Sad Poems

Sad Poems

Sometimes we get melancholy. It is just a part of life. Our Sad Poems collection expresses, in shades of blue, just what we feel when we are down. Sometimes it is despair, hopelessness, or just a sense that we are all alone. The good news is, we all feel that way from time to time, so in that sense we are never really alone.

Things may look bleak now, but they will get better. We think you will identify and perhaps find some comfort in our special words. Remember, if you are feeling down, speak to someone; a friend, a family member, maybe a professional.  There is no need to shoulder the burden alone.   

We are all in the same boat, together.



Find a Poem That Talks to Your Blue Mood

Click below to explore our selection of poetry.

Dark Depressing Poetry: When you're in a somber mood, it sometimes helps to read some words that show you are not alone in the way you are feeling. You'll cheer up soon enough, but its ok to feel blue."

Sad Friendship Poem: When a friendship is fading or ends altogether, we feel a sense of loss. The writers at My Word Wizard have examined this painful period in the life of a friendship and offer a collection of thoughts that may reflect your own experiences."

Goodbye Heartbreaking Poems: When saying goodbye seems too hard to articulate, let the writers at My Word Wizard help you express just what you're feeling inside. Whether it's a friend, loved one, or just someone at work, you'll find the perfect sentiment in this poignant collection."

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RACHEL  starstarstarstarstar
I see you every day,
in every single play.
you're always in pain,
and I guess I'm partly to blame.
I should not leave you on your own,
it is very ...

I’m Fine  starstarstarstarstar
'I’m fine' are the hardest words to say,
but people want you to say it every day.
But you hate to lie to them,
especially to their face...

I’...

The Boy Who Wondered   starstarstarstarstar
I knew a boy who stood alone
The boy who was shy
and didn't have any friends
He locked himself up

Letting no feelings show
He felt no pain
He ...

I Need a Life  starstarstarstarstar
I need a life that I’m happy with,
I need a life to smile too,
I need a life to say I can live on,
I need a life that you can be with me in,
I ...

I'm Sorry  starstarstarstarstar
I’m sorry,
to all my friends and family.
I now know why people say I should have died,
but I bet you those people would have cried.
They say ...

Keep Walking  starstarstarstarstar
Keep walking,
because if you stop, you show you’re weak.
You can’t go back,
because it will only hurt more.
You start walking in the rain,
your ...

I’m Not Coming Home  starstarstarstarstar
All those times I’ve told you,
I’m not coming home have been lies.
That I have said to your face,
when I knew it was out of place.
You have stopped ...

The Lie  starstarstarstarstar
What is the pain that hurts you the most?
The blade stabbing that kills your heart
The one in which you feel alone and full of hate
The one which takes ...

My ‘Best Friend’  starstarstarstarstar
You were supposed to be my “best friend”,
but sometimes I need a break.
I hoped you would understand,
but I guess you didn’t.
I just need space;
I ...

Heavy Heart  starstarstarstarstar
The darkness, nothing but black
Myself, my soul full of hate and depression
No one to help me on my way

Everything I touch turns to dust
As I turn ...

Unforgotten  starstarstarstarstar
Hearing his cries as if he's unwanted or forgotten, thinking all his pain and hurt would go away if he run to his momma, but she's the creator of all the ...

If  starstarstarstarstar
If it was your last day what would you do...
if there was a wedding what would you wear...
if your best friend was gone would you carry on living...
if ...

The Girl Who Screamed Death  starstarstarstarstar
There once was a girl named violet,
Who always wanted to be a pilot.
Until the 25th November,
As she can remember.
She was walking home from school,...

Down by the Riverside...  starstarstarstarstar
Take me down to the river side,
before I have to leave my life behind.
I want to see the shining waves,
and I want to see the sunset.
But mostly I ...

The Battlefield  starstarstarstarstar
I walked slowly out of the
Battlefield.
Seeing only death though my
Moonlit eyes.
With my rusty sword
By my side.

My mouth only tasting blood....

Living Hell  starstarstarstarstar
The pitless abyss,
The penniless man, the secret world,
The underworld with nothing as your
Guide. Only you.

You're full of sorrow and doubt
You'...

