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Short angst poem by Nancy Jones | Go to this short poem

Aquarius

Collective rise
Vision eyes view
Gold prize in angst


Short angst poem by Dawn Carpenter | Go to this short poem

SLUMP

facing depression
enduring the agony
constant state of angst


Short angst poem by Rick Parise | Go to this short poem

Night

blue moon light shrouded
a naked tree stands in angst
silent shadows breathe....


Short angst poem by Effie Blake | Go to this short poem

Angst Of Burden On An Overcast Day

onus
traps me inside
myself -- suffocated.
to love but be unloved -- my cross 
to bear.


Short angst poem by Jeralynn Clark | Go to this short poem

Tomorrow

Tomorrow

Eyes of salted tears
Dire angst love’s lost despair
Endless night, please go.


Short angst poem by Robb A. Kopp | Go to this short poem

Bound

Unseen days without you cause me angst
Completeness countered with sharp pangs

By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX


Short angst poem by Harry Fink | Go to this short poem

A Book for?

In fields or the meadow                            
          or the brook 
To angst to joy
May I dine tonight 
With only my book


Short angst poem by Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Go to this short poem

The Buck of Life

The Buck of Life

Fearful passing of…
Responsibility’s angst
Naming another.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 16, 2010
Poetic form: Senryu 


Short angst poem by Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Go to this short poem

A Million-Dollar Dream

One dollar buys a million dollar dream.
Lotteries excite thoughts of esteem.
One day I bought a ticket,
My angst began to fidget.
Until I screamed; then went to redeem!


Short angst poem by Harry Rout | Go to this short poem

the freewill myth

the absurdity
and memories
of endless
choices......
this
muddy angst
heaves
beneath
this nothingness
and
washes thru
my mind
like
some monstrous
freedom
clinging
to
the claws
of time


Short angst poem by James Fraser | Go to this short poem

Solitary

A soul stands so alone
sodden, trodden, left so reft
darkening shadows
amidst dim streetlights, now angst
what was before, is now never









http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/life-14.php


Short angst poem by April Dobson | Go to this short poem

The Dealer

Sell my soul by the gram
empty on the inside
surrounded by ghosts
careful of my step
I walk on eggshells
around puddles of pain
suffocated by clouds of angst
in fear of tomorrow
and the consequence
today may bring


Short angst poem by Adam Piper | Go to this short poem

The Beat of Life

When I awake
To the beat
Of life

Full of angst
Full of strife

When I awake
To the beat
Of life

I see
What can be
And 
What isn't

When I awake
To the beat
Of life

I want more
And we can all
Get there


Short angst poem by tom bell | Go to this short poem

Fourteen

Fourteen a tender age,
Teenage angst the rage,
And parents are so stupid
Yet fourteen more years go by
And oh, my, my!
How much it seems they've learned
Our diary jokes of old,
You can truely be told,
Now we wished we'd burned.


Short angst poem by Malcolm Dyer | Go to this short poem

Pretty Lies

Faberge lillies secluded in secrecy
outbound for vast gayness
Irredesent dreams of shrouded angst
perpetual delima abound from baby smiles
Frolicking in and frolicking with animosity
of imagined cherubs with soft eyes 
and pretty lies



Short angst poem by James Marshall Goff | Go to this short poem

Moon Glow

Tears lost and alive
Finding hope with golden moon
Regrets I’ve left holding close
Tremble in my angst
Rising once more with your smile
Shimmering in your full moon


James Marshall Goff
What happens during a full moon contest
10/30/11


Short angst poem by Diane Locksley | Go to this short poem

Final Moments' Thoughts

When the Reaper comes calling at your door
  As you're struggling with chest pains on the floor
    And the angst of helplessness strikes your core
      That's when you realize you could have loved more



For Brian Strand's End Rhyme challenge


Short angst poem by Caryl Muzzey | Go to this short poem

Grandchild of Mine

His eyes and heart fill with angst of growing old, going to pre-school
The thought of learning excites him so, he sharpens up his manners
Spills his chocolate soy milk and finger paints me a new brown house

Copyright © 2011  By Caryl S. Muzzey



Short angst poem by Emma Ward | Go to this short poem

Anxiety

Trapped in this world of guilt,
Tangled in the world of misery,
Unnoticed by the people I love,

Want to smile but killed by angst,
Fall behind just to think it through,
Build myself up day by day,
By lying to myself,

The lies I start to belive.


