City Poems | Examples of City Poetry

Written: June 23, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Anthony Biaanco ******************* Growling, arguing, cursing, and screams, They nod to chase after a dollar, a dream. Trapped in clichés, similar to urban swine, Lost residents of the suburbs stand in line. ...

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When and how did we see chivalry last or is it now a thing of the past and honour among thieves is no honour at all while beating my brains against the wall besting the dragons at City Hall am I wrong in thinking it's my fight or am I errant as a roving knight exhibiting gallantry within a crowd of apathy indifferent to the powers that be outnumbered and outgunned Sancho when needed...

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In the city of diffuse lights, the young carry their dreams like transparent cloaks, With souls hungry for desires and unfulfilled quests, running through glass labyrinths, Trying to quench their thirst with offerings of life that sparkle but are hollow to the touch, Between the shelves of existence, where cheap illusions are wrapped in attractive colors. They seek nourishment...

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At 10,911 meters beneath the Pacific veil, where no submarine dares dream, I descended into the throat of Earth— into the trench men call Mariana, but spirits call Theotokos. There, the water was not water— it was glass that hummed. The ocean floor rose like a palace, built of crystal bones and music stones— a cathedral of sound and secrets. They called it the House...

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The morning is walking in its own pride And courage is leaning by my side The sun is rising up from the east and fire is burning in the belly of the beast Morning is shining all over the place And the evening sun is melting their faces Strange things are happening in town And the multitude is moving around With bags...

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cities bubbling with their stories life playing out with all its drama characters come and go behind every curtain falls a hero at other times a villain the city recycles bit parts for show biz in one continuous stage production AP: 3rd place 2025 Submitted on June 19, 2025 for contest 1391 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - Honorable Mention...

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It doesn’t matter where you stay A huge mansion or hut of clay We all wake up beneath one sky And breathe the same air drifting by. So take a broom, begin today Clear the plastic, sweep decay. The earth we spoil is ours to mend Its health is ours to defend. Don’t stop at your living room Or just your dining space Think of...

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I have heard of it before, but I never knew what it was until I walk through the door, I thought it was a wood made of special ink and it cast a strange dye in the sky and it tells you when you are going to die, but that theory is not true because...

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My bed starts to melt I rise and float, gazing down Trying to remember where or why Never really had a chance I exit through a broken window An ocean of speeding faces underneath Blending into a gray lump All looking up at me The crowd moves in unison I look closer and it’s your face...

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I wished I met a boy in the city Where I could share my problems And still be called legit....

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A lifetime or two in a past far away There lives for me still, through a thicket of gray The brilliance of love for the world I once knew In more than just memories on pictures books blue The city...

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She walks the streets she’s always known, But feels a longing deep, alone. A fire burns inside her chest, To leave, to grow, to find what’s best. Her heart beats fast when she thinks of far, Of distant lights and shining stars. A thousand questions fill her mind— Will she be lost? Will she be kind? She dreams of skies she’s never seen, Of...

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You just will not believe what we found in the desert sands, a city lost a thousand years out in the western lands! I led the dig that found the place, and I’ve got to tell you, what we’ve dug up is gonna change all that you thought you knew… In the middle of this lost town, an unexpected site, buildings of all past world...

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I came from the cracked earth, where sirens sang lullabies and gunshots kept rhythm like a mother’s heart— fast, then gone. We ate what we stole, slept where we fell, and called rusted chain-link fences the edge of the world. The old man left, the old lady broke, and love was a rumor we didn’t believe in. I bled young. Learned young. Fists before forgiveness, pain before prayer. But I built. One scar...

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Her claws are daggers But never are her words Her paws might have dirt Not her heart… The only one I cherish is her The one I never regret being together This together is very short The memories we made? A lot. Life is not always butterflies and sunshines It includes some bitter truths and sad lines My purrfect friend may not live...

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