Leaving You Behind  starstarstarstarstar
There once was a boy,
he always used to annoy.
There once was a girl,
beautiful like a pearl.
They both fell in love with each other,
and she always ...

Mary  starstarstarstarstar
Mary you were a angel sent from heaven,
but now you travel the seas in Devon.
You treated everyone with respect,
you were truly wonderful.
You could ...

Love Long Gone  starstarstarstarstar

This love we once had is so long gone.
There is no bringing it back.
For me there is no turning back.
I have to move on and be true to myself.
You ...

The Murder of my Heart  starstarstarstarstar
I look at my arms and see the scars,
it makes me my own shining star.

The count-down starts,
when the time comes it hits like darts.

You'll never ...

Dying Love  starstarstarstarstar
Age of six
He loved her so
And everyday
He'd let her know

"I love you Grace"
He'd say each day
She'd just laugh
And run away

Till one day
She ...

The Mortician's Daughter  starstarstarstarstar
The dark, gray gravestone whistled
as it called the morticians over to the spot
where earlier, there was just solid ground.
Next to a stone plaque ...

Depression  starstarstarstarstar

Teen Depression is the hardest to deal with
You don't know which way to go or who your true friends are
Depression is the leading cause of teen death
...

Honest   starstarstarstarstar

I wake up in the middle of the night
thinking about what happened today
as many thoughts rush my mind
I question all the right from the wrong.

I ...

Pain  starstarstarstarstar

My heart hurts, my head aches
I can't believe you've gone away
I didn't get to see you yet
For the first time
if we ever met
It hurts to see your ...

Oppressed  starstarstarstarstar

How can the golden sun shine?
having a dose of cactus wine.
How will the silver moon spread it's glow?
While it is covered with black clouds
and ...

Friends Secret  starstarstarstarstar

Ever had a friend that confessed
the answer was suicide?
That life might be
better with out her…
And deep down you were afraid,
Because she meant ...

A Mother's Prison  starstarstarstarstar
When the decision was made that you would do life,
It cut through me deeply and felt like a knife.

It seemed like a dream when they took you away,
I ...

Wine House (Amy Winehouse Tribute)  starstarstarstarstar
Before my Time comes, may I have a drink?
No champagne, no whiskey
Something fruitful to mellow out my Misery
A flavor with style that dates back in ...

They Tore Her Down  starstarstarstarstar

They tore her down urban colossus.
They stripped her to her bones and left her for dead.

Everything she had been to them, everything she had done ...

My Worst Day  starstarstarstarstar
The worst day of my old age
was not hearing from my doctor
that I had cancer or that I would
be dead in a few weeks.
That would have been good news....

WAR  starstarstarstarstar
I was there all by myself,
I had no one, no one at all.
I was hurt from head to toe,
I felt sick, I wanted to go home.
I started to close my eyes,
I ...

All That's Left  starstarstarstarstar
All that's left,
Is not too much.
A regret the day,
When I made the blade touch.

Why did I ever start,
I just couldn't help it.
After the night ...

Evil Days  starstarstarstarstar
The days seems at an end,
Seeing the star-studded night sky
His mind recollects the reiterated bygones.
Even the most crucial moments,
Makes his ...

nobody  starstarstarstarstar
she will walk the halls alone she well wait for you to call she will cry the tears you make she will tell you she over you and she will lie she try to ...

Blood Filled Skies  starstarstarstarstar
I stand alone
Beneath these blood filled skies
Lying inside myself
The destruction of me is too deep

I’ve been imprisoned by all this pain’
All ...

Japan: Storming the Heavens  starstarstarstarstar
The grounds erupt underneath watery depth,
Ripples of seas angry now.
Rise to meet the shore,
Violence never knew
It's strength...

Homes, cars,...

"Forgotten"  starstarstarstarstar
"FORGOTTEN,IS WHAT I HAVE BECOME-NOTHING LEFT OF ME MY SOUL IS SO NUMB-NO JOY LEFT IN MY LIFE-ALL I SEE AHEAD OF ME IS DARKNESS ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHT-DWELL ...

I want to be a standing stone  starstarstarstarstar
I want to be a standing stone
watching from the hill
sciatica suspended
no need to sit at will

Once buried ‘neath a fine oak tree
inert again I ...