Short angst poem by Joseph Crawford | Go to this short poem

Graced

Finding grace, too hard to pace,
My peace is now a rarity.

Moments weaved like silk and lace,
To finish or to bear with me?

Restless nights are torture; I wonder what you really mean,
Frantic thoughts filled with angst are only calmed inside a dream.


Short angst poem by Lucinda Bors | Go to this short poem

Ruling Day

Of all the things you ever did 
all that you regret is your kid
As you slap her with your hand 
she wishes she had a real man
As you hit him with the switch
remember your ruling day will be over quick
Cause vengence is an angsty word 
but with yo its hardly absurd


Short angst poem by Ernesto P. Santiago | Go to this short poem

Puffing Out The Angst In Me


Solitude—
oh, I love 
this word

as much 
as it loves 
me. I live

in it, with my 
earthly shadow, where 
no one dares 

see me, huddling 
‘tween dark and 
empty space, 

longing for
the stars
to wink out

the coldness
of my thought—
‘cos of you!



 


Short angst poem by MC MC | Go to this short poem

She Carries On



She sought him for a connection
he offered her more rejection
she asked him to call
he did tarry, and all
There was angst
there was confusion
even fantasy's illusion...

Still, she will seek~

For pure romance~

She carries on ...week by week.



Copyright McCuen  2009


Short angst poem by Eileen Carry | Go to this short poem

Crystal

Come’s what may life’s stoned heart
 reaching desired love’s sweet kiss so true
yearning passions deeply weeping toward
 self-worthiness’s promised eternal light of joy
through touch times enduring courage be stilled
 angst’s raging tormented spirit spilling
love’s begotten stillness 
-Eileen P Carry


Short angst poem by Christopher Flaherty | Go to this short poem

Writing out loud

Writing out loud to solitary crowd is a sombre affair
Without an audiences touch the word’s appear a crutch
A diary in testament to isolation
The quietest spoken word reverberates loudest 
In the noise and angst that in the pen resides
Cornered on all sides the festering never subsides  
  


	


Short angst poem by Eileen Carry | Go to this short poem

David

Divinely reaps melodies sublime passions to comfort
  amidst towering worldly joy and woes awakened
vivid notes naturally kind yet candid singing
  inward sorrow so deeply hidden within personal
   lyrical  tones of forgotten imaginings caused by
desperate chains of modern slavery’s angst 
-Eileen P Carry


Short angst poem by Margeret Bailey | Go to this short poem

When It Hurts To Laugh

In the middle of "hell" and all its ogres,
It is difficult to find a ray of hope,
or salvation to lighten the spirit,
A smile or simple laughter fights its
way to get to the surface,
While the heart festers with pain
and angst, a mere facade to the outside
world, affirming the mirage, that all is well.


Short angst poem by Barbara Gorelick | Go to this short poem

A Little Book

Adults should read more children’s books.
Simple stories, not cluttered with the angst
of daily life. Learning in it’s basic form. 
Stories of dogs and cats and wiggly things,
touch and feel and join in the fun.
Look at life at it’s foundations, to truly
believe and look at the world with wonder
and simplicity.


Short angst poem by Darren Garmer | Go to this short poem

Quantum Link

Anxious angst acquires accelerated aging
Mindfully meditating master’s molecular malevolence
Dispelling disease dysfunction
Chronically contaminating critical
Thinker thoughts thunderously
Eroding energy engulfing
Harmonious human happiness
Only original opulent oneness
Graduates getting genuine genius gifts...


Short angst poem by Daisy Duck | Go to this short poem

Life Is

Life is

a mountain of dreams,
a forest of fears,
a valley of emotions,
a maze of feelings,
a swamp of existential angst,
a volcano of hurt,
a field of happiness,
bouquets of caring,
a lake of calmness,
a tornado of chaos,
a whirlwind of relationships,
a waterfall of passion, and

an oceanfull of loving!!!


Short angst poem by Samantha McDougal | Go to this short poem

What Does God Have To Do With It?

Drunken Smutty Teenager.
Burning Suicidal Angst.
Red Breast Ripped Open
In The Cold January Heat.
When Love Is Harsh.
When Love Quakes
Within This Presence.
When It's Burs Are Only Nibbling. 
When It's Eating Out Our Ancestors
And Crumbling With The Asphalt.
Breaking And Entering.
Lapping Up The Crimson 
Of A Bleeding Heart.


