Short Subtext Poems

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


Premium Member An Afterthought

nameless,
       moving on
a footnote
      of his 
         yesterdays:
now
immune
  to the pain,
a subtext
    of flesh&blood
long lost
in
fading
       memory
Form: Verse


Premium Member A Conceit

the joy of
         the unexpected-
a cryptic
           riddle
a surrealist 
           allusion
naive
yet lucid
with hint
           & subtext:
a dreamlike
          fallacy
a perfect symbol
in quiet
           pathos,
a touching,
             vivid
footnote 
         to my story
Form: Verse

Premium Member A Postlude

gentle one
       so
          friendly,too
what is it?:
is it
     innocence
in embryo-
thoughts
       transformed,
a subtext
echoed
from
    the
       past:
so remarkable
so unusual
yet
     low key,
instincts
        articulated
candid
pertinent
succinct
and to
       the point
Form: Verse

Premium Member Prick

viciously attacks the truth 
can’t leave well enough alone 
has no desire to build or create 
tells lies more deadly than a knife or gun 
never admits to having horns and a tail 
filled to the brim with subtext 
wants others to do the explaining 
will stab you in jest 
a master at proving otherwise 
finds it feeble to give an apology 
will sleep with just about anything 
will bury you for free

Premium Member The Champ

A ring's the thing
  of which you've dreamed
A fitting culmination 
  to a season's perspiration

Ticker-tape parade is next
  Wild cheers, the subtext
Hit the banquet circuit hard
  To your frame you add some lard

A new season begins
  Your team can't buy a win
The fans jeer and boo
  at an out-of-shape you  

You sweat and you strain
  but all hope's down the drain
The lesson you've learned?
  ~ Those boos were well-earned
Form: Rhyme


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