Long Poems About Suffering
#suffering
Long poems about suffering. 300 words or more, most recently published poems first.
Wordsmith
Poem Published
1st Oct 2024 9:33am
1st Oct 2024 9:33am
Unshackled Yet Enchained (Nigeria's Cry)
October 1st, a day of claimed pride,
Nigeria's independence, a partial stride,
From colonial chains, we broke the mold,
But subtle bonds remain, our progress to hold.
The masters left, but their systems stay,
Institutions rigged, to keep us at bay,
Economic strings, pulled from afar,
Our resources exploited, like a scar.
Foreign powers meddle, with hidden hands,
Influencing policies, that grip our lands,
IMF and World Bank, with conditional ties,
Shackling our growth, with debt's disguise.
Our leaders, puppets on a...
Nigeria's independence, a partial stride,
From colonial chains, we broke the mold,
But subtle bonds remain, our progress to hold.
The masters left, but their systems stay,
Institutions rigged, to keep us at bay,
Economic strings, pulled from afar,
Our resources exploited, like a scar.
Foreign powers meddle, with hidden hands,
Influencing policies, that grip our lands,
IMF and World Bank, with conditional ties,
Shackling our growth, with debt's disguise.
Our leaders, puppets on a...
#freedom
#HumanRights
#politics
#suffering
#tragedy
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1 Comment
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
2nd Sep 2024 10:10pm
2nd Sep 2024 10:10pm
She calls him her boyfriend, he calls her to f**k
She likes him because she could see his deep-seeded hatred for women
Every time they have sex, he thought of himself as some kind of slick con-man, managing to talk his way into her panties
He feels like a safe cracker
He knows this is his game and he's in complete control
He only visits her at her place
She's never been to his place, let alone not even sure on what town he lives in
He never bothers to ask her for her name or even age
He's been seeing her for about 4 years
She has no friends and no one she can trust, except him
She has a child who...
Every time they have sex, he thought of himself as some kind of slick con-man, managing to talk his way into her panties
He feels like a safe cracker
He knows this is his game and he's in complete control
He only visits her at her place
She's never been to his place, let alone not even sure on what town he lives in
He never bothers to ask her for her name or even age
He's been seeing her for about 4 years
She has no friends and no one she can trust, except him
She has a child who...
#emotional
#hurt
#loneliness
#sex
#suffering
260 reads
8 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
18th Aug 2024 4:45pm
18th Aug 2024 4:45pm
STILL ON THE PLANTATION
It's me again the story teller of unspoken words ✍️ that will affect you in ways that you could never truly understand, how much of what I say is the truth that subconsciously reaches into the deepness of your own mind thoughts. 🧐 For example it's something that goes far beyond this world in which one is living within now. 😞 YET it is a fact of what our lives are now and yet we still were not free, for we as slaves was set free by the same individuals, that held us in chains as our master the overseers of our lives. 🤨 Let's not forget about the hanging...
#abuse
#FeelingTrapped
#ignorance
#LifeStruggles
#suffering
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Northern_Soul
-Missy-
-Missy-
Poem Published
24th Jul 2024 11:52pm
24th Jul 2024 11:52pm
Baby Mine is still the saddest song in Dumbo
when I was a kid,
I had a rock tumbler
I’d pack it with beach stones
listening to the thing whir and crunch
for a month until I excitedly
unscrewed the cap
sieving off the thick granite slurry
to reveal my polished agates.
I kinda feel like my spine makes
the same noise these days
every morning it cracks
like a mother fucking glow stick
that refuses to actually glow
every morning I sit in the shower
washing off sweat and sleep ...
I had a rock tumbler
I’d pack it with beach stones
listening to the thing whir and crunch
for a month until I excitedly
unscrewed the cap
sieving off the thick granite slurry
to reveal my polished agates.
I kinda feel like my spine makes
the same noise these days
every morning it cracks
like a mother fucking glow stick
that refuses to actually glow
every morning I sit in the shower
washing off sweat and sleep ...
#LifeStruggles
#motherhood
#nature
#suffering
#disability
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1 Comment
gracemarie
Poem Published
21st Jul 2024 3:08am
21st Jul 2024 3:08am
Save me
I'm slowly sinking
Sinking into the dark abyss
I'm screaming
I'm screaming my lungs out
But you don't hear it
Only you can save me now
Only you can help
I took a leap of faith
Hopping you would catch me as I fell
But you just walked away
And left me here to die
You acted like you'd catch me
But it all was just a lie
I'm slowly sinking
Sinking into the dark abyss
I'M FUCKING SCREAMING
You don't hear it
Or...
Sinking into the dark abyss
I'm screaming
I'm screaming my lungs out
But you don't hear it
Only you can save me now
Only you can help
I took a leap of faith
Hopping you would catch me as I fell
But you just walked away
And left me here to die
You acted like you'd catch me
But it all was just a lie
I'm slowly sinking
Sinking into the dark abyss
I'M FUCKING SCREAMING
You don't hear it
Or...
#despair
#heartbroken
#hurt #suffering
#hurt #suffering
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Madcinder
Poem Published
18th Jul 2024 4:56am
18th Jul 2024 4:56am
Lazy In The Days Of Industry
Who can choke us?
Pay for a crime we can’t commit.
And stoke the fire until it’s bright burning blue.
Hocus pocus.
We should all just admit.
There’s no one at the top looking out for you.
It’s just a way of life.
You’ve got to earn it all.
Work like a slave.
Dream of the empire’s fall.
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Public service announcement time.
Listen up you little men.
You can’t get away.
With living lazy ways.
Lazy in the days...
Pay for a crime we can’t commit.
And stoke the fire until it’s bright burning blue.
