Best Resistance Poems
Below are the all-time best Resistance poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of resistance poems written by PoetrySoup members
tell the night to hold me -
I made for you, a castle
but I built it in the sand
I steadfastly tried
to constrain the tide
but the bastions didn't stand
I planned for you, an...
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Categories:
resistance, forgiveness, heartbreak, heartbroken, lost
Form:
Lyric
Infatuated Love LimerenceLost in your elegance,
if only time could stand still
to capture this memory eternally.
Reflection of the moon shimmers
upon tranquil waters
in congregation with the stars,
as we sail...
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Categories:
resistance, desire, love, romance,
Form:
Free verse
Dance To Love - Part 2- POTD - The Grand Finale - a Visual Art Poem TributePOTD 6th August 2019
The clock ticks down the passing day
Tedious seconds count down my existence
Time for my pills ~ Time to call the nurse
Time ~...
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Categories:
resistance, romantic, tribute,
Form:
Narrative
Sunday MusingsJudgement
You light the fire, then play the victim.
It's not my fire, yet you let it burn.
Rage and pain drive you insane,
creating a parody of hypocritical...
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Categories:
resistance, emotions, judgement, muse,
Form:
Free verse
Robot RevolutionAbandon futile attempts to run
Behold the process has begun
Step toward your darkest fear
Let’s flip the switch to a new frontier
Penetrating deep within
Evacuate your mortal sin
This...
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Categories:
resistance, computer, dark, science fiction,
Form:
Rhyme
Jallianwala BaghThe occupation of India began, with the East India company
And prospered across large swathes of Indian territory
Then the British Crown took control, bringing military might
And...
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Categories:
resistance, death, england, garden, history,
Form:
Narrative
Tiger In the SeaI thought I had hooked the world’s largest grouper
After struggling for hours, I was still reeling
Refused help from a friend; I was a trooper
Somehow I...
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Categories:
resistance, adventure, animals, seame, tiger,
Form:
Rispetto
Images of Feathers"Once upon a midnight Poe"
Underneath the midnight mask, I remove the makeup at last,
The moon is an anvil to my mood, mooring along the vacant...
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Categories:
resistance, allusion, devotion, loneliness, muse,
Form:
Alliteration
Your Body, Your TouchYour feelings in a group of touring innocence
travel up North towards trust and sincerity
in sweet submissive care like a carefully rubbed suede.
You put day light...
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Categories:
resistance, emotions, i love you,
Form:
Romanticism
Intelligent DesignIntelligent Design
When there is evidence of intelligence,
there is an intelligent mind
From an intelligent mind comes thought
and purposeful design
Everything we see has been made,...
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Categories:
resistance, creation, education, god, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
- In the Power of Death and the Depths of Darkness -In order to obtain true freedom in our lives
Close your eyes and see the light of an angel
Wondering what this life is really all about
That...
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Categories:
resistance, confusion, deep, destiny, emotions,
Form:
Quatrain
Walls Make Bad NeighboursWalls Make Bad Neighbours
‘All in all we are just bricks in the wall’ deconstructed by Pink Floyd
...
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Categories:
resistance, grief,
Form:
Free verse
The WallWinnie, wild-eyed, went insane
and sang “Happy Birthday” in the rain,
while she washed away her bloody pain.
Now all day long she sings that song,
she sings...
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Categories:
resistance, birthday, character, child, child
Form:
Rhyme
Hostile Head Takeover Part 1I'm near cuckoo
This Monday blue
A day not eas'ly recommended
for making sense
I'm way too tense
And hung-over to comprehend it
My mind's on the bend
my imaginary friends
are...
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Categories:
resistance, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
The Ship In a Bottle - POTDPOTD 6 Mar 2020
Oh, where are those waves
of bygone days
that caressed and rocked
on hearing you cry?
‘Sleep little ship’ I'd murmur low
while ocean crooned her soft...
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Categories:
resistance, love, mother,
Form:
Rhyme