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Conflict Poems | Examples of Conflict Poetry

Conflict Poems - Examples of all types of conflict poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for conflict.
Combustion Cycle
The morning dew is shaping my existence Cold doesn’t describe the darkness of this place The streets here aren’t lined with gold Creating new wounds, pouring salt into the old Eat me, rip me open and apart You’re like watching...Read More
Categories: angst, conflict, courage, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Cut and run
Too many lines, cut many times: horse backthoat gasps Dramatic mimes..looking good yet, actioning bad' no more Are you the golden lad ' its well past chance, in such like Saloons.' A sage might well weep; before...Read More
Categories: appreciation, conflict, confusion, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cut and run
Too many lines, cut many times: horse backthoat gasps Dramatic mimes..looking good yet, actioning bad' no more Are you the golden lad ' its well past chance, in such like Saloons.' A sage might well weep; before...Read More
Categories: appreciation, conflict, confusion, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
APOLOGETIC
For all we've been through, you deserve more. Forgive this fool! I wish I could take everything back But be angry with me, I'll bear I know I acted most dumb Probably my brain froze and went...Read More
Categories: conflict, angel, anxiety, betrayal, care,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Consciousness Correction
I've always had an aversion to emotions with a negative trait. Anger doesn't dissipate with age, but I don't fly in to a rage when I feel the first inkling of frustration. Instead, I contemplate the source of...Read More
Categories: anger, conflict,
Form: Rhyme



Danger of Darker Dance
Danger of Darker Dance In the heart of the desert, where shadows cast despair, An ideology emerged—a venomous affair. Visionless and blind, it spread its wicked creed. Ignorant butchers are planting violent seeds. In the Middle East, where cultures...Read More
Categories: abuse, beautiful, conflict, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Who The Police Protect, Part II
...It went up on the internet, people argued in vain, some said, “Monster,” some said, “It’s good that ‘the rich’ know their pain!” Tyler ignored all the hoopla, knew nothing would be done, all cops were bastards, after all, he had already...Read More
Categories: conflict, corruption, dark, evil,
Form: Narrative
Who The Police Protect, Part I
Tyler was a real happy man, looking down at his phone, the mayor said,“We need less police, their crimes are so well known.” They’d not arrest if you stole less than a thousand from a store, and decided, for the ‘oppressed,’ no...Read More
Categories: conflict, corruption, dark, evil,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Poker
“He’s dealing off the bottom of the deck!” “You calling me a cheater, what the heck? You better be quick with your gun, Or in a minute you’ll be done.” “My mistake, it’s not worth risking my neck!” ...Read More
Categories: conflict, crazy, death, games,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Wanament
Water is essential to everyone All species need H2O to survive No one can live without this weapon A dehydrated lion will die in Minutes without any type of liquid Eternal God, I thank and glorify you Nights and days for...Read More
Categories: conflict, courage, independence day,
Form: Free verse
Vernal Void
a black-eyed sea ……a wave of ice a knotted mouth ……a killer’s vice a candle’s blood ……a blind man’s palm a twist of fate ……a beggar’s plate a midnight sky ……an amber eye a thunder’s fist ……a sleepy mist ~ a lover bent ……a narrow gate, a body bound ……annihilate...Read More
Categories: conflict, dark, lost, night,
Form: Free verse
The Shallow Depths
You have sent for me to calm the impeccable sea, you have sent for me to set your spirit free, they have been up all night beating drums and doing some strange ritual under...Read More
Categories: conflict, adventure, appreciation, beautiful, business,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Romeo and Juliet- An Altered Ending
Shakespeare's quill gave Romeo and Juliet a tragic ending but that's a sad love story I think needs a bit of mending. Yes, he's the Bard, but quite frankly it broke my heart to learn they both died...Read More
Categories: conflict, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member silent
Alone I stand, a hollow shell, Aching void, where emotions dwell. Absent joy, like a fading ember, Abyss of numbness, I remember. Aimless wandering, lost in space, Aching echoes, a vacant trace. Aching silence, an endless chasm, Ardent longing, a vanished prism. Abandoned...Read More
Categories: anxiety, conflict, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Forlorn Eyes of Poe
NOT CONTEST BOUND I stood upon a rocky shoal, regret lingering across my mind Its fingers traced the blood-filled lines along my bare arm as if they were the brittle veins of leaves fallen from a tree I was...Read More
Categories: conflict,
Form: Rhyme

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Definition | What is Conflict in Poetry?