Let the beginning begin again  starstarstarstarstar
I worry about the misspent love lost in consequences of every breath I mistook in a cattle drive cluster fuck of mania and abstinence. I worry there’s ...

You’re Special to Me  starstarstarstarstar
I feel exposed; betrayed.
I want rain but I do not want teardrops on my face.
I want you but you may want somebody else.
Why must you tease and flirt ...

Rolling Rain  starstarstarstarstar
It burns like a candle
Furious in the night
Cradled in a song
No comforting lullaby

In between the folds
There is anger and fear
Tracing the reality
...

Uncontrollable Love  starstarstarstarstar
The tears in my eyes make me feel like im blind.

Heart broken in peices, the parts i need to find.

Blood on my wrist, eyeliner running down my face....

It's not up to me.  starstarstarstarstar
Whether I live or die, it's not up to me.
There's a need to explain, but I don't know how.
My time is over, so, I have to leave, right now
Whether I ...

The Anniversary  starstarstarstarstar
On any other year
(And every other year)
I’d look forward to this day
Our anniversary.

Wood, Tin, Copper
All quickly gone by
Silk, Leather and ...

Leaving  starstarstarstarstar
I lie down on the soft sand
Not afraid of whats coming
Almost straight away I felt ice
creep up my feet spreading like
a river across my body

I'...

Losing a Friend  starstarstarstarstar
Why did she leave me
standing alone
I was her best friend
now shes cast me aside

I can't believe she did this
I didn't do anything but
still I ...

Depression  starstarstarstarstar
Feel broken down, my body aches
My heart it bleeds from past mistakes
Can't stop the tears, they fall like rain
The words are spinning 'round my brain
...

The end  starstarstarstar
I'm breaking down.
I can't seem to stop these tears.
Cuts on my arms.
Leaving scars.
Hoping every night that when I wake up I'll be fine.
Waking up ...

Completed Heart . . . Depleted Heart . . . Defeated Heart  Not rated yet

It's the kind that doesn't seem likely to die
The kind of pain that cannot be spoken
The kind that rips you apart from the inside
With a silence that ...

Damned  Not rated yet
Everything's imperfect
the future's so unclear;
everyone expects me to be perfect
so failure, i must fear;
a convict of regrets
i feel death growing ...

Our Days Were Counted  Not rated yet

I thought I was the love of your life
I thought I was the most important thing in your life
I thought you couldn't live without me
You made me ...

MEET THE REAL ME  Not rated yet
How many people have to die in these streets.
Rest in peace my brother, I pray you finally found peace.
It would be a lie if I didn't say I never thought ...

Home Truths  Not rated yet
Emotional depth is irrelevant without the experience,
So I’m listening to your advice with a tested patience.
Which area of my existence could be improved?...

Envy  Not rated yet
A sickening twist of wicked desire,
Building you up till you feel the fire,
Burning you till you can't feel a thing,
Pinning you to the center of the ...

Anger, The Molten Color Red  Not rated yet
Anger,
The molten color red,
Fury,
Your found looking up ahead,
Scary,
A siren song not dead,
Temptation,
Feeling like a dream as it lulls you into ...

Loneliness  Not rated yet

What does loneliness sound like?
Like the quiet weight of a heavy hand stroking the silence and hoping for a sound.
Deny the empty space between, smile ...

Tears  Not rated yet

My tears are blue

I am sad over my break up

I wish to see him

The end

Haters Gonna Hate   Not rated yet

Hated By Many;
Wanted By Many;
Disliked By Some;
Confronted By None!

I Lay:/  Not rated yet
I Lay Here On My Bed
And I Close My Eyes.
All I See Is A Dark Tunnel
Leading Me To A Place I've Never Been.
A Place Where Only Cold Hearted People ...

Jonrell London   Not rated yet
I know you are watching from above.
As I glance above the only thing I
really can see that represent you
are doves

r.i.p moms and pops

Just Like Me  Not rated yet
Your heart is worn out,
With no doubt,
I understand,
As you write in the sand.
We talk for a bit,
About how your heart is a pit,
Full of black tar
...