Hocus pocus.
We should all just admit.
There’s no one at the top looking out for you.
It’s just a way of life.
You’ve got to earn it all.
Work like a slave.
Dream of the empire’s fall.
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Work, work, work!
Public service announcement time.
Listen up you little men.
You can’t get away.
With living lazy ways.
Lazy in the days...
#greed
#historical
#lyrics
#politics
#suffering
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CasketSharpe
Poem Published
8th Jun 2024 12:54pm
8th Jun 2024 12:54pm
True Justice (Stony Island)
The young boy of ten was in the hospital bathroom having a hard time shitting
While his sister was in vaginal pain experiencing the dark side of female living,
“Both coming home from elementary school was kidnapped and raped
Left in an alley for dead as the sick bastards made their escape,
“The mayor tried to keep it on the low to prevent a riot
A call from DC stated this is an election year-keep the incident quiet,
“When the citizens found out, this was another blow to the face
That illegals committed the crime and the government tried...
While his sister was in vaginal pain experiencing the dark side of female living,
“Both coming home from elementary school was kidnapped and raped
Left in an alley for dead as the sick bastards made their escape,
“The mayor tried to keep it on the low to prevent a riot
A call from DC stated this is an election year-keep the incident quiet,
“When the citizens found out, this was another blow to the face
That illegals committed the crime and the government tried...
#betrayal
#frustration
#humankind
#revenge
#suffering
248 reads
2 Comments
poeticdelight
Hamid
Hamid
Poem Published
22nd May 2024 3:34pm
22nd May 2024 3:34pm
Because !!!
Because i am black
this cafe is for the white
Because i am poor
This avenue is for the rich
And because i am a native resident
This town is only for the civilized
And because i am a believer
This church is for the atheists
******
And because and because and because !!!!
And because you say i am bad,
So all the world agrees with the fact
That me being bad, makes me an easy target
And because you are the chief
So all you say must be,...
this cafe is for the white
Because i am poor
This avenue is for the rich
And because i am a native resident
This town is only for the civilized
And because i am a believer
This church is for the atheists
******
And because and because and because !!!!
And because you say i am bad,
So all the world agrees with the fact
That me being bad, makes me an easy target
And because you are the chief
So all you say must be,...
#abuse
#bullying
#emotional
#rejection
#suffering
239 reads
3 Comments
Betty
Poem Published
14th May 2024 6:27pm
14th May 2024 6:27pm
Sore - just another running metaphor
Your words blurred
as I hit play on a
Frieda McFadden
plot twister
and slip my
phone in my pocket.
My lips part in a full-teeth-grimace
when I grab my ankle for
a stretch
against the
screaming protest
from my abs and
shoulders and
legs and…
Fuck.
I ache.
Everywhere.
Athletes start to loose
muscle tone after three
weeks of inactivity
Three weeks.
I was knocked out
for...
as I hit play on a
Frieda McFadden
plot twister
and slip my
phone in my pocket.
My lips part in a full-teeth-grimace
when I grab my ankle for
a stretch
against the
screaming protest
from my abs and
shoulders and
legs and…
Fuck.
I ache.
Everywhere.
Athletes start to loose
muscle tone after three
weeks of inactivity
Three weeks.
I was knocked out
for...
#love
#suffering
334 reads
21 Comments
The_Darkness_Insid
Poem Published
24th Apr 2024 7:30am
24th Apr 2024 7:30am
A conversation in my head
So , listen Rob, I really think you and I should have a conversation
Ive been sitting here quiet giving you time but Im starting to lose my patience
You brood and you sulk and pity yourself
And frankly its not good for our health
Youre dragging me down, always depressed
Just being around you is hard to digest
Im craving something more from life than this miserable existence
Everything's crashing down around us and you put up no resistance
Do you think the world just revolves around you?
That what you do doesn't affect me too? ...
Ive been sitting here quiet giving you time but Im starting to lose my patience
You brood and you sulk and pity yourself
And frankly its not good for our health
Youre dragging me down, always depressed
Just being around you is hard to digest
Im craving something more from life than this miserable existence
Everything's crashing down around us and you put up no resistance
Do you think the world just revolves around you?
That what you do doesn't affect me too? ...
#emptiness
#identity
#myself #suffering
#myself #suffering
430 reads
9 Comments
Casted_Runes
Mr Karswell
Mr Karswell
Poem Published
25th Feb 2024 6:08pm
25th Feb 2024 6:08pm
Pieces and Reasons
#childhood
#abuse
#memories #suffering
#memories #suffering
202 reads
7 Comments
LiamReeduus
LiamReedus
LiamReedus
Poem Published
21st Feb 2024 11:05pm
21st Feb 2024 11:05pm
Night vision
Crossing borders Canada never been here before.
Whole drive my mind and heart tore.
I still see you my love tears fill my eyes I still adore
Tree after tree each kilometer pass.
Pull up for petrol back out fast.
I'll break the steering wheel I don't ease my grasp.
Out by a lake British Colombia has peace.
Some lady won't quit speaking, go away please.
You don't know me not in the least.
I dint want to talk or eat with you.
I want to be alone is that wrong to do.
I had to move before my temper blew.
...
Whole drive my mind and heart tore.
I still see you my love tears fill my eyes I still adore
Tree after tree each kilometer pass.
Pull up for petrol back out fast.
I'll break the steering wheel I don't ease my grasp.
Out by a lake British Colombia has peace.
Some lady won't quit speaking, go away please.
You don't know me not in the least.
I dint want to talk or eat with you.
I want to be alone is that wrong to do.
I had to move before my temper blew.
...
#regret
#grief
#shadows
#suffering
#emptiness
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DU Poetry : Long Poems About Suffering
