Short Exhaustion Poems

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


Premium Member Silence Please

one two three
keep counting
then lose track

exhaustion
is a way
for release

simpler is
be quiet
bliss fills us
Form: Other


Premium Member Tired and Limp

I am so drained, a tired mind, melted into goo upon a platter. Limp butter-soaked biscuit, no longer warm.

Forever Illness

A forever illness. 

That manifests as a culmination. 

An illness that is widespread. 

Creating a population. 

That hides its exhaustion.

Premium Member Fight for what's right

I'm refusing to lose hope
there's rising evil in this idyllic world
~ let me catch my breath



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Other

Regrets

Recreating the same 
Eventful episode
Going through my head, 
Reopening the main source to my 
Exhaustion only
To feel a shiver going to down my 
Spine
Form: Acrostic


Premium Member To Look Forward To

Working most days until exhaustion until I retire,
Wasn't much to look forward to outside of religion -
Until I held my granddaughter in my arms the first time.
Form: Sijo

Premium Member Lobotomy

Then suddenly it stops – 
The mind of much –
But not enough – 
It stops to pause in thought. 

And blinking by a lifetime, 
The thought pause never stops –

23:53 - Half Past Dead

Exhaustion creeps into bed with me
And wipes his grey paws all over my eyes.
Insomnia dances around in my sheets,
And kicks the old dog till the showing of skies.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member A Defining Moment

She screams out in pain Anguish and exhaustion painted on her face If I had it within my power Her discomfort I would erase As she gives birth to our son
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.

Eternity's Seed

“The exhaustion of passion…
the beginning of wisdom”

A souls inner vision
—the true meaning of life

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)
‘Answering James Hilton’

Lion's Repose

Embers from the sun, Exhaustion wearing him down; Intensity in his eyes, Collapsed on the ground, Relaxing in the cool wind; Yellow mane flowing freely.
Form: Choka

Premium Member Retrieving the Soul

Into his poems he poured his whole being
    unto exhaustion, what chance of retrieving

  the soul from which his talent distilled
    ~ knowing not that a trickle can kill
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Autumn Job

fallen leaves gathered plastic sacks for discarding my tired, aching back not again is my refrain boy next door has autumn job
written September 1, 2021
Form: Tanka

Empty

Dying from exhaustion, pain, anguish,
hype, anxiety, depression,
death and more
searching for one word.
giving it up
to all
slowly, the breath takes no more
and there you see a corpse.
© Jenny Lu  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member eyes barely keep open

I gardened all day
so exhaustion would set in
It worked too, but fast....
Do I have time to post my poems on a website?
I doubt that I have the capability.
My eyes are barely keeping open.

Premium Member Someone's Portion

Just had a thought, they don't come too often It came with a warning, exert some caution Can cause great strife If not treated right Like stroking someone's portion until exhaustion
Form: Limerick

Float

in exhaustion
I dont care that I"m not sleeping
I'm happy for dark silence
lying still
no voices 
no music
I don't care that theres no sleep yet
I'm too tired
to sleep
I need to float my thoughts
Form:

Premium Member Octopussy

“Octopussy” as defined in this dictionary of mine Having sex with eight chickies all at the same time Best be in good shape Stamina it sure takes But careful though, it causes exhaustion undefined
Form: Limerick

First and Last

Forty years of turmoil…
the top of the heap
The head of the table,
but nothing has changed
Consensus of endorsement,
accolades of exhaustion
Whose tracks have long faded
—regret in the wind

(Dreamsleep: July, 2021)

Premium Member Bereavement

Losing a dear one is a feeling like tears overflowing like an enormous waterfalls uncontrollably in one’s mind, heart profusely beating. Unable to sustain one’s heart beat trying to inhale, exhale to the extent of exhaustion.
Form: Bio

Friday

exhaustion
scratches at the back of my  dry eyes
images of subconscious float into reality
confusing conversation
my skin is hypersensitive 
brain aches with overuse
even music hurts

oooo craving
a soft cool pillow
and silence

Premium Member Bubble of Illusion

Bubble of illusion is whatever we see in the manifest world around, having arisen from our heart’s desire, which upon exhaustion, recedes in the void of silence, there bursting the bubble. 18-May-2022

Desperation Multiplied

My mind wanders until I pass out from exhaustion.
Ivory dreams that end in disappointment because reality is so bittersweet.
As I float along an 80 proof river my senses become dull with compassion.
Fantasy is cheap. Reality is expensive.

Premium Member Spring To Summer

spring
exuberance, tenderness
birthing, blooming, nurturing
breeze, solstice, heat, equinox, 
maturing, toiling, enduring
exhaustion, thirst 
summer

26-April-2021

Spring or Summer Diamante Poem Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger
Form: Diamante

Love Wells From the Sky

I was bruised with exhaustion
No time to spare a care
Feeling outlawed and blue
She came suddenly to rescue

With swift action she moved
Her electric air floating supreme
And as I listened to the dream
Felt impossible love
To the bottom of my being

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