Best Psychological Poems
Below are the all-time best Psychological poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of psychological poems written by PoetrySoup members
My Far SideYou say, I’m too far,
towards the far side?
It’s a hazard of my left-handedness,
that I see the logic in abstraction.
Worlds lay within worlds
and colors bleed...
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Categories:
psychological, how i feel, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
Other Side of the WallSilence?
or
is that a cry
I hear
Screams?
or
is that
memories
hiding?
Wall
yes I listen
to a wall
days
weeks
forever
A white wall
stares back at me
curiosity mounts
I feel the wall
whiteness
blinds me
My heart stops
a rhythm
still
dances
ah
a smile...
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Categories:
psychological, art, friendship, imagery, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Music To My EarsEffervescent elation arises and dances to ancient echoes; the rhythm of the drums heartbeat.
Champagne notes bubble into the night sky; night music of...
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Categories:
psychological, animal, bird, dream, image,
Form:
Free verse
Chimney SwiftChimney Swift
My precious chimney swift
Envy alone
Has named you so mundane
Tethered to the slightest pause
Amid your life upon the wing
Describing you as drab
Cigar shaped
And flying like...
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Categories:
appreciation, bird, psychological,
Form:
Free verse
I See You
I See You...
Wanderer, wanderer, lost in the haze
void of direction, succumb to the craze.
Give ear to my madness, so deftly designed;
deception de-jour: aimed to muddle...
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Categories:
psychological, confusion, corruption, emotions, hyperbole,
Form:
Couplet
you are, i amopen your doors
close all the windows
sleeping's such a bore
suffocate it with pillows
psh, i'm not hellbent
shut your mouth
it's called character development
WOOPS. broke routine again
and the poem's...
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Categories:
psychological, absence, beautiful, confusion, dark,
Form:
Free verse
Dancing with the DevilLost between the borders of heaven and hell,
confusion led to this story, one must tell.
Surrounded by a world full of violence,
I closed my eyes and...
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Categories:
angst, introspection, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
The Truth About ADHDGrowing up with ADHD forces you to adapt,
impulsive behaviour controls how you react,
attention span wanders and naturally distracts,
you face an impact, that in fact, doesn't...
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Categories:
anti bullying, perspective, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
In the bed they makeAnd when will the tides turn against confident indifference?!
When will humanity cease
To throw cats against curiosity’s silver coated dagger
Another played out song
Another dramatic lyric
Shifting embellished...
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Categories:
life, psychological, slam,
Form:
Free verse
AdviceDo not look to me with questioning eyes
For i do not possess the answers you seek
i cannot taste the bitter sweetness on your tongue,
or...
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Categories:
change, drink, psychological,
Form:
Free verse
Sarah's Story - Mental IllnessSarah’s Story - Mental Illness
Sarah, the “Crazy Lady,” was a familiar sight,
roaming the streets any time of day or night.
Her foul body odor announced her...
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Categories:
psychological, crazy, depression, hurt, mental
Form:
Rhyme
Asperger's ChildSome say you're not quite whole,
But I know better, Angel Child.
You live in a place all your own,
Free, unhinged, sometimes wild.
In precious moments you let...
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Categories:
granddaughter, psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
The True Mother
“The True Mother”
What part of a heart
in another could one trust
when betrayal comes
like a silver bullet words and deeds
sharp piercing to burrow
bleed out Life’s...
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Categories:
psychological, betrayal, imagery, love, mother
Form:
Free verse
Cutting My Losses
Atmospheric grayscale mirrors my mood
where rainbow pastels are loath to intrude,
monochrome perverse looms ‘cross universe -
black powder train, mind is gun barrel gray
cold dispassionate muzzle...
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Categories:
psychological, anxiety, dark, depression, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme
The Pain GameWhy do people, want to cause
Other people pain
Where is the Love
That will break the chain
Someone says something
Then it's tit-for-tat
I've played this before
We all know...
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Categories:
psychological, abuse, anger, betrayal, emotions,
Form:
Lyric
PERCEPTION PERCEPTION
Before the abyss, I had it all
Letting go of all I see
My friend, I hope our time won't end
It took a short...
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Categories:
psychological, abuse, analogy, art, dedication,
Form:
Free verse
Make It Countline count and word number are equal in this selection....
"Make It Count"
by: Eric L. Boddie
A
Man may
Come to play
But if you say
Oh no baby, not...
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Categories:
psychological, art, education, encouraging, life,
Form:
Monorhyme
AN EXISTENTIALIST ASKS---WHAT IS LIFEWhat is life?
Euphonies, cacophonies and chromosomal anomalies
intertangled destinies and illusive methodologies
Occurring in obscure dimensionless time
Millenniums fertilized to create the sublime
Perceived by ideations so pure...
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Categories:
psychological, how i feel, life,
Form:
Rhyme
A Love StoryThe girl is an ultra-modern scholar,
Belongs with an upper-middle class family.
Looking very nice, smart, gets angry suddenly.
She reads M.A in English at...
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Categories:
psychological, culture, deep, emotions, loss,
Form:
Free verse
The HangingThe jury was unanimous
Twelve cried out justice
Guilty
It was just before the changing hour
The hanging planned for quarter past midnight or so
The moon was full, the...
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Categories:
psychological, betrayal, depression, evil, ireland,
Form:
Verse
One Dismal Night
One dismal night in Autumn’s chill
With thunder, deafening and shrill --
I, in my chamber, dark and damp
Lay restlessly near flick’ring lamp
Heard...
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Categories:
psychological,
Form:
Rhyme
Alchemy
How do you change a lie into the truth?
Alchemy, dear children ...
this is how it's done, using unverifiable proof
First, you take a sick, dirty lie,
and...
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Categories:
corruption, dark, psychological, word
Form:
Dramatic Verse
XanthophobiaZanthoxylum shrubs with clustered yellow flowers,
Yolks of eggs and yellow jackets make her want to scream.
Xanthophobia ensnares her. It is sickening
Wakening to an aureate dawn’s...
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Categories:
fear, psychological, yellow,
Form:
ABC
Categories:
corruption, irony, psychological, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
The FixHe fills his syringe with poisoned words
pulling the letters one by one from his rusted spoon
They rise up through the needle in perfect order
"Disgusting" ...
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Categories:
courage, poets, psychological, recovery
Form:
Free verse