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Scary Poems | Examples of Scary Poetry

Damnation
Farther and farther you go I hope you dig yourself a grave Buried and no way out Without a coffin so I can watch you choke On your sins you have made, I hope karma comes and spits on your name We were once family now I tear the title from the frames Deeper and deeper you dig You think you can get...

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Categories: scary, anger, betrayal, brother, evil,
Form: Free verse
Runner
b a n g b a n g! I couldn't believe I just fired some shots there she laid... belly up counting the dust dead as loneliness buried in silence trouble b o l d l y stared straight at me my stomach growled, loosened a knot~ sweat...

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Categories: scary, death, immigration, loneliness, murder,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member A Trick Of Time
To live in the past must be scary a bit Like you open the novel you’ve read And it’s not quite the same what now you reread What you have thought, felt and said Seems distorted by memory, you ask yourself why Should it continue like fictional Though the fiction it’s not, but your own past time Behaves in some way unpredictable It's...

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Categories: scary, longing, philosophy, time,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member THE NEW GARDEN
THE NEW GARDEN Another Eden, political fruits hanging; harvesters, greedy:- ...

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Categories: scary, allegory, america, analogy, deep,
Form: Haiku
The Outdoors
The outdoors. Underground is where they live. We walk mostly above ground. We see flowers and walk on the trails. The outdoors. There are snakes but they get out of our way. Trees fall down mysteriously. They say it’s natural. The outdoors. The busy road does exist in the background. I cross streets and bridges...

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Categories: scary,
Form: Free verse



Impotency
Not the truth of hierarchy I loved the lie of life Naked truth kills the humanity of falsehood There is no religion Death is the peace of heaven Holy ground or the barbaric war There is a tomb of screaming Blind I see much Deaf or dumb I speak much No human is important But God or imaginative prophecy makes an impotent world ©Mahtab Bangalee/2025_April...

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Categories: rude, scary, war,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Look on the Bright Side
My wife picked up the phone and called her friend Lucy Said we'll be in your haunts, we're coming to D.C. "We found a hotel in Largo, it has a large pool It will take our dog, and the kids don't have school." Lucy replied "Largo hotels shelter many an illegal "I suppose you picked it because it will allow...

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Categories: scary, america, cheer up, culture,
Form: Lyric
I die as he wakes up
He gets up from the death bed A dream or madness? My thoughts wander A worrying chill runs down my spine I throw up hard, then blindly faint The air grows thick, my vision blurs Shadows whisper, I hear their distress calls Silent scares echo through the mortuary hall My spirit then leaves my body behind I die. The dead man comes alive Our...

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Categories: scary, bereavement, death, fear, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Garrid Oom - A Scary Tale
he brove a garrid oom deemotted uve and lookied goom eek eek he seddle as his bladed morble hoom around the camp fire all agogged this tale hooed awoy awoy then fobble fo such gory scary tooed he brove a garrid oom his beast now dead by morble blade hay hay to victory and all aglad they stayed ...

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Categories: scary, crazy, dark, fantasy, fear,
Form: Light Verse
SENIORS
Seniors should be Care for and protected Not upset and having To worry about their future Wondering where they're going to get Their next meal, how to Pay for medication or Even their bills, even Germany respects and cares for their seniors ...

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Categories: conflict, sad, scary,
Form: Free verse
SERPENTS SCORPIONS AND OWLS
SERPENTS SCORPIONS AND OWLS We are led to believe that serpents lie But that is the theme of a famous story And by eating forbidden fruit, we die Living a life no longer blessed in glory Scorpions look evil, but that’s the point A stinging tail used only when required But depends however on a flexible joint And with its protective scales, is...

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Categories: scary,
Form: Rhyme
Monday a mourning day
Oh greatness, the king of days You look so tired and stressed Are there no maids in the race? You acquired so much torture in quest They violated you for your good ways Great man full of honour, and no stress You began encountering their riotic pace Who killed the your power to test You had believed in acquiring grace Now that...

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Categories: scary, death, death of a
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within "All cruelty springs from weakness." - Seneca Oh Yes. There is an Enemy Within. It lives within, feeds upon, you. Senseless, yelloweyed It informs all that you do. Born of your Hate, Pride, Ignorance It warps you daily, Makes every decision a folly. The pity of it is, You spent a life rewarded For every vile transgression Cheated of every lesson Worth...

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Categories: angst, scary,
Form: Free verse
The Sound Of Thunder
At the first sign of the morning light I hear the thunder roar! It woke me from my sleep as the bed grappled my body Not to be scared, I laid there motionless The lighting flashes through the window I closed my eyes while I was listening Waiting for that moment to come - then all of a sudden...

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Categories: scary, deep, fun, night, rain,
Form: Free verse
THE STRANGE ROCKY HILL
There was a rocky hill where I thought could rest myself, But when I sat there; saw people as small as elves, The sky was dark over there, All that the self knew was- the place where I sat wasn't fair. But my tired feet still forced me , The bats flew above my head with an attitude of fully...

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Categories: scary, 10th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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