Corruption Poems - Examples of all types of corruption 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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Damaged mindI despise how you make me feel. Every breath I draw I crave it to be my last.
The way I daydream about my death you'll think I was the grim reaper here to drag you...
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Categories:
corruption, death, deep, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Hymn to Hope
12/6/2023
The wild winds tossed my hair…
without mercy and in various directions.
I desired a beautiful...
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Categories:
character, corruption, creation, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
DoPower over power
Is a demon,
who has
silky,
smooth,
skin.
With a diamond on his tongue,
he will string you along,
till you
let,
him,...
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Categories:
black african american, corruption,
Form: Free verse
ForeverI think
Which takes my mind to the brink
I think I'm the one that don't belong
Same old song
Don't fit
So alone I sit
If I stay away from people, they won't be so mad.
Makes...
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Categories:
anger, corruption, hate,
Form: Rhyme
Narcissistic Commitment
People don’t think of you the way that you like
who do you think you’re conning when talking all that ite
blagging everybody you come into contact with
proud of the first opportunity to take...
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Categories:
abuse, betrayal, conflict, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
The Open DoorHe stood in front of the open door pacing upon down the fifth floor with hands rubbing into each other and eyes penetrating the hill. He was sending a silent message to universe to reverse...
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Categories:
corruption, abuse, age, change, child,
Form: Narrative
Weakness Son, it Lives in the EyesFeel the fear rushing through your pulse
I'm sure it's nothing like the pain I was forced to endure
I'm sure it's nothing but a misplaced heart beat
Like what happens when you're lying
But I'm...
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Categories:
corruption, introspection, perspective, repetition,
Form: Free verse
Slumber Party Seance
The sun was blinding
but not as much as your rounded oceans
Sparkling like a firecracker
Like the first tinges of a lighter
Hold it up to me and see my eyebrows twitch
As the...
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Categories:
analogy, corruption, emo, extended
Form: Free verse
Political BirdThe eagle flies with two wings, the left and
the right working together
The right says it's good but the left says
it's better
But the body is one, resting at the center
The stabilizing, driving force of both...
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Categories:
america, business, corruption, political,
Form: Rhyme
The switch; no carrot'House of commons, Quebec i think,? questions and
Odd answers; the air waxed thick..up to point..' debate
Was staged, till the veil of control, almost got frayed.'
Yet oppression was to carry this bout' the speaker flipped
And...
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Categories:
appreciation, conflict, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
This Is Not My BodyThis is not my body.
This body is crooked and broken.
A million pieces of shattered glass…
A mosaic of all my failures.
A puzzle of all my feelings.
This is not my body.
This body has been touched and twisted,
By...
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Categories:
corruption, 10th grade, anxiety, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
The Corruption of Modern Times aka Colonization of the Sacred("Before And After Science", 2023, original encaustic)
The Corruption of Modern Times aka Colonization of the Sacred
There are traditions
Passed down in ear-whisper lineages
And Dead Sea scrolls
Dream journeys and alien visitations
These are the timeless traditions of the...
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Categories:
corruption, psychological, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
Only in CongressOnly in Congress could somebody lie
And earn more than a nurse or a teacher,
With tales so outrageous no one could deny
That his chutzpah must be his best feature.
Expelled by his peers (he refused to resign),
Representative...
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Categories:
corruption,
Form: Rhyme
The Roots Crowd My ReflectionI’m not you.
And I never will be.
Even though as each day dies off,
I’ve come to notice you in passing windows.
When it should be me looking back,
I realize that I’m the apple that fell.
Far too close...
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Categories:
corruption, 10th grade, abuse, body,
Form: Free verse
Dan the dil'Dan was such an ardent fan of schwab and scoros
Who had evil plans, he toadied up this man from
Wangeratta didn't give a damn' his pebble specs were
Focused on, the denigration of Victorians.' Well just you
Wait...
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Categories:
appreciation, christmas, corruption, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Corruption Poems
Definition | What is Corruption in Poetry?
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