Tragedy in Poetry and Poems about Tragedy
#tragedy
Tragedy in poetry and poems about tragedy. Serious poetry describing terrible melancholy events encountered personally, or by another person, or a group of people in society.
cold_fusion
Poem Published
Today 2:59pm
Today 2:59pm
the fuzz in wake of a catastrophe
in the open of the aftermath
seen
the scenery is a clearing
i left the abstract to the nomads
.
seen
the scenery is a clearing
i left the abstract to the nomads
.
#honesty
#humankind
#tragedy #philosophical
#tragedy #philosophical
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The_Silly_Sibyl
Poem Published
16th Sep 2019 7:25pm
16th Sep 2019 7:25pm
Heather of the Dean
Heather [West, murdered daughter of serial killers Fred and Rose West] ... expressed to [siblings] Mae and Stephen her desire to run away from home and live a nomadic lifestyle in the Forest of Dean, and to never again see any human beings." - Wikipedia (entry for Fred West), quoting Rose West: The Making of a Monster by Jane Woodrow, p. 236, 2011
Such cruelty cannot be countenanced.
A simple truth.
Yet countenanced it was, and is,
and will in circles of despair
decreasing, hopefully.
I cannot broach your tenderness,
the rawness of your flesh ...
Such cruelty cannot be countenanced.
A simple truth.
Yet countenanced it was, and is,
and will in circles of despair
decreasing, hopefully.
I cannot broach your tenderness,
the rawness of your flesh ...
#tragedy
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3 Comments
kilanti
Poem Published
13th Sep 2019 5:10am
13th Sep 2019 5:10am
Prompt: Hungry Fire
For my writing class I had 90 seconds to go off this prompt. No rules except using our senses and going where it takes us. I rather like how it turned out.
Scorched Earth, wheezing and choking. The hungry fire forges through, rapidly spreading like a fever. Emblems shimmer through the air, if not for tragedy, one could marvel in awe. But a ravenous appetite; so grim, so ghostly. Whistles escape the moisture withering into thick air. Screaming mother, she cannot protect her young. We taste the salt of her ash & tears in the winds blowing over town.
Scorched Earth, wheezing and choking. The hungry fire forges through, rapidly spreading like a fever. Emblems shimmer through the air, if not for tragedy, one could marvel in awe. But a ravenous appetite; so grim, so ghostly. Whistles escape the moisture withering into thick air. Screaming mother, she cannot protect her young. We taste the salt of her ash & tears in the winds blowing over town.
#environment
#fire
#nature
#tragedy
#despair
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1 Comment
Taurek
Poem Published
12th Sep 2019 5:34am
12th Sep 2019 5:34am
Gorillas In The Disc
Mystified from the
First glance, something
That turns
Tragic
It’s not me doing
This, I realize
That now
Because I’ve become
Too cocky with
My ability
When that doesn’t
Really matter
Much to the
World at
Large
Now her thumbs
Were in my
Mouth as she
Massaged my
Cheeks
It’s best to let it
Take hold and
Control you
Because then all
The self-loathing
And personal
Responsibility will
Finally cease to ...
First glance, something
That turns
Tragic
It’s not me doing
This, I realize
That now
Because I’ve become
Too cocky with
My ability
When that doesn’t
Really matter
Much to the
World at
Large
Now her thumbs
Were in my
Mouth as she
Massaged my
Cheeks
It’s best to let it
Take hold and
Control you
Because then all
The self-loathing
And personal
Responsibility will
Finally cease to ...
#hate
#identity
#evolution
#tragedy
#LookingForLove
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buddhakitty
Poem Published
10th Sep 2019 9:47am
10th Sep 2019 9:47am
nothing for nothing
the dying pray for another
minute,
the hungry beg for
food,
the desperate scream for
hope,
the sinner kneels for
forgiveness,
the lonely ask for
love,
the trees dream of
rain,
cities want to be
eternal,
the junkie wishes for a clean
needle,
the fetus in the womb plans
escape,
the world clamours for
peace.
and in all this asking,
wanting, needing, begging,
dreaming,...
minute,
the hungry beg for
food,
the desperate scream for
hope,
the sinner kneels for
forgiveness,
the lonely ask for
love,
the trees dream of
rain,
cities want to be
eternal,
the junkie wishes for a clean
needle,
the fetus in the womb plans
escape,
the world clamours for
peace.
and in all this asking,
wanting, needing, begging,
dreaming,...
#tragedy
60 reads
12 Comments
PandoraUnleashed
Poem Published
9th Sep 2019 11:16pm
9th Sep 2019 11:16pm
Still Blank..... (revised)
In case the visual isn't legible....
My heart & mind can hastily create confinement
Like stone & brick piled high
Pain safely planted within towering castles
As I'm left with these mere antiquated memories
The dust of once bright embers
Now, just simply a story of nostalgic shambles
For a grandiose purpose, I continue to search
Since an identity, long ago, vanquished My dreams seized from the happiest of chapters
...
My heart & mind can hastily create confinement
Like stone & brick piled high
Pain safely planted within towering castles
As I'm left with these mere antiquated memories
The dust of once bright embers
Now, just simply a story of nostalgic shambles
For a grandiose purpose, I continue to search
Since an identity, long ago, vanquished My dreams seized from the happiest of chapters
...
#dreams
#LifeStruggles
#tragedy #hurt
#tragedy #hurt
90 reads
21 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
8th Sep 2019 3:31pm
8th Sep 2019 3:31pm
Group Home Blues - A Dream
Group Home Blues
I joke with her in the dining hall about going solo in the game of love. She smiles like I’ve said the funniest thing she’s ever heard. Our group living affords us little privacy but much laughter. She is a redhead with big blue eyes which if you stare into long enough become hypnotist crystals. Tall as a girl who grew up on homegrown corn, fresh milk from the cow, and where tomatoes are eaten straight off the vine, she is a down on her luck farm girl.
