Get Your Premium Membership

Fear Poems | Examples of Fear Poetry

Fear Poems - Examples of all types of fear 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 fear.
Premium Member Will I Be Left
Will I be left here? My heart beats with fear, my nerves and sweat smear. Does he look at me, should I look to see? No, then hope might fade. I want plans I made to stay as dreams bade. This process is...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, angst, anxiety, baseball, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Nightly Shadow
The shadow in the night beckons. I slowly rise from my warm and cosy bed Only to follow the urge that drives me mad Into spectral half-fledged woodland, That spreads beyond my lonely tower. Without volition, I approach slowly A...Read the rest...
Categories: dream, fear, night,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Wisdom Doesn't Allay Fear
(Writing prompt : Wisdom is not enough to calm your fears) Dark clouds of insecurity surge with menacing storm severe, the distressed mind is sucked into the whirlpool of fear, and swirls helpless within the vortex of noxious...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, courage, fear, wisdom,
Form: Couplet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Premium Member My Abandon
An etched novel Of love and tear Running breathless I hide in fear Oh my abandon Thy bell Tolls for thee Where death comes quickly And love slips away They say that that truth shall always prevail In fagmented pieces A puzzle to reveal I...Read the rest...
Categories: art, beauty, desire, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Isn't it Sad To Seek Unfairness?
Do we allow the compelling mind to control our unwilling steps? Do they obey or deviate from the path smeared with insecurities? Isn't it sad to seek unfairness instead of much desirable closeness? Many have adopted this absurd...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, anger, anti bullying, conflict,
Form: Rhyme



Wisdom for Officials Who Worry
(Wisdom is not enough to calm your fears.) Two apostles, Peter and John jailed at the dawn of preaching in Christ's name. Officials' onslaught is meant to bring shame. "We obey God, rather than men," bold answer given by Peter...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, fear, jesus,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member The Two Mothers in Me
Good mother, bad mother, locked in a war, ...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, conflict, fear, how
Form: Free verse
AGONY OF A GROWING CHILD
Grow up, they say, You will come to understand the world, Yourself, Things will become better. Oh how I waited, To the time I will have ‘grown up’ I am, They said I would have more peace, Said I would understand myself, Have...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Road Ahead
If you are tired Think to rest, then Start again. Fear not slow Fear not stop Just don't stop. No matter what The road ahead You move forward. Rather envy Scene of others Make your own path....Read the rest...
Categories: character, fear, future,
Form: Than-Bauk
Premium Member Undergrowth with Two Figures-Van Gogh
This is no Eden Yet the mirror is perceived Lush tangle of undergrowth Army of bare, crooked trees Who formed thee in madness Has blown fetid breath Stirring twitches and jerks Necromancer of death Cold pale face a question Bride groom of lunacy...Read the rest...
Categories: art, death, fear, garden,
Form: Ekphrasis
Say it to Fear
Say it to fear, That I've shaken off his grasp His lies no longer hold me captive His smiles, a facade that will soon pass Now, a phoenix I am Transformed from the ashes of my past The scent of smoke...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, confidence, encouraging, inspirational, motivation,
Form: Free verse
Fading Lucidity
Dwindling minds breeds clarity, exhaling paved trepidation, as gilded moon tides shadow my fading lucidity....Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, fear,
Form: Free verse
WHAT IF
Is a chance either against fate or destiny, It often looks like a planned movie that might end in everyone's favor, The words are beginning to be buried in our heads, The pledges ain't really made, they are...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, africa, confusion, crush, fate,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Easier To Run
Am I a coward because I’m afraid? My time is up and there’s dues to be paid. And now my welcome seems long over-stayed. So, what do I do? I can see just where I’m supposed to be But I...Read the rest...
Categories: fear,
Form: Rhyme
No One Wants You
Chosen Prompt - Wisdom is not enough to calm your fears. As I pushed the door slowly that evening, I was startled by the sudden jingle. I noticed that my nerves were jingling as well. The...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, abuse, appreciation, beauty, blessing,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Fear Poems

Definition | What is Fear in Poetry?


Book: Reflection on the Important Things