Sick Poems. Below are examples of poems about sickness. This list of sick poems is composed of the works of modern international poet members of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, famous, and modern examples of sick poetry. This list of works about sick is an excellent resource for examples on how to write sick poems.
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Danish and Fart
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Gershon Wolf
| Limerick |
food, inspirational, sick,
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The Back of My Mind
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Juli- Michelle
| Rhyme |
sick, conflict, confusion, depression, emotions,
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Blood
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FRANCOIS HILLEBRAND
| Free verse |
scary, sick,
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The Disease of Power
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Verlena Dillard
| Classicism |
crazy, humanity, rights, sick,
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The Worst Poison
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Brittney Ginevan
| Free verse |
sick, dark, deep, drug, hurt,
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Gustybot Melly - not for refined folk
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Terry Flood
| Rhyme |
marriage, sick,
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What I Promised I Cannot Do
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Caren Krutsinger
| Prose |
sick,
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FRAGILE AS RAINDROP
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nette onclaud
| Free verse |
courage, sick,
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Despising My Body Today
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
sick,
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Dercum's Disease
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John Steward
| Rhyme |
sick, anger, angst, dark, health,
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Other People But Not Me
by Caren Krutsinger
Other people get sick and can be nice.
I can’t.
Some people can get mad and can be nice.
I can’t.
Some people can be grumpy, and can...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
introspection, mental illness, sick,
I had nothing to do
by RUDOLPH RINALDI
I had nothing to do
So, I turned on my TV
And kept changing channels
fast and then faster
there seemed to be
no meaning or plot...
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Blank verse |
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Categories:
sick, child abuse, conflict, hilarious,
Old reliable trick
by Gershon Wolf
Back in the day
Tom played this trick
He told his mom
That he was quite sick
He faked a sore throat
Or sinus...
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Light Verse |
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Categories:
mother son, school, sick,
Stuck
by Sian Lyons
I’m stuck in a body that no longer works.
A body that shudders, swells, hurts, and jerks.
I’m stuck in a body that makes me...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
body, sick,
CALL
by Line Gauthier
call 9-1-1
was all he said ~
his parting words
posted on November 9, 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
sick, death, farewell, health, remember,
Dear Maple Tree
by Sandra Haight
Dear Maple Tree
Dear maple tree, a sapling fifty years ago,
you, one of three, stood guardian in summer's glow
to shelter our front yard...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
beautiful, sick, tree, tribute,
Child Scream Out
by Gabrielle Jordan
it’s abysmal down the way
these days
but the only path
is through
they say
an intruder in the midst
the cold still drip
of the ivy
tear
drops
overwhelm tilted ice...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
sick, cancer, emotions, family, grief,
Woe
by Wayne Kingston
wringing hands beg stillness
ebony obscures light admittance
sadly not alone, but oh so lonely
skip-darting heart beats...
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Imagism |
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Categories:
anger, night, pain, sick,
How do I tell you that I love you
by Quoth TheRaven
How do I tell you "I love you",
when all that's left to listen is a cloud?
And the tempest has blown away,
all that our hands built.
How...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
sick, hope, loss, miss you,
WE HAVE CANCER
by Line Gauthier
We have cancer
The me from the you
Inseparable
Determined
To the power of two
We will overcome
You and I as one
posted on October 27, 2018...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
cancer, future, love, sick,
Multiple Myeloma
by Dedu Son
There was no NUANCE in the illness,
Once it took hold, it spread quickly;
The ATTEST taken was clear as glass,
Once diagnosed the results were sickly.
The...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
sick, anxiety, cancer, emotions, feelings,
dog
by Jaz Han
you think its okay
to sink your teeth into her
and pull out chunks
until she thinks
thats where her worth comes from,
the pieces
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Free verse |
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Categories:
sick, abuse, anger, betrayal, dark,
senryu - courage to live
by Eve Roper
continued unrest
face masked in a wet pillow-
sounds of coughing pain
10/25/2018
Poetry Contest: Haiku-Senryu- Writing Challenge October 2018-
Sponsored by: Dear Heart a.k.a. Broken Wings
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Senryu |
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Categories:
health, heart, sick,
Dream within a Dream redone
by Linda Milgate
though brain cancer does not allow for the singing of poetry
no miraculous whispers of life no light rises shinning from the sky
yet I...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
dream, inspiration, sick,
MAN
by Line Gauthier
man eating saltines
from a candy dish in
chemo waiting room
posted on October 25, 2018
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Senryu |
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Categories:
cancer, food, sick, stress,
Porcelain
by Katie Christian
I am a porcelain girl with cracked porcelain skin
I want to be pretty perfect thinthinthin
Skinny little thighs pretty pink cheeks
So down my...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
sick, analogy, body, depression, self,
congestion
by cs parker
75
In contention
For congestion
I fight you all back
And now
I have
A lungie
To hack
Lol
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Free verse |
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Categories:
america, sick, silly,
Convulsions
by Anna M Shepard
She slipped into convulsions
no one seemed to understand
until her loving mother
took her by the hand
Her body shaking wildly
while lying on the floor
depressing of the tongue
saves...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
health, love, sick,
Do You Want To Eat A Peanut
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
You'll never know how much I gag on peanuts
You'll never know how rotten peanuts are.
Listen.
Do you want to eat a peanut
Do you promise not...
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Lyric |
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Categories:
sick, food, funny, music, parody,
Stroke Victims
by Mark Toney
Time is Brain
F.A.S.T. learners gain...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
confusion, health, poetry, sick,