Best Condescension Poems

Do words hurt?
To be belittled,
talked down to,
dehumanized,
rejected of your very life.

To be objectified,
demeaned,
robbed of your mind
and spirit,
robbed of your individuality;
your very heart itself.

Do words hurt?
Or are they illusions?

Is equality a dream?
Do you notice it at all?
Walking day to day,
from place to place,
seeing the masses.

Do you...

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Don’t hate the buffoon for his ignorant views;
You’d pity instead if you walked in his shoes,
   For what you would find is
   The truth that a mind is
A terrible thing to not know how to use....

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"His Son",
"whom he hath appointed heir of all things,"
"by whom also he made the worlds;" 
“The brightness of his glory”
“The express image of his person”
“Upholding all things by the word of his power,”
“By himself purged our sins”
“Sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on...

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La Charte des Droits de l’Homme pour les Aborigènes - Translation of Oodgeroo Noonuccal's Aboriginal Charter of Rights by T. Wignesan


Nous avons besoin de l’espoir, pas de racisme,
La fraternité, pas d’ostracisme
Du progrès pour les Noirs, pas l’essor des Blancs :
Faites-nous des égaux, pas ceux dépendent...

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Some lie to the undecided
Disguise what they believe
Utopia is ahead, so it's easy to deceive

Some lie to themselves
To avoid facing glaring flaws
And the contradictions of their cause

Some lie to the faithful,  
To make them hate more,  
They stir up the fire, then walk...

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I forgive
I forgive your arrogance
Matched by your ignorance
Interrogated by malevolence
I took you condescension
Your hidden intentions
Your lying invention
Politeness deterred prevention
I’m glad there was no extension


David Cox 31/03/24
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