Best Disunited Poems
Citizens DisunitedAwhile back,
in the Dred Scott decision,
SCOTUS denied rights of citizenship
to people of color
"as a subordinate
and inferior class of beings,
who had been subjugated
by the dominant race..."
So, we need not dig too deeply
to rediscover where straight white male supremacists
and systemic racist allies
might find our strongest
most toxic...
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Categories:
disunited, health, integrity, leadership, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
God Help the Disunited StatesCall the Dalai Lama, Christ
Mohammed, and the Fates
Call the Druids, and the Rabbis
Call the angels, and their mates
Call the scientists and physicists
To measure and collate
Call psychologists who understand
And artists who create
Call the clowns who see things sideways
And the writers who narrate
Get them all around the...
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Categories:
disunited, america, confusion, fear, image,
Form:
Rhyme
Disunited We FreezeWhat is the purpose of your visit young man?
I heard that you have the best marmalade in the world
Well we do import oranges but you look a bit foreign to us
I am a seasoned voyager look at...
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Categories:
disunited, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse