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Stress Poems | Examples of Stress Poetry

Stress Poems - Examples of all types of stress poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for stress.
NIGERIA'S YULETIDE
In Nigeria's land, where yuletide cheer does fade A yearly refrain echoes, "Last year was better made" A curse, it seems, that haunts the present's door As if the past's sweet memories, forever leave us poor The cost of...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, allusion, heartbroken, society, sorrow,
Form: Lyric
Encouragement
Have you ever felt there is no hope, like we're under a microscope, and no matter how we adjust, we just cannot please our Heavenly Father? Perhaps you've asked, "Why bother the Father any longer?" Open your heart to Jah in prayer no...Read the rest...
Categories: god, prayer, spiritual, stress,
Form: Rhyme



Perfection and Petrification
A high mountain looms outside my window, Its summit calls for me to climb; But when I think of how much time I must grant to such a goal sublime, I told the mount, "I'm afraid I must decline." It...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, lost, stress,
Form: Rhyme

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Daddy's Little Girl
Hello, allow me to introduce myself. I wish my name was free, free as in not physically and mentally restrained. Sort of like how animals in the jungle can’t be tamed and how birds in the...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Aokigahara
'I'm thinking positive thoughts,' says the voice from an orange tent in Suicide Forest. Since he hanged his alter ego in effigy, Mr T. Hashimoto has canceled all his psychiatric appointments. He lies on his back and mentally calculates his cortisol level. His...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, mental health, mental illness,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Pray Without Ceasing
Pray Without Ceasing Miracle Man 11/27/2024 You cannot have a meaningful life, if days are filled with meaningless clock. If days are filled with internal strife, you’re busy living your life ad hoc. On those days, when you find you are...Read the rest...
Categories: god, prayer, stress,
Form: Lyric
Intrusive Thoughts
A knife on the desk "To be or not to be" says The intrusive thoughts ...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, 9th grade, conflict, deep,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Puppy Blues
Stressed I am a mess  I have what you call the puppy blues. It's not the flu and please do not misconstrue How I feel and how I act is not up to you. Having a new puppy makes...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, angst, animal, anxiety, dog,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member driven
Life at 21, do you remember it? Things rush at you, hit you, from all directions. Any small decision can turn into a major plot beat. What are our lives anyway but the sum of our decisions? Opportunities contract...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, angst, desire, humor, school,
Form: Free verse
Wrong Dream
Fight so hard to stay afloat Ignore the sirens who sing Try and stay on the boat Don’t sink or you’ll hear heavens ring Turn back, turn back As It starts to sink Too late You chased the wrong dream ...Read the rest...
Categories: imagination, muse, stress,
Form: Rhyme
Bendie and Twistie
I’m sorry I know that it’s a little dark And my words are too sharp I’m sorry I know that you’re averse I know that you’re averse I’m sorry I don’t mean to distress Or get you thinking less Of me I just suppose I...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, angst, body, depression, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member He is a Man
Categories: stress, inspirational, life,
Form: Rhyme
Suffering
Suffering wounds deep inside/ Felt like I been/ Sliced up by a switchblade/ Chopped to pieces/ Mind, heart and soul/ They keep beating/ On a scale of life support/ Suffering wounds, never ending/ Never to be fully restored/ Each day that goes by/ Just makes...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, anger, betrayal, corruption, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member O-K-A-Y
Your answer is as helpful as the ‘ay’ in Okay , when i asked you who she was. Nothing about your non-existent reassurance and understanding is OK Having to fundamentally teach a grown man what...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, absence, change, how i
Form: Free verse
The first time
It's hard to see Myself happy even if people judge me Their eyes endless So is my mind in it's thoughts I'm so scared Why do they control my feelings and why do I Care I wish I could Feel by...Read the rest...
Categories: stress, anxiety, depression, feelings, grief,
Form: Free verse

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