Best Dark Metaphor Poems
Dark LossHe tried to fly
flapped his wings
High above him
a dark duvet
drizzled sadness
Only yesterday,
or was it last week
his wings and feet
carried him
little raven
didn't remember
Carry me
carry me
he squeaked
to his sorrowful parents
We have to go
they said
hipping hither
and thither
He hid his head
under his useless wings
and waited
and wailed
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September 17, 2017
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, sick,
Form:
Free verse
Opaque PeopleI’ve never been where they’ve been,
chasing the mirage in the desert storm.
I look into their tranced eyes,
see their vision transfixed on illusion,
the shroud of ruse spreads on sneaky people.
The gleam of oasis out of their sight,
they lie on wasteland like dry shadow of trees
that have...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, symbolism,
Form:
Free verse
Shun Spots
Hot zones of danger,
dark places
where dense hearts go
Hearts that are cold as ice
Roll the dice ...
take a chance on fatal corona exploration
Go ghetto orbital
and gamble with your porcelain life
You’ve been whitely warned:
Shun the spots —
the darkside of the Helios shadows,
where the sun don’t...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, society, visionary,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
GrinningOne night at my house a strange man had got in
When I asked him to leave he gave me a grin
I called the authorities who were of no use
He slipped out the back door, a man on the loose
But then he returned as soon as...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, mystery,
Form:
Ballad
The TravelerAbandoned are thine eyes, as they see not faces or light. Search now do they not, for there is no longer beauty in sight. The shapes of the world blur together, left now are no distinguishing lines. Only hues of greys lay before him, contrasting...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, abuse, betrayal, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
The Sleep of Reason Breeds MonstersThe demon spawns temptation in the minds of mortal men
Exposed is their dark desires, lifted from the pits of hell
Evil breeds in the fiery depths of Satan’s beastly lair
Seeds planted to grow in shadowed corners of a heart
Abysmal minds of the frail are openly inclined...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Hermit Crabhe left behind his home of coral
in search of better things,
breaking vows and flaunting morals,
cutting loose from tightening strings
trapped between the sea and land,
he scuttles 'cross an endless beach,
stranded on the burning sand,
he seeks a place he'll never reach
nirvana, no; nor heaven's gate
is...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Couplet
Schism"Where is the sun, where is the moon?"
the mirror asks.
He sees the silence in the other's gaze—
crouched against the wall
an empty face where once
two small diamonds burned
and cut in two
who once was whole
"Where is the blanket for the cold?"
the mirror asks.
He swipes a star
from...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Zombie Dawning-- James Ph. Kotsybar
The zombies are coming; no one knows why –
no time to ponder such things anyhow.
Apocalypse gives us no time to cry.
Survival is all we can think of now.
They hunt for us in slow, relentless mobs
and push past all our barricades by force.
We...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, political, science
Form:
Sonnet
Food-ChainCat in the tree, searching for a rat
Dog on the ground barking at a bat
Deer in the meadow watching the site
Hunter in the hills aiming his sights
The bear in the cave was woken and awaiting to strike
Hunter pulls the trigger, as the bear goes for...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor,
Form:
Dark of NightMy hopes lay dying,
caught in webs the night had spun;
will they hide the morning ray?
I calmed my crying,
dwelled on dawn's bright golden sun;
...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, night,
Form:
Rhyme
Love Is In the Air TonightSkipping heartbeats in the air
With the warm sun in your voice
In the cozy tipsy room
The pen is restless
Pink desires of crimson fruits
Have gone to the dense woodland
To drink wine from the moon cup
The box is greedy
Ice on pulsating sweet heat
Flames on slice of...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, poems, romance,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, scary,
Form:
Free verse
The BoxWhere I live is in between
A memory and a dream
Walking a tightrope each day
I light my self on fire
And take a big box
And head down Main Street
The weasels in the front of Bill’s Cafe
Love it, spewing hate and spit
And laughing at me because they don’t...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, political, prejudice,
Form:
Free verse
The Flavors of DarknessThe Flavors of Darkness
The numbing blackness without cold or heat engulfs.
I float in calm brackish decaying still waters offering no struggle.
My lips taste its decomposing and dying matter.
I should cough and gag on its foul disdainful taste.
Swallowing without thought I do not relish nor...
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Categories:
dark metaphor, dark, metaphor, poetry,
Form:
Free verse