Best Numb Poems
Below are the all-time best Numb poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of numb poems written by PoetrySoup members
Midnight PoetWhisper'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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Categories:
numb, addiction, character, devotion, identity,
Form:
Free verse
Dry MascaraDRY MASCARA
Nobody sees through the shadow and the color of my eyes
The times I've cried are the only time you notice the trace down my...
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Categories:
numb, cry, deep, depression, grief,
Form:
Alliteration
Silhouettes In Moonlight~
Cotton candy swirls
on a pink flamingo sky
Late December wishes
that are slowly floating by
Apricot horizons
glowing softly ‘cross the hill
Twilight born emotions
falling on this night so still
Sweet...
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Categories:
numb, good night,
Form:
Rhyme
When the Piano Bleeds PainIt's 3 am,
her pillow soaked in regret.
Loss has left her spirit lonesome,
darkness a definition of insanity.
In the silence of the night,
vexatious voices vibrate inside
her somber...
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Categories:
numb, angst, lost love, love
Form:
Alliteration
New World OrderThe Rulers wield their silver shields,
wear golden coronets
while warders guard the prison...
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Categories:
numb, drug, society,
Form:
Rhyme
This Was Meit began so innocently
we exchanged ideas on poetry
his art, the suffering he endured
he preyed upon my compassion
as he meticulously bided his time...
i felt safe as...
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Categories:
numb, angst, confusion, introspection, life,
Form:
Narrative
No Limit To How Long We Grievewhen you let go of my hand
you let go of my heart
as I stumbled and crumbled
life seemed to have paused
silent screams
raged inside
but I was just...
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Categories:
numb, absence, lost love, sad,
Form:
Free verse
SuperstarThe adoring crowd here at Red Rocks amphitheatre awaits. Tonight, like every night, I will go out there and give them my best. They will...
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Categories:
numb, addiction, anxiety, celebrity,
Form:
Haibun
The Philosopher*Based on Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Numb fists with bloody wrists
chained to crumbling walls.
Glazed eyes that never spy
a single truth or fault.
Dim light...
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Categories:
numb, metaphor,
Form:
Rhyme
LonelinessPeople milling around I do not notice them,
my face is turned to hide my loneliness,
Am walking in my own despair
No one else intrudes...
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Categories:
numb, loneliness,
Form:
Verse
What Only Angles HearDaddy never did understand.
That violence doesnt bring comfort.
A lost soul seeking acceptance from a unwelcome hand.
She was silent no one ever knew.
The secrets behind her...
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Categories:
numb, angst, death, depression, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Drowning In the DarknessDrowning in the oppression of darkness,
adrift in realms of the unseen and unheard,
her mind becomes blank and blind,
plummeting without sound.
Loved ones watch helplessly, unable...
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Categories:
numb, depression, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
Not all dreams come true
Mind softened,
watching fusions
of saffron strips
merge with scarlet hues,
elegantly charming
...
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Categories:
numb, love hurts,
Form:
Free verse
Just a Tree - a RequiemSomeone who knows
Said You were an old ancient Tree,
But at the time, it didn’t really matter,
Or seem important to me.
I knew You only for...
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Categories:
numb, conflict, earth, heartbroken, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
MindfulMindful
Startled out of nonchalant light,
Wakefulness stands at attention
Ignited flame from the eternal candle,
Energized vigil of the watchman
At the soul’s dawning daybreak
Tingling in the...
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Categories:
numb, blessing, life, light,
Form:
Free verse