Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Quotes
Short Stories
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Resources
Syllable Counter
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 3.139.55.76
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
I’m famous but they’ll never know me I will never publish my poetry and risk public violence against my honesty Though fame was always my destiny Freedom fighters died so my voice could be as loud as the colour of my oppressor’s skin Yet still my sound cannot be heard over the valleys and mountains that still separate us From our orthopaedic mattress to their plastic covered sponges that prevents their tears from seeping in as they cry each night for emancipation. Mothers of children who walk distances we drive for an education that is a right to each Yet they still have to struggle for. Suffer for. Barefoot on dry soil with cracks wide open yet still expected to feed the same stomachs that fail it. Scorching heat on their back as we rub sun screen and block the burning fires of truth that we are no better, Bank accounts that make us smile during the day and at night we toss and turn and never find sleep troubled souls of imprisonment. Peace be upon your heart dear brother detached from the same cord of the same brother today is your enemy The cord of creation from Adam and Eve until Madam met Steve No, that wasn't just to rhyme Steve was the garden boy that’s when skin colour mattered. What religion speaks of wealth and colour? and hails it more precious than the poverty they suffer. When the pallbearers whisk you around like a light feather carrying you back to where it all began, nothing but dust and ashes no lights or camera flashes Or your pompous tongue lashes did I mention the fake eyelashes. When we race for the finish line what awaits us in the end? Education is freedom Ignorance is illiterate but who weighs our intelligence? Against who or what? The rich versus the poor How did you get rich? The rich versus the poor How did you stay poor? The rich versus the poor What defines such?
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required