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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.
Journey Of A Heroine
My journey of blood Sword of viscera and steel ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, horror, metaphor,
Form: Haiku



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: betrayal, dark, death, fear,
Form: Prose
Premium Member recycled reflections
crawling words slithering waiting for something questions without answers in the zone of twilight rerror Oh No! erring inhumanly gaslighting becoming gas volcanic eruption savage rays in the breezy trees insanely iconic epic hunt beyond reason a dangerous game a masked requiem for a virulent era a robotic rumination fleeing... raging rubble deliverance...? ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, society, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Sensitive Behavior
Last 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,...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, gothic, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Calls My Name
The orb calls to me, beckons breast beat, blood in veins permeates, face red with heat, as I asphyxiate, am dominated, reach climax. Each time lustful, more powerful, sensual. I crave this fix, my only reason to exist, addicted to...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, cute love, dark,
Form: Free verse



The urge to fall
I want to disappear into oblivion Into an abyss so deep, I forget my own name I wish to fall so far, I no longer know how to speak When I open my mouth, no words will...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, depression,
Form: Free verse
Nothing left to give
The world is burning And there is nothing that I can do to make it stop I have no money So I share posts in hopes of someone else having money I have such little hope So I share posts...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, angst, corruption, dark,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Future Shock
Reliving every moment since it started, the good, the bad, the downright pitiful mistakes made by yours truly, wiser with age through the journey of discovery. Sadly, the other bearing the brunt of it, no one is to blame if...Read the rest...
Categories: city, dark, humanity, political,
Form: Free verse
I'm Trapped
I'm trapped inside a maze that's my own head I don't know if I'd rather find a way out or be dead Twists and turns, memories that burn Burn the perfect picture of someone I thought I knew I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
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: dark, death, depression, grave,
Form: Free verse
You All Hold The Key
In this cell is where it all grows The fear The hope The lost The dream The success The grace The signature The fall The race The plan It all grows here Inside you Inside me Inside us The balance shifts The weight heavy The cross awaits Time the judgement In this place We are...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, anxiety, courage, dark,
Form: Free verse
Consuming Fire
Licking my wounds. Recovering from the pain. Is it supposed to feel this way? Empty, cold, and dejected. Ashamed of not enjoying it. Radiating heat filling me up from my pelvic floor. Somehow, I am wanting more. More of the pain without it there’s no...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, body, dark, drug,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Bad News, Morose News
It’s like being hit by a meteor Where there’s no tomorrow It is like doomsday, really Where everything is ugly And absolutely nothing is pretty I just received the bad news That my sister-in-law had died Suddenly and extemporaneously Without being sick tremendously I...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, death of
Form: Rhyme
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
Premium Member The Conversation of Sleep
I dreamt only of green alkanet. One by one, I'd see another, mutilate my view, talking in tongues of five, as they destroy the delicate balance, between this world and new. ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, dream, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Dark Poems

Definition | What is Dark in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs