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Self Destruction Poems - Poems about Self Destruction

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Dark Side
The dark side’s very nature is self-destruction, Bringing pain to all, a dangerous seduction. It spreads its madness, twisting mind and soul, Yet it’s addictive, taking its toll. The longer one lingers in its dark embrace, The harder it is...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, allegory, dark, deep, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Unraveled
I could fill a bottle with air, sunken by liquid depression. A matter so densely populated. by false hope and worthless thoughts. I cower to...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, anger, dark, depression, feelings,
Form: Free verse



Hell Bent
Running out of time to act, flashes in the mind. Running out of everything, too late to hit rewind. Wake and take a hammer to it, crush it to the bone. Pulverize what’s left of it, make sure all life is gone. Disregard...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, abuse, addiction,
Form: Rhyme

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Premium Member Self Destruction
After a life of self destruction My soul's under construction Can't undo the things from the past I have lived so fast Didn't care Didn't dare Till life became to much Fell out of touch Lost my way Living just for the day Time...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, celebration, change,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Mea Culpa
life’s precious fabric unravelling strand by strand Earth weeps...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, earth, hurt, pollution,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Self-Destruction
Wishes hang, like icicles Clinging to the steely gray Branches where silence breathes Promises, echoing through The winds, hastening hope and Anticipation, resting on the Colors of joy, peace and grace Blended together with faith Crisp words form to create Images and...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, confusion, death, depression, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Self Destruction
It was a world of two ideologies Both wanting to hold sway Neither of which were prepared To give anything away Now it’s a world of two Empires Neither of which are ready to stop But the strange thing is...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Self-Destruction
I walk a rope that shakes by my hand, the end of which is strung to desire. I never am to make it to the end, for I'll throw myself off life's high wire....Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, 12th grade,
Form: Ballad
The Art of Self-Destruction
I am the queen of self destruction. Ritualistic Razor sharp scrutiny of my reflection - constantly spewing hate at my mid-section, whilst effortlessly faking the pursuit of perfection. A crumbled up heart beckons restitution in the midst of...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, bullying, emotions, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Fiery Self Destruction
Bound to a fiery chair Burned by my despair Scorched by my mistakes' glare Reality torched me to my last hair The world melted me with care My haughty hands throw me down the hatch And my pride lit the match...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, sin,
Form: Rhyme
Self Destruction
Nature abhors a vacuum, Loathes right angles, But reveres the Corona. For Nature so loved the corona It dirked the form Atop the penile shaft Rendering the shape Like a helmeted soldier Leading the charge. Nature bequeathed the Corona Unto...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Enemy Within
I wish I could shut you up Then all my troubles would go I wish I could escape for a while And relax without this constant row I was born with you pestering me I grew up with your doubts...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Unhinged
I ate myself the other day Unhinged my jaw and chomped away No crumb was left after I dined No limbs, or head, or crooked spine Each bite I took was bittersweet Laced with love and shamed defeat I...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, emotions, feelings, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
Still Life
couple on a motor cycle with a death wish drum drops still pond early morning coolness broken pull that poison, pull it deeply deeply, deeply pull it deeply keep that breath, like memory bitter sweetly taste that lungs can know a good will, strong, and a...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, angst, culture, death, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Self Destructive Thoughts
Lost in a world, Of thoughts galore, We chase after thoughts, Of things we adore! But despite not even… Having them yet… It’s the thoughts that we crave… And not what we get! For after we get… What we think we require… The thoughts...Read the rest...
Categories: self destruction, emotions, feelings, happiness, relationship,
Form: Epic

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