Death Poems

Poems on Death and Dying

Now 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!
Poems about Death
  • Falling Apart
    Read the title...
  • Gotcha
    Sitting in your favorite dress...
  • Moments of Death
    Dieing moments.
  • Death by Packs
    Sadness never putrefies...
  • Tears
    For my stepdad who is dying
  • Why Change Me
    Greedy
  • Bleeding
    :( Sad and depressing.
  • Ghost
    Ha nobody can see you no more...
  • Can You See Me
    Alone in this world....
  • Mind in Agony
    Laying awake at midnight unable to sleep, young girl going thru depression...
  • Can We Say Goodbye
    Are we too late to say goodbye
  • Emo Tears
    =(
  • Breeze of Courage
    Maybe the title doesn't reflect the poem but I think it does. It's a poem about when your down, humiliated and all you want to do is to die but you know that you had to go on.
  • Posioned Fate
    A smile frozen upon my face as your poison controls my fate...
  • Listen, I'm sorry
    They say forgiveness is divine...........
  • Hate to Love
    Hate and Love are two very strong emotions, here I have described a heart full of hate wanting love but fails.
  • Just to Hear You Say I Love You
    He left me & I lost a big part of me.
  • Tell Me Lies
    Okay this really doesn't belong in this category but I couldn't find a better one. Here goes!
  • My Razorblade Romance
    Title explains it all. comment... if you want. feeling depressed so Idon't give a fuck. -Lize
  • Dust Figures
    Dying vampires and what they felt...yea i know it may not be right but hey I just watched interview with a vampire and this popped in my head after two of them were burned by the sun *sniffle* so...
  • My Choice
    ......................
  • Where Have You Gone
    My grandma was the most important person in my life and I still love her. God Bless you Grandma Mary Paige. I love you every day more and more.
  • Pain
    Yea just comment please this is something that has been on my mind.
  • Voice with Something to Say
    Yea this is something that was going through my mind during my senior year in high school and it sums up all that I was feeling at the time. I'm so deep in this poem.
  • Whispers
    Umm this is pretty much how I feel.....
  • In The End
    I'm drained but aching for more, & the devil inside is reading the words of the saddest poem , to be engraved on the stone of my grave.
  • Obsessed With Obsessions
    I am bored...
  • Obsessed With A Kiss
    If you like it than ggod but if not I am still smiling, I seem to like obsessed or obsession at the moment its fun..
  • Obession
    Demonic love...
  • The Cutting Game
    Just a little something I wrote, it's not very good.
  • Nobodies Here
    This is something I created during a period of deep depression... enjoy!
  • The Suicide Song
    I had a creative brain fart xD.
  • Poison Rose
    Roses can represent lies, romance, hope and deception.
  • Painful Memories
    These are my most painful memories.
  • My Sweet Angel
    Your pureness was your downfall
  • My Little Revenge
    You should of just said thank you
  • Come Back Son
    Here I have shown grief of a mother who lost her son.
  • Fading Away
    Well this is how I felt for years on the inside due to low self esteem. One of my friends have gone through this and its like I felt her pain even though I wasn't there. This poem is dedicated 2 her
  • Adam
    You are Adam and I am eve, and she is just the apple that stole you.
  • I Remember
    I remember his smile...
  • Pretending
    Ready, Willing, & Able To Lose It All; It Is Another Night Of Insomnia, So What Better To Do Than Write?
  • I'm Sorry
    I'm sorry mom...
  • Bury Me
    And they say to cry is to know that you're alive, but my river of tears has just run dry. Death is in love with me.
  • Candlelight
    A last attempt
  • Razorblade Romance
    Sometimes its better to let go and be forgotten. I'm not a writer in any way but sometimes the mood strikes.
  • The Way You Left Me Hung Up
    A deadly poem...
  • My Christmas Wish
    Let me be
  • Questions to Which There are no Answers
    Written for my angel Raiden Saint Lee Taylor forever 16days old.
  • Broken Truth
    OK so I have written poems on here as Lauren Cooper (which I picked from Cathrine Tate), but I'm sick of hiding My name is Emma Carsen....The truth is ugly....
  • Feel Like Dying
    Describing how I feel everyday.....
  • If You Could...
    Comments appreciated. O.o
  • The Girl He Let Slip Away
    When you don't know who you are and you lurk in the back of the shadows blending in amongst the rest, it's hard to see what is truly in front of you. In the end, the pain of letting true love slip...
