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Gothic Poems | Examples of Gothic Poetry

Gothic Poems - Examples of all types of gothic 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 gothic.
Queen of Madness Act2
Even now, she could recall the intoxicating ecstasy that consumed her as the blade bit and tore. A perverse mix of terror and dominance, an unholy sacrament enacted to satisfy depravities that should have died...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, holocaust, memory,
Form: Prose



Queen Of Madness Act 1
Alice found herself in the icy grip of a desolate cell, her countenance devoid of emotion, her gaze lost in the abyss. As she hummed a haunting melody, fragments of her past began to surface,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, horror, memory,
Form: Prose
Cursed
As a societal pariah, am I not deserving a grand denouement? When my tale reaches zenith, will I be shackled, by the abhorrent atrocities, your accursed kind has wrought, upon my tempestuous form? Light my pyre, I need a tan....Read the rest...
Categories: anti bullying, dark, gothic,
Form: Free verse
Just Some Sun
In a transient instant, I savored the ambrosial essence of bliss, witnessed the dawn adorning, the skyline with tints of optimism. In that ephemeral moment, I felt an affinity with mankind. Yet a sinister shroud eclipsed...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, gothic, light,
Form: Free verse
Today Class
Educational systematic analysis idiocy, cogs to craft humans into mice chasing cheese. Stand sit raise hand or don’t speak, and we decide your level of stupidity. Shake your head as I curl thy lips, you were crafted in the same...Read the rest...
Categories: gothic, america, change, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse



In The Garden
If you look You will find me Here in the garden ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, garden, gothic, grave,
Form: Free verse
Crimson Bouquet
In spectral glow moon's pallor, country home towered ominously, fortress bearing silent the tragedy, ensnared within its stone. Her footfalls echoed in the hollow foyer, mournful dirge in the cathedral of loss, mirth of yesteryears drifting through grief shrouded chambers. In the...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, grief, horror,
Form: Free verse
Looking Glass of Dreams
I use philosophical musings, My key maker is reverie, A few attempts may be needed, Alignment may not occur each time. Upon success, the door opens, A mirror stands there, devoid of reflection, Then a ripple, whatever part of you hidden, Manifests. It...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Crow Fights The Raven
Beneath the pall of an eldritch moon, ...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, bird, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Siren Sing For Me
Too many sailors who have lived to tell, Her siren song permeates, day by day it fell. Luring in ships to crash, break, splinter on cliffs, She masters ethereal crescendos, opera riffs. Each day leads boats astray, the reel of the sea witch, Nay terror, her...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
Journey Of A Heroine
My journey of blood Sword of viscera and steel ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, horror, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Sensitive Behavior
Last night together baby, pains my core. One two three four, one two three four. La la la la la, la life is gonna stop. La la la la la, la husk is gonna rot. Festering in my basement,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, gothic, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Calls My Name
The orb calls to me, beckons breast beat, blood in veins permeates, face red with heat, as I asphyxiate, am dominated, reach climax. Each time lustful, more powerful, sensual. I crave this fix, my only reason to exist, addicted to...Read the rest...
Categories: gothic, addiction, cute love, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Mistress, the Moon
From mine chamber, breathless and perspiring upon the bed, I spy you there, out my window, looming overhead. Your gaze, a silent arbiter in the night, I cloak my naked shame, to veil my plight. Reigning atop her...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, dark, fantasy, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Thousand Ravens
A twilight's passing thought of your mysterious powers, in my lonely watch hours, as a thousand Ravens in whispered flight, their ebony eyes reflected in the moonlight. Your poetry, your solemn soul, my legendary prince, Westminster's ancient gates cannot contain- you...Read the rest...
Categories: gothic, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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