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Cry Poems | Examples of Cry Poetry

Cry Poems - Examples of all types of cry poetry to share and read.ing. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for cry.
Tunnel Vision
I want to rip my face off. I pinch and poke in hopes of leaving a clean flattened surface. I long for my skin to smooth out. I assure myself I am aware of what...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, anger, angst, cry,
Form: Free verse



Appearances
The distress... fatigue, combined with restlessness, tossing, and turning. Assuming I possess more energy than I truly do because what is worse, exhausting oneself or lying there, depleted? Many of us meet our end wishing...Read the rest...
Categories: city, cry, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Impromptu Song
I have waited for so long to share this impromptu song, I have created it myself, the day when I heard that my mother was dead; I am still trying to process it, but I...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, age, business, conflict, courage,
Form: Narrative
Grief
Grief holds me in bed Beats me down Destroys my mind I can't bring myself to face it....Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cry, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
When Death Stopped for Me
Because I could not escape from Life – It rudely dragged me forth – The chaos swirled, consuming all – And Oblivion, my worth. We raced through days – no time to rest...Read the rest...
Categories: age, cry, destiny, endurance,
Form: Free verse



Goodbye Baby
I once had a heart of gold, Now it is black and cold, Seeing him kiss another, Wishing I had listened to my mother. Disrespectful and manipulating, We are no longer dating. A...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, betrayal, break up, conflict,
Form: Ode
Premium Member Timelapse
You caught me running, constantly looking back, tears merging within the rain. If I took a leap, would I fly? Left behind, the mole above your lip, laughter in your eyes, jaded progression. It could have been...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, care, cry, dark,
Form: Free verse
My Rival In Love
O my glorious rival in love, For I fell in the cosmic river of yours. I flew in the rhythm of darkness within, For finding my light in glorious you. I played my flute for you...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, absence, art, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Fragile Heart
The tenderness of the fragile heart, Resembles a historic yet dramatic, Work of art as seen through the ages. The portrait never shows broken hearts, Devastation of death or the, Heartbreak of losing a child. The heart cries in silence, As you...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, bereavement, cry, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Seeds of Sorrow
Her eyes swelled and swelled With bitter tears That lingered near... She stood there and not here Since she thought It was better to cry, than to try to fly Into the fantasies ought To have held on Rather, just watch and let...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, abortion, birth, care, child,
Form: Free verse
All Turns Silent in the Meadows
It was the strangest thing I saw that day A grassy grove and a man shouting mad I didn't even know what to say His face dragged down by his eye bags His feet slept on the dirt, twigs...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, death, loss, psychological,
Form: Free verse
A tarnished soul
Here's a story poem about a girl's tragic descent, imbued with dark imagery: A Broken Doll's Lament Tiny fingers, a gap in the wood, a scene etched in fright, A scream ripped from silence, shattering the night. Mother, a...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, cry, depression, divorce,
Form: Rhyme
Haunted by Your Ghost
Each dawn, I wake up to the ghost of your voice, Your words I once cherished, now haunt my choice. For without your tender touch, the night stands so still, No comfort is found, as darkness brings its...Read the rest...
Categories: confusion, cry, goodbye, lonely,
Form: Rhyme
Why Were Tears Invented
Why were tears invented Why does pain invite their flow Why must someone feel so hurt ...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, cry, sad, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Six Dogs
Six dogs die And one guy cries the dogs are not political Oh! My, My, Don’t you know? Deaths are always political Be it mosquitoes or a martyr Someone’s always there to take credit to call them pest or bravehearts to declare them something to...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, death, dog, insect,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Cry Poems

Definition | What is Cry in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs