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Poems on Death and DyingNow here's a cheerful subject. For most people, the first two impressions that come to our minds when someone says, "poetry", are love ballads and poems about death. Our greatest poets seem somehow obsessed with death. William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath. And so many more. Read on for a glimpse of what death and dying mean to contemporary Buzzle.com poets! |
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- Life to the Fullest
Knowing when you die... - Even On That Day...
Always going to be alone.... - White Dove
This is a short poem I had to do for an English assignment. About a girl that OD's Enjoy! - Thoughts of the Doomed
Today I was asked to come up with a poem of the top of my head on the school bus. This is what I said before putting my headphones back in. The faces I got were priceless. - F. E. A. R. Is...
Fear is not just a word but an acronym for the many ways that we perceive it. - A Soldier's Tears
I wrote this in third year. - Who's That Girl?
She finally closed her eyes... - Please Open Your Eyes?
All parents love their child(ren). Sometimes they realize that a little too late... - The First Line
I entered this into a contest and it had a limit of 20 lines. Most of my poems are well over that, so this is what I came up with. Let me know what you think. - Our Last Goodbye
Ok, so I know when people read, they may be confused about the context in the poem. Well to make this one simple, I was adopted... this is about my dad who adopted me. - Death Saved Me...
It is about a girl who decides to end her life to reunite with the true love of her life. - Haunted Soul
We are never left in peace. - Feelings Turning Into Words
Let my feelings runaway from me. - Too Late to Turn Back
Give it a read? - Suicide Will Never End
Teen suicide will never end if people don't change. - Letter to No One
Letter to someone, anyone, no one. - Seventeen
This poem is about the seventeen civilians recently killed in Afghanistan. - I'll Do What I Want
Comment please - What Can I Do?
A short poem. - Your Reign
Inspired by this drawing. - The Other Side
I was really mad when I wrote this... - Falling Deeply
Watching love slip away. - The Daughter You Never Had
A mother will always love her child, no matter what he or she is like. - Remember to Kiss Her, Fool!
Remember, remember, your promise to kiss her... - Killing the Monster
It's time for the monster to get what she deserves. - Dear Chad
Another poem, and I hope you like it! Please let me know what you think! - How Can You Ignore the Signs?
I know this is rough, but it has a honesty about it, I like. - Led Her Out...
Someone whom if you never listen to, everything goes right... - Yellow Serenade
A Tribute to Robert Chambers. - 15 and Wanted to Die
15 and wanted to die. (It's my first go at this so please be kind if you'd comment) - Suicide Victims' Tribute
This is a tribute to all the suicide victims. I needed to do this for them. I hope they are all finally at peace. - Apocalypse In America
The poem is based on the upcoming novel by Glenmar Davila, Extinction Part II, Enjoy! - You're Not Alone
Please come here and I will help... - The Greatest Man Ever
This is a poem about my grandfather I have never met. (From my Dad's side of the family) I really adore him so much... So I wrote a special little poem for him. - End of Goodbye
If you don't like action or fright... don't read. I'm not really the Emo/gothic chick who wishes herself dead... but the more friends I lose, the closer I become. I lost my best friend... and almost... - Longing
Grief... - Numbing Pain
I don't mean for this poem to be a trigger, I'm just trying to express myself. Hope you like it. - Bully
Just a poem that I wrote today. - Fleeting Glimpse
A purgatory existence. - Still Waiting
You're still waiting, and the memories are too much. - Just Before Death
I don't know if it's any good... - Hopes and Dreams
Comments are welcome. - Bloody Roses
Maybe one day they will ALL regret it. - Unfortunate Loss
He died... in my arms. - Watch Over Me
Dedicated to my mother. - Just Don't Die
Why you shouldn't? - The Shrieking Ship
A short poem about a person's life going down but with a representation of a ship. Hope you like it. - End It
I lost control over myself one day and this is the result. - Bearing Hands
This was describing almost losing someone. - I Surrender
Sometimes the last thing we want to do is give in... - A Gentle Breeze Sweeps Through My Room
A man accepting his date with death. - Sincerely Victim...
