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Leaving Poems | Examples of Leaving Poetry

Leaving Poems - Examples of all types of leaving 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 leaving.
Freedom
I watch the days roll by and my vision explodes in the sky, morning and noon is merging in one and my energy is spilling all over the land. Seagulls of assorted colors parade on...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, age, america, conflict, england,
Form: Narrative



dEDAN eCHAPPE
Half concealed her devotion and desire to be with me half disclosed she curses to have me hear her might I remedy her need The confusion of Introduction The havoc of struggling to find the right words to direct his or her's attention to what...Read the rest...
Categories: character, leaving, music, star,
Form: Bio
No Means No
Sorry sir but I decline Any of your pick up lines I am here to just relax Your obnoxious to the max Pushing all your charms on me Why can't you just let me be Your company I do not want Or...Read the rest...
Categories: goodbye, leaving, rude,
Form: Rhyme
Your Mouth Is Foul
I;m not buying what you sell Because I can already tell Everything you say to me Isn't truthful, can't you see The interest's no longer there You're talking but I don't hear Any words my ears are blocking As the seconds are...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, hurt, leaving, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Hermiffaneighs and Swallium
Told me he liked the edited version so I never bothered to wise him up spent my time between the two I laughed knowing I was the only one who knew what was up but when he said when he said Even though I love you don't...Read the rest...
Categories: environment, guitar, leaving, music,
Form: Ballad



Premium Member Silence
The wrinkles of the rug cast sunlight on a pug Who splayed out her hind legs backwards And as I left, I looked back and paused As her face fell silently Onto her paws. ...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, dog, leaving, miss
Form: Free verse
Growing Pains
It felt like yesterday that we were riding our bikes down our empty street The streets we ruled, the streets we got to keep As if tomorrow was never going to come The sun would grow old above...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, age, friendship, growing up,
Form: Free verse
Neither Here Nor There
Everyone laughs and everyone cries, But then when it's time to say their goodbyes, Nobody wants to nobody’s ready. Nobody told them they’d have to already. Come on now, time to say your goodbyes. Everyone comes and everyone goes, But nobody...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, 8th grade, absence, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Unlocked Door
My dearest child, please hear You are still underage The world you do not fear Its strength you cannot gauge If fixed to go away Don’t bring on dreadful shame That will make it certain Ever stamped on your name Life demands a...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, family, father daughter, father
Form: Rhyme
Kill me
Kill my life Kill my life, oh my life My life lost, got your life Your life killed me, it’s lost life Kill my life, I don’t want to live, I give you my life Take it, get it,...Read the rest...
Categories: death, leaving, life, love,
Form: Free verse
My Greatest Sin
What’s worse than hating someone you used to love? Someone you admired disappointing you Again and again I didn't want to be proven wrong I didn't want my friends Who I defended you to Ending up right I'll face my Jeering critics and...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, leaving, relationship,
Form: Free verse
GLIMPSE OF A RAINBOW
In the darkest fields are my robes of blood Soaking and cursing me every night to shed. Little through the valley lies my heart; When I met you it stopped and was so beating hard! Not through the...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, confusion, emotions, goodbye, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Cold
What are you doing? No, don’t do that! Don’t play with the cold. Make sure the doors closed tight. Make sure the seals hold. That’s how it’ll get us, that’s how it’ll win. That wind that you hear, it has...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, destiny, evil, leaving,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I'm Just Here For Now
I'm surviving Biding my time Filling my days With words that rhyme Living each day As it arrives Hoping my sanity Still survives I dream of the future Such a time will come That I will leave this place When my lessons are done I will move...Read the rest...
Categories: destiny, growth, leaving, life,
Form: Rhyme
useful body
Erasing your fingertips. Painting over your love. The bruises no longer hurt, but the memories do. Picked me up at 2, dropped me home at 11. Of course, I’m...Read the rest...
Categories: leaving, abuse, angst, betrayal, drug,
Form: Free verse

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Definition | What is Leaving in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs