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Anger Poems | Examples of Anger Poetry

Anger Poems - Examples of all types of anger 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 anger.
Premium Member Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication is a powerful approach with a gentle voice To communication with empathy, understanding, a compassionate choice It is a framework for expressing ourselves honestly While actively listening to the needs of others openly It encourages...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, community, emotions, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Twenty Minutes
Twenty minutes For my everything to refine Because my existence intensifies to intolerable And it would be easier to die Fifteen minutes I devised a plan, I’m ready to proceed I’m aware that if I carry on this deed Then I’ll never...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, addiction, anger, anxiety,
Form: Elegiac Lyric



A Dance with Death, A Plaguing Curse
{"You’re alive, The dagger hadn’t slashed you deep enough, to coalesce with your veins and say Goodbye to the world that wasn’t created to be for your amusement and pursuit. My parents would repeat over and...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, addiction, anger,
Form: Free verse


Just Stop
Just stop calling your voice is a chain around my throat. Just forget me erase me, let me disappear. Just stop putting effort in it’s not saving me, it’s smothering me. Just give up on me your hope is a weight I...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, betrayal, break up,
Form: Free verse
Screaming Through The Echoes
Screaming through the echoes In this empty chamber Somehow, I managed to fool them all I can't The last one picked and finished last I'm sorry I thought that I knew how to I don't How can I keep going on? I have to Trying...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, anxiety, depression, motivation,
Form: Free verse



Grief Compartments
You know that monitor that confirms the diagnosis of cardiac asystole, which is lack of electrical activity in the heart That's what your absence at first caused me to be I didn't know there was a name...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, grief, sister,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Turning Somewhere Else
That cold sparkle of despicable antipathy, which never waned and was held inside secretly, didn't start any true affection or desire in me: on death's final breath it'll still agonize me! Turning somewhere else is seeking vengeance, from somebody...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, anxiety, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Promise Land
I don't understand, This reflection I command. Nothing goes as planned, I watch my hopes disband. Disappointed again and again, Doing the best I can. I don't understand, Unconditional demands, The grand scheme at hand. I'm a Tired rubber band, Ready to snap if I...Read the rest...
Categories: america, anger, i am,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member The Route
Right now I’ve still got all this fight in me, even as I wage war with bulletproof; I’m ready sucker punch for the knockout; Enemies try but just fall short daily, hardwired sarcasm explodes with a poof; This was never...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, emotions, feelings,
Form: Curtal Sonnet
Do You Know What To Do?
Do you know what to do Can you stay true When your life’s falling apart And yet I try to open my heart Wishes are fading I always seem to be waiting And even after ranting Do I know what to do? Does...Read the rest...
Categories: 9th grade, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Where do i belong?
The weight of lives, lost and saved, presses on my soul. I’ve traded death for death, a grim currency that buys no peace. The battlefield is a cruel stage, where the hero and the villain...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, angst, emotions, imagery,
Form: Free verse
The Finish Line
I’m on my knees, hands clasped together under my chin. He’s standing above me, looking down to meet my gaze. The look of concern washing over him. We’re so close you can almost see the heat from...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, christian, depression, emotions,
Form: Free verse
The Lights
I am going to see the lights. The glow of the city will make a perfect backdrop to the painting I am envisioning. Far enough away to see the twinkle of headlights and the shine of skyscrapers,...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, depression, emotions, mental
Form: Free verse
Ghosts
Fear no ghosts, nor demons in the night, Nor werewolves, or shadowy spirits of light. It's men I fear, whose hatred knows no end, Whose rage and prejudice no bounds defend. Fear not for rakshasas or witches of the...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, angst, anxiety, art,
Form: Rhyme
The Worthless Daughter
{"What’s a daughter? What is a daughter’s worth when a man has a son? Absolutely nothing. That’s what it is. I must admit that I grieve and envy to be anything like the son that...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, addiction, anger, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Anger Poems

Definition | What is Anger in Poetry?


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