Short Dark Thoughts Poems

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Premium Member Senryu 7-1-2016

Senryu 7-1-2016


raised voices warning
thunder awakens lightning
dark thoughts fading


John G. Lawless
7/1/2017
Form: Senryu


Dark Thoughts

darkened moon
filthy room

five fast bullets
locked and loaded

perilous inches
from my head

fate is held
by my true loves' hand

Premium Member Twitter

Tweet your dark  thoughts to all you choose
W
I
Take your time,there's so  much to lose
Trump did so and now sings the blues
E
R
Form: Acrostic

Not Grey

colours bright an beautiful, can move your face to smile, stay away from dull and grey, let dark thoughts wait awhile ... Don
Form: Ballad

Love Tests Your Poise

Focus on winning
Simple when the mind's at ease
And heartbeats steady,
But in love, fears bring along
Dark thoughts to challenge your poise
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Stealthy Shadows

Oh the stealth of those shadows which come cloaked in the black of night ....

bringing with them dark thoughts which haunt the souls of men.

Premium Member Boxing Gloves and Dead Sea Scrolls

Dark thoughts twitching on a nightstand.
Wrinkled -bloated-bloodied.
Like an ancient boxing glove.
Powerless-broken-longshot.

A dead sea scroll- smoldering. 
In the chambers of a burned-out heart.

Two Hearts

Happy and warm,
Laying in your arms.
No harm here,
Just two hearts.
They beat in synch
As i look into your eyess
Dark thoughts fade,
And finally die,
For now, i know
That you will never say goodbye.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Stay Strong

kite firm in hand no sun no wind no string 
spiritually bankrupt
dark thoughts stir up a breeze



Submitted on March 29, 2018 to LATE MAR 2018 STANDARD CONTEST sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 3RD
Form: Kimo

Premium Member Watch That Thought Ego Begot

Little by little
Fear forms whittle
Dimming soul’s light

Day and night
Crouched in fright
Dark thoughts belittle

Our mindful eye 
Thus does decry
Onset of grief

Ego, joys thief
To get relief
We wingless fly
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member I Am Fear

Confined to my home, night and day, housed like a prisoner for twenty years. My Agoraphobia will never go away. Dark thoughts trigger copious tears, I’m terrified of leaving these walls of gray.

Premium Member Muted

She had been stalked
Dark thoughts draped in silence
Ranting
Gnawing
Suckling
At the breast of doubt
Whimpering
In the shadowed suffering
Of idled indecision
Held hostage
By the blank page

John G. Lawless
©6/23/2023

Premium Member Bad Day

I had a bad day
yesterday
trying my best to put
it aside and put
my happy face on
but it seems to be gone
I'll start with a smile
and go the extra mile
to put aside dark thoughts
and do what I ought
and try to make today
a good day!
Form: Rhyme

Alive

I wish had the pure heart as you say
I get tempted in various ways
I do have dark thoughts, filthy desires
But amongst all these 
There is little ray of light
A glimmer of hope
That upholds my strive
to keep whatever innocence left in me- Alive
Form:

Fear Doesnt Belong With Me

I never grew in poverty, or without a stroke of love.
Still I hold my tears at night, but what am I afraid of?
The dark of night can welcome dreams, but dark thoughts come with time.
Maybe fear comes with knowing that these thoughts are only mine.
Form:

Premium Member Don't believe everything you think

the sun will surely shine again ~ know that
your dark thoughts are merely passing clouds
drifting across the mind of lonely skies



AP: 3rd place 2025

Submitted on June 3, 2025 for contest YOUR CHOICE S sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - Honorable Mention

Dark Night

When I cry dark thoughts come to mind. 
My evil spirits arise, taking me by surprise. 
The darkness of the night, 
feeds my hunger till the morning light. 
My demons come alive. 
my drive for the kill. 
the thirst for the blood 
surrounds me till I wake.

Darkness Descends

The night falls in a heavy, suffocating cloak.
The light for which I lust for flares once, 
Then dies, swallowed by the abyss.
All hope perishes,
My heart beats no more.
How could you not understand,
My dark thoughts surround me, crying.
Save me from myself.

Premium Member Eden

Eden lies within; No physical place; We could all be in A real Eden if We looked to find it. Inside one’s self With no dark thoughts; Communing with, Higher spirits. Go inside Of yourself; Search your soul. Peace you Will find... There.

Dark Thoughts

Under the cover of deep darkness      
Hidden in some obscure corner
Cowering beneath layers of blankets,
My head wrapped in scarves 
buried under a pile of pillows…
No matter what,
Oh, upon my poor soul, 
I just couldn’t hide from my thoughts.



~A Brian Strand contest.

Premium Member Fear Forms Frighten

Fear forms frighten, our dreams control Wherefrom do they arise Let then pristine silence patrol Dark thoughts that may surprise We are the conjurer Also the prisoner Released in soft prayer Feel noose tighten Fear forms frighten 27-January-2023 Quietus
Form: Rhyme

Dark Clouds

The darkling  sky 
Gives me a reason why 
Why I look out to stare 
Stare at what's worth not 
Nothing but thoughts
Thoughts of fur and flesh
Flesh that shields
Shielded emotions I convey 
Conveyed slow dark thoughts 
Just to stare outta my window 
To find the darkling  sky 
Ohhhh what a while...

Premium Member Shades

Dark is the night
In deep dark flight


Grim is the sway
In sad grim play


Harsh is the pain
In blunt harsh strain


Pain cuts the flesh
In mad pain dash


Surge of odd feel
In deep surge grills


Shades of dark thoughts
In mad shades plot




Leon Enriquez
24 July 2017
Singapore
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Our New Normal

Extract crimson hope, ruthless needles
Distract my dark thoughts, bleeding ink
Contact sanitized gloved sensations
Contract, as cancerous demons shrink

Dew pretty mornings carry fever
Blue icepacks chase lush, littered heat
Too many germs lurk everywhere - our
New normal household, bittersweet

1/26/20
Form: Lento

Dark Thoughts

Dark thoughts spill out of my head 
I lay it down on paper with pencil led
holding onto good times from a small thread 
as if they disappear every time I grab this pen
so how hard can it really be to find treasured friends 
I'd rather wither an die in ignorance 
but in the end I'll still yearn to repeat it all again.
© John C.  Create an image from this poem.

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