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Irony Poems | Examples of Irony Poetry

Deeply Sleeping
Chorus I'm deeply sleeping while she's breathing; two breaths mixing, two hearts beating. Verse I The wintry night totally dark and cold embraces us, it can never make us shiver; we keep warm and feel behind delighted each heartbeat measures a minimal fear. Verse II The many secrets of past loves remain inside, we've buried all evidence, too afraid to reveal any of them that...

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Categories: irony, anxiety, betrayal, dark, desire,
Form: Lyric
Burning salty Tears
Oh Almighty God end this genocide on Gaza move Israel away Al Juman style haiku © 1/12/2025 hate is an internal cry burning salt drips of anger steaming for justice Al Juman style haiku © 1/12/2025 ...

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Categories: irony, 7th grade, animal, bullying,
Form: Haiku



As Far As It Pains; As Much As Its Gains
A lost sheep wanders... The shepherd once wonder; In the jungle of silent Lion, ...

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Categories: irony, allegory, anxiety, betrayal, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member my muse
finally shut her trap, did the job of being herself, letting me observe in the quiet— god, the yapping made her, too human it's like she thought she was the artist. now look: line breaks sharp again— enough to keep breaking backs, morale, slogging the ten-ton-taken-for-granted stones up-up-up Sisyphean hills, still— I miss her jibber jabber....

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Categories: irony, muse,
Form: Free verse
Talk About the Weather
The rules are simple The rules are clear Talk about the weather But no politics here Talk about the wind Talk about the rain But never, ever Bring up social pain Talk about the sunshine Talk about the clouds But don’t bring up The political crowds If you do Best you prepare Cause things get hot And tempers will flare Can’t no one speak What they truly think Cause fights break out Quicker than...

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Categories: conflict, irony, political, truth,
Form: Lyric



The Fly on the Wall
The despicable fly thinks he is tall Because he landed so high on the wall But I’m about to show him just how small He truly is when I make him fall All because of a fly on the wall. With a paper rolled tight with a band Held firm in my good right hand, I’ll send that dirty fly to the...

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Categories: irony, funny, hilarious, humor, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member LOST
Lost In a tangle of thoughts Briar thick thorny thoughts Daring me to venture further A sweet scent of roses Bidding me rest, relax Let the thoughts come to you For they seek The playground of your mind Long for the challenge Of confusion’s conundrum Sneer at the strict interpretation Of simplicity’s duplicity Wait for the flowers of thought To bloom Knowing that their beauty Will soon be Lost ...

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Categories: irony,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member on second thoughts
if you want to do something logical ~ at least think about it first if this advice feels illogical ~ it’s probably just your bubble burst by David Kavanagh...

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Categories: irony, perspective,
Form: Monoku
Truth At Heart
Whom am I in the endless plot of fate? Your perfect perfection used as bait. Whom am I to reject perfection’s grace, Amidst my turmoil in karma’s embrace. I sought not, yet there you stood, A calm in my storm, I never understood. You were the answer to my whispers unheard, A soft light to which my shadow was led. An eternity I...

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Categories: irony, break up, fate, i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member simply not two-yes but-
simply not two yes but not appears as two~...

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Categories: irony, words,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Echoes From the Past, lyrics
Probably occurred about mid semester in 2018 Epic perhaps, there was a missed opportunity? From a challenge contest to pen another poem But this is stuff that men say in an asylum At the time my ideas were a jumble of mess Could this be part of a hero's quest? The state governor jerry was speaking on campus An acquaintance...

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Categories: irony, jesus, memory, nursery
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Fueling the Fires
The right to protest's overrated ~ fuels the fires of mankind’s hatred ...

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Categories: hate, irony, rights,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Be Mine?
I’d say I know my partner pretty well: She’s cool, so smooth, and outshines every light? that merely grazes her—O’! what a sight! If just that you could see what I can’t tell! My partner is that holy, hallowed well!— A muse and martyr, wisp and wanton sprite, if you could catch an honest glimpse, you might then think I’ll...

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Categories: irony, desire, drink, humor, introspection,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Premium Member What a Catch
I wore enough makeup you'd have thought I was in witness protection. first dates are like that— turned out he was the one that got arrested. ...

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Categories: character, irony, memory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Raw Inner Echo
In the late 2018 to early 2019 Epic perhaps, there was a missed opportunity? From a challenge contest to pen another poem But this is stuff that men say in an asylum At the time my ideas were a jumble of mess Could this be part of a hero's quest? The lame duck state governor was speaking on campus An acquaintance shared...

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Categories: irony, me,
Form: Rhyme

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