Breakup Poetry: It's Not Just For the Broken Hearted

Breakup poetry are normally just plain bad poetry, because so many people go through breakups everyday and all of them think they can write breakup poems that will express their emotion. But breakup poetry can also be extremely useful, for many different functions, so it is a good idea to learn a little bit about how to write a half-way decent poem before putting pen to tear-soaked-paper.

Breakup poems are first and foremost used as a mode of self-expression, where in the best case scenario the feelings of the person hurt are crystallized and concentrated to form a thing of beauty.

Yes, pain can be beautiful as so many writers and poets have shown us over the centuries. In the worst case scenario, the breakup poetry is a mixed bag of meaningless, trite phrases and emotional glop that leaves the reader feeling bored, confused and irritated at the waste of time.

Another function of breakup poetry can be the development of one's professional career as a poet. Many a good poet began their career writing about their own pain and sorrow, but that's a different story altogether.

Something else breakup poems can be used for is actually breaking up. As with the breakup letters, make sure you are clear, direct and concise. When you work within that framework you'll find yourself writing something beautiful and expressive, almost a gift to the partner you're letting go of.

If you have some practice in writing poetry then this could be the ideal way for you to breakup, instead of writing a letter or email, especially if meeting in person will not work for you for whatever reason.

Finally, and most interestingly, breakup poems can sometimes be used as makeup poems! You get dumped by your boy/girlfriend and feel hurt, at sea and completely confused. In this case you use the breakup poetry to not only understand your own feelings better, but also to express them in a way that leaves your ex as curious as a cat about you.

This involves giving the separation some time, obviously, but if you're really keen to get your ex back then sometimes breakup poems, written the right way, can be just the right move to make.

It will not only be something they treasure, in and of itself, but will also be something that gets them wondering about you and what they missed. How can someone write like this? How did I not know that this person possessed such quality? How come they're so... (insert word of choice here)?

Of course, this involves understanding some of the inherent qualities of emotional and rational communication in breakup poetry that will make yours so effective. And, as I mentioned earlier, you need to have some experience writing poems for this to work for you.

If you're not a natural poet, then breakup poetry may not be for you. If you still want to make up with your ex, then there are many other ways you can accomplish this goal.