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Suicide Poems | Examples of Suicide Poetry

Suicide Poems - Examples of all types of suicide 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 suicide.
Premium Member When silence speaks
Somber clouds form - rain spits.  His mother clenches freshly laid soil, screaming his name. Three crows glare. His daughters, shivering, hold each other, their gaunt eyes, still sore from shock. Now there are no words, there is no explanation. His...Read the rest...
Categories: death, suicide,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Portal - part 2
NOTE: Please read part 1 so this makes more sense As soon as her words enter my brain I feel the force of a million gees pressing against my body, but only for a nanosecond, then...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, suicide,
Form: Haibun
KALI MAA: THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU SCREAM
I swear to tell you the truth Nothing but the truth But your heart is so feeble And your spirit so brittle A whiff of it will make you syncope A little tyrant I am glad...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, allegory, allusion, dark, emotions,
Form: Free verse
suicide in slow motion
I see the slope im sliding down slowly losing a grip on the rails because down there lay delusions unrest temptations to just give in, pandoras showing her hand but theres one card she hasnt played, and its just so obvious...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, anxiety, dark, drug, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Portal - part 1
Today, this black oak forest will become my grave. A crow caws in the distance, but I swear it is calling my name. I have never believed in omens or curses but perhaps there are...Read the rest...
Categories: fantasy, suicide,
Form: Haibun



The Wren
Lonely lies to myself A string of hope Clung to, hung to Like the rope I'll use When the time it comes A soaring, sweet release But for now, My only release Is this pen....Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, bird, death, depression, grief,
Form: Free verse
How much is a human life worth?
How much is a human life worth? How much is a human life worth? My one is zero pounds, zero pence I called with my smartphone to … … to a university department of psychology A professor replied in a...Read the rest...
Categories: life, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Why?
Why? Why? Why kill psychologists in my life? Why? They don’t see my sufferings and my life. They are just killing me. A long time ago I haven’t own a life. I haven’t lived. They just follow me from workplace to...Read the rest...
Categories: life, love, solitude, suicide,
Form: Free verse
I will commit suicide
I will commit suicide I will commit suicide I can’t live Someone wants kill me I don’t need this life English psychology… English psychology… Destroyed my life Why? I don’t know Am I a human? Or an animal? Hmm. I am suffering. A lot, a lot of...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, life, love, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Too Late
Far from this place, Where peace escapes, He ran, lost in the race, No one cared for his fate. Death's beckoning touch, Drew him near, His grave, a sanctuary, Where mercy did appear. All he had, a distant memory, A broken story, filled with...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, depression, goodbye, grave, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
I am you, you are me
In the shadows deep, where demons roam, A voice whispers, echoing in the dome. "No matter what logic dictates, I'm here to say, I am you, you are me, together we. In the darkest recesses of your mind, I dwell,...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, abuse, anger, feelings, i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Incarnate
Boyhood days of bees, butterflies and songs, The protective range of my mother’s voice, A sweet, happy place where a boy belongs. A conch shell, a snow-white beach, and a choice. “Leave it”, she said, “this seashell’s...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, drug, mother, murder, sea,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member The Death of Love
All she wanted was love, but he forgot the dreamy days of yore. Gone were those sweet caresses, Gone were the walks hand in hand, Gone was any passionate lovemaking. All sentiment evaporated into bank accounts, and soon he found others...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, lost love, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What You Said
What you said Vs1 My hands are shaking I light another cigarette My heart is breaking I wish i could forget What you said to me What you did to me What you mean to me Oh oh what you mean to me Vs2 My eyes...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, angst, betrayal, suicide,
Form: Lyric
Despondency
A lady in a Victorian dress, Next to an old printing press. Within a gloomy writing lair, Falling down the abyss of despair. I can see the tempest in her heart, It’s like a wild museum of art. She is a...Read the rest...
Categories: suicide, anxiety, depression, sad, solitude,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Suicide Poems

Definition | What is Suicide in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs