Jonny Harrop
Love’s Not Easy on the Internet
Love’s not easy on the Internet.
Words alone can be misunderstood.
Love needs eyes and lips and hands to let
The hurt rest easy when the joy feels good.
Lovers can’t reach through the opaque screen
To underscore a message with their arms,
To say with touch exactly what they mean
Or give the light caress that anger calms.
Instead, they must rely on faith and trust,
Loving patiently a fleshless soul,
Taking words for kisses ’cause they must,
With full communion their elusive goal.
Be patient, love, and someday soon you’ll see
My body tell you what you mean to me.
~ Nicholas Gordon
If I Had Married You Instead of Her
If I had married you instead of her,
I would not now be seething with regret,
Trapped by children, choked by dreams that were
My hopes before my life turned desolate.
I would not now be seething with regret
For having married more for lust than love.
My hopes before my life turned desolate
Now live but in the darkness where you move.
For having married more for lust than love,
I’m punished with a wife whom I despise.
I live but in the darkness where you move,
My hopes are the harvest of your haunting eyes.
I’m punished with a wife whom I despise,
Trapped by children, choked by dreams that were
My hopes . . . The harvest of your haunting eyes,
If I had married you instead of her.
~ Nicholas Gordon
If I Had Married You Instead of Her
If I had married you instead of her,
I would not now be seething with regret,
Trapped by children, choked by dreams that were
My hopes before my life turned desolate.
I would not now be seething with regret
For having married more for lust than love.
My hopes before my life turned desolate
Now live but in the darkness where you move.
For having married more for lust than love,
I’m punished with a wife whom I despise.
I live but in the darkness where you move,
My hopes the harvest of your haunting eyes.
I’m punished with a wife whom I despise,
Trapped by children, choked by dreams that were
My hopes . . . The harvest of your haunting eyes,
If I had married you instead of her.
~ Nicholas Gordon
I Keep Looking
I check the mail for notes from you,
But I can’t find them there.
Time and again I check for words,
They must be lost somewhere.
Perhaps this connection
Is linked at just one end.
I convince myself it’s not,
So I go back and check again.
Yet, I know my box is empty,
But I still must look to see,
Disappointed one more time.
There’s still no words for me.
My mind brings back your memory,
And I return again to find
My mail box still is empty,
No words of any kind.
It leaves my mind a wondering,
Why can’t I just forget?
But every night it’s still the same,
There’s no rest until I’ve checked.
I know I will find nothing,
But I must go look to see
If by chance today is different,
And you’ve sent some words to me.
~ William Mae
Right Here Waiting (Lyric)
Ocean’s apart
Day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice
On the line
But it doesn’t start the pain
If I see you next to never
How can we say forever?
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
And how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I took for granted
All the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter
I taste the tears
But I can’t get near you now
Oh, can’t you see it baby?
You’ve got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
And how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I’m with you
I’ll take the chance
Oh, can’t you see it baby?
You’ve got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
And how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
~ Richard Marx
A Broken Heart
All the words you said to me,
That seemed to be so true.
Were nothing but thoughtless lies,
That I thought would never come from you.
They seemed so real and seemed so true.
I was begining to think
That I was in love with you.
But I should of known it was all an act,
That I was just another part.
Just another girl to add
To your list of broken hearts.
I wonder why I still think about you,
After all your lies and sweet talking words.
I think its because you made me feel
Like I was your special girl.
I thought I was, I thought you cared, and that I was the only one.
But all you wanted to have was just a little fun.
I could never be with you
After what I found out.
You lied to me…
Thats what this is mostly all about.
I’m not telling you exactly what I know.
You can deny it all you want,
But i’m deciding to let you go.
But I will never forget you not matter how hard I try.
I will always remember you in my years to come
Until my eternal good-bye.
~ Melissa Ferreira
After You’re Gone
After you’re gone
How will I go to work?
Who will I phone
To talk through the silent evening
After you’re gone?
You’re part of my life,
A piece of my tapestry.
