Identity Poems | Examples of Identity Poetry

A fragment of glass in the iron, can't you see it? It's here! Almost heart shaped enough, to alter one's perception, as the beats depart, only to reappear. ...Read the rest...

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...

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...

The Founders' fear of tyranny informed their choice of polity. They chose a form of government, founded on the people’s power. They acknowledged the hand of God, in battles fought and victories won. And knew the nation’s future state, depended on...Read the rest...

Hey, Self Hey self, I called your number I was hoping you’d pick up But I had no luck You sent me right to voicemail It's been awhile I wanted to hear your voice Raw, messy Wavering and raspy Hey self, I scanned...Read the rest...

Ice touching the ends of my hair. I guess I am no longer going anywhere. I thought that this would be a fresh start. A new beginning. A start of something new. But the clouds have followed me all the way through. DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! My arms...Read the rest...

For everything real, there's a synthetic That has the same feel, compare them forget it All samples are sealed, prepared and perfected To travel the field, Paripatetic...Read the rest...

(Aniyah Smith's "Healing" had to be replied.) She said, "Write me a poem instead." I complied and I wrote of matters of the mind and of the heart; Of the love that I gave to all that I...Read the rest...

Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me I'm a fool In the night I'm a little cool Maybe I'll fight But you know how it is In this lonely biz Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me The sky is...Read the rest...

I'm coming as storm shadowing your grief, The atmosphere bursting where you need me; We're in the middle of the push of rain That is streaked between inches of our pain. A whirring draft of the glass on our...Read the rest...

Sun. sun. sun. Shining brighter than the moon The very thing I have always hidden behind always longing to be as, bright as, shone as, loved as, longed for and exposed I let him touch me a...Read the rest...

The peasants english Classy ya classless dou-gee Border leaks appetitè¹ ___________ NOTES: 1. French so it may be misspelled or improper emphasis (see symbol: " è "). They're known periodically to trash their language so . . . better...Read the rest...

You are the person of virtuous devotion The world has beaten you down and taken what you love Yet you never slayed by your emotion You took pity on those like you and with your wings showed...Read the rest...

Sozinho no mar alheio, Numa modesta canoa a remar, A dar volta ao mundo inteiro À procura de uma terra para ficar, No meio de tempestades, Ondas e abanões, Tive tantas dificuldades, Porém não cai por meros trovões, Mas no fim...Read the rest...

I Wonder How much time Has passed since I Decided to grow...Read the rest...