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Best Contradictory Poems

Below are the all-time best Contradictory poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of contradictory poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Die Another Day
“Die Another Day”


“Your mission, should you so deem it,
Is to infiltrate ALL Fluff Clusters in K.A.O.S. Headquarters
And bloody well steam it!”


“The Place is a hazardous...

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Categories: contradictory, fantasy, fun, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse



Let Me Write You Something.
Let me write you a poem.
A poem so great Bukowski would give me a hats off-
And hand me a beer.
A poem so well-written, John Mayer...

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Categories: contradictory, loveme, write, me, write,
Form: Free verse
2071 - Big Brother Watches From On High
2017 - year zero

They loaned to the poor, who cannot repay.
They stole from the old, who cannot recover.
They sold our future, for better or worse
and...

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Categories: contradictory, corruption, humanity, pain, parody,
Form: Free verse
My India
Let me set something straight -
Right here, right now!
Let me put India in the right perspective,
Let me banish some myths,
Some gross misconceptions,
And take you beyond...

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Categories: contradictory, home, perspective,
Form: Free verse
All About Me
Sneha
Contradictory, Dreamy, Lazy, Careless
Sibling of Nobody
Lover of Literature, and Living Beings
Who feels lives of tiny creatures,
Matters more than our tiny benefits
Who is in need of...

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© Sneha Rv  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: contradictory,
Form: Bio



Premium Member Night Creatures
Like a gecko, that one changes their colours
speaks in tongues long then short blue
climbing up and down walls clicking
translating the draconians’ poetic profusions
all are night...

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Categories: contradictory, mirror, muse,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Creative Conformity
There comes a time
We ask ourselves
The why of what we do

What is the use of writing poetry
Do I write to express myself or to be...

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Categories: contradictory, creation, integrity, introspection, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Empty Vessels
We are all empty vessels on the ocean of consciousness:
navigate mindfulness to awareness, then awaken.
There are many lineages, some shallow harbors.
Enlightenment remains always on the...

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© Greg Gaul  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: contradictory, heart, introspection, judgement, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Duvet of Darkness
What it is, this pain that kills my joints
This strange duvet of darkness while
I try to brush my teeth
What it is, the distance to my...

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Categories: contradictory, angst, anxiety, depression, mental
Form: Prose Poetry
I Am
I am 

An explorer of truths shielded by mysteries
      A warrior in battles fought inside hearts
A muse that reveals itself...

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Categories: contradictory, art, blessing,
Form: List
Premium Member Changes
I've grown rusty and unused to summoning words from a blank page - but FINALLY - there's something new to describe. School (11th grade) is...

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Categories: contradictory, 11th grade, confidence, journey,
Form: Free verse
When Poetry Threatens
There is a greasy odor in the air

At the window
across the room

the diaphanous wings of a fly

peal off accompaniment,
--a staccato--contradictory notes

to the stretched rays of...

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Categories: contradictory, allusion, angst, hyperbole, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Jewish Jesus
Another cabinet of curiosity
What's your super ability
Where endless are the possibilites 
What's your philosophy
when it comes to Deuteronomy
Does it carry into Timothy
Do you judge with...

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Categories: contradictory, allegory, bible, god,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Spiritual Mahjong Your Move Lord
Spiritual Mahjong
Your Move Lord

Is there a God?
A benevolent entity.
An eternal presence presiding over me.
A creator, watching and observing.
All knowing.
Is my end determined and conclusive before...

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Categories: contradictory, bible, christian, death, i
Form: Free verse
16 Days of Activism Against Woman and Child Abuse
S ober your mind and clear the mist of ignorance
I mmediate reaction is required to gang up against perpetrators 
X enial approach is needed to...

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Categories: contradictory, abuse, anxiety, prejudice,
Form: Acrostic

Book: Reflection on the Important Things