On what rock
Will my castle rest
After you’re gone?
Time will turn
But without hands.
How will I eat
Without my day on your dish
After you’re gone?
You’re the only place
I can put myself.
No hopes or dreams
Can fill my tumbling days
After you’re gone.
~ Nicholas Gordon
The Luckiest Guy
Dear the luckiest guy in the world, I don’t know you,
All I know is you are the luckiest guy
Because the girl who I loved, is your lover.
That was my destiny, but don’t know why
Respect her, please respect her
That is all I want from you.
As not every person can get her love.
Everyone is not lucky like you.
I lost myself in her world,
Even though I loved her a lot.
But what could I do?
My words were weaker than I thought.
I am still wondering
Nowadays how is this life to you?
Every second is brighter
As a princess said she loves you
Do you ever feel sad?
I don’t think so still I am asking.
There is no reason to be sad
After you got that much loving.
I don’t know if you deserve her
Because she is the best.
But please make her happy,
So my heart could get some rest.
You are the luckiest guy
As her lips said she loves you
And here a hopeless guy is still waiting
To hear a word; Even if she says “I hate you”
~ by Goran
A Silent Tear
Silent words across a screen.
How could they mean so much to me.
I promised myself I would not cry.
Then a silent tear falls from my eye.
What did I do, what did I say,
To make you change your mind, the day you went away.
Everyday, waiting for a sign
To let me know, you might still want to be mind.
Andother day comes and goes,
I want to write, but I can’t, I know.
You said you needed me more than I needed you,
Why would you say that, if you knew it wasn’t true?
Why did you say you loved me?
Then turn around and set me free?
I love you and want you,
But I know I can’t make you love me.
~ by Lostinlove
I Wish This Poem Were Pixie Dust
I wish this poem were pixie dust
To throw into your eyes
And make you see the loveliness
Beneath my sad disguise.
And I would take you in my arms
And weave a magic spell
That I could utter anytime
To make you love me well.
But alas my simple words
Are like summer rain
That drums on hills and fields and hearts,
Then vanishes again.
And though my love might make you bloom,
You turn with fragile grace
To gaze in aching loneliness
At someone else’s face.
We lust for what we cannot have,
A long, unbroken chain
Of lovers who remain unloved
And loved who love in vain.
While I’m near mad with wanting you
As trees must have the sun,
You cannot help but find a love
Who loves another one.
~ Nicholas Gordon
Thinking Of You
I think and I think but here I sit,
In front of my computer screen, dimly lit.
I peruse my thoughts in search of her,
And when discovered, my thoughts just wander.
I love her with all of my heart,
But I don’t know how to tell her. Where do I start?
So I sit and I think in front of my screen,
But my thoughts seem so meager and lean.
I want her to know how much she means to me,
But it’s hard being in love and making the other see.
I felt this way for quite some time now,
And I know I need to tell her but I don’t know how.
One idea works in my head,
But I know that it’d be shot down dead.
The perfect scenerio, it’s in my mind,
But sifting it out, it seems too hard to find.
I interact with her from behind a mask,
But I know, at this point, removing it’ll be a task.
I think and I think but what I search for evades me,
And so I sit with my computer screen in front of me.
I can only think about both of us, together,
And how I’d treat her, delicate as a feather,
Dropped from an extint bird, seemed to be lost in time,
That needs careful attention and can only be mine.
I just want her to realize that she’s the world to me
And that she’s the only one that will ever be.
I want to hold her in my arms forever,
Sharing our warmth, letting go… never.
I love her with all of my heart,
But I don’t know how to tell her. Where do I start?
I want her to know. This I know is true.
But it’s hard to say when I’m lost in her eyes of blue.
I can’t tell her, my love is too strong,
Besides, What if she hates me? What if I’m wrong?
So now I sit here, sad and blue,
Wishing we could speak words that lovers do.
I love her with all of my heart,
I want to be with her and never part.
I hope she returns my love
So I prey to the stars above.
I only wish I could make her see
How much her love truly means to me.
~ The Tinman
