Short Poems About Tragedy
#tragedy
They're Not The Only Ones Still Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
Uncle
George had just
died and
left his house to Mark
and his family
on the condition
that they
stay there for
one year.
George had just
died and
left his house to Mark
and his family
on the condition
that they
stay there for
one year.
#family
#home
#fiction
#mystery
#tragedy
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red petal flowers
muddled,
red petal
flowers
bright
and dried,
using
the paint
from
her veins.
red petal
flowers
bright
and dried,
using
the paint
from
her veins.
#death
#tragedy
#suffering #rebellion
#suffering #rebellion
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GERIATRIC
Oh..
I
am
Sooo
Intimidated
Grandma..
I
am
Sooo
Intimidated
Grandma..
#tragedy
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Cataclysmic
When time and certainty have no meaning,
the planet stops rotating,
a catastrophic event.
the planet stops rotating,
a catastrophic event.
#earth
#environment
#nature #tragedy
#nature #tragedy
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it's all relative
when all laws have been
abolished
one could be arrested and
punished for anything
there will no difference
between the innocent
and the guilty
and the gallows will
sing
abolished
one could be arrested and
punished for anything
there will no difference
between the innocent
and the guilty
and the gallows will
sing
#lies
#shadows
#tragedy #manipulation
#tragedy #manipulation
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She Had Other Ideas In Mind
After they drove to the spot
of their picnic, Harry
had planned on shoving
his
wife
Rose
off the cliff. But she
had other ideas
in mind for her own hubby.
of their picnic, Harry
had planned on shoving
his
wife
Rose
off the cliff. But she
had other ideas
in mind for her own hubby.
#dark
#murder
#death
#fiction
#tragedy
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I'll Always Remember You, Molly.
John watched the
video of Molly on
her motorcycle
which brought
back such fond
memories they
shared before
the accident.
video of Molly on
her motorcycle
which brought
back such fond
memories they
shared before
the accident.
#fiction
#FreeVerse
#lover
#tragedy
#emotional
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One More Operation Desert Storm Casualty
Lisa began to
cry after she received news
that Jeff was killed in Iraq.
cry after she received news
that Jeff was killed in Iraq.
#dark
#war
#death
#fiction
#tragedy
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Honest, Guys! It Was An Accident!
After we found Dad
shot in a near vacant lot,
he reached up to touch my hand.
And after he died,
young Cody Maguire walked up
with his grandfather's shotgun.
shot in a near vacant lot,
he reached up to touch my hand.
And after he died,
young Cody Maguire walked up
with his grandfather's shotgun.
#father
#murder
#fiction
#dialogue
#tragedy
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Some Guy That She Had Only Met
One day, Sharon was
smiling and posing for some
guy that she had only met.
The next, her corpse was
found on the beach beaten and
sexually violated.
smiling and posing for some
guy that she had only met.
The next, her corpse was
found on the beach beaten and
sexually violated.
#murder
#beach
#fiction
#tragedy
#sensual
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Like The Shower Scene From "Psycho"
While she was washing
the dirt off, Pamela heard
a crash and opened the door.
But before she reached
for that gun, someone grabbed her
arm and stabbed Pam seven times.
the dirt off, Pamela heard
a crash and opened the door.
But before she reached
for that gun, someone grabbed her
arm and stabbed Pam seven times.
#murder
#home
#fiction
#tragedy
#DomesticViolence
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Thought That Nothing Would Strike Her Down
Maya became
a success
with modeling
and thought that nothing would
strike her down. But she was
wrong because something had
done so. An overdose of cocaine.
a success
with modeling
and thought that nothing would
strike her down. But she was
wrong because something had
done so. An overdose of cocaine.
#corruption
#death
#drugs
#fiction
#tragedy
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