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Shut Off Poems - Poems about Shut Off

Shut Off Poems - Examples of all types of poems about shut off to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for shut off.
Premium Member Flood
... Earthquakes, mudslides, and floods. The flood came with mudslides and road closures, causing a major bridge closure. She brought death and destruction. She went, but not before changing the ......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, earth,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Your Space your Time On Your Own
...Light a candle Dim the lights Shut off the phone And all alone Open the draw that holds your secret hoard And lock the door You don't want to be caught It's your time Get comfortable and snug......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, seasons,
Form: Free verse
In the days of Darkness
...In the days of darkness, stay strong. With the faces of your long, lost ones will they taunt. Feeding off your emotions, an attempt to destroy everything you are. Wearing you down in ......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, courage, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Meeting Eyeore
...A woman I had never met attended a meeting at work. Someone asked "how are you?" She gave us the rundown which lasted eight minutes. “after my dad died, my husband got Covid. My aunt was hospital......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Accidentally Locked in the Library
...Seconds after the librarian shut off the lights and locked the door Three ancient muses arrived from the land of Never More. Their exotic makeup and henna showed them in a wonderful light. I heard......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Saying Goodbye to My Dog
...It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Yesterday she was running and playing. Today she is lying on her right side, head resting motionless on the quilt she loved and destroyed as a playful pu......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, animal, death, dog, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Nope! I haint gonna crack'n on the heat just yet
...Nope! I haint gonna crack'n on the heat... just yet until the cowed chickens come home to roost! Sunlight streaming thru window body electric of mine doth whet begets hardiness to acclimate ag......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, adventure, america, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member All Lives Matter
...Blessed are those who love God, the God of love and mercy Blessed are those who follow one God, who leads with compassion showing mercy Cursed are those who follow the Prince of dark......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, christian, conflict, god, hate,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Uncontainable
...Uncontainable (Music playing) “I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord and I’ve been waiting for this moment, for all of my life, oh lord Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, o......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, character,
Form: Prose
Recurring Thoughts
...It’s a recurring thought– Over and over again– echoing in my head, Bouncing back and forth, Reeling up and down like a Yo-yo, Like a boomerang that keeps coming back, Like a song stuck in your ......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, dark, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Where's America's Can-Do Attitude
...Where is America's 'can-do' attitude when it comes to the 2024 debacle If it's Biden against Trump again won't we feel we've been shackled -- to a House of Horrors, chains on the le......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, america, character, leadership, motivation,
Form: Couplet
Childhood Trauma In a Grown Man
...Childhood trauma living inside of a grown man Sorry if I seem shut off and don't want to hold hands I understand if you don't want to stand next to me with my cold stance But there's childhood tra......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, childhood, dark, depression, growing
Form: Rhyme
A Strong Sip
...Right now I'm struggling and my heart is hurt I'm trying to find a way to get my scars to reverse I'll pour a glass of brandy to calm my nerves Will it make me feel better or will it disregard m......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, anger, dark, depression, drink,
Form: Rhyme
You Decide
...You can’t progress Eyes can see it Your eyes show as clear as day You learned the art of taking advantage of others Maybe consciously maybe unconsciously Either way you learned it from ano......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, africa, america, change, universe,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member No Last Line
...I wish I didn't write it down Making things so real Another phone call comes Affecting how I feel Flashes of memory Coursing through my mind Then I shut off and feel nothing Not true, not th......Read the rest...
Categories: shut off, courage,
Form: Rhyme

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