Absence Poems - Examples of all types of absence poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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His MindLet me try one more time to see if I can provoke his disturbed mind,
Let me try one more time to break the distraction that trapped him in hell
And is causing him to rebel.
I...
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Categories:
absence, america, beach, bereavement,
Form: Narrative
an American dreaman American Dream
An American election is important for the world
right now, I see a dilemma on the one hand
we have Trump, who is too old, power once
in his hands, the bullet missed and struck hard
confidence is...
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Categories:
absence, birth,
Form: Free verse
The ties that bindThen you thought of giving up;
Breathing and living, you craved no more.
But when the angel arrived to lead you to everlasting peace,
You thought of me - how I would spend nights blaming myself
For not seeing...
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Categories:
absence, angel, deep,
Form: Free verse
This lifeThis life
Yet again, Trump has been targeted for assassination
it has gotten to the point where one feels sympathy
for this brave man, whose many flaws have become
a bull's for this, I blame the mainstream press
that...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, addiction, age,
Form: Dramatic Verse
To My Late BrotherTo my late brother,
your suicide ripped my heart
from its moorings.
Our baby boy of the 1960's,
you must of been so lonely,
selling your cabin on
the wooded acres with a brook
behind it.
Leaving your home state to join
a woman...
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Categories:
absence, 8th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
Are we into a recession ?Ladies and gentlemen,
Let’s take a moment to reflect on what happened in Venezuela. In the blink of an eye, everyone became a **multimillionaire**—not because the economy was thriving, but because hyperinflation piled up so much...
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Categories:
absence, adventure, africa, age,
Form: I do not know?
The Truth Within**The Truth Within**
I fell in love with my soul,
Not with the outcomes, not with the goal.
Detached from results, free from the chase,
In the mirror of life, I found my...
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Categories:
absence,
Form: I do not know?
katabasisEuridice, Euridice
daughter of mortals, sworn to divine;
the bell tolls, the bell rings
“I’m sorry, I miss you”
Orpheus turns; Euridice.
the unmade sheets, dog-eared pages
stacked, dishes scattered in the sink
sunlight splashes
I close my eyes
I see...
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Categories:
absence, allegory, death, fate,
Form: Free verse
Will wonders never cease!?Will wonders never cease!?
Alternately titled: Last of the fluff
belonging to a Mohican
Norwegian bachelor farmer wannabe.
Any resemblance between said unnamed individual
and living persons purely coincidental.
Scads of decades back in the day,
not since this sexagenarian baby boomer
happened...
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Categories:
absence, adventure, analogy, angst,
Form: Free verse
When an Angel CriesWhen an Angel Cries
Do you know when an Angel cries?
When it hurts so badly that tears fill their eyes?
There from on high
They can only wonder as to why
They can feel that familiar ache of the...
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Categories:
absence, angel, betrayal, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
DivorceIn the whirlwind of emotions, a child stands,
Caught between two forces pulling apart,
Their innocence shattered by the storm of a parent's divorce.
Whispers of anger and sorrow fill the air,
A heavy burden on fragile shoulders,
As the...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Hopes and FearsAs an adopted child, I often feel a sense of longing,
A yearning for a connection to my roots, my history,
I am a puzzle piece that doesn't quite fit,
A piece of a family that I am...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Im fineWhen I say "fine," it's a cloak for the storm,
A veneer of calm that I carefully form.
Behind the calm words, there's a tempest of doubt,
A façade that shields what I’m truly about.
Fine is the mask...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
pretty doctorsPretty doctors
Two young female doctors dressed in white
wearing stereoscopes around their slim
necks as decorations, an accessory that
gave them charming dignity
Between them, looking at a computer
my name was there, they were talking
about my medical history
I tried to get a word...
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Categories:
absence, angel, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Path
Is this the life
you want to live
or is this the lie
you want to believe?
Is this the dream
you want to pursue
or is this to end
the light within you
Is this the side
you want to defend
or is...
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Categories:
absence, career, endurance, growth,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Absence Poems
Definition | What is Absence in Poetry?
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