Murder Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Petunia	Judy Dunbar	Rhyme	murder, betrayal, fun, funny, humorous,
	Howl	Chrissy Rhone	ABC	murder, dark, death, gothic, grave,
	My Evil Stepmother and I	randy johnson	Rhyme	murder, dark, death, father son,
	50 Words for Poe: Foxglove	Lady Labyrinth	Free verse	dark, gothic, murder, muse,
	50 Words for Poe: Doppleganger	Lady Labyrinth	Free verse	dark, gothic, mirror, murder,
	50 Words for Poe: camera obscura	Lady Labyrinth	Romanticism	blue, dark, gothic, murder,
	Nightmare 4	Troy Toney	Rhyme	murder, allusion, anxiety, betrayal, conflict,
	They Were Us	Mark Woods	Rhyme	murder, christian, conflict, feelings, international,
	Nightmare 3	Troy Toney	Rhyme	murder, conflict, confusion, corruption, crazy,
	Just Your Man	John Crowe	Rhyme	murder, anger, cool, husband, hyperbole,
	MURDERED	Martin Brown	Lanterne	dark, death, murder,
	Deadly Magical Power	randy johnson	Rhyme	murder, dark, death, funny, humor,
	The New Kingdom	Timothy McGuire	Rhyme	dark, death, murder,
	Nightmare 2	Troy Toney	Rhyme	murder, anger, anxiety, conflict, death,
	LORD LUCAN	JAN ALLISON	Footle	murder, mystery,
	A Shovel Unearths	Debjani Mitra	Monorhyme	death, grave, horror, murder,
	ESCAPING WITHOUT DODGING	Martin Brown	Dramatic Monologue	dark, death, murder, violence,
	Shot-Dead: for Word Morth contest	Terry Flood	Rhyme	death, murder,
	IF THE MOORS COULD TALK	Martin Brown	Imagism	abuse, dark, murder,
	SCREAM BLUE MURDER	Martin Brown	Haibun	dark, murder,
	cash cad	Ashlea Senft	I do not know?	murder, time,
	The custom officer's careless gun	King Adams	I do not know?	murder, 1st grade, 7th grade,
	Nightmare	Troy Toney	Rhyme	murder, allusion, confusion, dark, imagination,
	Two Freaks	Wanda Daugherty	Rhyme	murder, analogy, angst, beauty, betrayal,
	Payback, discretion is advised	ARBOL VERDE	Dramatic Monologue	dark, death, evil, murder,
	The Beast with Eyes Too Kind	Andrea Dietrich	Tritina	murder,
	A TIME OF KILLING	Martin Brown	Dramatic Verse	dark, death, horror, murder,
	SLASHER	Martin Brown	Senryu	dark, murder,
	LIES	Miya Xavier	Rhyme	murder, anti bullying, class, confusion,
	How Can This Be	Sandra Haight	Pantoum	abuse, child, murder,
	the music with no lyrics yet ii	Ashlea Senft	Lyric	murder, muse,
	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Axl A.	I do not know?	dark, death, murder, poems,
	THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN	Vickie Hurtt- Thayer	Rhyme	death, deep, murder, power,
	THE COLLEEN BAWN- Ellen Hanley	Tom Cunningham	Sonnet	death, ireland, marriage, murder,
	Consciousness	Susan Jeavons	Political Verse	murder, child abuse, evil, hate,
	What Ever Happened To Birth Control	Susan Jeavons	Political Verse	murder, abortion, baby, celebration, how
	BLOOD WILL OUT	Martin Brown	Sonnet	abuse, anger, murder,
	Murder On The Highway	Bernard Chan	Free verse	murder, aubade, car, dark, death,
	rob	Ashlea Senft	I do not know?	allusion, death, murder,
	Remembering Lattie McGee	Susan Jeavons	Rhyme	murder, abuse, bullying, child abuse,
	AN APPLE PIE WITH CUSTARD	Martin Brown	Quatrain	dark, murder, mystery,
	The Girl with Eyes as Black as Crows	Anna Nomaly	Narrative	dark, death, fantasy, murder,
	Love fraud	Amie-lea Kuti-king	Rhyme	murder, betrayal, boyfriend, corruption, feelings,
	LIMERICK II BARBER SWEENEY	Ann Gilmour	Limerick	death, food, horror, murder,
	In Memory of Tesslynn O'Cull	Susan Jeavons	Rhyme	murder, abuse, child abuse, drug,
	Mark his words	Gershon Wolf	Clerihew	funeral, murder, spoken word,
	On The Lam	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Lyric	murder, allusion, angst, conflict, corruption,
	Rest In Pieces	Wren Rushing	Rhyme	murder, dark, death, desire, horror,
	Suave and Debonair	Gershon Wolf	Limerick	food, murder, nonsense,
	A Big Fat NA Morning	Nina Parmenter	Rhyme	murder, fun, funny, humor, humorous,

Murder Poem Example

Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom

(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)



Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom:



Solomon Mahlangu was trained as an MK soldier with a view to later rejoining the struggle in the country.


He left South Africa after the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when he was 19 years old, and was later chosen to be part of an elite force to return to South Africa to carry out a mission commemorating the June 16th 1976 Soweto student uprising.


After entering South Africa through Swaziland and meeting his fellow comrades in Duduza, on the East Rand (east of Johannesburg), they were accosted by the police in Goch Street in Johannesburg.


In the ensuing gun battle two civilians were killed and two were injured, and Mahlangu and Motloung were captured while acting as decoys so that the other comrade could go and report to the MK leadership.


Motloung was brutally assaulted by the police to a point that he suffered brain damage and was unfit to stand trial, resulting in Mahlangu facing trial alone.


He was charged with two counts of murder and several charges under the Terrorism Act, to which he pleaded not guilty.


Though the judge accepted that Motloung was responsible for the killings, common purpose was argued and Mahlangu was found guilty on two counts of murder and other charges under the Terrorism Act.


On 15 June 1978 Solomon Mahlangu was refused leave to appeal his sentence by the Rand Supreme Court, and on 24 July 1978 he was refused again in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court.


Although various governments, the United Nations, International Organizations, groups and prominent individuals attempted to intercede on his behalf, Mahlangu awaited his execution in Pretoria Central Prison, and was hanged on 6 April 1979.


His hanging provoked international protest and condemnation of South Africa and Apartheid.


In fear of crowd reaction at the funeral the police decided to bury Mahlangu in Atteridgeville in Pretoria.


On 6 April 1993 he was re-interred at the Mamelodi Cemetery, where a plaque states his last words:


‘My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom.

Tell my people that I love them.

They must continue the fight.’



Mahlangu died for a cause!



Salute!



The Struggle Continues…




(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)

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