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Funeral Spoken Word Poems

These Funeral Spoken Word poems are examples of Spoken Word poems about Funeral. These are the best examples of Spoken Word Funeral poems written by international poets.

Jack 77

I remember when I held my children for the first time

I remember when I spoke at my dad’s funeral ad libbing in a mix of...

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Categories: spoken word, memory, mental health, mental

Fuel for the Pyre

  How strident are their screams, 'Ceasefire!'  
               ...

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Categories: spoken word, death, fire, sound, spoken

Too Late To Apologize

With these eyes I can see,
my fingers writing,
what my heart feels,
a message to my late mom.

My letter was written,
then left on my desk,
it was meant...

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Categories: spoken word, 7th grade, death, depression,

Gone

so many people have told me that they miss the girl I used to be, the girl who loved and hoped and dreamed. it almost...

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Categories: spoken word, death, funeral, solitude, spoken

Mark His Words

Marc Antony's funeral oration
Masterpiece of shrewd persuasion
  Igniting sundry Romans' fierce desire
  To douse 'noble Brutus' life with fire...

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Categories: funeral, murder, spoken word,

Two Sides of Death

Death was dreaded. 
Rehearsed. 
Experienced. 
Dreaded more. 

Being told, 
Silence. 
Empty. 
Frozen. 

Death. 
The day arrived. 
Surreal. 
Nothing. 

The bond was broken, 
The memories ended,...

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Categories: spoken word, care, death, eulogy, family,

The Man In the Cloak

To the man in the cloak
The drop of water in a glass of tequila
The moment of silence between cries
The kiss of sanity between storms

To the...

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Categories: spoken word, i love you, identity,

And Miles To Go Before I Sleep For Miles Davis

Kind Of Blue (For Miles Davis)

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx Ny 1991


Before they could lower Miles 
into the damp, dark ground
Two of the PALL BEARERS
Thought they heard...

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Categories: spoken word, bird, celebrity, death, guitar,

Rape Culture: a One Act Play In 4 Scenes

Scene 1
Curtain rises. Spotlight illuminates a selfie. Notice her beauty. Notice her confidence. Cue likes and comments. A gentle waltz of "yasss queen" and heart...

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Categories: spoken word, abuse, deep, girl, humanity,

I Am Shy

I get nervous in front of crowds
my first words are usually shaky
I can stand straight but take a few steps 
in a direction corresponding with...

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Categories: spoken word, art, culture, dance, death,