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
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Study in Kafkaesque
I slowly come to
as light creeps across the floor
and dissolves what I thought
had fallen through
the torn sides of a dream.
Nothing is there but
the scuff marks left
by fleeing ghosts.
Unalterable facts assemble
and lock shut...
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Categories:
anxiety, fear,
Form: Free verse
Sonnet New Series 2 Dolcezza IIDolcezza II
So have I loved, my heart is nearly broke,
The ordinary world hath lost its scope.
The seeded garden briars and weeds do choke,
To hold your hand in mine, my only hope.
You've sown my heart with...
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Categories:
angst, fear, love,
Form: Sonnet
The other one comes
You give it some kudos, like it does something good?
You say that I’m boring, like I’m made of wood.
You laugh at my reason, you smirk at my way.
Because I don’t feel your passion, because I...
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Categories:
fear, absence, abuse, addiction, change,
Form: Free verse
Life-road is Rough and ToughLife is full of confusion
Without proper solution
Mind is unable to cope
And there is no hope
Everywhere lies one hurdle
Remaining as a tough riddle
Troubles from every direction
Giving total dissatisfaction
Too many problems turn in
I do not know how...
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Categories:
anxiety, conflict, fear,
Form: Couplet
A Truce Hovers in the Air
An uneasy truce hovers in the air
combatants tense, no soldier dares
to catch a minute's sleep
the price of that, far too steep
...
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Categories:
fear, soldier, time, war,
Form: Rhyme
Reliving My Youth
I oft find myself reliving my youth
uncovering uncomfortable truths
about all of my foibles and most of my sins
O, Lord! What condition my poor...
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Categories:
adventure, dream, fear, truth,
Form: Couplet
Close Your Eyes And DreamClose your eyes and dream,
Deep in a slumber,
In solitude,
Peace and quiet,it's bitter and sweet,
Close your eyes and dream,
Forget about all the day's work,
Cool breeze,lay on the grass,
In the night under the stars,
Close your eyes and...
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Categories:
anxiety, confidence, fear, freedom,
Form: Couplet
FearFear is my friend
And that's why fear is not in me
I was introduced into fear at an early age
And that if I allow it to consume me
It would be a never-ending cage
Feeling...
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Categories:
abuse, america, england, fear,
Form: Free verse
Nigerian changes money
While walking around like Satan
I met today’s Weaker Nathan
And was set to accuse the brethren
Then not in church with his children…
Because of the feared dead line
For end of old currency,
Now in banks yielding a scared...
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Categories:
corruption, fear, money, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Scream Dreams
Have you ever experienced a scream dream
In which you are terrifyingly scared
You attempt to scream in the dream
Yet no noise is released just air!
As you lay asleep in the real world
You are making strange...
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Categories:
dream, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Do Hearts Beat Faster
Do hearts beat faster as I approach
Do pulses rise as I draw near
Their former teacher, whom once they feared
Do they yet tremble ~...
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Categories:
fear, heart, love, student,
Form: Rhyme
Battle StormWe tried to hide and could have died.
But we only heard the faint cry
Of the wind whistling aloud
As the devastation passes by.
From the darkness, we heard cries,
weeping voices of the night storm
Crashing through...
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Categories:
fear, anxiety, cry, death of
Form: Free verse
Watch that thought ego begotpoisoned pawn
temptation
look again
fears bemuse
desires spike
fearsome storm
mindful eye
tranquil heart
is immune
28-January-2023
Tricube...
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Categories:
desire, fear, spiritual,
Form: Other
Inhibitions
O, an island paradise sounds tempting
basking in the sun's rays
dipping our toes in the ocean
sipping...
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Categories:
celebration, fear, vacation,
Form: Free verse
post traumatic stress disorderthe awakening again night sweats wet sheet
a cold damp room filled with gloom screams
wails sighs distant cries the war on the mind
has began all over again passing through
enemy territory life exploding...
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Categories:
fear, anxiety, beautiful, caregiving, emotions,
Form: Carpe Diem
Specific Types of Fear Poems
Definition | What is Fear in Poetry?
Poems Related to Fear
dismay, anxiety, angst, horror, unease, jitters, doubt, suspicion, dread, despair, terror, uneasiness, panic, scare, worry, concern, cowardice, phobia, distress, fright, agitation, foreboding, faintheartedness, nightmare, revulsion