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Best Mic Poems

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


Premium Member A Gentle Slam
Simply unaware....or perhaps I don't care
what others say or do
It's partially true
I'm through

Used to care what they think
of my words, of my ink
not anymore....
So much...

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Categories: mic, community, poetry, poets,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium Member Whisky Moment
~the Fear of Never~ A DRINK TO REMEMBER!


   And the fire catches every time, my heart needs a sip
I bear no shame pouring,...

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Categories: mic, abuse, addiction, celebration, muse,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The New Poet
~Life Support~

Welcome New Poet To Poetry Soup, 
I offer you a warm smile, in hopes you come back another day.
From the moment I spot your...

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Categories: mic, addiction, beautiful, celebration, community,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Jack and Jill Re Written
Jack and Jill went up the hill
With thoughts of making love
Jack hadn’t got a condom 
So cut a finger off Jill’s glove
The glove was far...

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Categories: mic, humorous, nursery rhyme,
Form: Rhyme
Rap God
Steps up to the mic and loses his cool
acts like a fool, way too cool for school
flunked out twice 
wasn't raised to be nice 
but...

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Categories: mic, addiction, boy, confidence, rap,
Form: Lyric



Whats Broken
What’s Broken?

Some things that are broken can never be fixed
Like hearts shattered, as glass on the floor
What felt like love, don’t no more
No distance No...

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Categories: mic, break up, emotions, moving
Form: Prose Poetry
Anti-Anxiety Poem
Anti-anxiety Poem
Author:  Shawn Wilkinson 2022

Are you feeling lonely and shattered?
Have you lost the key to your heart?

Trapped by the Darkness
Suffering feeling of Isolation

Imagine feeling...

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Categories: mic, angel, anger, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I Am --
My own gypsy roaming in countless hemispheres
A painter who splashes emotions of life’s tones
Maybe a lightkeeper flaming a child’s wonder
Also, a bookworm awed by enigmatic...

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Categories: mic, me,
Form: List
For the Irish
Proud fathers  and relatives of the past.
Ghost's of thoose first Irish americans.
Eventhough the ignorant tried  to kill us 
still we did last.

Using ...

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Categories: mic, dedication, history, inspirational, life,
Form: Rhyme
Coming Back
Synopsis: The events in this poem never actually happened. I wrote this in a metaphor to 
express what was going on at the time.

The stage...

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Categories: mic, forgiveness, love, musicmetaphor, music,
Form: Couplet
Man With the Ticket
Going 80
In a 50 zone
Cruising along
Singing my song
I like this beat
Lets crank it loud
Driving this road
Losing the load

I've got the wheel
Mic in my hand
The spot...

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Categories: mic, character, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Interview With a Skipping Stone Contest
We'll start this in-depth interview
By asking, please tell me more about you

I'm just a stone, one of many
I am really just ten a penny
Nothing interesting...

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Categories: mic, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Lights, Camera, Action

Sweat drips backstage, mouth parched, heart beating at a sprinter's pace.
All eyes on me, as lights dim with spotlight honing on mic and lips.
Words flow...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mic, art, spoken word,
Form: Sijo
Oodles of Joy
"Oodles of Joy"
In the morning of everyday i 
start
I make a food that's really 
smart
Crunch'em, rip'em, and pour'em out 
As saliva pools form in my...

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Categories: mic, black african american, child,
Form: Rhyme
Gym Rat Rap
Yo check it
I’m at the gym and I’m lifting weights 
Getting more cut than Sharon Tate
Get big every day that’s my motto 
My gym schedule...

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Categories: mic, funny, rap,
Form: Rhyme

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