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American Poems - Poems about American

American Poems - Examples of all types of poems about american to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for american.
COLOR OF SKIN
WE ALL ARE HERE TO BE IN PEACE AND LIVE FREELY IN A WORLD THAT ONLY GOD HIMSELF CAN SAVE WHY DO WE JUDGE AND HATE IS IT THE COLOR OF SKIN THAT YOU SEE LOOKING ON THE...Read the rest...
Categories: black african american,
Form: Bio
Premium Member They Eat Good Hot Dogs
They consume the hot dogs Too Like you But they don’t eat the dogs Never, never They do not eat the cats They do not eat the pets Never, never. Immigrants eat the wild hogs That’s hot Griot They don’t eat the rabbits But they eat...Read the rest...
Categories: american, africa, betrayal, black african
Form: Rhyme



I Feared
I feared their rejection But I still had to stand, It hurt My squeezed heart in their hands I dreaded being different, Until I found my way, I found myself In my thoughts throughout the...Read the rest...
Categories: american, 12th grade, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Letter to Africa
Oh how I long to see ancestral home It’s majestic mountains and valley roams The vast seas and grassy lands From rivers deep to desert sands I am an unwilling transplant Brought as a seed within man woman Transported against their...Read the rest...
Categories: american, absence, africa, appreciation, art,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member SING WHITNEY
Winged words of milk chocolate melody Her gift of soul of ruby song rang Inside me like charismatic cherry cobbler-a blackberry bell That pure poetic power Never will another fuchsia flower Envelope our hearts with Whitney's divine uniqueness You are healed,...Read the rest...
Categories: american, appreciation, bereavement, black african
Form: Acrostic



Premium Member The Drumbeat Of My Heart
Do you hear the drumbeat of my heart? The thunder of a Star’s descendent? I’m bound to the sound there is no evil; Nature is both the left and right hand; Do you hear the pounding deep...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, native american, nature,
Form: Free verse
My old Church
I stood in the old church, At the back, near the entrance, I haven't set foot in that church over the years, It could be over thirty years to be exact And there I was two times in one...Read the rest...
Categories: american, allusion, angst, anxiety, black
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member Stargazing By Water Surface
Stars reflecting upon the clearest surface of water. I think that is how the Mayans taught each astrologer. Guess that's how everyone in the empire was: looking up, out there....Read the rest...
Categories: culture, history, native american,
Form: Sijo
Premium Member The American Middleclass
Ah, the American Middle Class – all belly, all ass. Even if it were the reverse it would look none the worse....Read the rest...
Categories: american, humor,
Form: Grook
Free words 10-01
The breath came in and then was gone Just as the beautious visions resonated with my dna then resolved Each inspiration paired with expiration wonderfully frames the joy of living the joy of loving the day will come to honor this beautiful life...Read the rest...
Categories: black african american, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member JUST BECAUSE
Just because television is a bore writing a poem is less a chore I can live in a scribble where words soar Minds that ripple the universe forevermore Because I am envious of your style Yours is limitless like silver...Read the rest...
Categories: american, america, appreciation, bird, black
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member American Favor- Just Because
American Favor/Just Because "Just because of American Favor some people think this way.'' Another day of American favor, our lives to contemplate. The body tones with rhythmic beats - 96 to 98. We seek to please the heart with...Read the rest...
Categories: american, america, appreciation, change, life,
Form: Couplet
Thank You God
In the midst of Slavery We survived In the midst of Segregration We survived In the midst of Genocide We will survive Thank You God...Read the rest...
Categories: american, africa, bible, black african
Form: Free verse
PURPOSE
What is the purpose of racism To keep you out of Heaven...Read the rest...
Categories: american, africa, america, bible, black
Form: Free verse
The Illusions of Love
"Illusions of Love" Judged at every stage, condemned from the start, Labelled and demonized—torn apart. Mistreated, ill-treated, seen as a threat, Running for safety but never safe yet. Love, an illusion, elusive at best, A dream we chase but never possess. Mother,...Read the rest...
Categories: american, abuse, betrayal, black african
Form: Spoken Word

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