It's about a dead girl who has been murdered because she didn't loved the boy back... - The Last Tear
Broken...It's short but I liked it... so that to share it with you guys... - Death Sets Us Free
Comments please? - Coco, The Clown
Emo clown who is sad. Shannon typed this for Chante. She read it to me whilst I typed it :) - Love of Sisters
Had a dream last night that my sister died...and there was nothing I could do. I woke up in the morning and ran to check on her. Feeling a little paranoid... my body shaking... she is the most... - Crush
You'll get what you deserve. Violent. - Where am I?
Just a poem. - The Ghosts of Winter
Winter can be a morbid time. - Be Strong, Make a Choice
Comment. - Late Night Phone Call
Any comments are welcome. - Everything I'll Never Be
A rough writing of a song that just came to me. - Accepting Death
Wrote this after a dream... - Jodi
This is about a girl who broke my heart... comments plz... - A Mourning Song
The dark sorrow of a deep loss. - My Attempt at Suicide
This was during a very dark time. Comments are welcome. - Live for the Moment
Live for the Moment... - The World You Broke And Left Me In
This one's about when someone you love breaks you and leaves you in a world that feels ruined. - Subject to Pain
Pain... - Killer Creation
I have cancer... yay me.... I feel as if it is a curse for all my wrongdoings in life. A punishment for my sins... a monster inside my body. - Refusing to Fall
Have you ever felt as if you just keep falling? As in, your life is spinning in circles, out of control, and there is nothing you can do? Nothing you can say? Nothing that will keep you from that... - The Day I Die
Something some people feel...and we have no way of knowing... - Being Thrown About in a Car Wreck
Stuff I write. - The Shadows in My Mind
Depression... - Alone and Forgotten
For people who feel like they have become the background... - Sorrow, Pain, and Death
Poem about the dark side of life and that not everything is a meadow of flowers... - Never Meant To Belong
Never Meant To Belong... - A Cruel Dream
A person finds themselves to be dead. But turns out it is just a dream or is it? - Last Chapter
Letting him go, letting his power over me fade. - I Lost My Life
This is not mine. It's my friend's... - Dead Picture
Don't fight it, only will you suffer. (Please rate and comment on this and all my other stories) - Spend my Life Away
I'm not emo!! I SWEAR! But I do have emo thoughts.... like everyone else (I HOPE!)!!!! Hope you like it!!! - Expecting
For those who struggle dealing with pregnancy. - Not All Scars Show
Not all scars can be seen but if you open your eyes a little more you can see the pain and agony. - The Gun
If I had a gun... - Waiting
All you do is wait. All you ever do is wait. - She Whom I'll Love Forever
A deep and tragic loss leads to a ghostly encounter. - I Wish I Could Have Said Goodbye
A night to remember. - Nothing Anymore
The autumn leaves caress my skin.. - Grandma
Lost of a grandma.. - Murder in the Dark
Just came to me in the middle of class one day. - The Reaper
He gets us all in the end. - Gun On The Floor
I rewrote this for Caylee. - Ryan Dunn
I know it's been almost 2 months since Jackass star Ryan Dunn's death but I'd like to post this poem I wrote. - It's Raining, It's Pouring
Very depressing retelling of "It's raining, it's pouring the old man is snoring" chant. A bit rocky in the 3rd paragraph, but I like it. - The Last Shot
Just give me a break from the norm. - Dressed in Black
Just a song that my friend and I wrote. - Darkest Death
New poem, life's been super hectic lately, re-injured my throat after surgery, but I'll try to post tomorrow morning/night. - Kiss My Eyes and Lay Me To Sleep
Sorrow.. - Throw me Away
Haven't written in a month. Graphic!
