Favorite Poems of Beautiful Tragedy

  • Why October? (3) 8

    by prasanna

    The nights are starting to stretch into early
    evenings – where there once was a boundless...

  • Aftermath (2) 4

    by Ya----Na

    Sometimes,
    I wonder what happened to those vivid images...

  • I, Your Diary (2) 2

    by Mortal Utopia

    Why do you write me secrets
    you know I will never understand...

  • You can't be described (13) 8

    by Emily Wacker

    You are somewhere between day and night,
    I believe few people are made of daylight...

  • Seasonal Beauty (13) 6

    by Emily Wacker

    Your smile fuels my hope,
    Even when I think that there is no chance in the...

  • More than We Ever Were (6) 5

    by Someone Invisible

    We're friends still.
    After everything...

  • The Places We Belong (6) 3

    by WritingtheStars

    I sit on the roof of this apartment-
    where I am not allowed...

  • Absolution (10) 9 HM

    by Ya----Na

    A weary traveler,
    one lonely summer...

  • A prince not my own (6) 7

    by Erin Cruise

    Your touch steadies me,
    With the strength of your arms...

  • Sometimes my mind wanders after a young night’s...
    especially when undecided between writing a 4am...

  • Murphy's Law (6) 3 HM

    by Maher

    Here we stand, upon jet black sands:
    the waves keep time with the fragile throbs...

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    some places...

  • Resurrection (10) 6 HM

    by nouriguess

    I remember
    we were selfless, innocent...

  • Conversation (11) 6 HM

    by nouriguess

    And then she sighs
    and says in a shaking voice...

  • It took me an unhealthy amount of the afternoon
    to put my hair into a plait...

  • Write me a Poem (26) 19

    by mossgirl19

    Write me a poem, Love
    In these ruffled sheets...

  • ATM: The Real Threat (1) 1

    by Faithless Watermelon

    Get fucked, eat dick
    Except this is why there's always war. Without a...

  • she crawled like a myriad of bugs
    across my skin, biting with her beaks...

  • Odd is me in the early morning
    Dancing to some secret tune...

  • If I remembered the way it sounded…
    The drum of your heartbeat against your chest...

  • An oath to my love (4) 1

    by Kereen

    If you were the flower of a garden
    You would be the sadness and joy of my heart...

  • Loved (1) 3

    by TheMask

    Forgetting is not possible
    The want to is real...

  • He destroyed my humanity
    And I destroyed my sanity...

  • Holding Grudges (1) 2

    by Alex Penuelas

    Holding a grudge
    is like the...

  • Empty Glasses (1) 1

    by Alex Penuelas

    I sit in this bar
    That i come to many times...

  • Flight of hope (5) 3

    by Michael

    Sitting. Waiting in a departure
    area...

  • Justin, (2) 2

    by Courtney

    There is never a time when you don't stand tall...
    You stay strong for us...

  • I Am An Idiot (9) 5

    by CJ Maleney

    I knew it was going to go wrong,
    I knew if I indulged I would suffer...

  • Key to Happiness (6) 6

    by Alex Penuelas

    The key to happiness
    Is not a hard thing...

  • One lifetime is not enough (9) 4

    by Matthew Alexander

    Your head on my shoulder
    Right where you belong...

  • This ring is a symbol of a love that is...
    This ring is a symbol of a bond that is...

  • Words of my Heart. (11) 5

    by Jenn

    My Sun sets, and Moon rises, my world revolving...
    I'd happily waste every minute of that with You...

  • Too young to play (1)

    by Savannah

    We were all to young to understand
    I'm the only one who remembers that night...

  • Heart Songs (8) 4

    by Brenda

    You are the music
    of my life...

  • Cruel night

    by Luuk

    Cold and hollow outside
    It's truely a cruel night...

  • I love you (1) 1

    by aliesha

    Tell me its not over
    That it was just a game...

  • Wilted Rose (11) 9 HM

    by Savannah Hunter

    Our love;
    was like that of a bright red rose...

  • I saw your mother on the Tinder.
    She looked so strong and fine...

  • You Can't (3)

    by savannah

    You can't be here, But you don't want to go back,
    You know he'll hurt you; love is something they...

  • Broken (2) 1

    by savannah

    Bloody fists, and broken bones,
    Shattered glass, and a heart that needs sewn...

  • No reason (4)

    by savannah

    Lies and secrets, nobody knows,
    A scared little girl, inside the tear flows...

  • Save me (4)

    by savannah

    A girl with a mask, one dark with despair,
    She screams for help, But nobody is there...

  • My dear little sister (1)

    by savannah

    My dear little sister, as you lay on the bed,
    Cold and alone, as if you were already dead...

  • Is this the end? (1)

    by savannah

    Loud screams; and serious cries,
    Praying every minute; hoping I wont die...

  • Warped and twisted (10) 2

    by savannah

    Harsh words and violent blows;
    Hidden secrets nobody knows...

  • Hey fragile girl (1)

    by savannah

    Hey fragile girl, with your unsteady hands,
    Don't worry about them, They treat you like...

  • Love Rekindled (1)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Flames lick the back of my neck,
    heat engulfs us both...

  • Beast Without the Beauty (2)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Whom shall seek the beast without the beauty?
    I dance and I sing the songs of my heart...

  • Runaway's Cottage (2) 1

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Deep in the bowels of a delightful, fairytale...
    Sits a little cottage nestled between two weeping...

  • My Skin is a Canvas (1)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    My skin is a canvas
    For the artist "The Razor&quot...

  • My Night Sky (6)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Another day nears its end
    as night dances around the horizon...

  • Self Hate (2)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Sanctuaries are far from my trembling grasp as I...
    Expel myself from it. Have you not realized how...

  • Arrow (3)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    Do you promise to love all of me,
    Can you handle it all...

  • Amaranthine (2)

    by Daylight Lucidity

    If you, my beloved, believe
    The truth rather than my attempts of scaring you...