Best Overdose Poems
Below are the all-time best Overdose poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of overdose poems written by PoetrySoup members
WarriorsThis one is for the broken,
hiding behind invisible bruising.
For the forgotten and the ones
who have forgotten us,
like the misunderstood misfits.
Who howl at the moon,
look...
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Categories:
overdose, assonance, dedication, inspirational, life,
Form:
Free verse
An Epic Love For WomenI know you're not here
but you are in my heart
so
you are always with me
i'll just slip into you
with these words.
I know
there...
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Categories:
overdose, beauty, celebration, dream, heart,
Form:
Epic
Poetry Numbs the PainOne day we will be, forever silent.
Where would we be without poetry?
As a child, I buried my heart,
drained from games death would play -
in adulthood,...
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Categories:
overdose, childhood, emotions, life, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
The Highway of RegretThe storms are raging on the rollin' sea, and on the highway of regret
Yes, I played around, was unfaithful to you, I'd change it all...
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Categories:
overdose, death, depression, drink, lost
Form:
Rhyme
Best MedicineIf laughter's the best medicine
I think I've had an overdose
It's coursing through my body
From my head down to my toes
I'm worried about my Ass
They say...
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Categories:
overdose, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
InnocenceWhom the horse is looking for
Every day in the scarlet breeze
It comes and taps at the door
Have you forgotten your blue cheese
Is it the one...
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Categories:
overdose, childhood, color, innocence, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
A Screened-In PorchThe thunder booms; the rain, it pours.
We're half inside and half outdoors.
A screened-in porch brings Nature close
But not enough to overdose.
And so we sit and...
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Categories:
overdose, home,
Form:
Rhyme
Melancholy MeMelancholy me, since Kelly's gone away
Far beyond the sea, and out of every day
Stage by stage I've wept, but finally, I see
What I must accept;...
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Categories:
overdose, dedication, drug, grief, loss,
Form:
Rhyme
Adoration of Nature
Adrift in silent tranquillity, admiring a
Backdrop of nature's charm and grace.
Clarion cloudless sapphire skies above
Depict the state of calmness in my mind.
Eyes admire an abundance...
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Categories:
overdose, angst, appreciation, nature,
Form:
Abecedarian
Father Is Gone AgainSixteen years ago he left me,
I was only two years old.
He chose a life of crime instead,
At least that's what I've been told.
He never tried...
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Categories:
overdose, absence, addiction, dad, daughter,
Form:
Rhyme
With Feigned Apologies
I wrote what I thought was a 'poem' some years ago,
but it lacked rhythm, rhyme, and had no smooth flow.
Its imagery was blurry, and it...
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Categories:
overdose, anger, muse, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Trick(THE GHOST)
In the naked eye,
Pure death approaches!
Incredibly hollow, kick the bucket long ago
No, whiff nor smell when “THE GHOST” is around
Abuses the whiteness, in which...
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Categories:
overdose, abuse, bullying, death, fear,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
From Darkness To StardomEvery child is born into this world crying,
Little did this poor child know, tears would fall for the rest of her life.
Born into a world...
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Categories:
overdose, angel, change, dream, pain,
Form:
Epic
An Ode To E. A. RobinsonWhispers of talent are carried on New England breezes
Dickinson, Hawthorne, and the Irvings’ son Washington
Though I sense a special connection to all of these
None inspired...
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Categories:
overdose, dedication, on writing and
Form:
Quatrain
JazzHis hand is strafing the castellation on his trumpet, the valves moving up down up down like deranged pistons under the random machine gun fire...
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Categories:
overdose, appreciation, art, imagery, inspiration,
Form:
Haibun