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Angst Poems | Examples of Angst Poetry

Angst Poems - Examples of all types of angst 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 angst.
Tunnel Vision
I want to rip my face off. I pinch and poke in hopes of leaving a clean flattened surface. I long for my skin to smooth out. I assure myself I am aware of what...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, anger, angst, cry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member pointless
pointless here…there…everywhere for the birds the short straw of the scarecrow b r a i n ...Read the rest...
Categories: angst,
Form: Concrete
London today
Into the lead spin broken bottles and knives conquer looted by electric sparks that bring you back to life victimless crimes over the once warren where rabbits roamed we go shoplifting in London so fare The Police turn a blind eye Its...Read the rest...
Categories: angst,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Incarnate
In me, now is an insatiable thirst, I know well that I have lost my track. I have gone astray from my God, all goodness incarnate. Searching Him, lonely and longingly I stray, To place Him not in...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, god, longing,
Form: Free verse
Nature's Flower Runs Through My Fears
Nature's flower runs through my fears, Her old seasons there interceding On the silver gray blunt of the shears, Where the stem—sharpened by night—is keeping For the day's rain starving in the clouds; This time, it needs your weeping. When coming...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, flower, introspection, loneliness,
Form: Terza Rima



Electoral Apathy
A Petrchan sonnet) The. Dems or ‘cons two sides of the same bit Vote I would never do. A waste of time I have better things to do‘on my dime Both parties suck ass and they stink like Seesaw...Read the rest...
Categories: america, anger, angst, political,
Form: Sonnet
Baby bird
On the drive to work as the sun beams for Me My mind and core still always reeling Can't comprehend the depth of feeling As you helped to ease and fix A heart that had...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, anxiety, bereavement, best
Form: Bio
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper Writer of these words, a former Lower Providence inhabitant, who dwelled within darkest depths of Dante Alighieri's inferno for most of his outlandish, impish, and devilish growing up years witnessed microscopic scrimmage, where spermatozoan with most forcefulness muscled...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, 12th grade, abuse, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When Silence Speaks
Amidst cruelty, bigotry, and hate, silence amplifies a crocodile tear. The sound of silence can influence fate; it speaks loudest in the presence of fear. You observe a drunk abusing his wife, sizing you up; he glares as you pass...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, angst, anxiety, fear,
Form: Sonnet
MENACE OF POLLUTION
Rivers, where once live thrived Now drowned in plastic, existence deprived. Fish, once free, now mere refugees Their homes desecrated, turned into time bombs. The trees are choking gasping for breathe Once vibrant and charming, now sealed in hate No...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Devil Inside
Sometimes I feel the devil rising ...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, anxiety, conflict, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Apathy
I wrap my fingers around the pen which has lain dormant collecting dust for months on end feeling as if I'm lifting a fifty pound weight straining not just my joints but my brain, its neurons refusing to fire like the...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, depression, image, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
a barron coast
looking into the horizon I see things as they once were all drawn in sharp colors and defined lines now fading as time travels from one point to the next I see all in my dusty history images tattered and bled...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, allusion, angst, creation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Government Killed My Dog
This is basically the update regarding the toxins and my dog. She was a happy girl, by my side 24 hours a day for 10 and half years We walked every day, inspiring many of my...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, death, dog,
Form: Narrative
A Mother’s Guide to the Perfect Performance of Parenting
It wasn’t the life she wanted. This life drained the light from her eyes, Turning them to deep gray circles, Her voice lost its tone, She lost herself. Mothering was not a part of the plan. She was supposed to get...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, mom, mother, mother
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Angst Poems

Definition | What is Angst in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs