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Best Derision Poems

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


Premium Member Eulogy For God
Oh, Lord! Lest one is asleep,
the purge to kill you,yet again,
is quite deep.
Some, who read your word in
the Bible, re-create it, with myths
that are long...

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Categories: derision, abortion, faith, god, poets,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Veil I Wear
A fire blazes behind the veil 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This veil I wear
is not made of cloth
for no fabric could withstand
the incendiary passion
I command

It's self-imposed
not forced
no man's hand
would...

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Categories: derision, analogy, identity,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Nuts In the Soup
"Nuts are in the soup!" 
That's what I've heard: not so absurd
Some add a pinch of spice now and then,
from wit and the sharpened nib...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derision, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Epistle Xviii - the Abandoned Son
I.
Father,
my knees
quiver and quake,
they bend
then break
like a reed
ensnared in
the tempest’s throes

II.
My sanguine palms,
stammering in fear of
Your reprisal,
whimper in their
muted state,
rendered silent by
their barbarity

III.
This timber crucifix,
once...

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Categories: derision, christian, god, jesus, religion,
Form: Free verse
Sarcasm Bites
Lunging forward a stab to the heart,
vitriol hurled at an unsuspecting soul.
A sarcastic word or comment, thrown in jest,
tearing flesh, leaving a gaping hole.
I was...

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Categories: derision, bullying, crush, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Words With a Venomous Sting
It was not my intention to ever post in PS again
but through an open window I've caught a glimpse
and smell of what's been dumped into...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derision, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
11-9-2016
11-9-2016

On Election night, twentysixteen
I saw a strange and surreal scene
I looked cross the great harbor at Lady Liberty that night
And I knew right away, something...

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Categories: derision, allusion, discrimination, fear, history,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Algol
When gazing Beta Persei,
a star with many ghoulish names, 
be wary of a winking eye,
for fluctuating flames
belie its evil aims. 

Ancient mariners would watch with...

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© Eric Cohen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derision, myth, mythology, star,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member What More Am I
The glamour of their squalor is found
in specular highlights of crisp brown eyes
peering through mud-matted hair, crying.

Weeks of eating an abundance of whatever,
which consisted of...

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Categories: derision, child, christian, dark, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I'M the Devil
I'm the Devil, but I'm also God,
looking within, I find myself there.
And hiding behind belief's facade,
I'm all alone, though it feels unfair.

Evil dwells within my...

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Categories: derision, how i feel, introspection,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member One Step Closer To the Edge
Beset by doubts before I rise from bed
Problems prey on my worrisome mind 
My ability to reason has been maligned
Cockamamie notions fill me with dread

I...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derision, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Tension Waiting
The swordsman who draws his blade
Heart racing at the keening of steel on scabbard 
Tension coiled, poised for the unleashing
Held back by muscles tight with...

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Categories: derision, angst, art, confusion, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Jabberwock Revisited
Why do mechanics need manuals when they’ve fixed it before?
Answer my question or I’ll walk out the door!
Didn’t they attend trade schools or get OJT?
Why...

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© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: derision, fun, humorous, hyperbole, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Unbaking a Cake
If i was an ant
would my fathers sister be my aunt ant
and where does the d come from in pigeon
but sorry for the derision
Wanting to...

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Categories: derision, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Hoarding Hope - the Odd Ball
Get me feeling well
For, I am sick as hell
Brain orgasms and headaches rape my mind and left me thoughtlessly behind
Trying to keep the Kingdom in...

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Categories: derision, angst, depression, emotions, happiness,
Form: Rhyme

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