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12th Grade Poems | Examples of 12th Grade Poetry

12th Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 12th grade 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 12th grade.
Was I Wrong?
I chose myself over her... Was i wrong? I wanted it to end, altogether... Was i wrong? There comes a sense of impending doom, sooner or later, For the better, we turned lovers to haters... Was i wrong? 'Was i wrong?' is...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, poems, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Ephemeral Heartache
How far must I go for love? How much of myself must I erase before I am worthy of staying? I love you more than I love myself. Is that enough? No. I'll be better. Skinnier, prettier, quieter, a reflection of what...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, black african
Form: Free verse



The Enemy Within
The unseen ache, the hollow feeling of being unseen. To loathe each fragment of yourself, a puzzle with no hands to mend it. Like shattered glass filled to the brim, spilling, cracking, never whole. Distraction is a bandage too thin, but the...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, black african
Form: Free verse

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The Hymn of a Forgotten Soul
They do not see me, only numbers, a mind wrapped in accolades, a vessel of knowledge, but never a soul. What I do beyond the classroom is dust in the wind, unnoticed, unworthy, a shadow cast by my own intellect. My mind, a magnet for...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, black african
Form: Free verse
The Power's Venom
Many sat on the thrones with gilded lies, Most of them spoke of honor, sure they wore disguise. And fed us rot in a clenched fists, they took the seat! Yet power bowed at greed’s own...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Behold, He is coming quickly
Lo, for Behold He is coming quickly; Faster than a New York's minute, It is in the twinkling of an eye; that Jesus Christ will return to rescue His children; right in the middle Of the cloudy sky. Both the...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose
Premium Member She Was in Charge of Everyone
She should be ashamed, he should be ashamed, they should be ashamed Nasari grew up hearing these daily chastises from her mother She knew that she also should be ashamed And yet she did not know the why...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Rats Probably Love it Down There
Rats probably live in Joe’s man cave I never clean it; I am not a slave I bet they have parties after midnight Scooping up all his debris, which is out of sight. Under his recliners are crackers and...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
A Love Surrendered To Him
Lord, You see my heart. You know it better than I do. You know the prayers I can't even put into words, The longings I don't fully understand, The love I feel but don't know where to...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, america, beautiful,
Form: Romanticism
Treehouse
In the great Old Grove forests Perry, Sayva, Diamond, and Jack Went out and built this tree house A fine little tree house It had a ladder, it had a few windows It had a little garden they built The garden...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
A view from a high place
On a pink cloud Smoking a watermelon cigar Fields of skateboard wood and rainbow flowers Children digging blue holes in purple sand Skeletons carving bone into dust Sun like a sweetened lemon Sky like orange wax melting on a sheet of...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Go with nature
Is nature an incredible and intelligent teacher?, ...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Response to Loan Request
Have you looked at the purple house down by the bay? It is the one with green shutters, a shabby gray. A terrific value, says that realtor, Mrs. Dray. She would know and she always has her say. Okay,...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Pouring love
Life was gentle, there was beauty everywhere, in every moment, Yet my heart was unfulfilled. In a world of vast contrasts between good and bad, I pondered on the notion of love. My beloved, where are you? I often...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Pouring love
Life was gentle, there was beauty everywhere, in every moment, Yet my heart was unfulfilled. In a world of vast contrasts between good and bad, I pondered on the notion of love. My beloved, where are you? I often...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry