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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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Tripwire
She had been indoctrinated to believe her country was free But she hit the tripwires, had nowhere to flee She learned the hard way that what she'd been taught were lies from a regime that couldn't be fought. His...
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Gem Stone
Categories:
crime,
character, corruption, freedom, hate,
Form:
Lyric
Human to numbers
caught or accused; arrested handcuffed, fingerprinted, mugshot processed through, bunk or cot cell, cellmate(s), population will there be a bond or nah? anticipation for hearing: fearing postponed rescheduled new date appointed public defender no communication, no information questions about the charge(s) finally, court date...
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Monulita Boey
Categories:
crime,
abuse, dark, money, prison,
Form:
Free verse
Left and Right
See those two loners standing at the end of the bar? One with a scowl and a face full of scars? And the other much like him with a build just as slight? Not the one on the...
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Richard Myers
Categories:
crime,
evil, poetry,
Form:
Narrative
The Broken Compass
Written on March 3, 2025 By Gail Debole A man, an expert of scam, Possessed “gifts” birthed from his clan. With an IQ higher than most, Lived on funds scammed from his hosts. He possessed a charm most moms...
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Gail Debole
Categories:
crime,
betrayal, corruption, money,
Form:
Couplet
A Sleuth Who Thought Truth Too Uncouth
A sleuth who thought truth too uncouth Invented a villain named ‘Ruth’. Her crimes, though quite quaint, Compelled him to faint, Reviving his nerves with vermouth. ...
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Jerrold Prothero
Categories:
crime,
drink, funny, humor, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Family
Family Family is very important for our society to thrive. Stable families work best when common goals shared. Crimes, drugs and abuse can happen when dysfunction reigns. ...
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Oliver Mckeithan
Categories:
crime,
family,
Form:
Nonet
When Evil Hides Among Their Smiles
She whispered to me, "I hope you suffer well." God heard her words, and he smiled, for if suffering is what she wanted for me, her hopes would soon be smothered in hell. To give my best to those...
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Vickie Hurtt - Thayer
Categories:
crime,
child, courage, death, evil,
Form:
Rhyme
The Court Appearance
Can I testify?, Or would better be a lie. No love is shown for his repeated crime. Can I testify? The gallows lurk for Destiny's dark climb. Behold, the clock is running out of time. Can I testify?, Or would better be...
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Hilda Greenhough
Categories:
crime,
prison, truth,
Form:
Triolet
I AM INNOCENT
This family I was born in was assigned to destroyed my life I presently can't rent an apartment, be sheltered or work So many lies has been told to keep me from prospering Identity theft, fraud, forgery, false...
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Monulita Boey
Categories:
crime,
america, corruption, discrimination, innocence,
Form:
Free verse
Crime busting Houston police smoke out disjointed fur rats house
Crime busting Houston police smoke out disjointed fur rats house... formerly an abandoned Amazon warehouse went to pot with mold and magic mushrooms growing in every spot. All kinds of vermin stole into the damp dark environment of particular...
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Matthew Harris
Categories:
crime,
africa, america, animal, food,
Form:
Free verse
Favorite Crime
I tried to talk my way to you But you push me aside Like I was an unpaid speeding ticket you shoved away You race down highways You dash through towns No GPS was needed As you...
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Kade Krein
Categories:
crime,
abuse, betrayal, break up,
Form:
Free verse
Guilty as charged
A poet once said, Never trust blood with, traces of ink. Never trust the hand, that holds the pen. Poets? We’re Liars. Your Honour, I’m guilty, I know. My crime? Obsession. I have a problem, I admit. Everyone, does. How art thou so different from me? Obsession...
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Fathima Valliyangal
Categories:
crime,
angst, conflict, confusion, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
crime spree duo
The duo runs from the law and evades the police Their wild crime spree did not slow or cease Bank robberies gave them half million each Their next target is jewelry store at Redondo Beach...
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
crime,
10th grade, 4th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
poetry is not a crime
You surely can rhyme Heard this all the time Poetry is not a crime It could be sublime It makes not a dime Can be done in quick time Words that somehow rhyme Pop out from the grime Slither through the slime Some of...
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
crime,
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Monorhyme
rhyming
Poems don’t have to rhyme, free verse it isn’t a crime I can write what I please—don’t call the police. Must I play the game, rhyme and spill intimate things? Can I develop leitmotifs without rhyming riffs? I could...
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Anais Vionet
Categories:
crime,
abuse, encouraging, nonsense, poems,
Form:
Rhyme
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