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Fear Poems | Examples of Fear Poetry

Fear Poems - Examples of all types of fear 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 fear.
Premium Member Strange and Alone
"I have been a stranger in a strange land." Bible, Exodus 2:22 Strange and shy Strange and scared Scared at home Scared at school School is frightening School is scary Scary kids Scary teachers Teachers might disapprove Teachers might yell Yell at a...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, lonely, school,
Form: Blitz



Premium Member Filling Up Spaces With Words
Does anyone have the conception that I'm disconnected from reality, so fearful to face more hardships? All I do is filling up spaces with words, they fit perfectly to make me feel easy: it's awful to be judged with...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, allusion, bullying, change, culture,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member SMS 189
My son My daughter Remember When the truth gets choked out by questions I have commanded you to be strong and courageous But for some reason I keep letting my flesh direct me, Thus I walk...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, confidence, faith, fear,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member No, Pretentious Heart
No, pretentious heart... you judge me unfairly, I've stood by you until now; people don't change quickly! of time a mark, it's surely guilt... and it won't allow tomorrow to offer us the joys we deserve, instead, it tickles a nerve! I...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, desire, fear, love,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member THOSE SHAMED
They are the JADED Angrily fled the shame did Those came BLAMED the FLAME? ...Read the rest...
Categories: fate, fear, fire,
Form: Haiku



Just a ghost
I am a ghost unseen by most. Under the sheet I hide the truth. Always a pain when I rattle my chains. An unheard voice of past regrets. Eyes so hollow scared by sorrows rain. Under the white a broken...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, fear, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Man and Jinn
My mind had always wondered of those we live among, too many times I heard the tales and even learned the song. For in this world, the mortal world, the land of good and sin,...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, creation, dark, deep, fairy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Gravity
Gravity is the enemy… It holds me down. It keeps my soul from flying, knocks me to the ground. And struggling against the force will only hurt And yet I cannot stay here, face down in the dirt. Gravity...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, feelings, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Just a Minute Too Late
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before —Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven Just a Minute Too Late Those inky shadows, follow me, cleverly devised in the corners of my inhabitation, without an invitation. They invest their horrorfest, sinking into the...Read the rest...
Categories: fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Questions that Puzzle The Mind
If mothers didn't bear children, we wouldn't hear their screams while they're laughing aloud and are having lots of fun; love them and be always blessed, sparkle enthusiasm and dreams! If lovely spring stopped blooming, how sad we would...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, anxiety, appreciation, beauty, bird,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Musings Toward Dusk
Absent darkness we know not light Without wrong we know not right Summoning courage ...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, dark, fear, light,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Wrist Watch Hands Point to Peace
I invented a new season for life because I got tired of the winter spring summer fall pattern My paisley doesn't like to conform to the depression of polka dots only on the pocket square and...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, faith, fear, god,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member The Watcher
Into the woods we ventured, where darkness began to encircle us, Their ancient murmurs mingling with the forest’s ominous chorus. A chilling breeze, as if the very breath of the woods sighed, Veiled in tempestuous clouds, the stars...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, evil, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Too Close To The Edge
“Stay in your lane and do not veer” A warning that I’d always hear. With guarded glances, signals shown, I steered my way, no danger known. But fate, it struck with sudden might, Sideswiped, my world spun into...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, fear,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Precipice of Doubt
"Doubt your doubts before you doubt yourself." Lewis Pugh" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I stood on the precipice of doubt I jumped. If I didn't I'd spend the rest of my life not knowing what might have been...Read the rest...
Categories: fear,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Fear Poems

Definition | What is Fear in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs