Scary Poems - Examples of all types of scary poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Beatrix Macabre Is a Poetess BecauseMuttered the gothic maiden tattered blue dress hand out,
lachrymose tea pours in yes my dear there are no dark poets left,
they all died off now whose the best do throw some in to test?
Tee...
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Categories:
scary, career, character, dark, devotion,
Form: Bio
Too Close To The EdgeThe 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...
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Categories:
scary, dark, extended metaphor, gothic,
Form: Bio
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...
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Categories:
scary, crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
Birth of the Word WitchWhat say you naive with all your poultice,
foolish fervor to your reverie!?”
“Mark me damned...
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Categories:
scary, dark, death, evil, gothic,
Form: Free verse
Acts of Horror Gets HorrorEyeless it manifested from the depths of the abyssal darkness of the woods.
Hide reflective more muscle almost fleshless ribbon peeled back skull necklace.
Limbs contort and pop grotesque as it moves closer permeated hiss from its...
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Categories:
scary, dark, death, dog, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
Queen Of Madness Act 1Alice 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,...
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Categories:
scary, dark, gothic, horror, memory,
Form: Prose
Sensitive BehaviorLast 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,...
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Categories:
scary, body, dark, death, deep,
Form: Free verse
Devious MediaThe spin, for control.
Manipulation of truth,
intent to divide!...
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Categories:
betrayal, evil, scary,
Form: Senryu
Dazzling Sunrise, Come QuicklyIf this increasing darkness conveys a fear not chided,
as ghostly shadows conspicuously confer mystery:
do I hide or firmly resist being threatened
by their miserable aspect of susceptibility?
Anxiety builds fret inside first slowly, then rapidly?
I squeeze and...
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Categories:
scary, anxiety, dream, emotions, romance,
Form: Rhyme
1st Camp Out
Winding up the sheet,
I just Couldn't sleep!
Dragged the sheet outside,
Beside the mud puddle,
...
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Categories:
scary, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
Shakes and twistShaking like soda
It plunges my heart with claws
Assaults with its fist...
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Categories:
scary, anxiety, death, fear, mental
Form: Haiku
Schizophrenic Portrait
Categories:
analogy, scary, sick,
Form: Free verse
Value for LifeWhen law and order broke down on the street,
And people run riotous, with no retreat,
Looting and destroying city's core,
Youth, in their recklessness, yearn for war.
But only those who've witnessed war's cruel face,
Can truly cherish peace...
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Categories:
death, scary, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Cold
It's been a long time since a smile graced this face, the voices say, 'The pain will go away.'
Wearing a mask to cover the decay, the voices say, 'Embrace the pain.'
Been strong for so long...
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Categories:
dark, sad, scary, voice,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
caregiving, crazy, feelings, scary,
Form: Haiku
Specific Types of Scary Poems
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