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Fear Poems | Examples of Fear Poetry

Fear Poems - Examples of all types of fear 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 fear.
In A New Season of Favor
In a new season of favor, we stand With open doors to our destined land It is time to bridge the mind-body gap Letting go to embrace the new field map. Transitioning into the unknown Where tabernacle and miracles are...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, anxiety, celebration, change, confusion,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Factory
As a child I was warned that if I looked at the light for too long it would send me blind and yet the stuttering flash and eerie blue light from an arc welder that crackled deep inside the factory would tempt...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, childhood, dream, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member As Cruelly As People React
Always control your temper, don't explode in fits of anger; not all appreciate kindness. There are a few good people and there are lots of bad ones with different moods and tones: there are those who worry less, all they do is...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, anger, anxiety, emotions, evil,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Brave Sam
At noon, Sam saw a masked man at his door Fear was in his eye, yet tried to ignore Trying to peep, heard- "I'm Death" "Have come to level your breath" Like a racecar, he ran. Rest is lore! ...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, courage, fear,
Form: Limerick
Shakes and twist
Shaking like soda It plunges my heart with claws Assaults with its fist...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, death, fear, mental
Form: Haiku



Harrowing Fig
I hold on the fig upon the tree, it cannot fall too far from it if I were to pull upon it, surely it will not stay in tranquility, as I hold it in my bear hands,...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, 10th grade, anxiety, black
Form: Bio
A Child’s Night-Cave
At night In my room Curtains flap Scraps of black Look like bats Then a snore And a growl – ‘It’s a bear!’ ‘It’s a ghost!’ ‘It’s the fridge,’ says Dad. ...Read the rest...
Categories: child, fear, night,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member choosing to suffer
desire and hope ego groping elopes with fear...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, desire, fear, hope,
Form: Than-Bauk
Agoraphobia
I wish to seek help But I'm running out of time Redemption is late...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, age, anxiety, conflict, confusion,
Form: Haiku
Backwards Spells of FEAR Part II
handing me over through the next door waiting for my fight to give in injections to soothe it all away demons flowing through my veins changing my DNA from careless want to endorphin need purgatory the space between caring and giving...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, flying, inspiration, mirror,
Form: Free verse
Backwards Spells of FEAR Part I
so easy to fall, and so hard to break free somehow as a child I knew it was as if they knew my name before I had a clue at 10 reading books about orphans free from the...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, addiction, child, fear,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Premonitions
Premonitions rush at me ~ Odd their angles ...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, image, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Thought of the day
discarding fears that no longer serve us ~ oh worthy hermit, let’s board God’s bliss bus...Read the rest...
Categories: fear, god, joy,
Form: Couplet
To Shorten Suite
To Shorten Suite Paranoia is NOT! An Obligation, Seagulls. Fear Pundits Convictions. -Gray Squirrel 05-07-2024...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, fear, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When Silence Speaks
Amidst cruelty, bigotry, and hate, silence amplifies a crocodile tear. The sound of silence can influence fate; it speaks loudest in the presence of fear. You observe a drunk abusing his wife, sizing you up; he glares as you pass...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, angst, anxiety, fear,
Form: Sonnet

Specific Types of Fear Poems

Definition | What is Fear in Poetry?


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