If you've ever been through a sad break-up with someone you've love, you may have written a poem about your heartbreak. You may have written such a poem for the loss of a pet or a family member, sadness at moving away from your friends, or any number of sad events. However, nothing inspires such sad poetry as a break-up or divorce. Just as few things inspire love poetry quite like being in a happy, loving relationship.
Poetry is an excellent medium for self-expression. Unless you're writing poetry with the hope of having it published one day, you can write poetry however you like. It doesn't have to be "good" poetry. You don't have to understand any of the poetic terms or conventions like rhyme, meter or free verse. It doesn't matter if you've read a poem in your entire life. You can still write a poem about your heartbreak that can help you feel better and maybe help you heal from the pain of a break-up.
An important early step in getting over a break-up or any sad situation is simply facing the pain. While it might feel better to avoid dealing with the reality of the situation, you can't really move past it without facing it and feeling the pain, at least for a while. So facing up to whatever painful situation is happening is necessary. A poem about your heartbreak can help you deal with those painful feelings when you've split with someone you love.
Don't worry about whether it's "good" or not. No one else ever has to read your poem about your heartbreak. It's for you and you alone. (The great poet Emily Dickenson never expected her poems to be published. They were for her alone. It was only after she died that someone found them and they were published.) Just write down your feelings, as hard as that may be. You can write in plain language. Don't try to imitate the poets of past centuries. Write like you speak, and break the lines where it feels natural to you. In fact, you can start by writing one huge paragraph filled with all your feelings and everything you want to express, just to get it out. Then you can go back and arrange your thoughts and feelings into a poem.
Once you've written a poem about your heartbreak, you might want to write more about different parts of the pain. That's good! Get down everything you can. That will help you to face the pain. Writing this poetry will probably be very emotional for you. Don't try to stop it! Just let the pain out. It will help you to move on.
If you decide you want to share your poem, you can show family or friends. If you want to share it but not with anyone you know, you can put it online. There are websites designed for just such things. You can upload your poetry for free and let other people know if you want to receive criticism or not. You might opt to not receive comments on your poem and just enjoy the fact that you've shared your experience.
"I am serious about helping others with their relationships. Over the course of my life, I didn't always do things right in my own relationships. This caused a great deal of pain not only for me but for those I cared about. I don't want that to happen to anyone else." Steven's website, Relationsplace, provides articles and professional materials for those seeking help in all aspects of their relationship.
