ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Category: Poems About Loneliness

  • A Goodbye Poem About Being In A Relationship With A Narcissist

    A Goodbye Poem About Being In A Relationship With A Narcissist

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    Justin Farley

    It’s time to leave and say goodbye–a poem about being in a relationship with a narcissist.

  • The Chair Poem About Grief Death Dying

    The Chair Poem About Grief Death Dying

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    Justin Farley

    The Chair Poem about Losing a Spouse The sun woke, stretched, streamed upon an early, April mourning. Birds arrived at the feeder chirping. I watched, sipping my steaming coffee. For a minuscule moment distracted until I noticed the chair out of the corner of my eye still indented with your body’s footprint. And I thought…

  • Deep Poem About Depression Feeling Emptiness

    Deep Poem About Depression Feeling Emptiness

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    Justin Farley

    A poem poem depression, examining what it means to be depressed and feel nothing—no sadness, no desire, no happiness—and to feel all the warmth of life disappear.

  • Poem About Modern Society Issues Today and the Wisdom of an Old Woman Dying

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    Justin Farley

    Even as a 30 year old man, I am already seeing the changes of modern society. While some of the changes in society are advances, many leave me questioning whether they are positive and reminiscing for “the way things used to be”.  Friendships are based online and often more face time is in front of…

  • A Post-Modern Portrait – A Poem

    A Post-Modern Portrait – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    “But I like the inconveniences.” “We don’t,” said the Controller. “We prefer to do things comfortably.” “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” “In fact,” said Mustapha Mond, “you’re claiming the right to be unhappy.” “All right then,”…

  • Living With Fear – A Poem About Anxiety Disorder and Mental Illness

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    Justin Farley

    Living With Fear – A Poem About Anxiety and Mental Illness Close your eyes.Keep yourself blindTo the hideous beastThat hides beneath this veil of security. Pretend you can’t see meFor who I am –A scared, frightened, shell of a manRaging in the solitude of fear’s prison. I can’t even stand the visionThat stares back at…

  • Poem About Feeling Alone and Misunderstood

    Poem About Feeling Alone and Misunderstood

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    Justin Farley

    Alien –  A Poem Feelings run too deeplike the full summer moon,sinking in the sky’s dark sea of black.Reminiscing, pondering over burnt out stars,wishing their beautiful light could somehow be brought back. But the ancient dust has crumbled,scattered like ashes in the brisk solar wind.But memories stand transfixed,unaltered by time, suspendedin infinity’s domain without an…

  • The Black Veil – A Poem

    The Black Veil – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Black Veil – A Poem I wear this black veil of despair Like the wrappings of a mummy, Covering my self-inflicted wounds. My face frozen in cold, blank stare Trapped within my tomb, Alone in my room. Why do you continue to test me? Why do you hold out savory meat Only to snatch…

  • The Sailor – A Poem

    The Sailor – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Sailor – A Poem You’ve sent me off as an aimless navigator Traveling upon treacherous and torrential seas. Once was a proud and confident sailor, But now find there’s no compass I can read. Needles spin with the wind and poles have no meaning When they are altered by my heart’s magnetic field. And…

  • A Breakup Poem About Rejection and Starting Over 

    A Breakup Poem About Rejection and Starting Over 

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    Justin Farley

    Leaving Home – A Poem About Getting Rejected by a Lover Leaving home and venturing aloneOut across the unfamiliar frontier.The scenery and signposts are all unknown,And my heart sags, burdened by hesitation and fear. Traveling along tomorrow’s highway,Musing over the miles left behind.But when you’ve played every card there is to play,Your eviction notice has…

  • Rosebush – A Poem

    Rosebush – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Rosebush – A Poem On Nature And Flowers I am mesmerized by your petals – Stained crimson red with beauty. Delicate like soft velvet, Detailed in form, hiding mystery. Your aroma arises to meet me. Scents of seduction, the fragrance of romanticism you send. Your hands stretch out across the winds, Captivating, caressing, and undressing…

  • Stars

    Stars

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    Justin Farley

    Stars Tears fall. Shooting, streaming from the sky. Stars that used to shine Are extinguished in seas of pain and die. Endless black covers heaven’s rooftop With no signposts or signal fires to light and guide the way. The moon mourns in solemn tunes, Refusing to reflect the sun’s rays. Dreams of desolation Devour the…

  • Stutter Step – A Poem

    Stutter Step – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Stutter Step – A Poem Like a quick, passing glance The foot falls of our dance Stutter and come to a halting screech. Not through random chance, Nor matters of unforeseen circumstance, But because you refuse to leap. Leave matters of the heart to faith. Believe and dream in the life that awaits For you…

  • The Trouble With Love – A Poem

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    Justin Farley

    The Trouble With Love – A Poem Why do I continually let people into my fragile heart Who have no business being there? Why do I continue to trust in the promise of love When it only breeds deep wounds of despair? “I Love You’s” are thrown around like hellos, Promises given without the trace…

  • Unrequited Love Poem About Missing Someone You Love

    Unrequited Love Poem About Missing Someone You Love

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    Justin Farley

    Oh, how the heart aches when it’s separated from who you love–even more so after a break-up. When we go through hard times in a relationship our minds never seem to rest. We question all our past actions and words while mapping out possible ways to fix things and get back to the way we…

  • Betrayal Burns Like A Bonfire – A Poem of Love

    Betrayal Burns Like A Bonfire – A Poem of Love

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    Justin Farley

    Betrayal Burns Like A Bonfire – A Poem of Love My heart is burning in the flames of betrayal – Scorching like a fiery furnace stripping away metal, Bubbling like a boiling brew over a kettle; Anguish stirs within. Oh, this wretched weakness, this bitter sin That I allow my anger to smolder. Steam sneaks…

  • Coming of Age – A Poem About Growing Up

    Coming of Age – A Poem About Growing Up

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    Justin Farley

    Coming of Age – A Poem About Growing Up I walk alone down the streets of time,Constantly searching, yearning for a home I can call mine.But the migrant bustle, hustle through the downtown streetsMakes it nearly impossible, a distant and unattainable feat.Who are these faces that stare back at me?Why do they appear so alive,…

  • 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…


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