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Dark Poems | Examples of Dark Poetry

Dark Poems - Examples of all types of dark 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 dark.
Silence reigns supreme in my reich
Silence reigns supreme in my reich No don (except me) doth trumpet within the aborted barren reach of freedoms within expansive realm, I annexed courtesy manifest destiny, which peoples now inhabiting said jurisdiction circumscribed by following coordinates - Latitude: 40° 16' 22.20"...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, absence, abuse, addiction, anger,
Form: Free verse



YES
Wistfully, she vanished. "Yes" losing lover, he stood astonished. Her fragrance hover everywhere inside home. Solely to recover ~ He must roam, search, else banished she'll stay. Alone! Contest Name-Intro ''POI''-etry Poetry Contest Sponsored by-Hilo poet...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, depression, feelings, grief,
Form: Other
My Heart’s Garden
Crafts loves this is a mystery I see I didn’t know I suffer the same fate I too have a garden, mahogany Vines twist rocks onyx and alabaster Oaks and ember leaves in zeal flutter light Azure sky cast a...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, emotions, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dilemma
There’s so much more I need to write though fewer days and nights remain; and the more I worry and complain the less time I have to write – it’s a dilemma with no future and likely one I’ll never...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Boogeyman
Feet patter through the leaves of the oak wood Her breaths frantic blond hair bent back Stops swivels and pivots seeing all she could Body sways and she prays for air to catch Then she see it lurch,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, evil, gothic, horror,
Form: Rhyme



Just one more beer
Time passes slowly when the mind is clear But when the mind gets muddled, like mint in a jar, There never seems enough liquor by far And you tell yourself just one more beer To...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, dark, drink, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Marietta DeVille
To Be sung to Cruella DeVille song Marietta DeVil, cut snip Marietta DeVil, Marietta DeVil She wants nibble of meat, pregnant pulse vile to fill Just an itty bitty bite to kill Marietta, Marietta Bile swine and dine on...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, betrayal, character, confidence, dance,
Form: Lyric
I Am A POEtess Because
Horror started a dirge dark poets lurk but not gothic, Sick and don’t think I don’t know who started it, come knocking, I made a name fighting for poets on all poetry I am trending, Over here looks...Read the rest...
Categories: career, character, dark, devotion,
Form: Bio
Artist of Time
Burst of scarlet splash of ember Wingspan opens and the colors darken Flap as feathers fly into the air To drift as snow with little care Images flow with new scenes Baby blue azure never change Flock the swarm a vortex Flash...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Rose Tinted Windshields
Quicksand caught generation epoch, restless whirring of a drill in the dust. Zenith of color shifts saturation to none, black and white film on video cassette. Ensnared in a cage lowering to molten, hourglass is losing sand to run dry. Eyes...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, destiny, extended
Form: Free verse
Lilith, Finale Moon
Zenith swirls of black rose petals, burst into a flock of circling crows, descending ash and rain on my frozen form. Viscera and scarlet pools flash, feet running of a child, car screeching tires with broken glass. Piano motif grave into...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, change, dark, death,
Form: Bio
Too Close To The Edge
The world tilts into a crescendo, manifesting a lure of viral plague, pervasive and fangs virulent, sickening coquettish carnivorous creatures. Why bother with their musings, why care? A question that reminds me I am human, but am I? Do I appear as one...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, extended metaphor, gothic,
Form: Bio
Misses MadHatter
Drag blade into coliseum gates red, crimson armor and black carbon metal, adore my frame as a scarlet knight bred. Toothy grin, Cheshire eyes, test thy mettle. Burst petals onyx Shockwave from footfall rumbles It’s a massacre Titan comes through the open...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, gothic, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Family Reunion
Breast beat for her I doubt you fathom crude Understand thus gravitas of thy actions true This must entrust you knot the thread bear Bang thy drum roll knees follow you we share Needless pain inflicted as I stroked...Read the rest...
Categories: crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
Birth of the Word Witch
What say you naive with all your poultice, foolish fervor to your reverie!?” “Mark me damned...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, evil, gothic,
Form: Free verse

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