Urban Poems - Examples of all types of urban 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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An Eye for Fly
hittin' the block top hat in thought with no laces to trip
i – the on the lookout guy
poppin' some spearmint off the smoky sauce
continue the hunt for any
of those Sunday driver / investor types
carrying...
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Categories:
hip hop, society, urban,
Form: Prose Poetry
Barter
shirt off. sun out. A soft Dixon
meets the first sheet of 700
spilling untrained on college ruled
there are orange
pink
& purple petals pole to pole. i do
not pretend to know their type
there are windmills dancing
and chime sounds...
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Categories:
urban,
Form: Prose
A Confession
Something eats away at him
buries the past, blurs the future
grabs the soul and won’t let go
But what is it, pray tell
...
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Categories:
dark, rose, truth, urban,
Form: Free verse
Showing me the universeArm-in-arm unspoken is the message received; neither of us is looking to disperse;
Standing parallel, hands held laced, with a kiss to yours averse
I'll look for days at a loss for simple ways to remember each...
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Categories:
urban, beautiful, for her, romantic,
Form: Monorhyme
Hallow echoIt's about to be the realist it's ever been
The gong is struck ringing the beginning of the end
All the want to succeed all the desire to win
Is being replaced by the final pretend
Whatever dream...
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Categories:
desire, fate, urban,
Form: Rhyme
drawbacksthere's something there, that draws me in,
like a mosquito to a flame.
my sorrow blooms, it swells away
so swiftly - keeping me at bay.
i glance back at the dark - see nothing.
if i approach, then...
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Categories:
urban, corruption, depression, meaningful, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Suburbswalking the suburbs
breath takes the smell of gardens
unlike the city center
living on suburbs
the stench of the city's smog
oft spoils the mood of dinner
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Categories:
adventure, good morning, urban,
Form: Sedoka
Upbeat Day AheadI hail each bronze, red, and blue coloured dawn,
as pulsing heart mould torch flame of bliss,
to gaze across some awestruck mint sprig lawn,
that golden birthright never goes amiss
Eye beam urban verve one duly...
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Categories:
urban, birth, blessing, celebration, cheer
Form: Quatrain
Urban eweUpon the hills, dry brush prevails,
Thriving still on winter rains, summer's tale.
Soon, the sun's embrace will come,
Kindling fears of an inferno, a fiery drum.
To mow this meadow, what's the best play?
A herd of goats and...
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Categories:
urban,
Form: Couplet
Jack 78
You know the difference of right and wrong
You know deep down, in that world you don’t belong
You really need to open your eyes
Coz where you’re heading ain’t no surprise
To the dizzy heights you have...
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Categories:
urban, community, conflict, destiny, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Jack 58
Surviving with little money
Life really isn’t funny
Raining even when it’s sunny
Don’t wanna run this rat race
No chance of keeping up pace
Falling on my flat face
But this is my turf
Like nowhere on earth
This is MY place
To...
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Categories:
urban, community, conflict, emotions, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Lonely cab First DraftSitting in the passive seat
No one cares to even greet
Delicious kisses
Holding her hand
Having the best time
I never had
In the back of my cab
Memories never made
Coward in the driver's seat
Driving nowhere
Sometimes I wait
They sit and stare
Always...
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Categories:
urban, car, city, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse
LONELINESSLONELINESS
FOR THE LONE ONE ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF
WINDS HUSTLES TO GET HIS DIVIDING ATTENTION
DELVING ON HIS DEEPER MEMORIES
REMEMBERING HER ON THE COLD HARSH NIGHT
DARK CLOUDS HOVERS AROUND HIM
TO ENHANCE HIS MISERY
PERILIOUS CLIFF DID...
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Categories:
urban, 11th grade, allusion, angst,
Form: Tritina
Dark Grey TorrentA hectic stare across the cliff,
grabs my prying mindfulness.
but yet I hanker after urban fare,
such ruptured loyalty alas,
has a solid grip as I inhale,
the rampant toxic seaweed odor,
for which release a bland choice,
as bulging...
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Categories:
urban, change, city, deep, environment,
Form: Free verse
Shadow ManA shadow falls across
the path he’s yet to walk;
like the one that follows;
torments, bedevils, then
all the lightness swallows.
A shadow falls across
his thoughts each day he wakes;
ebbed by evening’s booze,
which blow by blow spawns an
ever darkening...
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Categories:
urban, mental health, poverty, society,
Form: Monchielle Stanza
Specific Types of Urban Poems
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