Short angst poem by Charles Fuller | Go to this short poem

Looking Inside

It wasn’t until
I first laid eyes
On the sullen faces
Lost on city streets
Children clothed 
In filthy rags infested
Of hopelessness
I came to realize
I have never tasted
Forlorn angst 
Or desperation  
It was in that moment
I discovered
Deep within myself
Inside the pockets 
Of my own humanity
That I always had
Coin to spare


Short angst poem by Ian Kilfoil | Go to this short poem

Playing Ignorant

Raw words,
etched deep to the page,
I make my mark deeply, 
dragged from my gut,
to the surface,
but you notice not
the torn page,
the blotted ink,
turning a blind eye,
to my angst.
Playing ignorant
to my pain.
Ignoring my outstretched hand.
If I were drowning,
would you reach for my hand?
Well, let me tell you now,
I'm drowning.


Short angst poem by FATHIMA DAWOOD | Go to this short poem

Beauty

This beauty so provocative
This meeting so solitary
This moment priceless
And this mindset infatuated
I awaited this reprieve
With angst and disbelief
Just me and ny driver
Of astounding splendour
Through plateaus and mountains
His power is unbounded
Stealthily I ride him 
Sweetly I sing to him
My stallion of wonder
My beauty infinite


Short angst poem by Yvonne Sorensen | Go to this short poem

No Point

Nihilism cultivated by disappointment
One’s innate desire to find MEANING terminally frustrated

Postmodern existential angst fills the vacancy left by Hope
Overwhelmed by knowing life’s vital substance is so easily reduced to ash 
Illusion of identity burns on a pyre
Nonbelief rejects the comfort of religious doctrine
Truth annihilates Spirit


Short angst poem by Charles Fuller | Go to this short poem

Eyes Gifting

Filigree eyes so fervent
Agitated incensed thoughts
Silenced…
Lest terror and dilemma 
Sacrifice you to lifeless mettle

Muddled illusory echoes
A vacant faced hollow shroud
Defined…
Rise and slake the flames	
Quash the panicked ire

Reside in ardent moments 
Suppressed of biting angst
Falling…
Catch the yield of filigree eyes
Crystalline tears


Short angst poem by Darren Garmer | Go to this short poem

Afflatus

Absolute apprehension applied around angst…
Feasting from focused feminine filtration…
Mastering magnificent masculine manifestation…
Balance both bonded building brilliant Buddha body…
Enlightened electric energy evades everyone…
Harmonious humanity has hovering happiness halos…
Omnipresent oneness outlasts original
Sin, souls soaking superconscious supremacy…


Short angst poem by Christie Moses | Go to this short poem

Chimera

A troubadour
To create a
masterpiece
To be known
as 
illustrious
Hands that 
drip
with inspiration
Span the page
with noble
thoughts
that speak
of truth
of love
of angst
A wind
that flows
unceasing
Breathing
breath into
a poem
That lives 
on forever
Eternal
To be 
a poet
of perception
To live on
after the 
cessation of 
life
Through words


Short angst poem by Sue Mason | Go to this short poem

The Angst Of Our Age

To arrive
Here on this planet
Eager and

Avid to participate in a
Noble Grace-filled saga, our lives
Gave way to
Serious reflection on hollow
Truths that had too long prevailed ...

Of war and honor and the
Frustration of our Peace fervor brought

Outrage and confusion as the
Ultimate
Reality

Appeared:  human beings are
Giving
Evolution a tragic ending.


Short angst poem by Caryl Muzzey | Go to this short poem

Happy New Year

H ilariously overwhelmed with
A pprehension and angst
P erpetuating exuberant celebration
P urposely released at
Y ear’s end

N eighbors 
E nduring a night of
W orthlessness

Y elling and toasting
E nthusiasticly with hopes of
A twelve month reprieve from
R esolutions

Copyright © 2009 By Caryl S. Muzzey

Entry in Carol's "Happy New Year" Acrostic Contest


Short angst poem by Jordan Adorno | Go to this short poem

I Die Alone

Why couldn't I have been disposed sperm & egg?
Turn back time, eliminate me, I beg!
All this angst fills my strained brain,
Whilst tribulation severs me insane.
If not for fear, I'd suicidally assert my second amendment,
Propose & execute a freeing, well-earned sentence.
Consumed by wrenching despair colder than bone,
I'll surely be happiest when I finally die alone.