I find myself alone in my room stripping down for a shower. I hear a knock on the door and upon...
I joke with her in the dining hall about going solo in the game of love. She smiles like I’ve said the funniest thing she’s ever heard. Our group living affords us little privacy but much laughter. She is a redhead with big blue eyes which if you stare into long enough become hypnotist crystals. Tall as a girl who grew up on homegrown corn, fresh milk from the cow, and where tomatoes are eaten straight off the vine, she is a down on her luck farm girl.
I find myself alone in my room stripping down for a shower. I hear a knock on the door and upon...
#sex
#erotic
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
#tragedy
64 reads
6 Comments
Pilan_8
Mical
Mical
Poem Published
31st Aug 2019 4:35pm
31st Aug 2019 4:35pm
[indigenous ones]
indigenous ones
in unison worldwide
crying for Gaia
if those voices are silenced
all others shall be as well
in unison worldwide
crying for Gaia
if those voices are silenced
all others shall be as well
#murder
#evolution
#CallToAction
#tanka
#tragedy
34 reads
2 Comments
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
28th Aug 2019 6:49pm
28th Aug 2019 6:49pm
Dada's Moralistic Throw'away. To Be Destroyed ASAP.
O, hope, let us pray for these dreary, menial minds
of ours,
as (our) humanity has taught us little more than selfishness,
hubris, idiot pride, material greed,
and a horrible propensity toward rushing that pandemic
of extinction
to all who live here, (beyond our superior species).
The only recompense left is to flood the veritable market
with delusions of being gods
made for little more than corrupt justice and
One-Day Prime swift gratification delivery.
All as it should be.
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ...
of ours,
as (our) humanity has taught us little more than selfishness,
hubris, idiot pride, material greed,
and a horrible propensity toward rushing that pandemic
of extinction
to all who live here, (beyond our superior species).
The only recompense left is to flood the veritable market
with delusions of being gods
made for little more than corrupt justice and
One-Day Prime swift gratification delivery.
All as it should be.
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ...
#tragedy
#greed
#culture
#morality
#tradition
70 reads
5 Comments
gothicsurrealism
Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Poem Published
6th Aug 2019 11:12pm
6th Aug 2019 11:12pm
Summer Tragedy
Dog days of misfortune! Curses be fortune!
Sultry affliction beside the seaside’s beautiful fiction!
Shipwreck on the beach, for some a vacation of death!
This bottleneck constricted by the heat of my turtleneck.
Oh, I sweat in hope of the coming doom – so, so soon!
The catastrophe of lightning brings the agony of chastity!
So, to you my good beach goers, embrace the tragedy!
Sultry affliction beside the seaside’s beautiful fiction!
Shipwreck on the beach, for some a vacation of death!
This bottleneck constricted by the heat of my turtleneck.
Oh, I sweat in hope of the coming doom – so, so soon!
The catastrophe of lightning brings the agony of chastity!
So, to you my good beach goers, embrace the tragedy!
#summer
#tragedy
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BeginningPoet
Poem Published
6th Aug 2019 5:44am
6th Aug 2019 5:44am
Mankind's Descent
What can cause Heaven to weep?
Each raindrop forming from a tear,
angels turn their faces in shame,
at the presence of mankind's destruction
presenting all of this onto a naive world,
these moments seen through stained glass
each soul bows their eyes, humiliated,
freedom being burned in each moment
of desperation, now simply cold ashes.
while one stone does not make a wall
let us not continue our descent.
more and more moments becoming deceitful
as each truth becoming heavier to breathe,
and salvation becoming...
Each raindrop forming from a tear,
angels turn their faces in shame,
at the presence of mankind's destruction
presenting all of this onto a naive world,
these moments seen through stained glass
each soul bows their eyes, humiliated,
freedom being burned in each moment
of desperation, now simply cold ashes.
while one stone does not make a wall
let us not continue our descent.
more and more moments becoming deceitful
as each truth becoming heavier to breathe,
and salvation becoming...
#misunderstood
#tragedy
#suffering
#morality
#responsibility
93 reads
10 Comments
BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
5th Aug 2019 2:16am
5th Aug 2019 2:16am
"What On Earth Is This !?!" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 14/9/2005
What On Earth is THIS ... ???
SHOOTINGS Now ...
In ... " Harvey Nic's " ... !?!
Students POLICING ... Campuses ... ???
DOCTORS ...
Who Are Now ... HEALTH RISKS ... !!!!!!!!!!!
This Country Should ...
Perhaps ... ENLIST ...
Those Who Won ...
Those ... " OLD Ashes " ... !!!
That's A JOKE ...
But Things Are ... BROKE ... !!!
Things Now CLEARLY ...
NEED A ... " Fix " ... !!!
Where Is ... " Jim " ...
Could He ... Do It ... ?!?!?
STOP This FLOOD ... ...
SHOOTINGS Now ...
In ... " Harvey Nic's " ... !?!
Students POLICING ... Campuses ... ???
DOCTORS ...
Who Are Now ... HEALTH RISKS ... !!!!!!!!!!!
This Country Should ...
Perhaps ... ENLIST ...
Those Who Won ...
Those ... " OLD Ashes " ... !!!
That's A JOKE ...
But Things Are ... BROKE ... !!!
Things Now CLEARLY ...
NEED A ... " Fix " ... !!!
Where Is ... " Jim " ...
Could He ... Do It ... ?!?!?
STOP This FLOOD ... ...
#dark
#relationships
#breakup
#conflict
#tragedy
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