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Conflict Poems | Examples of Conflict Poetry

Conflict Poems - Examples of all types of conflict 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 conflict.
Between
Sometimes it takes some time to recognize the difference between What you say and what you mean the things you want and the things you need Not everything is black and white, even though that's how...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, for teens, heart,
Form: Rhyme



Something to Survive
I couldn't see it Blame the way the viscid blackness Of your soul Exterminates the sunlight Couldn't feel it Sinking in your tar like sand And blowing bubbles Like a boiling child Not loved enough to understand That living Isn't the same as having...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, break up, conflict,
Form: Free verse
What About Me?
As I sit back and reminisce about my day, I ponder all the happenings that came to play. All the concessions, all the bargaining, all the ways I gave in; My stomach drops as if I've committed an...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, conflict, how i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Eva, Don't Turn Them On
Some ladies need to be protected, they are nice to hold, oh, so true; and that's for sure they can give you everything, but also they'll take it back from you! Eva is a lovely, sensitive woman who reaches out...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, crush, desire, devotion,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member I Sold My Gold
In the dire moments of constant fear, anyone can sense danger from all sides... wondering if this is our final chapter, or the continuation of more absurd lies! I sold my gold to pay off some hefty bills: a bracelet...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, confidence, conflict, culture,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member I Sold My Gold
In the dire moments of constant fear, anyone can sense danger from all sides... wondering if this is our final chapter, or the continuation of more absurd lies! I sold my gold to pay off some hefty bills: a bracelet...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, confidence, conflict, culture,
Form: Lyric
Crying Shame
It has just come to me, As I lay here thinking, How sorry it seems to be And what a crying shame That I am left behind, A fish washed up on shore, A lonely cub separated And abandoned by the...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, conflict, depression,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Seconds On The Pie Please
Seconds On The Pie Please Written: by Miracle Man 5/17/2024 Caravans of Illegals, swarm our borders with ease. Once here, many are choosing, to just do as they please. Each claiming their free slice , of the American pie. while many citizens struggle, each day...Read the rest...
Categories: america, anxiety, conflict, immigration,
Form: Quatrain
A Rage at air
A rage at air Poem Lionel Derbyshire A rage at air where a fly, a sparrow and an ostrich collides airborne goes .. Why all the rage .. Fly asked the sparrow Your temper is full of bad anger This...Read the rest...
Categories: africa, anger, bird, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tensions
Billowy storm clouds turn to skies of azure blue Agonizing pain fades when its days are through The trek of life has its many ups and downs Its seasons of smiles, its times of frowns We hope more joy...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, emotions, feelings, life,
Form: Rhyme
The Cycle of Misery
killed it it is dead its over just stop it now it is the very end its enough over i said...over! "please...." and it is back. all that, undoing gone down the drain bye... "I'm sorry..." hi, lets start again? " it's okay " what's next?...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, anxiety, best friend, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Season of Anomie
Here I am my compatriot Do not bore me with inanity Stay in your lane dear friend And let me stay in mine For this is the season of anomie Tempers are high and boiling over Do not...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, allusion, anger, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Whatever Your This Is
In times of change Comes challenges of the character Contemplating giving up In this hungry world There is no appetite for the uncomfortable This new adventure I am on Has tested my very thinking of what I am capable of Dealing...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, career, confidence, conflict,
Form: Free verse
No Duh
I feel it, can't hold my cigarette because my hand is shaking My nerves are acting up but my feet are still and planting Yeah I'm tense, I might faint but I'm not going to be failing Yes,...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, body, conflict, endurance,
Form: Couplet
Mnemonic
Do not embarrass Your spouse when you're fighting When cool, get along....Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, discrimination, perspective, wisdom,
Form: Haiku

Specific Types of Conflict Poems

Definition | What is Conflict in Poetry?


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