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Crime Poems - Poems about Crime
Crime Poems - Examples of all types of poems about crime to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read
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Crime
Dummy tries to rob gun store outnumbered...
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Norman Crocker
Categories:
crime,
america, crazy,
Form:
Senryu
Jumping Jill
Jumping Jill she just loved to jump From when she woke until bedtime. She was afraid that she’d get plump If she did not jump through daytime. Once Jumping Jill did jumping jacks, She hit and broke Ma’s precious chime. Ma...
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Ryan Gayagay
Categories:
crime,
2nd grade, children, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
To Ask
It’s simple, this reaching— an open hand daring beyond itself, letting go of what it grips, not knowing if it will be caught. And if the touch is met by air, there’s no shame; only the quiet bravery of extending...
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Ramon Riveraalmena
Categories:
crime,
9th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Greed
Greedy, bitter, jealous, and lustful women with free range Unfortunately the masks are off; they will be treated estrange, Impersonating many people with prideful alter ego capacity Self absorbing made them all grin and behave with audacity, The investigation...
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Monulita Boey
Categories:
crime,
america, life,
Form:
Free verse
Trailer Park
After work at Google, I sat with the guys I said we were elite, enlightened and wise We had to censor those in this benighted nation Who spread disruptive disinformation. A Venture Cap named Hank said this isn't fair He...
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Gideon Oknin
Categories:
crime,
america, culture, discrimination, humor,
Form:
Lyric
When wearing white becomes a crime
I’ve missed out on pub table conversations the shocked laughter and gasps The feeling of validation that they seem to get from confessing and every time I feel ashamed and childish you stare back at me. Hurt. How they...
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Harry Clarke
Categories:
crime,
youth,
Form:
Free verse
Mafia Ghost of the Gargano crime family controls corruption from an empty grave
Deadly greed allows mafia leaders to fake their deaths and impersonate my deceased father born 1942 why old disagreement’s unfinished bribes payoffs bleeding the life out of fallen officers sigh for the giving pray for...
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Categories:
crime,
angel, anti bullying,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The Omen Road
I rode my bike down Omen Road, Knew they'd be after me, I'd reap what I sowed. Crossed into Jersey, saw a dead bird ahead— I prefer voices, I get symbols instead In...
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©
Gem Stone
Categories:
crime,
anxiety, bullying, evil,
Form:
Lyric
Gargano organized crime fund
I truly feel sorry for the Gargano crime family that your only means of support was through harming me embezzling racketeering my traumatic brain injury claim intimidating identity fraud impersonating me attempting to extort my...
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Categories:
crime,
anti bullying, beautiful, chicago,
Form:
Free verse
Chaos and Crime
uninspired… just tired of migrant chaos and crime… ~ think I’ll eat my cat ...
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©
Gershon Wolf
Categories:
crime,
cat, giggle, immigration, satire,
Form:
Senryu
NEW - Where is The Love Mamma - The Video
Synopsis: A powerful video, lyrics and music that sheds light on the devastating impact of poverty, illustrating how it fuels crime, gang violence, and psychological trauma in communities around the world. Innocent people, caught in the...
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©
Maria Williams
Categories:
crime,
anger, angst, conflict, poverty,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
A Convicted Felon
If you Google ‘a convicted felon’ You’ll find the name of a person Who’s rich, popular and flamboyant You’ll see his original mug shot Ladies and gentlemen, believe it or not As we speak, this felon is dying to be...
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©
Hebert Logerie
Categories:
crime,
america, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
Whisper of a wounded city
In the shadows of the city, where the Ganges flows, A silent cry rises, where justice seldom shows. The night was endless, heavy with despair, Yet the dawn holds a promise that now feels unfair. Where are the voices...
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©
Litan Dey
Categories:
crime,
death, sad, violence,
Form:
Rhyme
The Bloody Ladder
He was a success and on top of the world, But his triumph came at a great price, Had stepped on too many lives, Up the ladder to the top. He sat behind a big mahogany desk, And soon knew...
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©
David Moore
Categories:
crime,
career, conflict, corruption, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse
Gus, Trainer, of Puppets Mall Exodus I
In a mall that could only be described as a circus of chaos, Penney and Gus found themselves in an absurd game of cat and mouse. The air buzzed with a mixture of excitement and...
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©
Jude Herrick
Categories:
crime,
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
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