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Death Poems - Poems about Death

Row by Row the Nettles Grow
Row by row the nettles grow And circles do surround Hairy stems the prison wires And jagged leaves their barbs. Cry out, forsaken sinner Your voice shall not be heard We listen to the wind song And hark its piercing sound. Your poison nettle vapours Cling to my moistened lungs And acrid nettle juices Drip from my swollen mouth. Alone, now in death— Eden’s angel looms Sword...

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Categories: christian, death, death of
Form: Free verse
Depression recycled
The thought of going home empty-handed Too much to bear without clinking bottles Swaying in a plastic bag like seasick genies Empty life bringing home more emptiness Even if it’s something to feel guilty again It’s like welcoming Legions for guests Something to keep depression company Keep it occupied while killing the hours The hours like Prometheus dripping red Why does my heart...

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Categories: addiction, death, depression, sensual,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member THE SUPREME LEADER
A gentle man of peace who greatly respects human life Has faced the difficult decision he must stand and fight, Well within his Powers to end a terrorist world-wide strife. He didn’t start the conflicts or wild and fiery contagion But he finished it quickly, with no reserve or consternation. An evil regime leader challenged him with threats and lies, With...

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Categories: america, conflict, courage, death,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Will to Live
The will to live is of the spirit within the wish to die, of the flesh without Lines in the sand, daily drawn the battle 24/7...

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Categories: conflict, death, heart, life,
Form: Rhyme
Our life a horror movie they played to us in real life
Our life a horror movie they played to us in real life In horror films black people die first We always make smart decisions And yet they still manage to find a way to erase us even in film They don't leave us alone Not in life Not in death Not even in fiction They do this to show...

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Categories: death, death, discrimination, horror, prejudice,
Form: Free verse



A Plea 4 Mercy
The pain is real It wrecks every part of my soul Even my subconcious As I wonder if I can heal I've cried to the heavens But no light was shed on my path The world chokes me with burning coals Vapourizing the ornaments of my being I cry with a loud voice This time!! God where are you? But He answers with a subtle...

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Categories: dark, death, deep, depression,
Form: I do not know?
Year 3
You died today, three years ago. Which is when I wrote down this date with a brief note. Katrina died. Yeah, that was all I could fit inside, on the month and date in this small box with a space below your exit time. So it’s there. Centered, where I scribbled down inside, an...

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Categories: death, death, grief, sister, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cold Death
winter came early it was freezing in the mountains no shelter meant death ...

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Categories: death, death, nature, snow, storm,
Form: Senryu
A turning world away
A turning world away Daily I will pray... for strength to face, another day Tomorrow's a turning world away I can't think about it now... Your memory's forever burned in my mind... Unchanged with passing time For Line Gauthiers bite size poem contest 116 June 21,2025...

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Categories: absence, death of a
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Playing Chicken
no blink, no bluff— just rust-bitten bikes on a gravel road, grip slipping, brakes optional. it's called honing your craft, we didn’t dodge. we needed the crash— proof we meant it, authentication we weren’t just trading truths for dopamine and DMs. some friendships are built to survive impact. this wasn’t one of them....

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Categories: betrayal, death of a
Form: Free verse
When
I am mortified by the morbid reality of death Of the fact that, on an uncertain day, In an uncertain way, We will all inevitably take our final breath....

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Categories: 12th grade, anxiety, death,
Form: Rhyme
Bones Remain Alive
Loitering around at the expense of my parents back, I too wish to be at the resemblance of hardworking thumbs, those same fingers that sewed the futile grounds back home, my mother’s yuca farm, my father's dying crops, dance taking their final waltz with the tumble- weeds in direction where my ancestors sleep while their bones continue...

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Categories: death, death, family, farm, growing
Form: Free verse
Premium Member PEARLY GATES HORSE AND CARRIAGE JOURNEY
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound Harmony of Heaven Spiritual tact A Soul rose and soared far beyond the eyes to see Beyond loving hearts Pearly Gates a wait Accompanied by a Driver, White Horse and Carriage Pure and Secrete Onward to everlasting life Every horse Gallup establishing every step walked on Earth The pain and anguished confronted This was Ms. Evans hour to shine among The...

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Categories: care, character, creation, death,
Form: Free verse
Heartbeat Dependency
You imagine them whispering in your ears Through the screen of your computer You forced me to listen to your heart Quick and irregular I'm afraid to uncover my ears To hear the beating of your heart I hope it never stops Otherwise mine starts...

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Categories: abuse, black love, death,
Form: Free verse
Stage 4 silence
Diagnosis:stage 4 silence Treatment:a kinder world (one where racism doesn't exist) Cure:unknown Lifespan:1-5 years, if that Symptoms: ? a silenced voice ? being black ? loss of control over body autonomy ? racism ? microaggressions ? discrimination ? stolen childhood ? stolen innocence The cancerous silence had spread through her body She had tried to tell the doctors and nurses They called her dramatic With...

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Categories: death, death, discrimination, health, prejudice,
Form: Free verse

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