ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Category: Unrequited Love Poems

  • The Streets of Love – A Poem

    The Streets of Love – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Streets of Love – A Poem Somewhere in the depths of solitude There’s a searching, a seeking, An endless pursuit for meaning Among the daily rendezvous with silence And the lonely morning hangovers From drinking too many shots of unrequited love The night before. There’s Tylenol for a headache, but what do I give…

  • A Plea To Love – A Poem

    A Plea To Love – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    A Plea To Love – A Poem Oh, this wanting, this waiting, This endless pursuing A feeling that waxes and wanes Like the cycles of the moon. Her eyes dangle like glistening diamonds, But close and pass out of sight much too soon. I squander the hours away, Smoking the days up like cigarettes in…

  • Lovers and Friends – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Can we stop, start it over and reintroduce ourselves as friends? Let the past harden like cooled, charred lava embrace each other and make amends? Can we leave love’s story untold – leave the unwritten verses in our minds? Let indifference swallow them up and scatter them beneath the sands of time? Can former lovers…

  • The Woman I Used To Know

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    Justin Farley

    I don’t know whether to call you an old love or a new friend. But our memories together are still pulsing through my blood, and my heart feels there are still some loose ends. But I’m no longer blind to the barriers that stand tall between us. I know there must be new seed to…


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My Poetry Collections

the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
the book cover of Frozen Rivers by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the season of winter.
Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
a mental health poetry book about joy and nature poems on the season of spring
Inspirational poems about mental health, healing, and spring by poet Justin Farley. Book 2 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of Summer Days Sunburnt Nights by Justin Farley— a mental health poetry book about bipolar disorder and nature poems on the season of spring
Deep poems about bipolar disorder and being neurodivergent, balanced with nature poems on summer by poet Justin Farley. Book 3 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of A Voice in the Wilderness—A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley. It is a deep Christian poetry collection about contemplation, the spiritual journey, and finding grace through Jesus.
A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
the book cover of Thorns of Love by Justin Farley. It is a deep love poetry collection about sadness of breakups, divorce, and heartbreak.
A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.