Sad Poems
If Love is a Universal emotion, then the pain it often causes (some might say inevitably causes) is equally Universal. Yet, that only begs the more important question: Why do sad poems and stories of emotional pain bring each of us a strange kind of pleasure?
I'm sure the psychologists have an answer to that question. And I'm just as sure it's a different answer than a poet would give.
Maybe, in the end, the answer really isn't so complex. A burden born by one can often grow too heavy to bear. Maybe, in the end, each of us knows that sharing our pain is the only way we can live with the pain. And that's really what each of these poignantly sad poems are about - sharing.
Sad Poems (1-50)
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How can you live when the best part of you dies?
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Sometimes, our feelings can almost seem to take on a life of their own.
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This is a comforting poem, for those who are struggling with the impending loss of a pet. How do you know when it is time to take that final, long, sorrowful journey to the veterinarians?
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Feelings of being trapped, scared and all alone are difficult to understand, let alone try to share.
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Love is a precious thing. And so, too, are the memories of love.
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There are times in our lives when we feel helpless and caged in a hell-like place of our own creation.
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Sometimes love doesn't die so much as it just fades into nothingness.
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There are times when we feel isolated and alone; we can appreciate the beauty around us but can not feel it in our hearts.
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Life is an accumulation of joys and pains, the one making us richer, the other sometimes becoming obstacles too high to climb.
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The way we feel is often a reflection of the way those around us feel.
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If an angel can feel joy, as most believe, must they not also be capable of sorrow?
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We all suffer our share of pain. Some, though, don't know how to rid themselves of the pain. And some just need help.
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We learn to read and write in school. But where can we learn to Love?
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This beautiful poem will touch your heart, and perhaps teach you of both pain and hope.
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There is, perhaps, no greater loss than the loss of hope.
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If life is a journey, from birth to death, how much of that path must be walked alone?
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The future isn't always something to anticipate.
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What we learn from those closest to us isn't always what we wanted to learn.
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There is a yin and a yang in Love. And, too, in failed love.
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All senses can be triggered by a stray memory. Even love.
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Maybe the worst love is the one that never starts and yet knows no end.
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Love, alone, may not be enough
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Alone. Is there a more terrible word in the English language?
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A relationship bring expectations. When those aren't met in our minds, our minds can turn them into dreams.
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Swimming in a sea of other people, we can be buoyed by the experience. Or we can drown.
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Physically, tears cleanse the eyes. But they can also cleanse much more…
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A cry for help shouldn't mean telling them what they did wrong.
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No love is ever easy. Some are seemingly impossible.
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Watching a loved family member destroy their life leaves a sense of helplessness.
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The human mind is a fragile thing.
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Sometimes being in love can be harder on your heart and soul than being alone.
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Would you like to live in a perfect world? It's easy enough - just make one up…
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There are very few cures for loneliness. This just might be one of them.
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When separated from the one you love, days can seemingly stretch to years.
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When our life changes unexpectedly, the result is confusion and fear.
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Peace of mind can be as elusive as a leaf in the wind.
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Love is perhaps the only pain humans don't always try to avoid.
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Even for poets, some words will never come easily.
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Is happiness a journey or a destination? Just one question among many…
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Not all tears are visible, but that makes them no less real.
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Sometimes all we can do is remember. And question…
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Spring's showers don't always fall only from the sky.
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Even when love is lost and life goes on, we never can quite forget.
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To some, reporting news at Columbine, Colorado was just a job. To others, it was an agony.
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Memories can carry joy on the wind. And great sorrow…
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How do we overcome the desperation of losing love?
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Fear is a very difficult thing to overcome. When you're afraid of someone else, it certainly hurts. You just don't know what to do or what to say.
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An innocence is inevitably lost when your very first love moves on.
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Knowing that love is eternal, whether together or apart, helps us to be aware that we should never have to stop loving those who are dear to us.
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Emotional pain - heartbreak - can be the greatest pain of all.
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