Somebody Help Me  Not rated yet

Somebody help me,
I am being murdered,
Slowly by the one that I love truly.
I am sure that you will be lettered.
Somebody help me,
I am being physically ...

You've Got Me All Wrong  Not rated yet
The things your say are so unfair

They do not describe me at all

Are nothing like me

Maybe in your eyes they are

But I know differently

You ...

The Dusty Roads Part 3  Not rated yet

Back in my world again
On those dusty roads

I work my days
Sleep my nights

Stopping some days
Where we met

Flash backs, I reflect on
Of ...

The Dusty Roads Part 2  Not rated yet

Now she is on her way,
All savvy & proud

Not looking back
Or saying “Thank You”

I’m sad for her being so shallow
And thankless

From the dusty ...

The Dusty Roads Part 1  Not rated yet
Stunned by the beauty
When she walked in.

Sensing the perils she’s facing, I saw.

I offered my aid
In ways I can

Tossed from glamour and glitter
...

Regrets  Not rated yet

I watch my life pass by,
and I think of how it used to be.
I never miss the fights we had,
I just long for my sanity.
It’s been over a month now,...

Forceful Moments  Not rated yet
Lumpy hills that slipped like a spill

That one broken heart that could never be refill

Lost upon their judgemental eyes

The heart that leaks only ...

How it Happen to Me..  Not rated yet
The green grass use to rub against my legs
the clouds use to roam up in the sky
now only the dead darkness rub against my legs
pulling me, hoping my ...

Bad Girl No Longer  Not rated yet
He would trace you
In order to break you
Crying is easier
If you're not the teaser
Bullying because someone took away your virginity
Switching and ...

Tears  Not rated yet
She screams to soften the pain and
lets her tears fall like rain.
She feels used, broken and bent,
Remembering the words he never meant.
She lies ...

A SWAN  Not rated yet
I sometimes wish
I were a graceful swan,
And my life - a lovely lake
To smoothly glide upon.
Alas, for many, Life
Is often like a storm,
And those ...

The Answer  Not rated yet
I never went to college to learn some fancy knowledge,
I go to church on Sunday and then to work on Monday

But life is hard when you’re dealt no cards,...

The Letter  Not rated yet
I tried to tell him
But he just won't listen.
Sure, it's nice to go out,
Especially ...

Why  Not rated yet
How can this land succumb to war?
What will result from all this strife?
Why have we turned from song to roar?

This foolish fighting leads to gore
...

Sweet Goodbye ...  Not rated yet
It seems like your love is hunting all my life.
You were haunting me ..
Your face, your eyes, your eyes that I couldn't resist
And every time you stare ...

Don't Belong  Not rated yet
Do you ever feel like
you don't belong
Like your mind is turning in
two different directions
You want to leave
But you want to give it all a try ...

Far Away  Not rated yet
To be far away when young

to break out on your own

all you know left behind

is excitement and adventure


another highway another town

another ...

"Enslavement"  Not rated yet
Pain in her eyes.
Suffering the ultimate demise.
Never allowed to turn back.
Held against her will by a kidnap.
Every hour every minute on the run....

The Wandering Stranger  Not rated yet

He walks alone at night.
His mind is racing, he can't bear to keep on with this fight.

He can't bear to deal with any of the past.
He feels like ...

Summer's Day...  Not rated yet
The sun’s shining bright in the sky,
It’s a lovely summer’s day,
But I still have a tear in my eye,
That I have to quickly wipe away.

Everyone is ...

tear drop  Not rated yet
They say it will be OK,
They say everything's going to be alright,
But do they know the truth,
Are we forced to sit and cry,
Or will we find help,
Even ...

one love   Not rated yet
you are my one love
I've cried buckets for you behind close doors
i have tried to fix it
our love
I'm broken on the inside and out
you are my ...

Welcome To My Funeral  Not rated yet
Welcome to an endless something
To something that really was nothing
My cold skin grey
Funeral of a rainy day

do not stand by my grave  Not rated yet
Do not stand by my grave and weep,
I am not there.
I sit by your bed and watch you sleep,
I stay in your school listen to you weep.
Do not stand by ...

i cry to show my fear  Not rated yet
the days grow old and the nights turn to day laying in her casket i cry to show my fear my restless nights creep upon me as i cry to show my fear i cant ...

