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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.
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| Sad Poems continued | Author |
| Seeds Of Despair | Brier |
| Even when love is lost and life goes on, we never can quite forget. | |
| A Child Died Today | Poet deVine |
| To some, reporting news at Columbine, Colorado was just a job. To others, it was an agony. | |
| Paradox | Jerikoh |
| Memories can carry joy on the wind. And great sorrow… | |
| Agonistic Spirit | Jayzee |
| How do we overcome the desperation of losing love? | |
| Complete Emptiness | Amanda Rae M. |
| 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. | |
| Painful Love |
Jayzee |
| An innocence is inevitably lost when your very first love moves on. | |
| Changes | Angela Krawec |
| 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. | |
| Good-Bye My Love | Michael Beals |
| Emotional pain - heartbreak - can be the greatest pain of all. | |
| I Saw You | Jodie Scheitel |
| Watching someone who once loved you - moving on with their own life - is a very difficult experience to endure. | |
| Never Asked | Jessica Camp |
| If only we could always have the wisdom we acquire from experience. This poet would certainly have benefited... | |
| Stitches | Holly |
| This poem metaphorically likens not uncommon emotions to the patches of a quilt. | |
| Your Best Friend | Susan |
| Someone who has been badly hurt in love, is likely to hide their emotions and make it difficult for anyone to get close again. | |
| Lost Souls | Sweet Madness |
| Do we always recognize a "soul mate" when we encounter them? This wonderful poet delves into this age old question. | |
| Lost... | John Laset |
| Being in love often finds us in a situation where we live our lives as much for our loved one as for ourselves. | |
| My Rose | Embrya |
| This poem is a wonderful metaphor, comparing life to the beauty of a rose. | |
| Thoughts Of You | Karleen |
| When love is lost, memories can be comforting... or become something else entirely. | |
| Believing | Tess Templer |
| To be less than honest with another is to drive a permanent wedge between, especially when it's dishonesty with a lover. | |
| Confessions Of A Broken Heart |
John Laset |
| When you lose someone you love, you invariably lose an important part of yourself. | |
| Lost Dreams | Annie |
| New love - It can be both the most wonderful and the most frightful experience we can have... | |
| Till Light Breaks | Terry Bernard |
| There are times when the night brings a darkness not of vision, but a darkness of the heart. And those nights, when they come, seem to last forever. | |
| Letting Go |
Judy Burnette |
| Does the decision to end a romance come from the heart? Or from the mind? | |
| Reality | Margaret |
| You can deceive others, you can even deceive yourself, but you can never fool Reality. | |
| Why? | Kiv |
| Asking questions can sometimes be more important than finding answers. | |
| Alone | Ladycat |
| Computers may be getting smarter and smarter; but they haven't figured out how to hug us yet… | |
| Lonely Wall | Liz |
| We can look to each other for support in life, but in the end - we must help ourselves... | |
| The Final Act |
Lisa Teller |
| This poet hopes that in reading this poem you will send it to someone you know, and hopefully save a life. | |
| The Thief Of Hope | Poetic |
| As we grow older, perhaps wiser, we gain much in the way of growth. But, too, there is something always lost. | |
| Cold Spring Skate | Roche |
| Sometimes you have to take risks; and when you fail, all you can do is try to heal. | |
| Expectations | Liza Marie |
| How we react to pain can lead us in some unexpected - and ultimately unhealthy - directions. | |
| I Am | Llano |
| Each of us has our own obstacles to overcome in life. There may just be as many ways to interpret this poem as there are readers... | |
| Broken | Debbie Dixon |
| When we make mistakes, in love or life, we pay a price in the denomination called pain. This poem explores that price, in a haunting and beautiful way. | |
| My Own Bed Of Roses | Leigh Anne Dawson |
| There is a quiet strength in this poem, though shadowed by the pain. | |
| Masquerade | Nicole Sotelo |
| Is life like a happy party? And if so, what happens when everyone goes home? | |
| I Hide To Cry | Veronica Ann Cech |
| Some people cry openly, and some hide their pain. Which are you? And Why? | |
| Lonesome | Twist |
| We are all born with a fear of death. It is only later, as we grow older, that we learn there are greater things to fear. | |
| The Ring | Kristie |
| Unconditional love is rare. Truly loving another person means being supportive of them - even when their life is in turmoil. | |
| A Gift | Alan Jacobs |
| When we give gifts freely to others, it often seems that they aren't truly appreciative. Perhaps our giving is really equally as important to our own personal serenity. | |
| Winter Among the Spirits | Chris Yandle |
| This poem incorporates some wonderful imagery and explores the depths of the imagination... | |
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