Grief Black-African American Poems
These Grief Black-African American poems are examples of Black-African American poems about Grief. These are the best examples of Black-African American Grief poems written by international poets.
I once contemplated Suicide
I once contemplated suicide,
But only if I couldn’t have you by my side,
Reading my eulogy, shedding a few tears is nothing compared to
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black-african american, anger, anxiety, black african
How Resilience Are You
The question is; What does Resilience Means?
It is having the capacity to recover Quickly from difficult circumstances and situations. You are able to spring back
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black-african american, appreciation, black african american,
And There were Three
Three faceless Misses
amble amidst vagarious March rains
under parasols / veiled in the anonymity of death/burial
Three / shifting between tangible lives
breathless bellies barely acclimated to
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black-african american, art, black african american,
Robert Sherriff black boy
black boy
A black boy in Chicago, barely twelve years old, reached into his pocket, seeking money’s hold. But a white cop’s bullets found their deadly
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black-african american, age, america, black african
Grief Unmeasured
Grief Unmeasured
I measure every grief I meet—
knowingly, they’re all related to me.
Some smaller, some larger,
but all carry weight.
Yesterday, a friend’s text arrived:
“Her daughter was shot
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black-african american, addiction, betrayal, black african
Black Is Not Wack
In a world where the color black is often misunderstood,
Let's shed some light on what's truly good.
Black Friday sales, a shopper's delight,
Financial success on the
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black-african american, black african american, care,
Exchange
Ptsd it’s a trauma that leaves a stain on the soul ,pain drained the sane leaving you now insane! Suffocating from trauma I
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black-african american, abuse, angel, anxiety, beauty,
Rampant and Endemic Police Brutality
Rampant and endemic police brutality...
flourishes against United States citizens of color
going on three years
post George Floyd
short lived heightened awareness
when #blacklivesmatter
in
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black-african american, absence, abuse, africa, anger,
A Drive To Nowhere
Feel closed in and need a break
Take me far away to nowhere I care about
Just drive….
And let the wind blow through these kinky locks
Entangled with
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black-african american, black african american, feelings,
Tears For Papa
I relive the nightmare of seeing my papa hanged
At six, I didn’t know I could cry so hard and so much
They dragged him to a
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black-african american, america, black african american,
Africa Open Your Eyes
Untill when they will be harvesting in you What they never planted
And you keep living by Aid
Africans open your eyes and see
Africa until when your
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black-african american, africa, beautiful, betrayal, black
Weathering Winter's Weary Wonderings
Winter chilling tribulations cannot be denied;
Nor can determination and hope that abides.
Pandemic trials and tribulations have their time,
So do the loving spiritual supports that are
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black-african american, allegory, america, analogy, black
When Deferred Dreams Become Blurred Visions: Apropos of Hughes's Proverbial Question
What happens when rotten strange fruit…
Hanging from trees of auction block wood
Become stinking pieces of black flesh…
Dried blood putrefying in murderous streets…?
When crystallized tears of
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black-african american, 12th grade, allegory, analogy,
The Angry Black Woman
She stood with her back turned to me
Leaning slightly towards where the light tapered off into darkness
Her faced buried deep inside her cupped hands
Her
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black-african american, africa, anger, beauty, betrayal,
Teardrop
Teardrop
Crimson rivers flood our streets For every fallen fellow man
As hatred rears its head
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black-african american, anti bullying, black african