Best Self Indulgence Poems
Below are the all-time best Self Indulgence poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of self indulgence poems written by PoetrySoup members
The OfferingIronic tears that spill are mocking me
in scathing streaks delighting down my cheeks.
They trace their paths as soft as fingertips
atop sad ivories caressing pain -
but...
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Categories:
self indulgence, angst, dark, loss, lust,
Form:
Blank verse
How Much For One NightTo kiss moist lips and taste their sweet desire
Then see the need, that want, through lust filled eyes
How quickly sparks ignite a night on fire
Flame...
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Categories:
self indulgence, kiss, philosophy,
Form:
Sonnet
Brave American KnightDriving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
Paid small notice...
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Categories:
self indulgence, character, hero, strength, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
GenerationsDenial is a can of peas
whose contents
should never be indulged
beyond the expiration date.
Yet there I stood,
evidence screaming reality
at my eyes, their gaze steadfast
upon the...
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Categories:
self indulgence, birth, death, hope, life,
Form:
Epic
Burning SinsIt is for sure, not springtime here
Shorter days now how bare His trees.
And looking back draws eyes to tear
For waste and loss of all my...
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Categories:
self indulgence, faith, me, loss, loss,
Form:
Quatrain
Hold the DreamHope and
Hold the dream
Or you will die fast
Life is the name of-
struggling frantic procession, chaotic crowd,
lunatic tsunami of the ocean, scream on...
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Categories:
self indulgence, dream, hope,
Form:
Free verse
Builders and DestroyersA single poppy blooms by the lake shore.
I can tell you how it came to be there.
Oh, I did not plant it, or give it...
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Categories:
self indulgence, death, flower, life, self,
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
Now I Unleash With Rum RageYou see I had lots of respect
NOW you are begging for attention
and a reality check, so try me,
Try me like satan tried jesus,
Your trying...
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Categories:
self indulgence, education, self, hope, self,
Form:
Free verse
A Week In LifeIt is Monday, today is pay the bills and light shop.
All this after we have been for the morning run.
The dogs are always keen, they...
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Categories:
self indulgence, life,
Form:
Epic
Social Status EffectMiscommunication, is fabrication of reality
When actually it’s a matter of perspective.
She was a standout, with a name similar to yours
With pure intentions, painful convictions but...
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Categories:
self indulgence, deep, high school, internet,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
Seven deadly sins:
Pride, Greed, Lust, Anger, Envy,
Gluttony and Sloth.
No altruism found here;
One-way street to selfishness.
Pride, Greed...self-centered.
All goals directed inward
To please only one...
Taker-Greed...
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Categories:
self indulgence, self, sin,
Form:
Tanka
Categories:
self indulgence, peace,
Form:
Free verse
RefugeIs this about the refuge life,
Leaking the essentials of being submissive…
Or shall the death defy your conscience
In being a human
Imagine the world without eyes
That sans...
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Categories:
self indulgence, holocaust, metaphor, natural disasters,
Form:
Acrostic
Greater ConsciousnessBrewing a temperamental storm in its hurt
Hot and heavy for our once marvellous heart
Death’s shadow creeps in the once blue lagoon
Attempting to flush us down...
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Categories:
self indulgence, earth, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
Healing HandsA long, lost dream lay dormant for many years
Beneath a constant sea of delays and indecision
Stuck in a routine so unappealing to my spirit
Hours...
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Categories:
self indulgence, life, on work and
Form:
Narrative