Betrayal Poems - Examples of all types of betrayal poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Like WaterLike water
I was the river
You were the sea
I dissolved into you
And thought I was free.
Out of the cage I flew
But landed on my knees
As I tried to flee
The heavy clouds
And storms, of responsibility
Your love...
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Categories:
allegory, betrayal, confusion, courage,
Form: Rhyme
If soldiers could cryIf soldiers could cry
I really want to know:
What does it take to be a soldier
And go to war?
How can you so easily shoot
Someone in the face
And not ask WTF for?
Do you ever cry?
And...
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Categories:
abuse, anti bullying, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Old Boy
Old Boy
In the valley
Of my soul
Lives a boy
Who never grows old
The kid’s a keeper
Of my regrets
He holds the key
To all my secrets
He opens the book
Of shame and self doubt
Turning pages
To purge it all out
Chapters need...
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Categories:
betrayal, childhood, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Slow WhineThe haunting whine of a cello
A lure then seizure that won't let go
Memories arrested in the chambers of my mind
Still shots of reflections fraught with the unkind
No rest for the aching thing that beats...
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Categories:
betrayal, feelings, heartbroken, jealousy,
Form: Rhyme
What do i have to show for it?
What do I have to show for it, you ask me?
A life filled with moments, both bright and free.
memories of laughter, tears, and glee.
A collection of stories, each one a spree.
I have the scars...
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Categories:
betrayal, depression,
Form: Rhyme
The Naked TruthYou have spent a decade and a half in a foreign land looking for something that you couldn’t understand; you have worn the vest and the gown and use the weak to spread rumours in...
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Categories:
betrayal, birth, business, heartbreak,
Form: Narrative
Desperate Times Call for Desperate HousewivesRoses and the world’s fading into black
Every tear that falls from your eyes,
I set a wish aside for you
As I start to notice
the color of roses
growing brighter every year
I watched you fade...
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Categories:
addiction, beautiful, betrayal, depression,
Form: Free verse
The Mafia AffairHis tainted maiden I be,
Not king nor gentleman
But the Mafioso
His tales travelled wide
Terror and fear
In name of respect he owns
In his heart a rot grows
Into a drunken forest
Of hatred, lust and power
With the virility...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, addiction, betrayal,
Form: Narrative
The ConnivancePersecuting good,
Sleeping with enemy,
God sees you funny....
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Categories:
betrayal, evil, judgement, perspective,
Form: Haiku
Clueless boyClueless Boy
When I met her, I was a clueless boy
But she didn't wait for me to mature
She saw my innocence for weakness
And my lack of money , a curse
She never thought this boy will grow
She...
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Categories:
absence, betrayal, crush,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
D!VORCE
Drowning in deep bruised darkness
I search for heartbeats lost within,
Vapors that veiled the vermilion of sunsets,
Orchestrating a funeral for moon-kissed vows, now deceased.
Riddled with regrets and unspoken apologies,
Creating confusion across the constellation,...
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Categories:
betrayal,
Form: Acrostic
In An Instance I'm GoneIn an instance I am gone
It is replayed on a loop
Mostly for family
Sometimes for friends
Definitely for exes
It is not always personal
It's random
But sometimes it feels urgent
To avoid pain
Even though pain is inevitable
It is something...
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Categories:
betrayal, conflict, confusion, emotions,
Form: Free verse
One generic baby boomer, a garden variety sexagenarianOne generic baby boomer, (a garden variety sexagenarian)...
offers his interpretation of critical race theory
I, (an articulate, charming, domesticated,
erudite, friendly, genteel, humorous, intelligent,
kind, learned, male, albeit modest – married)
with freshly clipped formerly gnarly toenails
discounts...
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Categories:
betrayal, 12th grade, abuse, africa,
Form: Rhyme
Too Easy TrustWhen I met you,
I gave you all my trust.
That’s never happened before.
I’ve never trusted anyone so quickly,
and gotten attached to someone so fast,
like I did to you.
I trusted you with my bandaged heart,
trusting you wouldn’t...
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Categories:
betrayal, cry, heartbroken, love
Form: Free verse
Lost TrustI trusted you.
I told you things,
I never told anyone.
I trusted you with that information.
You knew how broken I was.
I trusted you with my broken heart.
But you broke it more.
You broke my heart,
in even tinier pieces.
You...
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Categories:
betrayal, heartbroken, lost, trust,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Betrayal Poems
Definition | What is Betrayal in Poetry?
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