Love Hurts

3 Haikus about healing from heartbreak and finding yourself—

Angelica Olson
iPoetry
Published in
2 min readDec 17, 2023

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A composite image of a lonely dirt road leading into the wilderness with desert yellow trees on either side and tagged mountains in the distance (Tabor Canyon in Loreto, Mexico).
The road leading into the wilderness (composite of the walk to Tabor Canyon in Loreto, Mexico)

“To break is to become.” — Audre Lorde, poet and activist

These three haikus are a progression of my thoughts as I cry and heal, processing my breakup last month. Love hurts, but it’s the most beautiful and powerful force in the universe. It will always be worth it.

But there is something even more important… staying true to yourself.
To your journey 💮

it hurts

the stabs of heartbreak
wishing for fire, losing steam
dejected travels

myself

I cry in my sleep
I’d searched for my true soulmate
I discovered me

a siren’s call

singing my heart song
vibrations for my lover
our drums beat as one

Thank you for being a part of my spiritual journey of understanding the divine and my sacred purpose of spreading love through poetic and artistic expression. Enjoying this life and helping others along the way brings me pure joy.

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Angelica Olson
iPoetry

Performing artist, filmmaker, poet, realtor, & shamana. She enjoys creating meaningful art in the hopes that it will make a positive difference in the world ♥