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Sad Poetry

Sometimes you just need a good tearjerker. These sad poems will have you sobbing into your pillow. Share your own experience or enjoy the work of fellow poets, and don’t try to hold down the tears: There’s nothing wrong with a good cry.
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Tonight, I am Sad
ghostful Gifted Writer
7 years ago
477
9
44

  • sad

  • drawing

  • feeling

  • night

  • lonely

    • a short piece about sad nights
    Everything Happens for a R...
    aknier Gold Comma
    8 years ago
    477
    1
    36

  • change

  • sad

  • butterfly

  • romance

  • love

    • Sad love story. Warning: language.
    dear mind.
    kianamp Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    475
    1
    75

  • art

  • sad

  • emotions

  • nature

  • love

    • with sincere sadness, me.
    In Your Head
    lonelygirl Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    475
    5
    87

  • sad

  • motivation

  • dark

  • feelings

  • thoughts

    • Do you know what it is like to be scared of your own thoughts?
    Spilled Milk
    aknier Gold Comma
    7 years ago
    357
    5
    76

  • bittersweet

  • cooking

  • sad

  • romance

  • emotions

    • People show love in different ways
    Lovely Expectations
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    313
    1
    35

  • poison

  • poetry

  • love

  • him

  • he

    • He expected something I would not give.
    The Worst Kind of Breakup
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    309
    1
    26

  • breakup

  • heartbreak

  • sad

  • hurt

  • romance

    • No matter what, a breakup isn't easy
    Depression
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    308
    3
    33

  • thoughts

  • feelings

  • emotions

  • depression

  • anxiety

    • What is depression actually like?
    // a trilogy of eye color ...
    weeklybrent Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    286
    1
    46

  • poems

  • eye

  • sad

  • poem of the day

  • gray

    • // six orbs of a story //
    love[on a budget]
    nefarious Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    285
    4
    24

  • game

  • innovative

  • sad

  • short story

  • romance

    • because some of us can't afford a broken heart
    Let Me Breathe
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    280
    4
    35

  • drum

  • truth

  • lies

  • deception

  • girl

    • The truth Will not Set me free.
    The Human Superpower
    stadarooni Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    277
    5
    31

  • friendship

  • friend

  • love

  • scarf

  • life

    • Sometimes life tastes like teardrops of white noise.
    An Apology
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    7 years ago
    277
    1
    36

  • like

  • forgiveness

  • sad

  • hope

  • forgive

    • My white-flag.
    Painted Red and Blue
    duskthoughts Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    277
    4
    54

  • sad

  • artist

  • abuse

  • love

  • awareness

    • Sensitive subject-Potential Trigger- Spreading awareness
    // ode to the boy who stol...
    weeklybrent Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    275
    2
    35

  • new poets corner

  • broken love

  • sad

  • poem of the day

  • writers on commaful

    • // fiction is to remain fiction //
    Alone Again
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    273
    4
    37

  • bittersweet

  • sad

  • romance

  • cute

  • loneliness

    • Whoever is writing the prompts wants me to make them sad. "Loneliness?" Okay, bet.
    Tired
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    271
    0
    19

  • exhaustion

  • sad

  • pity

  • emotions

  • anxiety

    • I’m tired of being mentally ill. But I don’t get to get better. By mipoet
    I Held You
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    271
    3
    40

  • bittersweet

  • sweet

  • sad

  • motherly love

  • romance

    • I held you your first minutes on this Earth
    -n o t a l l o f y o u
    rosarlei Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    265
    4
    64

  • sad

  • love

  • happy

  • forgive

  • die

    • music: Lovely - Billie E. /// Art: Bill Viola /// an homage to @sugar_cupcakes
    Rose Tattoo
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    264
    0
    22

  • rose

  • pain

  • sad

  • anxiety

  • masochism

    • I am healing. Slowly.
    Tonight, I am Sad
    ghostful Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    477
    9
    44

  • sad

  • drawing

  • feeling

  • night

  • lonely

    • a short piece about sad nights
    Everything Happens for a R...
    aknier Gold Comma
    8 years ago
    477
    1
    36

  • change

  • sad

  • butterfly

  • romance

  • love

    • Sad love story. Warning: language.
    dear mind.
    kianamp Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    475
    1
    75

  • art

  • sad

  • emotions

  • nature

  • love

    • with sincere sadness, me.
    In Your Head
    lonelygirl Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    475
    5
    87

  • sad

  • motivation

  • dark

  • feelings

  • thoughts

    • Do you know what it is like to be scared of your own thoughts?
    Spilled Milk
    aknier Gold Comma
    7 years ago
    357
    5
    76

  • bittersweet

  • cooking

  • sad

  • romance

  • emotions

    • People show love in different ways
    Lovely Expectations
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    313
    1
    35

  • poison

  • poetry

  • love

  • him

  • he

    • He expected something I would not give.
    The Worst Kind of Breakup
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    309
    1
    26

  • breakup

  • heartbreak

  • sad

  • hurt

  • romance

    • No matter what, a breakup isn't easy
    Depression
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    308
    3
    33

  • thoughts

  • feelings

  • emotions

  • depression

  • anxiety

    • What is depression actually like?
    // a trilogy of eye color ...
    weeklybrent Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    286
    1
    46

  • poems

  • eye

  • sad

  • poem of the day

  • gray

    • // six orbs of a story //
    love[on a budget]
    nefarious Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    285
    4
    24

  • game

  • innovative

  • sad

  • short story

  • romance

    • because some of us can't afford a broken heart
    Let Me Breathe
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    280
    4
    35

  • drum

  • truth

  • lies

  • deception

  • girl

    • The truth Will not Set me free.
    The Human Superpower
    stadarooni Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    277
    5
    31

  • friendship

  • friend

  • love

  • scarf

  • life

    • Sometimes life tastes like teardrops of white noise.
    An Apology
    kaylynn Commaful Star
    7 years ago
    277
    1
    36

  • like

  • forgiveness

  • sad

  • hope

  • forgive

    • My white-flag.
    Painted Red and Blue
    duskthoughts Gifted Writer
    7 years ago
    277
    4
    54

  • sad

  • artist

  • abuse

  • love

  • awareness

    • Sensitive subject-Potential Trigger- Spreading awareness
    // ode to the boy who stol...
    weeklybrent Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    275
    2
    35

  • new poets corner

  • broken love

  • sad

  • poem of the day

  • writers on commaful

    • // fiction is to remain fiction //
    Alone Again
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    273
    4
    37

  • bittersweet

  • sad

  • romance

  • cute

  • loneliness

    • Whoever is writing the prompts wants me to make them sad. "Loneliness?" Okay, bet.
    Tired
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    271
    0
    19

  • exhaustion

  • sad

  • pity

  • emotions

  • anxiety

    • I’m tired of being mentally ill. But I don’t get to get better. By mipoet
    I Held You
    aknier Gold Comma
    6 years ago
    271
    3
    40

  • bittersweet

  • sweet

  • sad

  • motherly love

  • romance

    • I held you your first minutes on this Earth
    -n o t a l l o f y o u
    rosarlei Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    265
    4
    64

  • sad

  • love

  • happy

  • forgive

  • die

    • music: Lovely - Billie E. /// Art: Bill Viola /// an homage to @sugar_cupcakes
    Rose Tattoo
    mipoet Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    264
    0
    22

  • rose

  • pain

  • sad

  • anxiety

  • masochism

    • I am healing. Slowly.