Sad grief poems are a far cry from our short sweet love poems, secret love poems, and inspirational poems.

With that said, however, there's important emotion here that's a reality in poems about love and life.
Whether it's with family, friends, or true love, at some point, you'll feel the need or desire to write about your grief or sadness.
Here's one I wrote after an argument with someone who has loved me my entire life.
Invisible...
David Bohmiller
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This Basket of Burdens
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My Basket of burdens
Is filled with the grief of my loss
It is so heavy to carry
Although this road I must cross
This pathway through life
Feels ...
In Times of Tragedy
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In times of tragedy,
We need to stay strong,
And we also need to make sure,
That nothing else goes wrong.
We need to be with family,
So that they ...
losing a friend.... 5/15/12
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Today i sit and cry, and wonder...
why did you go?
Your life was rich, and pure and you had friends that loved you.
As we now sit and wonder why...
why ...
Fantasys and Dreams
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it hurts
it burns
i choose now
to be concerned
for i've chopped my wrist
and it's bleeding
like a rapid river
it flows and flows
but nobody ...
Dream of the Heart
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to be no more than a dream.
is to be no more on this earth.
my heart will soon be full of disbelief.
but it seems that what we wanted was mearly ...
a sad poem
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This world of mine...
If life was just as simple as baking a cake, oh how good would it be
Even though there are tough times, you can always improve ...
Im afraid poem
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Im afraid..Im so afraid to be alone
To have no one to talk to
The emptiness inside kills me
Im so tired
Tired of this feeling
Having to keep persisting ...
ill miss you poems
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Tonight I wrote one of my ill miss you poems.
Though it's been on my mind every second of every day, it feels like it's taken me eons to write this ...
Your Little Girl (a poem about losing my sweet mom to cancer)
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March, 2010
~ The seasons are starting to come and go
They’re never the same without you.
Time goes by with such moments of ...
My Brother
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No...but seemingly. I was born so late and your mama had you at such a young age. I was six when you came into the world. I was so curious....about ...
Poems to Say Goodbye
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I've been writing a lot of poems to say goodbye recently.
Poems about sad love , some of what I think are the best love poems , and even engagement ...
Sad Love
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I normally write my sad love poems in a notebook, but today is out of the ordinary and so might be my actions and routine.
Non-functioning and cold
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Chest Pain
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I Awoke To A Strange Feeling
A Burning Pain Inside
Couldn't Figure It Out So Much I Wanted To Cry
Jumped Up Looked In The Mirror
All Seams Well ...
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