Short angst poem by Emmanuel Balele | Go to this short poem

Today

i don't feel like writing a love poem
i used to think it's a writer's block
but it ain't
my people are caught up in angst
and trapped in a maze
can't just look and smile
like my president does
they say it's phobia
and there ain't nothing to worry about
but then they steal
and mock at our so called hospitality
i will never write about love
cuz am just not feeling it
today!!


Short angst poem by Sara Kendrick | Go to this short poem

Corridors Of Time

Down through the corridors of time
My gallery with varied halls
Halls of emotions that chime
Reverberating bouncing call

Youthful emotions really pine
Feelings of angst rules this time
Corridors of life _dark or shine
Hope mine shines with rhyme

Troubadours of soul in evening
Lover of life all this long time
Doors of heaven opened gifting
The sage that was hiddened within


Short angst poem by Adam Piper | Go to this short poem

The Itch

Cover it with a bandage
Sew it up with a stitch
No matter how much you scratch
Seems you just can't stop the itch

Face your past
To let the healing begin
Turn a blind eye
And you'll never win

Look towards the future
Plan for a better tomorrow
Don't fill your days
With hidden angst and sorrows

When all hope seems lost
Give it another try
You've got no future
When you live just to die


Short angst poem by cameron guernsey | Go to this short poem

A pity

You’ve seen it before
Never spoke of
The hapless Individual
Helpless in principle
Mercy, out of sale
Withered broke frail
Teenage angst
Hand me down hate
Weaken by the irate
A sitting bomb
Counts and waits
One last push
To the point to agitate
And detonate
An unjust fate
Could have saved 
Should have stayed
Didn’t manage a role
Hunting pack cruel
Achieved enlightenment
Silent excitement


Short angst poem by Johnny Sumler | Go to this short poem

Rebel Without A Cause

His title roles were all misunderstood
An angst ridden protagonist, dark outcast
From East of Eden to Giant one could
Not know that Giant role would be his last
...a cultural icon was soon to blast

I toast to you, the late and great James Dean
A man whose trade is one of arts cuisine
His method acting brought him much applause
As his emotions crafted every scene
He was a young Rebel Without a Cause


Short angst poem by Malcolm Dyer | Go to this short poem

Never4Long

The pangs of hunger
racking your every sense
dulling you from over use
is but temporary.
The slow decay
and setting rigor mortis
freezing your last stance
is but temporary.
That burning feel
of numbing digits
from wrist to finger tips
is but temporary.
The longing feel
of emptiness
of lost love flooding your heart
is but temporary.
The suspense
of this poet's thriving angst
is but temporary.


Short angst poem by Melissa Ross | Go to this short poem

Only The Street

The sugar-tipped touch of desire
Meets every abhorring soul at one point in time
Mine hits,
It knocks me to the curb and leaves me bloodied
With signs of fresh exposed flesh
In agony and devout angst 
I rise
All I can see is hazel-
Your eyes,
The subtle fluff of your hair
Your preciously treasured grin
Remains with me
As we continue on our merry way
Only the street can feel my heartbeat beneath my feet.


Short angst poem by Eileen Carry | Go to this short poem

Thee Three

Thee Three 

Thee three of me I do in plea beseech
 in firm silence I did not reach

For in angst I did dismay
 still in thy hearts I wished to stay

Perceive not thee just after then
 but long ago real and true when

Forfeited losses I did make
 so thee to render more to take

Say-eth I in love’s desire
 what I wished ye did acquire

Abandon me not as I do depart
 thee three for eternity of my heart
-Eileen P Carry


Short angst poem by Ian Kilfoil | Go to this short poem

Somewhere Between the Lines and your Soul

So tired is my soul this eve,
and my heart hangs heavy within me,
I've finally purged to the paper,
the words I've needed to
for so long,
although a release,
a strange sort of relief,
I grieve too
for meanings lost
somewhere between the lines
and your soul.
My intentions so deep,
I drowned myself beneath them.
Yet finally,
after purging my angst,
I shall rise to the surface,
and live freely once again.


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