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Torture Poems - Poems about Torture

Torture Poems - Examples of all types of poems about torture 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 torture.
Sunset of Reality
...What is the feeling of being alone? Alongside with guilt Without anyone but a stone With your name engraved on it Death is like a torture With no hesitation There is uncertainty If it's all......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, break up, imagination, love,
Form: Free verse



Let's take a poem and raise it towards the sky
...Let's take a poem and raise it towards the sky, Observe its play of light like a diverse slide film, Allow the sun to whisper its hidden hues, And through it, let dreams flow like rays through lea......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
SCHADENFREUDE -
... The convinced sadistic silence manipulative action perpetrated, resembles satanic art inhumane and cruel torture, It is als......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, abuse, allusion, hate, mental
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Semper Alumnus
...Thank you God That I’m always a student I abhor The slaughters of the babies Toddlers were killed dead Young boys and girls were shot dead Pregnant women were stabbed dead That’s terror Young......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, bullying, cancer, child abuse,
Form: Haiku
Soothe Is An Abyss
...soothe is an abyss I cannot seem to climb down into. when I realize I am comfortable I feel uncomfortable . calamity is all my body knows. this little blue “calming” pill does little ......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, anxiety, depression, mental illness,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member ZEPHYR
..."Zephyr greets me with heavenly tidings midst torture of humidity." - by Poet Breeze wafting blest peace zephyr gently blows serene news of grace midst trials and tests echoing trium......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Premium Member Pining for Purple Peace
...He says I’m beautiful but does he see The pains of my heart the shuffle of my feet The rains of dark mysteries of my inner beasts That torture my my mind when I thirst for peace I told him abou......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, angst, boyfriend, engagement, green,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Kayaking Down the River of Lies
...I eased our kayak into the river of lies. There was me, Dave and Jim, experienced guys. The current grew stronger, Jim said he would quit, He said it felt wrong, the scene didn't fit. Dave urge......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, adventure, allegory, truth,
Form: Lyric
I Remember that Farewell Night
...Listless on plate waited the farewell cake, So did most colleagues— eagerly to leave, ‘Pon vouching polite words, bulk of them fake, I still recall that routine tedious eve, When companies to ......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, farewell, remember,
Form: Quintain (English)
LIFE
...Listening to the torture, the evidence of love lost, It soothes the loneliness and heavy hollowness Felt by so many; a smile creeps onto the face of Each of us, knowing we are heard by the poet. ......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, appreciation,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Breathless Anticipation
... at the tail-end of a question, intense suspense builds, and builds... about to reach its climax and explode like a tossed grenade......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, allusion, analogy, anxiety, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Manipulative Monsters
...Believe it or not, their ubiquitous webs Are everywhere; they are the dictators Who kidnap, maim, torture and kill teachers, Poets, ordinary folks and babies in their cribs. They rob and ransack ......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, animal, anti bullying, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Broken Promises
...Where did it go wrong? We made a lot of sweet promises Weak foundation, broken soul Endless days of torture and snoring Now, my life is falling The day you left I died Vultures are still feas......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, depression, emotions,
Form: Free verse
DID nightmare
...DID NIGHTMARE having Did is not all that’s cracked up to be. Having to try to remember what you did, day to day Having people say “ I wish I had DID” because when I don’t want to handle something ......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, abuse, anger, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Sold
...Sold To be sold by the people Who were supposed to love you To be sold at Just 9 years old For alcohol and laughs To be sold Day after day Why fight? To be sold by people Who were supp......Read the rest...
Categories: torture, abuse, angst, betrayal, child
Form: Free verse

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