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The Loverโ€™s Lament

A sestet poem

By Calvin LondonPublished about 23 hours ago โ€ข 1 min read
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I needed you more than I could say

But you let it slip slowly slip away

I can't play this game you started

I can't keep turning up to be hurt

I will be ok; tomorrow is a new day,

But my tears don't see it that way.

๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

My heart gets broken again

Too far gone to restart, to try again

All the feelings I kept inside

The problems got too big to hide

From the ashes, I hoped for something new

You left me because you wanted someone new.

๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

My heart burnt out, the fire too hot,

Maybe I deserved what I finally got

I came to you, no perfect soul

I gave you my heart, got it back in pieces

You told me that you loved me, left me in the cold

Now I have the memories to keep me warm as I grow old.

๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

I asked my god why it hurts so bad

I guess I used the chances that I had

But the answer never came,

Itโ€™s my fault, things I should have said and done

Words right there inside my head, but never said

Now it's too late, itโ€™s all but dead.

๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

Till next time,

Calvin

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Calvin London

I write fiction, non-fiction and poetry about all things weird and wonderful, past and present. Life is full of different things to spark your imagination. All you have to do is embrace it - join me on my journey.

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  • Denise E Lindquistabout 15 hours ago

    Nice sestet! Well done and with so much feeling! So sorry for your sadness!โค๏ธ

  • Sara Wilsonabout 16 hours ago

    Maybe I deserve what I finally got. Ouch. This was good but so sad. I could feel the pain. Great work, Calvin.

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 22 hours ago

    This was so heartbreaking and it hit me so hard. Loved your poem!

  • Beatiful sadness

  • Marie381Uk about 22 hours ago

    Awe so sad, feelings shattered and torn. To be broken yet still want what broke you. Well written I know this feeling asso many others on here as well. Do.๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ˜ข

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