- Shadow
- Watching
- Paranoid
- Runaway
- Just Dream
- Maybe
- Dimmed
- Silver Lady
- Dear John
- Beyond The Realm Of Time
- Child Soldier
- Dance Of Twilight
- The River Styx and Me
- Every Person Has Their End
- Breaking Heart
- I Am Death
- Poison
- Disappear
- Numb
- I Cried
- Long Gone Freedom
- Smokescreen
- Nightly Prayer
- Too Late
- The Devil's Mirror
- My Plague
- We Miss You
- The Release of Rage
- Songs As Sweet As Death
- Emo Poem I Wrote
- Let Me Out
- Empty
- Wrong was Right and Right was Wrong
- Closing My Eyes
- I'm Sorry I Killed You
- Prison Bound
- Gone
- Electriconvulsive Treatment or The ECT Beast
- Dead Yolk Misfit
- Deception
- Winter Wonderland
- The Game of Life
- Addicted
- Surrender
- Ice And Fire
- Gone
- The Pull Chain In The Box
- Out Of Respect For The Beast
- Can't Get Up...?
- Arrogant Girl
- Evermore
- Please Take my Life For You
- Let the Bagpipes Play
- Gothic Entrance
- Losing Hope
- Sea Of Memories
- Coma White
- As It Beats
- Thoughts of Death
- Wanting to Change
- Confidence
- Brand New Person
- Intertwined Ice Memories
- Deceived. Betrayed
- Six Feet Under
- Your Passion Play
- Can't Breathe
- In Memory of a Lovely Man
- The Pond
- Take You Home
- Till Death Do Us Part
- I Am in a Program; Dad was in a Hospital
- Where Did You Go
- What can I Say What can I Do
- What's the Point
- A Selection of Poetry That May Bring Tears to Your Eyes
- Every Mark You Make I Mimic
- For Carolyn
- Tired of Living
- Back Again
- Ryan
- My Life
- What If?
- Eyes Open
- Spotlight at 12:00
- Within That Gothic Grave
- Relief
- Mortal Philosophy
- Finish The Rest
- Valhalla
- How Could He Let This Happen?
- Cold And Empty
- My Dear Diary
- The End
- Life Never Ceasing
- Back to The Drawing Board
- Sad And Solemn Queen
- The Feather
- The Truth
- Hearts
- Cutting
- Q's and A's
- Watching Television
- Picture Day
- Cell Phone
- Callie
- Dancing
- Dead Girl
- They R....
- In Remembrance of Ilze
- Forest of Tortured Souls
- Aces And Eights
- Death
- For You my Dear
- Unfinished
- My World
- Fall of An Empire
- Dust
- Repeat
- Silence Sweet and Deadly
- Angel In The Night
- Endless
- World of Dreams
- Lead me the Way
- The Truth Is
- I Drank....But You Drove
- My Offense
- Help Me Out Here
- My Metal Bed
- My Only Son
- Come Back
- The Voice
- Runaway
- The darkest night, the lightest day.
- MY DEFENSE
- BLOODLINES
- Despite
- The Little Soldier Boy
- As My Book Closes
- Hopelessness
- Sorry
- Cracks
- Sweet Relief
- You Weren't Supposed To Leave
- Way to Deep
- Day After Day
- Unwanted Soul
- Slam the Brakes
- The Good for Nothing Lie
- Lead Me Away
- Memories
- Monday Guilt
- Peaceful Destruction
- You Are Me
- You're Through
- Ghost of my Night
- Just Like That!
- Friend
- Tears Fall Fast Blood Drips Slow
- Broken Life
- I Woke Up........
- The Midnight Cry
- Two-sided Smile
- Her Name is Emily Rose
- Chewing Glass
- Always Alone
- Break Away
- Eyes Full of Tears
- For What is Right
- Sea of Light
- Acting Happy
- My Last Heartbeat
- Never Letting Go
- My World's Greatest
- The End
- Remembered
- Can This Hatred Remain?
- Couldn't....Wouldn't.....Shouldn't......
- On the Inside
- I Will Protect You….
- Depth of Death
- My Protector
- Till Death Do Us Part
- The Gallow Tree
- Harbinger
- The Brighter Side Of Things
- Tears Of Blood
- Twisted Mind
- Headed to Hault
- Rocking Chair
- Can You See
- Solitary Absence
- Who Will Survive?
