Baby Black African American Poems

On My Journey To Find Me

Soulful eyes, Rich with stories untold
A heritage of strength and a heart of gold
Late 30’s
A prime of life’s unfold
A decade...

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Women who worked as 
Enslaved wet nurse
Treated like cattle often worse

Never allowed to eat well
Unfortunately her body breast swell
Raped in spirit, mind, and body
Suckling masters...

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SEEDS

Who did you leave under the sea?
Was it a black engineer building dreams?
And a brown baby with shackled hands little feet
An angel in disguise floating...

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I am a sports car
round and sheik
I flash my headlights for him to see
I'm a caramel classic on new black streets
67 model cushiony satin seats

I'm...

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Mamie Till Mobley demanded and open casket,
to let the world see,
the bloated, beaten body of her baby boy,
who was lynched in Mississippi.

His name was Emmett...

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Only name the day, and I shall be there 

This morning the notification woke me up 

With still sleep in my eyes I reached for...

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Sweet Little Angel 
Ain't That Loving You Baby 
Hoochie Coochie Man 
3 O'Clock In The Morning 
This is for Members Only...

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I am dreaming of a pitch-black Christmas night
Tonight, where the jolly stars can easily be seen
In the sky. From afar, the moon is clear and...

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Leave me alone
Leave me alone
I am waiting to go home
Everyone's true colors have been shown
Everyone's level, I've outgrown
Now you get paid to be a clone
White...

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Lyricvixen's Fried Wonton Recipe

childlike memories with
an adult like twist
(just: a tiny dollop + ketchup & mustard & pickles
    ?? a McDonald's Mickey...

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I can turn my rhythm into
stanzas
my lyrics will be In imagination,
I can turn my words to melody
my words will be in classical
opinions,
I can turn my...

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She came back like she said she would.
Great grandma was not a typical ghost
She was a kindred spirit guiding for good
Just when we needed her...

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I'm tired
Tired of my bruises 
Tired of these fake kisses
You give me every night
After dragging me to hell,
After ripping my heart into shreds
But not letting...

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A certain girl of my dreams
   one in a town
Gypsy in nature and high of morale,
     One of a...

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Stereotypes 
So now you join an equality club and think you’re an activist
You seriously wanna get hired but now a high school graduate
It’s really really...

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