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Murder Poems | Examples of Murder Poetry

Murder Poems - Examples of all types of murder 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 murder.
Crow Fights The Raven
Beneath the pall of an eldritch moon, ...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, betrayal, bird, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse



Tears in Gaza
The wives wail for their fallen husbands' embrace, The children's tears fall on their mothers' lifeless face, Men beg for mercy from soldiers in the fray, I weep, powerless to save them from this dismay. Displaced and far from...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, faith, freedom, grief, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Rose Red Pyre Black Petals
Visceral incantation from onyx velvet lips, moan, groan, to twist my bits as a witch. Salem pyre ancient oak standing the edifice, wrist shackled chains gather round vile cultist. Breast bang dolorous dirge ignition of limbs, Rictus permeated rancor give...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, horror, murder,
Form: Free verse
The Weight of Time
I feel the weight of time Pressing down on my neck I thought the weight of stress would dissipate with time but the frosting no longer tastes better than the cake. How could the snow no longer look the same? Santa nothing but...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, betrayal, dark, death, fear,
Form: Prose
Can't rebuild
In my sense of dwarfish I sought to fill the hole in Myself with plain grass and cow dung But know I see that the kinly love I wish to carry and craddle Is locked behind a curtain...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, anti bullying, bullying, cry,
Form: Ninette



As My Body Rots
As I succumb to the wounds you've inflicted gasping for air, for life, eyes bloodshot, cheeks wet, Will you love me then? My cold, bloodied body will lay lifeless in your bed, my crimson seeping into the sheets. What will you...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, conflict, dark, heartbreak, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Front-Page Headline News
Categories: death, moving on, murder,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Murders and mysteries
It's a whodunit with mystery and suspense right up to the end...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, mystery,
Form: Senryu
Six Dogs
Six dogs die And one guy cries the dogs are not political Oh! My, My, Don’t you know? Deaths are always political Be it mosquitoes or a martyr Someone’s always there to take credit to call them pest or bravehearts to declare them something to...Read the rest...
Categories: murder, cry, death, dog, insect,
Form: Rhyme
Shepherd's Watch
A voice for the voiceless whose cry still unheard Alone in the womb but blessed by the Word Defending the helpless as murderers loom Divinity watching — a reckoning soon (The New Room: April, 2024) ...Read the rest...
Categories: abortion, birth, death, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 'Peaceful Campus Protests'
Shouts of ‘Only one solution – an Intifada Revolution’ at protests described as ‘peaceful’ by pundits expert at circumlocution...Read the rest...
Categories: hate, jewish, murder, peace,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Incarnate
Boyhood days of bees, butterflies and songs, The protective range of my mother’s voice, A sweet, happy place where a boy belongs. A conch shell, a snow-white beach, and a choice. “Leave it”, she said, “this seashell’s...Read the rest...
Categories: drug, mother, murder, sea,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member America's Decency's Gone
Where has America’s decency gone Long time passing All the folks who support Hamas would thrill to Auschwitz’ gassings Hamas rapes, burns and slaughters Jews ...Read the rest...
Categories: america, memory, motivation, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Trick Up Her Sleeve
Written by Gail DeBole on April 24, 2024 He ransacked the dumpster near the vacant campground Looking for small trinkets like a well-trained bloodhound. You know the story. His wife had to go. After her death, his assets would grow. He...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, death, murder,
Form: Couplet
Prior to the Afterlife
The ceiling sparkled; I saw the big dipper, then the little one. The painters needed a bigger tip for their creative execution. Without a warning to prepare, a requiem played. The symphony corned all aspects of a...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, farewell, murder, pain,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Murder Poems

Definition | What is Murder in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs