Black Poems - Poems about Black

Why as black women do we just have to accept everything Can't complain just accept the bare minimum Treated like mothers who didn't get a choice Forced into a life of sacrifice Treated like animals but stripped of dignity Our lives were never ours just a product of control Used and abused like some rag doll Dressed to...

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Why as black women do we just have to accept everything Can't complain just accept the bare minimum Treated like mothers who didn't get a choice Forced into a life of sacrifice Treated like animals but stripped of dignity Our lives were never ours just a product of control Used and abused like some rag doll Dressed to...

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In a world full of snakes How do you tell which is poisonous Each identical Yet some harmful In a world full of political parties How do we know which one is all inclusive Different paths But the same ending? In a world full of smiles How do you differentiate between lie and truth When promises are empty And lies become...

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Expectations No rest No time to breathe A weight on your chest Nothing less than excellence Even that's not enough A world that tells black people That even if you follow the rules You are still not good enough Because as long as your black They will always have the last laugh In a world that preaches equality It sure is a hypocrite From...

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They lowered the flag And I showed my frustration They try to blow my candle out But I raise again holding my head high I let my balloons fly also Red, white, blue and black The balloons all flying irrespective of colour I raise again irrespective of my colour...

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They lowered the flag And I showed my frustration They try to blow my candle out But I raise again holding my head high I let my balloons fly also Red, white, blue and black The balloons all flying irrespective of colour I raise again irrespective of my colour...

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Fill the void that sits inside my soul, take away the cold, restore lost parts and rebuild my core and find a way for me to be whole once more. ...

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I look from my window— the city is silent and serene. I give another glance: the light of bulbs moves slowly through the twilight night. Suddenly, the uproar of parasite cars breaks the seamless silence, conspiring against the beauty born of that celestial scene. The wondering, waning moon— like a besought fortune— shy and quiet, approaches me. Enchanting, she whispers: Take my light and ignite the darkness within. ...

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The promise of a new world Lies they tell to keep us in line Easy to control when you abuse people's hope Easy to smile when you have no soul A change in name Is not a change in game Incarceration didn't just happen in a day It was just an evolution of slavery From the scorching hot days on the...

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Rage. Fury. A constant burning anger. A rage stemmed from generations of those who have come before me An inheritance we have the right to own Something passed through each black child born One that clings to our skin and bones A communal experience we share alone Every time a black child comes home from school Fallen tears from racial slurs Another wave of...

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Rip the sheets of comfort of their privileged bodies Let the cold hit their skin To feel the harsh reality of life Fed with safety and security No longer will they be coddled by warmth Whiteness will not save you Your evil will be put to shame Your secrets pushed into the spotlight Pandering will not be allowed We are tired of...

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Is there a possibility found ground up homes posted and supported keeping the world just the way it is peace or pains welcome on to the blizzard falls I wish the mother of the past still knew this man places the sword downward sleep and sneak around blames words shined lights and coming towards many how does this best meet up with...

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The essence in us is the same as the essence of the sun Cast to be found and displaced stake and brave to a common bound new to a four-point barrel of rolls because me this search point opening bumper speed as slow to show eternal for they came brain to some knowledge In inspired to college for they are acknowledged to brave...

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Depression and change moments of grace in cut downs some could sleep in air and darkness before the humbleness and conquests places and faces to duties thirst jumping and unlocked laughter's tried and trying raised about luck praise to dark arts and until sunshine members of questionable team's clubs forged in the deepest and quietest spins some mothers bet it all to compete fathers could choose...

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Peace brings equality It's why they crave the chaos It makes then feel less empty It makes them feel validated Silence asks too many questions The silence holds the truth The chaos hides lies It's why they start wars As it distracts from accountability A pretence they've kept up for centuries Knowing one wrong move will have their facade crumble The...

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