People Poems

Read wonderful people poetry on the following sub-topics: beautiful, differences, emotions, good, helpful, inspirational, life, love, married, personality, popular and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Refugees From Blue States, Part II	David Welch	Rhyme	people, culture, how i feel,
	Refugees From Blue States, Part I	David Welch	Rhyme	people, culture, how i feel,
	To Everyday Heroes	Edward Ibeh	Ode	appreciation, dedication, people, thanks,
	GOSSIPING	Line Gauthier	Senryu	people, spoken word, work,
	Black and white photo	Charlie Knowlton	Senryu	age, old, people,
	Peace - the noblest goal to work for	Gershon Wolf	Rhyme	love, peace, people, truth,
	In Honor of Notre-Dame Cathedral	Thomas Koron	Sonnet	people, christian, french, history, peace,
	Peace	M. L. Kiser	Haiku	image, imagery, peace, people,
	Sidesplitters	Joseph May	Rhyme	age, life, people,
	A Fraction Of A Dot	Billy TheKidster	Rhyme	earth, people, universe,
	When	Gershon Wolf	Enclosed Rhyme	inspirational, people,
	Irish Knave	David Drowley	Limerick	humor, nature, people, places,
	I Say They Say	Nick Trim	Rhyme	character, people, power,
	Stereotype	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	people, analogy, art, muse, music,
	CAPTURED	Line Gauthier	Senryu	abuse, angst, people, rude,
	These Brief Encounters	Charlie Baker	Enclosed Rhyme	people,
	King Arthurs Lot	M. L. Kiser	Free verse	people, appreciation, character, hero, myth,
	Titillating Twenties	M. L. Kiser	Free verse	people, dance, fashion, fun, imagery,
	The Eccentric	M. L. Kiser	Free verse	character, image, imagery, people,
	Told Tales	M. L. Kiser	Tritina	people, appreciation, history, image, imagery,
	Drumming As One	M. L. Kiser	Diminished Hexaverse	people, appreciation, community, culture, music,
	Drowning In Self	Rhona McFerran	Rhyme	people, anxiety, depression, how i
	only the thespian can do this one	Allan Terry	Ballade	people, celebration, desire, devotion, encouraging,
	24 Hours	karen powell	Free verse	people, appreciation, day, deep, emotions,
	The 40 Year Plan verse 1	John Rockk-Fiordelisi	Ballad	integrity, people,
	In the green grass	richard nnoli	Epic	people, africa, deep, friendship, humor,
	What brought us here to see	Heidi Sands	Free verse	appreciation, creation, freedom, people,
	Generations	Blaze Beaty	Rhyme	people, community, culture, feelings, growth,
	New Millennium	Chrissy Rhone	ABC	people, hope, new year, new
	From Birth we become	James Fraser	Rhyme	people, angst, anxiety, break up,
	Tricky Dicky	Tom Cunningham	Clerihew	people,
	Empty Handed	Rhona McFerran	Free verse	community, hurt, life, people,
	Life Is Messful And So Stressful	robin davis	Rhyme	life, people, strength, stress,
	James Brown	Joseph May	Clerihew	dance, people, song,
	Tupac Shakur	Edward Ibeh	Clerihew	art, celebrity, music, people,
	Silence Is Not Golden	Joe DiMino	Free verse	identity, integrity, introspection, people,
	MY NAME IS JACINDA ARDERN	Muhammad Safa Thajudeen	Blank verse	people, blessing, character, creation, emotions,
	Afterlife	Jennifer Soeder	Senryu	people, dark, death, emotions, fear,
	Good-neighbor-liness Disease	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	hero, people, tribute, woman,
	A, B, C--or All of the Above	Janice Canerdy	Rhyme	emotions, life, people,
	About the President	Franklin Price	Rhyme	america, people, political, power,
	A Scraping of Shovels	John lawless	Free verse	people, snow, winter,
	lion people	Anthony Slausin	Senryu	animal, people,
	Abortive Men	Abdullah Alhemaidy	Senryu	people,
	Climate Change	Joe DiMino	Free verse	christian, environment, people, perspective,
	Only Human	Frank Polgar	Cinquain	character, people,
	The Tourist Shops	ilene bauer	Rhyme	people,
	Sojourner Truth	Edward Ibeh	Bio	history, people,
	MOMENTS IN TIME	Line Gauthier	Free verse	people, fantasy, games, life, mystery,
	My Catholic Name	CayCay Jennings	Free verse	people, character, family, fate, grandparents,

People Poem Example

Broken People

I wish to be with the broken people
the get in your face challenge me people
The sometimes hidden
sitting in a dark corner kinda people
The don't you love me
I wish you seen me sorta people
People just being real people
not having to have it all together people
Them doing their best to figure it out people
dancing and singing without the smooth moves people

I don't care about the color of their skin
or what others think of as their sin
They don't need to be perfect to win
seeing and listening is where I'll begin
Beyond appearance of fat or thin
I only know what I know
I've never been where they've been.

We'll start 
with our broken smiles
It's the best we've got
It might seem like so little 
still I think it's a lot
Through life's struggles we've all fought
lessons needed learning
experienced not taught
real is real it couldn't be bought

So forget the fake people
the all about perfect hair and clothes people
The I live in the right neighborhood and drive the right car people
It's all about me, top of the hill people
They only hang out with the supremely cool people
those too important to talk to me people
thinking they're the best of the best kinda people
when all along they are merely Sheeple 
ba ba baaing, thinking they are strong instead of feeble

I love characters 
people who are unique
I look under exteriors to gain a peek
strength of lions disguised in meek
unconcearned with fab or being chic
Worth listening to if allowed to speak
the stories they tell will make your eyes leak

For in the end
we are all broken
stumbling and choking
Disguising hurt with our joking
victims of others and their poking
So look close maybe you'll see
eyes that aren't blank 
hearts that aren't empty
Who we think of as complicated
in the end might not be
They might push when others come close
yet they are affectionate times three
Each just a bit afraid and broken 
all the while wishing  
and wanting to be
A part of something
If only we choose to see
those on the fringes
are a part of the we
All we have to do 
is let them be!


Dedicated to our homeless population.
They teach us the unvarnished truth about ourselves.

Poem Copyright © Richard Lamoureux