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Suicide Poems | Examples of Suicide Poetry

Suicide Poems - Examples of all types of suicide 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 suicide.
An Aware Apology
I’m sorry. That you are suffering. That you are misunderstood. That you aren’t shown the love you should. I’m sorry. For not noticing. For not hearing you. For not seeing your struggle. I’m sorry For listening Only to turn around And tell someone else. I’m...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, 11th grade, friend, grief,
Form: Free verse
Sultry Dance
Through my years of defiance And lust for reliance I bid the underlying truth within the words 'help me' For whatever shall come of my untimely departure Shall configure to my last forgotten desire Is it my sultry...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, freedom, goodbye, leaving, psychological,
Form: Rhyme



The Hound of Sleep
I see thee yet, mine eyes on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, Thus to mine eyes, o'er th'one half world 'pon the sacred curtained sleep, Seek thou sure and firm, set stepp'd earth nigh summon...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, blessing, deep, depression, farewell,
Form: Free verse

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Crushed
I wish I could've been told, That you're very cold. I wish you knew, I'm hurting because of you. You could have told me to stop, Maybe I wouldn't have to sob. We could've tried to cope, You just took the rope. You're...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, absence, death, depression, first
Form: I do not know?
3am Breakdowns
Laying in the hospital bed taking in stares and remarks, reminding me of the inconvenience of my 3am breakdown. The pills still swirling around in my stomach. It's funny how when I'm down someone's determined to still drive me into the ground....Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, abuse, depression, loneliness, mental
Form: Free verse



Tribute
Her tears trickle deep Within her flooded soul While the drops change red as her only console She wants what she cannot have And has all that she never wanted While the shortest reach to peace Exists only in her...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, allegory, death, deep, depression,
Form: Free verse
The Silence
I'm sick of the silence I’m sick of the distance I’m sick of hiding I’m sick of being someone i’m not I’m sick of trying too hard just to fall short I’m sick of the lies, the lies that keep...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, 9th grade, betrayal, deep,
Form: Free verse
Dial Tone
Don't say a word It's time to finally leave this world The difference between close and lose Is the letter c the chance to choose And once and for all The leaves begin to burn and fall A spiral staircase And you're...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, dark, death, death of
Form: Rhyme
Whispers of Calm
Quick don't make a sound step up to the table Take these drugs and feel alive again Everything you've ever wished for is just a pill away Just don't let your feelings sway The...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, absence, addiction, death, depression,
Form: Free verse
Blue Marker Castles
I’ve always had the sneaking suspicion I’d never grow old. I mean, when I was younger, I scribbled plans in a notebook. Drew clumsy castles with blue marker and proclaimed loudly that I’d own one one day. But...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, depression, extended metaphor, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Immolation: Words From the First
Both of me became an alcoholic, at last. Time to split into a third. The first was too funny, not focused enough. Fun, but useless, cute but upside down; loved by all except the self; living...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, abuse, addiction, corruption, dark,
Form: Free verse
Dial My Number
Dial my number if you know the code Dial my number before my body gets cold I have been stuck in this place for several days My throat is dry, my temperature is high And my breath is circulating...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, business, community, december, farm,
Form: Narrative
Lost Cause
Why couldn't wishful thinking set me free this time. I'm pushed behind By my abilities, or my lack there of, and the hate in my mind I have no purpose here being alive...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, character, depression, environment, fate,
Form: Free verse
Composition in D Minor
Withered fingers Cannot play anymore; I drown in nuanced shades of blue, Not seeing, in my plight, My strings, wound tight, Suspending me Like a puppet, Tethered to life. I in my tattered clothes, Blue like sorrow, Torn like the heart that hopes, Unable to keep...Read the rest...
Categories: art, music, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Void in Perspective
“She spoke to me; expressing desire to rid of her being soon. In her possession lay a bottle of ibuprofen and a dozen sharp razors too. That three slits down her butchered arms is all...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, absence, abuse, death of
Form: Elegiac Lyric

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