Short Distraught Poems

Short Distraught Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Distraught by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Distraught by length and keyword.


Infanticide of a Girl

Girl born hinterland

                          Distraught father relatives

                          Fed a potion turns blue
Form: Haiku


Wind

A soft wind sweeps you away
Like a storm entering a hurricane
The world's touches the distraught
With a taste of shame and sorrow
Form: Imagism

3rd Five Fabulous Fun Footles Not For Contest

My cat, So fat, Had thought It caught A mouse In house, But found From sound Did not; Distraught.
Form: Footle

Premium Member Distraught

* I just found out my friend I knew 30* years died a horrific death. I am distraught,, So if I don't write or answer for now, this is why.

Premium Member You Again - DODO


The Moon yawns, I feel queasy
I yawn, Moon laughs yellow cheese
Ne'er Sun mocks at distraught me,
Just says 'you again'?
© MB Farookh  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Dodoitsu


Premium Member mournful train whistle

mournful train whistle
it must be moving caskets
will it ever stop

the wailing continues
it sounds like a distraught mother
burying a child

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes
	

Hovering in the humid night
Singing an eerie chorus on my distraught ear
Hungry swords & Daggers poised


JM

17th Oct’ 2013
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Dogtrot

There is only one port-a-pot
and all the pups are quite distraught.
	The largest bladder of all
	inside a poodle so small!
He’s peeing at a full dogtrot!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Blue

Feeling kind of low;
Emotionally distraught;
Color me blah blue.
Depression in full color;
No crayola can capture.


by Joe Flach, for the contest: "blue"
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Hot Dogs

Chinese tourists were in a cold sweat;
our cultural foods made them upset.
After hot dogs are bought,
one’s a little distraught -
“Which part of the dog did you get?”
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Chocs Away

fat Easter bunny she ate ALL the choccy eggs distraught toddler sobs! Easter Haiku or Senryu Contest Sponsored by Laura Loo 04~12~17
Form: Senryu

Our Need of You

Worship Blissful, Divine Healing, Uplifting, Revering Emptying my sorrow, Draining my tomorrow Recalling, Grieving, Erasing Grave, Distraught Worry
Form: Diamante

Grandiose

the heart is grandiose
in proportion to the mind
(accidental overdose;
the life that was never mine)
the problem with people
is the overthought
the simple, magnified- 
distraught.

Premium Member Snot

Here's a question, why did God give us snot What the hell use is it cept for making us distraught Can't re-chew it Or brew it But we can roll it up and sling it at our pop
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Summer Howls

like a round brass gong afternoon sun burns in sky~ tarmac road steaming dry leaves swirl around canals and pools lie distraught~ lands yawn, mouths open
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Tipping My Sleigh

It shouldn't be allowed, these girlies of today Enticing us old guys till we lose our toupee Without it we sob No longer a heartthrob Get so distraught we fall off our sleigh
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Time To Die

Time for me to die but can't find the time Thought about suicide but it's still a crime It's against the law Feeling so distraught There must be a word that “rhymes” with time
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Tipping My Sleigh

It shouldn't be allowed, these girlies of today Enticing us old guys till we lose our toupee Without it we sob No longer a heartthrob Get really so distraught we fall off our sleigh
age
Form: Limerick

Premium Member in a funk

wilting in the setting sun
dissolving deflating
undernourished underfed
neglected rejected

unknown
a mystery
if any degree of pampering
can bring me back to life



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Inner Conflicts

Penchants of dusk,
Forever inflamed in my heart.
Slowly gives rise to incredulity,
And perpetually gnaws away at my soul.
For this indignation,
Even conflicts between the distraught beings inside of me.

Caught and Distraught

Caught and Distraught

He got over his oval office obsession,
Left us confused after making confession;
In lie was caught,
And became distraught;
Do not want President position possession.

Pocahontas
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member I Wrote Every Word Myself - Honest Gov

I’m POSITIVE I’ve read that before Yes I’m certain, I really am sure So if you get caught You’ll be quite distraught Be aware … soup could show you the door! 19th January 2016
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Crying Woman

feelings 
flow out 
of her 
big eyes 
pearls melt 
into liquid 
warm tears 
wash her 
red cheeks 
her face 
distraught 
woman
cries out 
begs for 
justice 
from the
powers
but fails 
cries more.
Form: Footle

Lost Moments

How do you start over
 consumed by the end
Beginnings aborted 
as judgment portends
Desperately hiding 
alone and distraught 
For all of those presents
 time wasted — and lost

(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Snot

Here's a good question, why were we given snot What the hell use is it cept for making us distraught Can't chew it Or brew it Only thing it's good for is rolling it up and slinging it at your pop
Form: Limerick

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