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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Cowards Cower Here
Cowards cower here
Highlighting all of their fears
With all of their tears
We foresaw the fall
From dilapidated walls
And heartbroken calls
They may have one eye
But it's filled with shallow lies
Festering like flies
Cowards cower here
They lack strength in lonely...
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Categories:
america, betrayal, corruption, how
Form: Free verse
I Forgot That You Existed
In the shadows, I once dwelled, feeling wronged, so long, so long,
Your shade cast, stole my light, till my radiance was gone, gone, gone.
Caught in your grip, couldn't escape, lost in feelings deep,
But then one...
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Categories:
betrayal, anger, anniversary, anxiety, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Be Mine Or Nobody'sEvery thought, every vision you will dream
must evolve around me:
be mine or nobody's!
even your breath belongs to me...
be mine or nobody's:
can my faint hope die and not ever gleam?
No woman could sing me a happier...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, desire, dream,
Form: Ode
Huckle BearerAnxious to be my Huckle bearer
Of my last breath wishful ensnarer
Anxious for my ultimate demise
So to my earthly trappings burglarize
Dishonest wife stealing philanderer
...
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Categories:
betrayal,
Form: Limerick
Trick Up Her SleeveWritten by Gail DeBole
on April 24, 2024
He ransacked the dumpster near the vacant campground
Looking for small trinkets like a well-trained bloodhound.
You know the story. His wife had to go.
After her death, his assets would grow.
He...
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Categories:
betrayal, death, murder,
Form: Couplet
I Hate Writing Poems About YouI think I hate writing poems about you
They stack up so fast, 1,2,3 this is 4 now
And they used to be a blast, I couldn’t wait to write you more. Now,
The warm, strong arms around...
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Categories:
best friend, betrayal, hate,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
appreciation, betrayal, blessing,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Giving up on LoveGiving up on Love
In the depths of love's betrayal, I found myself adrift upon a sea of tears. Each wave brought me closer to my knees and surrendering, as if fate itself conspiring against me."...
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Categories:
betrayal, beautiful, beauty, best friend,
Form: Free verse
The beauty and the felonOnce upon a time
Behold the stream of everlasting dote
The fiddle and a young stag
Cute, happy, naive young love
Happiness lighten their infinite world
Hidden deep in those pages of memories
Prompt the deed sad...
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Categories:
absence, africa, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
What You SaidWhat you said
Vs1
My hands are shaking
I light another cigarette
My heart is breaking
I wish i could forget
What you said to me
What you did to me
What you mean to me
Oh oh what you mean to me
Vs2
My eyes...
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Categories:
addiction, angst, betrayal, suicide,
Form: Lyric
ZephyrGentle zephyr, now caress me
like the tender words which ere he
whispered to me, so did beguile
to let him stay a little while
and dine the night from my fruit tree.
We’ll sail my yacht, we two, said...
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Categories:
betrayal, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Your LieIt all started with your words.
That now feels like a sword.
My eyes saw the hope within your lies.
Now my hope, it finally dies.
How many times did you tell,
That you do not fancy her.
I insisted, you...
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Categories:
betrayal, hate, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
CovenantWould your promise be worth keeping
if it meant my heart would mend?
Or would your promise be worth breaking
for some dope and an empty bed?...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, addiction, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
My FaultDumbfounded, I am.
How come nothing happened,
But I was torn like everything ended.
Nothing happened, so was it all in my head?
Delusional, was I?
My fault, but why?
I hoped for all your lies.
You made me think that it...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Okay KKIt's because of ya ya ya you
I'm ashamed to be wa wa wa white
Don't be sus sus sus suprised If I don't fa fa fa forgive you or f f f fight
All I can sa...
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Categories:
anger, betrayal, black love,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Betrayal Poems
Definition | What is Betrayal in Poetry?
Poems Related to Betrayal
treachery, sellout, deception, dishonesty, treason, double dealing, trickery, falseness, duplicity, perfidy, unfaithfulness, giveaway, double crossing, judas kiss, let down, telling, disclosure, revelation, ratting, blurting out, diming, giving away, snitching, spilling, squealing, tattling,