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Murder Poems | Examples of Murder Poetry

Murder Poems - Examples of all types of murder 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 murder.
Premium Member Incarnate
Boyhood days of bees, butterflies and songs, The protective range of my mother’s voice, A sweet, happy place where a boy belongs. A conch shell, a snow-white beach, and a choice. “Leave it”, she said, “this seashell’s...Read the rest...
Categories: drug, mother, murder, sea,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member America's Decency's Gone
Where has America’s decency gone Long time passing All the folks who support Hamas would thrill to Auschwitz’ gassings Hamas rapes, burns and slaughters Jews ...Read the rest...
Categories: america, memory, motivation, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Trick Up Her Sleeve
Written by Gail DeBole on April 24, 2024 He ransacked the dumpster near the vacant campground Looking for small trinkets like a well-trained bloodhound. You know the story. His wife had to go. After her death, his assets would grow. He...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, death, murder,
Form: Couplet
Prior to the Afterlife
The ceiling sparkled; I saw the big dipper, then the little one. The painters needed a bigger tip for their creative execution. Without a warning to prepare, a requiem played. The symphony corned all aspects of a...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, farewell, murder, pain,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mutual Suicide
Israel says Hamas-Gaza commits genocide murdering innocents while they paraglide Meanwhile Gazans weep and cry for thousands of innocents they claim died I know a Chicagoan who really...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, death, murder, suicide,
Form: Monorhyme



Premium Member Manipulative Monsters
Believe it or not, their ubiquitous webs Are everywhere; they are the dictators Who kidnap, maim, torture and kill teachers, Poets, ordinary folks and babies in their cribs. They rob and ransack innocent citizens, Steal elections and after a lifetime...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, animal, anti bullying, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Another Work Day
(This is something different. Playing around and having some creative fun. One word per line, three lines per stanza. What do you think? Tear it apart and share your thoughts, opinions and criticisms. Thanks) Another Work Day Alarm Shower Coffee Husband Wife Goodbye...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, dark, death, heartbreak, husband,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member maybe they are all mad
murder happened back in 1892, so it's not like relatives are still mad, right? But maybe they are all mad in Falls River, Massachusetts Maybe they were always mad Maybe Lizzie Borden was not even the culprit All we...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Poisoned Arrow
A tongue deformed’s a poisoned arrow ~ that murders indiscriminately, like Pharaoh ...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, simile,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member I Saw God, But Now What
I saw God yesterday. It was a sunny day where I play. Suddenly, I saw a calm, serene face. He told me not to go near the swing place. I looked over to see why, And saw a tall,...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, christian, death, jesus, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Urban Legend
*Murder most foul. Rod Serling, Stephen King or Ellery Queen? Picturesque place on the edge of nowhere, small town American life. Suddenly subject to media glare, reports of the mayor's missing wife! Search parties, rescuers, all on...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shattered Desires
There was this guy, see, a high-flyer type, made a bit of a name for himself. He moved in like a year before, you know, started off slow. He ended up going crazy for the...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, dark, evil, horror, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Missives From a Massacre 1
It's time To bring back The days Weeks Months We spent locked in combat It's time To wade through The bones Lungs Hearts That still yearn for you ...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, abuse, analogy, break up,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Veiled
"Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, gave her father forty-one, she washed herself from a watered pail, she claimed their lies and vicious tales, she pled not guilty and moaned...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, allusion, analogy, evil, father
Form: Narrative
I Demand Justice For Ryan Gainer Death
I demand Justice, For the world's hatred, a blight, Justice for the innocent's tragic plight, Where evil prospers in the night, Like shadows dark, obscuring light. I demand Justice, For black lives' suffering, deep and stark,...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, 11th grade, dedication, kid,
Form: Elegy

Specific Types of Murder Poems

Definition | What is Murder in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs