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
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Tunnel VisionI 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...
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Categories:
addiction, anger, angst, cry,
Form: Free verse
pointlesspointless
here…there…everywhere
for the birds
the short straw
of the scarecrow
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Categories:
angst,
Form: Concrete
London todayInto 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...
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Categories:
angst,
Form: Free verse
IncarnateIn 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...
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Categories:
angst, god, longing,
Form: Free verse
Nature's Flower Runs Through My FearsNature'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...
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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...
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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...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, bereavement, best
Form: Bio
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooperMein 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...
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Categories:
angst, 12th grade, abuse, adventure,
Form: Free verse
When Silence SpeaksAmidst 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...
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Categories:
anger, angst, anxiety, fear,
Form: Sonnet
MENACE OF POLLUTIONRivers, 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...
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Categories:
angst, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Devil Inside
Categories:
angst, anxiety, conflict, hope,
Form: Rhyme
ApathyI 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...
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Categories:
angst, depression, image, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
a barron coastlooking 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...
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Categories:
allegory, allusion, angst, creation,
Form: Free verse
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...
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Categories:
angst, death, dog,
Form: Narrative
A Mother’s Guide to the Perfect Performance of ParentingIt 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...
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Categories:
angst, mom, mother, mother
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Angst Poems
Definition | What is Angst in Poetry?
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