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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Will I Be LeftWill 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...
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Categories:
fear, angst, anxiety, baseball, courage,
Form: Rhyme
The Nightly ShadowThe 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...
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Categories:
dream, fear, night,
Form: Free verse
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...
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Categories:
analogy, courage, fear, wisdom,
Form: Couplet
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...
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Categories:
art, beauty, desire, fear,
Form: Free verse
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...
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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...
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Categories:
11th grade, fear, jesus,
Form: Tercet
The Two Mothers in Me
Categories:
angst, conflict, fear, how
Form: Free verse
AGONY OF A GROWING CHILDGrow 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...
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Categories:
fear, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Road AheadIf 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....
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Categories:
character, fear, future,
Form: Than-Bauk
Undergrowth with Two Figures-Van GoghThis 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...
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Categories:
art, death, fear, garden,
Form: Ekphrasis
Say it to FearSay 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...
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Categories:
fear, confidence, encouraging, inspirational, motivation,
Form: Free verse
Fading LucidityDwindling minds
breeds clarity,
exhaling paved trepidation,
as gilded moon tides
shadow my fading lucidity....
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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...
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Categories:
fear, africa, confusion, crush, fate,
Form: Free verse
Easier To RunAm 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...
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Categories:
fear,
Form: Rhyme
No One Wants YouChosen 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...
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Categories:
fear, abuse, appreciation, beauty, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Fear Poems
Definition | What is Fear in Poetry?
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