Best Deadbeat Poems
Below are the all-time best Deadbeat poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of deadbeat poems written by PoetrySoup members
Deadbeat Dad'sAll these years at home, me and my momma alone
Daddy on the run, headed for the sun, he must of been..
Because I obviously wasn't his...
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Categories:
deadbeat, absence, abuse, anger, angst,
Form:
Free verse
Angry At My Deadbeat DadTOMORROW WILL BE BETTER?!?!
You said that on a million yesterdays!
Look at the calendar, it’s laughing at you.
Dude, are you SERIOUS?!
You should...
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Categories:
deadbeat, absence, dad, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
To All the Heart Breakers -A Zombie's ValentineWouldn't you rather~
Wouldn't you rather be dead?
Maybe shoot yourself in the head?
Over my dead heart, I'd never want to be a zombie like you.
The sight...
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Categories:
deadbeat, anger, death, horror, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
Benedict DonaldThe White House harbors an orange traitor
Benedict Donald, science-hater
He never met a fact
He didn't try to whack
This prick puts the 'dick' in Dictator!
The obtuse ogre...
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Categories:
deadbeat, anti bullying, community, political,
Form:
Limerick
The United States of AmericaOur justice system is far from perfect, but it is what we’ve got
Just because you break the law, doesn’t mean you deserve to die or...
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Categories:
deadbeat, america, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter
They gave me a college education
But left me unemployed
But they say
Black lives matter
I won 7 Grammy awards
I didn't get a ceremony...
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Categories:
deadbeat, history,
Form:
Verse
Rabbit Dna
Hare trigger instincts
always served Roger well
He had an oh, no-no lettuce nose —
a hyper-keen sense when to leave
Roger was rabbit good
at knowing...
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Categories:
deadbeat, parents, parody, truth, wisdom,
Form:
Ode
Please Pull Up a ChairDear Becca I’d love to pull up a chair
But I don’t have a moment to spare
I’m exhausted, just look I’m deadbeat
I wish god gave me...
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Categories:
deadbeat, humorous, work,
Form:
Rhyme
Wont Back Down Nor Give UpI will not be another statistic
out on the street without a dime to my name
I will not be another out cast
Who can't go into a...
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Categories:
deadbeat, courage, devotion, world,
Form:
Free verse
An Alcoholic FatherMy father drank himself half to death.
I tried to understand why.
But I became stumped and hurt every time I thought about it.
He became drunk and...
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Categories:
deadbeat, addiction, childhood, confusion, dad,
Form:
Free verse
One Last ThingSex is the sharing of the souls.
When I am inside you, you are inside me.
When our eye’s meet, our shame meets.
It’s ironic how I can...
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Categories:
deadbeat, abuse, change, dark, loneliness,
Form:
Romanticism
A Bright Young Fellow Named ErnestA bright young fellow named Ernest
Went to med school to be an internist.
But the sight of insides
Gave him really bad vibes,
So...
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Categories:
deadbeat, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Categories:
deadbeat, fun, nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
Class ReunionA football star with super speed,
Our prom king, Kyle, has gone to seed.
No longer likely to succeed,
He's out of work and hooked on weed.
Behind you's...
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Categories:
deadbeat, change, high school, humorous,
Form:
Quatrain
Last Chance SaloonNOTE: I don't find the time, neither do I have much inclination, to write a great deal these
days. However, the occasional new piece gets...
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Categories:
deadbeat, angst, cowboy-western, life, loss,
Form:
Verse