Best Identity Poems
Below are the all-time best Identity poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of identity poems written by PoetrySoup members
Like A GirlLike A Girl
I play like a girl, I hit like a girl
You say I throw like a girl,
And, when I run -- I...
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beautiful, girl, identity, rights,
Alice Sweet Alice ~Alice Sweet Alice~
*Like Sisters*
Everyday -- Holding Hands
Sunday...
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identity, abuse, addiction, anger, art,
Midnight Poet Whisper's of October
Whispers in this soup bowl
20 minutes after its muse explodes,
Daylight remains nothing more than a dream
Warding off the howling sound...
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addiction, character, devotion, identity,
WALLPAPERWALLPAPER
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Paper Thin
Cut down to any size,
Crumble, crop me wrong
Pull the insulation from my heart.
Never will I be "A Paper Doll!"
Thank you for calling me...
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change, creation, friend, identity,
Illusory Disguise My reflection is vague, perception unclear.
My mind is like a shattered mirror
That devises a veneer fashioned of my fears.
I'm seized inside this illusory...
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identity,
Insanity or DeathInsanity or Death
Life begins with insanity~~
~Your soul is kicking and screaming,
Ready to exit with the touch of human hands.
Insanity rides on a gallant stallion...
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identity, abuse, adventure, art, how
A Crown of Thorns1
Insanity has its own wellspring and demise.
There is no better place to hide than between coils
of convoluted grey-white matter which can't recoil.
Mind has no leering...
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beauty, betrayal, identity,
To Bloom in Red FlameUnderneath all the layers
Of tradition
Of religion
Of philosophy
Of reason and understanding
I smolder
In passion's pleasure bed of red
Paroxysms of pleasure
Emanate from my core
Searing the shroud
Flames of...
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identity, image, passion,
I The Mirror - With A Major Contribution By Joseph May - Dramatic Free Verse
an impression of the world
stands before me
Left is right, and right is wrong,
and the mirror reflects a melancholy song.
i the mirror
not
the babbling brook,
or
the...
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identity, conflict, dark, depression, grief,
Peacocks and Predators
The raptor and the peacock hence,
Sit pensive on a rambling fence.
The first, inclined to be the host,
Jumped down to claim the nearest post.
The pea averse...
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animal, identity,
When It Comes To MeI often sit for long periods of time
hoping the perfect beginning will come to me.
To write a poem that starts with a pristine Capital
leaving readers...
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adventure, celebration, change, identity,
The Veil I WearA fire blazes behind the veil
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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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analogy, identity,
My Secret SoulA meek Monet, a gentle Van Gogh
I may seem too nice and mild, though
The moon knows my true name
In lust I ascend to claim my...
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bird, identity, mystery, night,
My Pledge of Allegiance"My Pledge of Allegiance"
by: Eric L. Boddie
I Pledge Allegiance To The Word
Because there is no greater sound I've ever heard
I Pledge Allegiance To The...
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bible, devotion, faith, identity,
Cyber realHas the convenience of technology
inoculated us from reality?
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
I pray the code my soul to keep?
Does your universe live within 4G
Or...
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computer, culture, identity, satire,
The Perfect FriendThe Perfect Friend ©
Today I found a friend
Who knew everything I felt
She knew my weakness
And the problems I’ve been dealt.
She understood my wonders
And listened...
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identity, best friend, friend, friendship,
The SecretThe Secret
Somewhere someplace not far away a couple lied together.
No talk about the future no talk about forever.
They had lovers of their own their lovers...
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identity, betrayal, conflict, confusion, growing
MIRROR OF THE OTHER SELF
( Repost )
Somehow, her eyes expand with the disobedient sky
and there, she senses urchins filling water on the lake
her feet and thighs slide up changing...
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fantasy, identity,
Home is a Burning Flame
“Home is a Burning Flame”
Align yourself with the belief that HOME will come to you in the end
You can see yourself in her eyes, but...
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home, identity, imagery, inspiration,
Joining the PiecesSometimes we sit alone,
quiet, trying to figure
out who carried a piece
of us with them, as we try
to put ourselves together again...
Date: 24/02/2016...
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humanity, identity, imagery, life,
Artwork - what am IScratching their heads
They look at me
Am I a tree stump
Am I a grotesque face
Inside I am laughing
I know what I am.
Am a freak...
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identity,
ANOTHER TIME
There was a time when she lit up
in the firmness of youth-- like a rose on an April
morn greeting daylight with a petal-soft kiss.
And...
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age, identity,
Secret SelvesI've been wondering about our secret selves...
The vegetarian smoker
The introverted joker
The soldier with the peace sign
The anonymous byline
The accountant with unfinished sums
The deaf musician's steel...
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conflict, identity,
In My PlaceI have been put in my place many times
Told how to talk
What to think
How I need to look a certain way
Be the way I'm suppose...
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angst, identity, journey,
I Need Your Help DaddyI’m tired
I’m Physically and Emotionally tired
I don’t want to be the strong one anymore
I can’t this time
I don’t know what to do Daddy
I need your...
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identity, absence, angst, cry, dad,