14 Rupi Kaur Love Poems to Inspire Romance

A collection of romantic love poems by Rupi Kaur.

If you did not know already, we are a huge fan of Rupi Kaur. We love her style and her couplets. While she writes fantastic poems about self-love and feminism, she does a fantastic job in writing love poems as well.

In this article, we've curated some of the best of Rupi Kaur's Love Poems. We've made sure to include the full Instagram post and doodles to add more context to the poems.

We hope you enjoy this collection as much as we do.

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when death takes my hand i will hold you with the other and promise to find you in every lifetime

commitment - rupi kaur

In this poem, Rupi Kaur talks about commitment. She goes beyond the usual "till death do us apart" and promises lifetimes of commitment.

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you talk too much he whispers in my ear i can think of better ways to use that mouth

- rupi kaur

In this poem, Kaur gets up close, personal and steamy. A beautiful poem to inspire romance.

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i'd be lying if i said you make me speechless the truth is you make my tongue so weak it forgets what language to speak in

- rupi kaur

Another raunchy poem from Rupi Kaur from her book, "milk and honey".

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together we are an endless conversation

- rupi kaur

Havent we all felt this way in our lives? Be it a friend or a lover, we all have that special someone in our lives.

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you must have a honeycomb for a heart how else could a man be this sweet

- rupi kaur

In this poem, Kaur pays homage to those wonderful, sweet gentlemen who we will love and adore. Those with hearts of honeycomb.

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when you plunged the knife into me you also began bleeding my wound became your wound didn't you know love is a double-edged knife you will suffer the way you make me suffer

- rupi kaur

A vivid poem about heartbreak, this one also has a strong visual. With meaning that runs deep, this poem touches on the idea that we are all connected in many ways. And in some ways, experience the pain we inflict on each other.

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it isn't what we left behind that breaks me it's what we could've built had we stayed

- rupi kaur

We love this poem. It is so profound and conveys a message many of us cannot articulate. When our heartbreaks, it's not because of the memories of the past, but because of the potential of the future that did not come into existence.

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it's impossible for one person to fill you up in all the ways you need to be filled your partner can't be your everything

- rupi kaur

Movies have romanticized the idea that there is that one perfect someone in the world that's only made for you. This person will be everything you need him or her to be. This is unfair, not just to your partner but also to yourself. To expect that from just one person is unrealistic. So when you get in a tiff with your partner, remember, they are only human. Release them and yourself from the unnecessary pressure to be everything to you.

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i do not need the kind of love that is draining i want someone who energizes me

- rupi kaur

Toxic relationships take a toll on your emotional and physical health. They wear you down and drain you out. Healthy relationships charge you up and keep you going, even in the darkest of times. In this poem, Kaur talks about that period when we know we are over that toxic relationship and are ready for a new one.

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if you got more beautiful the sun would leave its place and come for you

the chase - rupi kaur

In this poem, Kaur touches on that feeling of new love. That first time you meet someone and believe that they are perfect, bright, beautiful. An emotion captured perfectly in this poem.

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i want you to wipe away everything you know about love and start with one word kindness give it to them let them give it to you be two pillars equal in your love and you'll carry empires on your back

- rupi kaur

Even though this poem is not only about romantic love, we think it deserves a special mention. If we can just cultivate the feelings of compassion and kindness (much like the Dalai Lama recommends), this would and our relationships would be so much deeper and meaningful.

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they did not tell me it would hurt like this no one warned me about the heartbreak we experience with friends where are the albums i thought there were no songs sung for it i could not find the ballads or read the books dedicated to writing the grief we fall into when friends leave it is the type of heartache that doesn’t hit you like a tsunami it is a slow cancer the kind that does not show up for months has no visible signs is an ache here a headache there but manageable cancer or tsunami it all ends the same friend or lover a loss is a loss is a loss

the underrated heartache - rupi kaur

When we lose someone, or when our heartbreaks, be it a friend or a lover, it hurts all the same. Like Kaur puts it - a loss is a loss is a loss.

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i need someone who knows struggle as well as i do someone willing to hold my feet in their lap on days it is too difficult to stand the type of person who gives exactly what i need before i even know i need it the type of lover who hears me even when i do not speak is the type of understanding i demand

the type of lover i need - rupi kaur

Leave it to Rupi Kaur to describe in words, feelings that we all have experienced in our lifetime. Leave it to Kaur to not just verbalize them, but also express them succinctly and brilliantly.

Those were some of our favorite love poems by Rupi Kaur. Let us know in the comments which one is your favorite? Which one do you like the most?