- I Saw Him
- Repent for What You've Done
- Over the Edge
- I'm Your Savior
- The Grim Reaper
- Suffering
- This is All Your Fault
- Me + You
- Let the Blood Flow
- Life is So Complicated
- If You Were Here!
- ~~~~The Perfect Guy~~~~
- Tears
- Out
- The Morning Star
- None
- You Were Really Gone
- Jumper
- Flickering Light
- The Facts of Life
- Burn These Words To Ash
- Can You See Me
- Hate and Death
- Words Craved on My Tombstone
- Kill Me
- Who Knew??
- Time
- Feelings Left Unspoken
- My Lullaby
- Angel's Scream
- What They Don't Know
- The End
- Confusion
- Time Unseen
- Love is Fucked
- First time
- Another Dark Night
- I Died on the Ground of the Living
- Stop
- You've Woken Up the Demon
- To: Paula Casimiro
- Facing The Truth Part One
- Crimson Regrets
- Breaking Me Down Only Gets You So Far
- Never Looking Back
- Numb Or Broken
- Out of Control
- Before It's Too Late
- Ghost
- Breeze of Courage
- Posioned Fate
- Hate to Love
- My Choice
- Obsessed With Obsessions
- Obsessed With A Kiss
- Obsession
- My Sweet Angel
- Adam
- Candlelight
- The Way You Left Me Hung Up
- Questions to Which There are no Answers
- Take my hand and walk on water
- Secret Smile
- What am I to Do
- Hide and Shriek
- Diamond Dripping Blood
- Lonely Girl
- Doting Wife
- Deceit...
- The Sage
- Broken
- For
- Combinations
- Exchanges
- Getting Out
- Adrenaline
- ***I Am Never Letting Go***
- The Hell We Live
- ******PREMONITONS******
- Unspoken Lies
- Just Farewell
- Dead Insides
- The Hell to My Soul
- Human Desire Is My Weakness
- Unnoticed Heart
- Immortal Heart
- Judgment Day
- Another Night
- I Feel Betrayed...
- Blood Is My Certificate
- I Still Burn
- Whisper a Lullaby
- Cemetery
- War Of Opposites
- I Don't Need You Anymore
- Beyond
- Keep On Keepin' On
- Silent Dance
- Lost Soul
- ^^^^^^Insensitivity^^^^^^
- The Stalker
- You Think You Have Problems?
- Closing Eyes
- We’re Not Really Dead
- I Did It!!!
- ~You Made Me...~
- Let It End
- The End Is Not Near
- Where Do I Go From Here?
- The World
- Understanding...Unappreciated...
- I Don't Know
- The Reaping
- Smoke
- Am I
- In Front of a Mirror
- Can't Breathe
- Eternity
- *Mending Pieces*
- Why Does It Never Happen
- A Week Later....
- The Grave
- The Final Climb
- Sinfire
- Time
- Random Poem...
- I Miss That Girl
- Heaven-n-Hell
- Devil's Bedroom
- Devil's Ballroom...
- King's Fool
- Puppet Master...
- Forgotten
- Fade Away
- Will It Ever Matter?
- Black as Death...
- For Those She Wept
- No More
- Blind
- She
- Never existed
- Lips
- ~In Common~
- Guess What...
- *~*To Whom It May Concern~*~*
- Dedicated To Myself
- Never Had A Chance
- X Deception X
- Forsaken Souls
- Falling Fast
- My Demon Part 2
- My Demon Part 1
- Beginnings
- Unspoken
- Your Escape
- Jesses Prison
- My Final Breath
- Heartless Creatures
- Taken
- Ice Enchantress
- Perfection
- Silent Hill
- So Sick
- Drowning
- Down Without A Fight
- Mocking
- Smile No More
- My Fatal Mistake
- It's Here
- Happiness & Fire
- Driven
- I Think I'm Lost
- Rotten Poem
- I Ask You
- My Regrets
- Nothing
- Devastation- One Step Closer
- Time To Go
- Enchantress
- Enchantress
- Eternal Hate
- End Of Time
- That Night
- If You
- Come Out
- Lost in your eyes
- Hear me
- How Could
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