Judgement DayBirthday, Christmas Day, Fourth of July
Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, ain’t gonna lie
Holiday, Holy Day, Fifth Monday
Every day, all day, not a fun day
Each day, every day is Judgement Day
Each day, every day is Judgement Day
They look at you
They weigh you
They measure you
Any way they can
They find you wanting
They find you lacking
They find you missed the mark
Best...
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Categories:
anger, anxiety, discrimination, emotions,
Form: Free verse
The Final Word
I didn’t expect this – it came quickly, without warning
I couldn’t hide.
It left me with no choice – but to go to war,
battling the deafening poison,
the affliction feeling like the deafening crash
thunder raging, pouring out its fury
I didn’t ever imagine this would come to be,
silencing the courage that I’d once felt,
giving my plans a...
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Categories:
age, anxiety, cancer, health,
Form: Free verse
What's a Voice?What's a voice that falls upon deaf ears?
What's a voice that nobody hears?
What's a voice that only lingers in thin air?
What's a voice that isn't respected with care?
Useless..
Emotionless..
Fears..
Tears...
What is that voice now?
Prevanescent and lost.
...
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Categories:
anxiety, absence, abuse, addiction, anger,
Form: Free verse
Hi,HumansHi humans,
Memo to Earth,
For what it's worth,
Peace and love are the aim,
Never bombs, weapons to maim....
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Categories:
anxiety, encouraging, growth, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
A HUNDRED MEN WOULD HAVE LIVED
The horse whinnied,
are you alone?
He ran off into the light,
afraid of the night.
Boy what are you doing here?
You're far off trail arent you?
All the posse is up there,
I know all these mountains.
He was the lead horse in a wagon train,
It was a lot of mountain.
He could not climb,
his major wanted him to master it.
A peak...
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Categories:
anxiety, courage, endurance, fear,
Form: Free verse
Video VileVileness, art thou video?
O vision what to see?
Caw for me O carrion crow!
Where's the 'I' in 'we'?
The god of ancient doorways?
Two-faced, give thy reply:
"I, Janus, have crossed the maze!
How I dare to sigh!"
Noted, friend. Are times to end?
Back of tomes to bend?
Wounded soldiers, on the mend?
Attack or defend...
Wendigo. You know. I say...
Living for today?
Macabre dance,...
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Categories:
anniversary, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
FadeFade into the void,
pale and unseen,
a whisper of silence,
dim murmured echo.
Unheard and unremarked,
an absent fragment,
of drifting haze,
that lingers unseen.
Fragile, easily shattered,
weightless and distant,
an obscure hollow,
of faint gray dust.
Blurred empty thought,
foggy and fractured,
like an unfelt sigh,
flickering invisible in the murk.
O veiled shadow
of former self,
ashen phantom
of better days,
am I but a fleeting shade,
doomed by fate
to wilt and...
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Categories:
absence, anxiety, confusion, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Breaking the silenceI avoid discussing politics and religion.
Not because I am indifferent or uninterested,
they're both rabbit holes I care to visit but on my own.
My polite silence seems no longer sustainable.
Too many people prove content to casually wave goodbye
to democracy while insanity takes the helm.
There's no hiding the direction where things are going
and there's no turning back...
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Categories:
anxiety, conflict, future, political,
Form: Free verse
Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say booRemembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo
Nonverbal (though he could talk)
most of his responses
happened to be witnessed
as his characteristic
and courtesy enigmatic
trademark shoulder shrug.
If born free and clear today
skilled professional diagnosticians
employed within the mental health field,
would probably unanimously agree
he met criteria
as high functioning autistic spectrum
predicated upon withdrawn
and introverted behavior classic...
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Categories:
anxiety, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
HOW COULD I??CHERRY WAVES
HEARTS I CRAVE
lust is a battle
don't see me waver
lust is a savor
savoryyyy
honey, ur so sweet
my delectable treattt
coming home with me?
no?
okkk
I never thought it could be this way
But now my honey's left me astray
She never thought to stay
My darling girl has ran away
Her name was Vanessa
Golden hair to her toes
Vanessa, my queen
I never gave you...
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Categories:
analogy, anxiety, appreciation, i
Form: Free verse
RecoveryI think about my life
Trying to understand it’s means
When I fall asleep, will it untangle in my dreams?
I look out of the window
And it’s all a bit surreal,
I’m not sure what I’m looking for or how it is I feel
If I hadn’t lived my life this way,
What would I have become?
If it hadn’t blocked out...
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Categories:
anxiety, courage, creation, death,
Form: Free verse
Familiar AcheI keep planting gardens in my wounds,
wondering why everything tastes like rust.
Maybe I don’t want to heal—
maybe I just want prettier scars.
Some nights, I mistake my reflection
for something I’m supposed to save.
It’s not love.
It’s recognition.
I keep circling the fire
because I built it.
I don’t miss the pain—
I miss having something to blame.
I never wanted happiness.
I wanted...
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Categories:
anxiety, conflict, dark, memory,
Form: Free verse
He Died For MeMy gosh! Oh how can it be
That Jesus suffered and died for me?
God the Father sent His only Son
Once on the cross the suffering begun
Jesus lifted His eyes to the sky
In His heart He asked the Father why
No answer came, He hadn't a clue
When the answer did come
Jesus then felt brand new
For all were saved...
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Categories:
anxiety, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Nowhere To Be FoundBlessed and blasted what a beautiful day
Picnic basket lunch for You and me
Cone join us Lord, You're always welcome
What great company You will be
Tell us a story now dear Father
Thrill us all just one more time
Placed His body in the tomb at noon
He was nowhere to be found by nine
He is risen, yes the Lord...
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Categories:
abuse, anxiety, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme
SearchingBorn from the chaos that welcomed me with a closed fist
Eyes open wide with the taste of anxiety upon my lips
I tuck myself away deep into my mind
Somewhere other than here will be just fine
Is it safe to emerge from the depths of my own despair?
Or should I dwell a little longer, and ponder, how...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, depression, self,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Anxiety Poems
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Poems Related to Anxiety
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