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Grief Poems | Examples of Grief Poetry

Grief Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about grieving. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for grief.
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: grief, betrayal, dark, death, fear,
Form: Prose



Premium Member Soul Eater
Soul Eater The concept of the soul was intangible and distant. Faith and belief all that gave it substance, weak and watery as it was. Until that wretched day… ...Read the rest...
Categories: baby, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Maybe
Maybe If you knew how much you meant to me, Maybe if you knew how much I loved you, Maybe if you knew how much of an impact you made on my life, Maybe if...Read the rest...
Categories: death, deep, grief,
Form: Free verse
Seven hundred and Ten
Seven hundred and ten days ago, but it seems like just yesterday because shock from that days grip is only now, starting to let go. I have been in slow motion since the words of...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, beautiful, grief, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member If Only You Knew
If only, if only, if only you knew The measure of affection felt for you. Your potential great, so much more to do, Then you concluded your time was through. If only you knew how much time you spent In...Read the rest...
Categories: grief,
Form: Rhyme



is it real?
i was never her favorite. what if she despises me and she believes i’m just another person who will go away and she’ll never see again, who she never loved even though i love her? and it hurts...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, 8th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Elegy of the Night
In the quiet depth of our shared despair, You vanished into the cool night air. My soul cried out, in the stillness, for thee, Yearning for the comfort only you could guarantee....Read the rest...
Categories: grief, anxiety, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member No Such Magic
My tendency to slip into the dark- a matter you have now begun to press. In realms of time and pain, I ache no less; you undervalue still, its lasting mark. So see...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, angst, care, dark, forgiveness,
Form: Italian Sonnet
An elegy to Mr and Miss Puffy
Miss Puffy when you died ,dead did I feel Left my mind dazed with a hole in my heart You had heart problems It felt so unreal Wanted to die that day my poor sweetheart Mr Puffy your death...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grief,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Of Mice and Men
I am a mouse, catatonic with fear; just trying to stay still and silent, to survive. Batted about by an indifferent cat; for him a lazy afternoon, for me an aching lifetime. It has no idea of the torture it inflicts; no...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Agoraphobia
I wish to seek help But I'm running out of time Redemption is late...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, age, anxiety, conflict, confusion,
Form: Haiku
Grief
Grief holds me in bed Beats me down Destroys my mind I can't bring myself to face it....Read the rest...
Categories: grief, bereavement, cry, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
Second Skin
I keep stepping outside myself This deviation necessary I always wanted to be someone else I'm growing a second skin Still me underneath but I've been cloaked in rage and grief These scales are heavy But I'll carry them The world weighed...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grief,
Form: Free verse
till death does us part
I suppose we all have a lengthened life, some alone, some kind, some hard fought, some short, and some long And we all deal with death in a different way, some deal with it by not caring, some by showing how they crumble, some...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, 8th grade, absence, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
DON'T CRY ANY TEARS AROUND ME
DON'T CRY ANY TEARS AROUND ME Don't cry no tears around me As I passed away and now I'm finally free You won't see me anymore But this soul of mine will always soar So please don't cry any tears...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, death, emotions, father son,
Form: Rhyme

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Book: Shattered Sighs