  • Lyfe
    Not mine I just love this Poem.
  • Endless
    I have read poems and articles from many different authors on this site and found that all us teenagers ( I have not seen all of them I am sure) on this site have committed something about suicide...
  • Sunshine
    A poem about not being able to let go.
  • Let Me Die
    Death poem
  • The Nights
    A poem about how horrible the night is.
  • Registered as Dead
    A poem.. about suicide.. SURPRISE! lol its me ..
  • Sacrifice
    This is the first poem I'm putting on here. I'd appreciate feedback; be honest and crucial.
  • To You I Offer
    My first poem here, hope you like it.
  • A 1000 Tears for One Person
    Death is horrible but it gains something beautiful some times
  • The Tear
    Again, something I wrote in In School Suspension.
  • Goodbye My Friend
    I guess it's kind of like Picture Street. Same concept I guess.
  • Picture Street
    Something I came up with in In School Suspension.
  • I Hate You More
    My bf wrote it. And I put it on here...kinda sad and angry..... So don't complain cuz I Know.
  • Does She Know?
    A poem I made about my ex. You know how that goes..... Pretty sad Well that's what my friend said anyway.... ENJOY!
  • Take my hand and walk on water
    I’ve turned this into a song, but I’ve just posted the poem version. It’s about how death doesn’t have to part people who truly love each other.
  • Bleeding Butterfly
    Life and love bleed together for the perfect show.
  • Incompleted with a Cause
    Death, unremitting, sad that suicide is against the law, damn optimists
  • Red
    Poetic depression, wonderful, isn't it?
  • K.C.A.M.Z
    Us
  • Suicide Card
    A song about the game of life..
  • The Poverty He Fears
    This is a poem for all those individuals who try their best, but never get out of 'POVERTY'. I have written this poem to express my agony on 'The Abject Poverty' of such individuals. As we live our...
  • Secret Smile
    What is a smile? The biggest lie a person can tell. No one will know who you really are... Plz comment
  • Final Good-bye
    In memory of Kyle Fitzgerald. He was only 13 or 14.
  • Plants and Seasons
    A Poem about Plants and Seasons, and their Connections.
  • LEAVING MY LOVEONES BEHIND
    Never say good-bye for I will see you in heaven in the right time.
  • What am I to Do
    Asking about what to do after a loved one dies.
  • Hide and Shriek
    I would suggest you not to read this at night; it toys with your psychological sense.
  • Reflection
    Mirrors and reflections.
  • Death's Call
    The news of Michael Jackson's death shook the whole world, Death is merciless. Yet unbiased.
  • Mute
    I am silent. But silence isn't golden. So, I will use words as my voice. Please comment.
  • A Sentimental Journey
    A journey that will come to end--death
  • Leave Me Alone
    I just can't stand noise and crowds. I just want loneliness and quietness, and darkness. That's why I am writing this poem, just to keep myself from losing control…
  • The Flash of Death
    This poem is about I imagine death would be. It can be confusing, and quite scary...in a psychological sense. I hope you will see what I see,feel what I feel.
  • Death... Is My Beginning
    I almost got killed by my brother, and he raped me. Death is my only escape from my hell xo
  • The Way I Am
    This is the curse of self hate... this is how I see myself. Please comment xo.
  • Pointless
    A poem about how pointless life is.. we all die anyway
  • Out the Door
    About wanting to leave this person who is making your life miserable.
  • Dead
    The death of a girl by slashing.
  • DEATH
    Death is the most laborious pain for those who have left by their love ones. You can never see them again.
  • Underneath the Happy Face
    A poem about hiding your pain, and having to pretend you are fine.
  • IF ONLY
    How certain can we be of the continuity of life beyond death?
  • True to You
    Should I bother writing on this thing?
  • Sweet Revenge
    A murderous fallen angel is pissed off at an ex-best friend...Please comment.
  • Victims of Love
    Probably my favorite. So Far.
  • Me
    This is when people want to change who I am.
  • Miss You
    About how the lose of my youngest son has affected me
  • Life Line
    Comment please!!!!!!!!! (Not a true story)
  • Dying Black Rose
    Scary and it is a song I guess plz comment oh ya it is dedicated to all the ppl who have suicidal thoughts one time or another
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