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Afro American Poems - Poems about Afro American

Premium Member Our Love Remains
...In our Hearts Burn…A Love of God and Country that...through it all...has not diminished! We Press on, Amen! There comes a time when…we… must pause to diligently survey our history! When......

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Categories: afro american, america, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member WE SHALL NOT BE STOPPED
...Echoing voices can be heard from Former President Obama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Medgar Wiley Evers and numerous other Afro American pioneers It’s time to preserver Mobilize in no fear ......

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Categories: afro american, abuse, anxiety, betrayal, character,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member PLAY BALL
...Baseball Legend, Joe Black Pitcher for the BROOKLYN DODGERS Played on the team with Jackie Robinson In fact, Mr. Black and Mr. Robinson were room mates Mr. Black was also a former Corporate VP at......

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Categories: afro american, appreciation, blessing, business, career,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Melatonin Man Woman-My SpokenWord
...I am of the brown persuasion I am golden Tan I am a man a woman I am King I am queen I am the color of the sun I am energy fortunate am I whom I am needed I am not of......

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Categories: afro american, allusion, america, analogy, black
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member YOu WHO DON'T KNOW MY NAME My SpokenWord
...What's in a name, what say you man of the high mountains Euro pleasing I am not who you say that I am Elohim my first Father my true love My bridegroom He created me But yet you have renamed......

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Categories: afro american, analogy, change, destiny, discrimination,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium Member Talking To Flowers
...Chocolate lotus lips A planted peach tongue And ebony seeding eyes I am the garden you greet With thick calloused thumbs And warm loving palms How can I be so selfish to deny you me to deny ......

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Categories: afro american, autumn, black african american,
Form: Free verse
The 666
...A tall Afro-American Customer probably around 40 years old with strong appearance Came to my shop for keys. When I was doing his bill, I laugh and said is funny You owe my $6.66. “666” W......

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Categories: afro american, evil, fear,
Form: I do not know?
An Unrevised Poem About the Hate
...Believe me - I am not the best Jew in the world I have read AJ Heschel though Who marched with MLK Nice to have peace between the black and Jewish communities One of my first girl friends was an......

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Categories: afro american, angst, fantasy, jewish,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member An Afro-American-Jamaican Haiku Tribute To Mothers
...(APROPOS OF THE MANY OF US: THE GREEN VILLAGE) PROLOGUE: Some don’t quite get it… Life will reveal it to you: Mothers are of God. A ......

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Categories: afro american, 12th grade, black african
Form: Haiku
Premium Member What Is My Name My Name Is Child of God
...Test many people are unaware this relishing the thought Many things have been purchased and bought what is a human a thing Unless my color is my being Been birth and born Shackled dragged a......

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Categories: afro american, america, analogy, anxiety, assonance,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member What Would You Do If
...What if you were born in the 1800's? What if your nose was triangular? What if your skin color were 3 shades of bronze, brown or black ......

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Categories: afro american, abuse, america, analogy, black
Form: Free verse
The First Time
...The first time was with a pretty Afro - American woman out of doors in a park We were both 16 and she seduced me (thank goodness) The others in the park called out "He's going to make you ......

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Categories: afro american, desire, sexy,
Form: Concrete
Idea Marbles
... I got a lot of thoughts rolling around in my head Idea marbles, colored black, blue, white and red That’s very Afro-American of me to be thinking this way This ol’ noggin’ got a pock......

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Categories: afro american, fun, how i feel,
Form: Bio
Premium Member A Little Phone Call Malcolm and Donald
...A Little Phone Call Malcolm and Donald by Bob Moore Hello Donald That Afro-American President, lived there just before you agreed to take these Middle Eastern fellers from Naru they are a ......

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Categories: afro american, patriotic, political, satire,
Form: Rhyme
Forgive Us, Dr King
...You died for our equal treatment, and we demand "affirmative action." You died for integration, and we justify segregation when we throw public brawls and destroy property. You died to stop the......

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Categories: afro american, africa, betrayal, black african
Form: Epic

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