Depression  Not rated yet
Bring on depression
Encore the fears
Play out the hatred
Release all the tears.
Time for the sadness
An ensemble of sorrow
Finishing one day
and ...

Edge of Paradise   Not rated yet
I lay me down by cliff's edge
where gulls stalked vulture like over head
and lust for my despair
that sates their hunger upon silver wares.

I lay ...

My Sunset Memory  Not rated yet
We grieve
and laugh
in equal measure.
We sing in sorrow
and dance with pleasure
Such is the way
of life
As we watch the ships
pass by the ...

Suffering  Not rated yet
Walking in the street
Lonely
I looked at myself
A sad person
With broken heart
And I realized
My suffering.

A Ballade of Suicide  Not rated yet
The gallows in my garden, people say,
Is new and neat and adequately tall;
I tie the noose on in a knowing way
As one that knots his necktie for a ball;...

The Ending  Not rated yet
The ending
Your final walk before ascending
The winding path through soft white clouds
The angels calling your name out loud
The fear of the unknowing
...

Reaching   Not rated yet
This state of mind does not become me.

A reaching and outstretched arm with nothing to grab turns into a clenched fist,

this time kept to myself,...

ghosts  Not rated yet
You lift your eyelids,
Exposing the gaping black holes that now remain,
They pull the starlight and drifting snow
Into a tornado of thoughts and memories,...

S.O.S  Not rated yet
S.O.S I cry aloud
Why can I never be proud?
My life seems to be lacking
This mask of mine is cracking
Help is all I ask for
Just one thing to die ...

Ode to an unsuspecting conifer  Not rated yet
Bend forward, graceful, fragrant tree
with your small, pale streams of blue-grey decorations
hanging from elegant fifty foot shoulders
which carried ...

Mending These Fences  Not rated yet
She says, I should not feel that way
Crooked stillness in my being
Slapped and whipped by the past
Give the difference between knowing and seeing

She ...

Salvia  Not rated yet
Salvia, screw the edge I’ve gone too far
Salvia, my brain's now nothing but a mental scar
Salvia, standing, sitting, walking seems strange
Salvia, I’...

You Belong To Me  Not rated yet
You belong to me, or you should
I want to say exactly that, if I could
And believe you me, I really would
But I don’t have the courage to be so bold
...

Sad.  Not rated yet
Poem 1

There is nothing as sad in this world as a child without joy,
Robbed of fairies witches and elves,without a toy
Hurting silently,
no one hears,...

Notice Me  Not rated yet
Notice me that's all I ask
see my figure standing there
I am not invisible I am not void
Your twisted logic is deceiving
passed over for each task
...

Inner emotions   Not rated yet
I may be happy when i look at you
You think my life is just perfect
But what the true feelings are just to hard to explain with words
to figure the ...

Lonely Me  Not rated yet
I don't think I have felt as lonely
as I do right now
wondering what life is really worth
I'm reaching inside to find the real me
instead I hide behind ...

The Opposite House  Not rated yet
There’s been a death in the opposite house

Family members have come to rip

Out the unwanted furniture

And put it in a skip.




Milly was ...

The tunnel of life  Not rated yet
Alone sitting in the darkness of night.
Saddened, unloved. These are the feelings of my heart.
They say the feelings go away, but do they?
For me they ...

not finished  Not rated yet
standing alone,hidden in tall grass
the thick fog covers my eyes
i can no longer see into the looking glass.
as i stare blindly,at these strings attached ...

Hush  Not rated yet
Hush now, close your tired eyes,
For tomorrow there will be brighter skies.
Rest now, for you have made your mark,
You will be remembered when it all ...

Loneliness  Not rated yet
The days are long and hard,
She's all on her own.
Nobody cares how she feels,
This world has let her down.

She rises with the sun,
Working all the ...

The Silent March of Ennui  Not rated yet
We cannot wait to drag ourselves from this dungeon,
this cavern of our despair.
This bitter, dank and cowardly retreat;
sick green hued and stagnant ...

Death is Beautiful  Not rated yet
A goodbye long overdue I bid,
whispered from a carcass long picked bare.
Like screams, across the desert of the grotesque heart,
you sentenced to an ...


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