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Suicide Poems | Examples of Suicide Poetry

Suicide Poems - Examples of all types of suicide 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 suicide.
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: suicide, dark, gothic, grief, horror,
Form: Free verse



If only you knew
On the eve of that somber, stormy night, I began to see strings of spring swirling soundlessly along the thread-thin blade of this culinary cutlery. Why does gravity lay on thick in this silver steel accessory? If only you...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, anger, angst, dark, deep,
Form: Free verse
If only you knew
Written for the poetry contest "If only you knew" Sponsor: Silent One This poem is inspired from the song “liability” by Lorde. sat down with my brother the other day asked him if my smile screamed heart ache he...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, angst, cry, dance, death,
Form: Free verse
Dark fight
Demon hauls Silent Loud screams Unheard screams Echoes of a silent dark room My demons Lark Inside my dark mind Trapped in my sanity Piercing screams Seeking refuge Refuge from my fears These demons Never let it rest I'm loosing Loosing it all Already evident From these aching...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, dark, death, depression, grave,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In The Waiting Room
Let me introduce myself My name is suicide I live in the shadows Just at the back of your mind You’ll probably never meet me Sometimes I'm on posters Usually in your doctor’s waiting room You may glance at me Put me to...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, dark, suicide,
Form: Free verse



the day i woke up from my suicide
it was cold, yet hot, a fever. i am surprised, as though I didn't fill myself with poison just the night before. my arm is taped down, attached to an iv, four pouches of medication seep into my veins it burns, yet any...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, mental health, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When silence speaks
Somber clouds form - rain spits.  His mother clenches freshly laid soil, screaming his name. Three crows glare. His daughters, shivering, hold each other, their gaunt eyes, still sore from shock. Now there are no words, there is no explanation. His...Read the rest...
Categories: death, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Portal - part 2
NOTE: Please read part 1 so this makes more sense As soon as her words enter my brain I feel the force of a million gees pressing against my body, but only for a nanosecond, then...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, suicide,
Form: Haibun
KALI MAA: THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU SCREAM
I swear to tell you the truth Nothing but the truth But your heart is so feeble And your spirit so brittle A whiff of it will make you syncope A little tyrant I am glad...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, allegory, allusion, dark, emotions,
Form: Free verse
suicide in slow motion
I see the slope im sliding down slowly losing a grip on the rails because down there lay delusions unrest temptations to just give in, pandoras showing her hand but theres one card she hasnt played, and its just so obvious...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, anxiety, dark, drug, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Portal - part 1
Today, this black oak forest will become my grave. A crow caws in the distance, but I swear it is calling my name. I have never believed in omens or curses but perhaps there are...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, suicide,
Form: Haibun
The Wren
Lonely lies to myself A string of hope Clung to, hung to Like the rope I'll use When the time it comes A soaring, sweet release But for now, My only release Is this pen....Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, bird, death, depression, grief,
Form: Free verse
How much is a human life worth?
How much is a human life worth? How much is a human life worth? My one is zero pounds, zero pence I called with my smartphone to … … to a university department of psychology A professor replied in a...Read the rest...
Categories: life, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Why?
Why? Why? Why kill psychologists in my life? Why? They don’t see my sufferings and my life. They are just killing me. A long time ago I haven’t own a life. I haven’t lived. They just follow me from workplace to...Read the rest...
Categories: life, love, solitude, suicide,
Form: Free verse
I will commit suicide
I will commit suicide I will commit suicide I can’t live Someone wants kill me I don’t need this life English psychology… English psychology… Destroyed my life Why? I don’t know Am I a human? Or an animal? Hmm. I am suffering. A lot, a lot of...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, life, love, mental illness,
Form: Free verse

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