Best Self Pity Poems
Below are the all-time best Self Pity poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of self pity poems written by PoetrySoup members
Amberina BallerinaA born lioness my untamed heart? ha!
a mouse, this pulsing token ruled by unruly wants
at times given, traded or stolen - sometimes
thrown down on...
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Categories:
self pity, destiny, emotions, inspiration, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
self pity, addiction,
Form:
I do not know?
Inner TurmoilIt is not fair, it is not just,
That you have things that I don't!
Do I suffer with envy and jealousy,
Coiling like a noose in my...
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Categories:
self pity, emotions, fate, feelings, identity,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Wishes and DreamsI wish I could walk without feeling pain
I wish I could live my life again.
I dream of a time when I could run like a...
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Categories:
self pity, day, deep, dream, health,
Form:
Couplet
Get Out!Bloated; the feeling of you getting filled with the same things of the world
Old from not finding something new to make you feel young
Daily...
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Categories:
self pity, lifeself, body, self,
Form:
Acrostic
The Good CryA final ugly bellow followed by the front door's slam and then. . .
the natural and sweet respite of silence.
She remained where he'd left...
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Categories:
self pity,
Form:
Free verse
MasterpiecePaint me..
a picture of disaster
of Self pity
of little worth
of meaninglessness
on a cornflower blue background
and red brush strokes
signify me..
put me on canvas
on display
for...
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Categories:
self pity, happiness, inspirational, life, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse
Free As a ButterflyThe life you are living does not need to be the only life you have.
We tend to dwell...
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Categories:
self pity, inspirationalfish, life,
Form:
Rhyme
DesolationHomeless, I hunker down
next to a garbage bin.
And hail morphs into rats
gnawing at exposed skin.
Hunger twists my stomach
with pain that's hard to bear.
And a putrid...
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Categories:
self pity, angst, depression, emotions, feelings,
Form:
Quatrain
Desperate HopeWritten: December 19, 2023
"His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship. Edmund Wilson"
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Categories:
self pity, analogy, angst, character, deep,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
self pity, angst, cancer, hope, moving
Form:
Lyric
What Makes a WarriorI cannot presume
To tell anyone
What a warrior is.
Nor do I claim
To embody any
Of his qualities.
All I offer here
Is a collection
Of impressions
Or meditations.
A warrior is
A state...
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Categories:
self pity, conflict, courage, hero, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
My Red-Tailed HawkHe was mighty as could be venturing down by the sea,
revered as the king soaring over his golden throne-
He was respected yet felt neglected and...
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Categories:
self pity, beauty, bird, depression, suicide,
Form:
Rhyme
Brave American KnightDriving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
Paid small notice...
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Categories:
self pity, character, hero, strength, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
self pity, betrayal, break up, first
Form:
Rhyme