Dark Black African American Poems
These Dark Black African American poems are examples of Black African American poems about Dark. These are the best examples of Black African American Dark poems written by international poets.
Lost and BlackA black girl lost in the world,
Feeling like she doesn't belong,
Her skin is a shade that stands out,
In a society that tells...
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black african american, adventure, africa, anxiety, beautiful,
Love Letter of SummerBy Cherbo Geeplay
Summer is yet to come and may
never come. She's stirring in an
August noon, sitting on the long
plateaus of these fields so far
...
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appreciation, black african american,
Beg for LoveBy Cherbo Geeplay
“Don’t die,” his mother cried
by his hospital bed, weeping.
“I will be fine,” he managed
to mutter...
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black african american, class,
From Palimpsest to Glory: The Music of Florence PriceIn Ouachita's murmurs, where pine needles sigh,
I trace the mountains' ancient, weathered crown.
Silvered river forgotten secrets float by,
And fills my heart, a sonorous chamber now.
A...
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black african american, courage,
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beautiful, black african american,
My Black Is HistoryBlack is the new poetry my dear
Authored by our ancestors so I could have a voice that is heard beyond the volume of fear
The ink...
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beautiful, black african american,
My jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history monthMy jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history month
Which acknowledgement ought to be year round,
similar to altruistic, humanistic, and philanthropic
unconditional acceptance and respect
crafted with...
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black african american, abuse, africa, age, america,
February Is Short, Cold, Snowy, Pure, Dark, And PristineI love the month of February,
The coldest month of the season,
For an array of emotional reasons.
And yet, it feels like she is the longest,
For the...
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beach, black african american,
The Breakfast Program and MeIt was 1968 we'd gathered again in the school auditorium my tiny hands sweating only five years old while my name was called in all...
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black african american, america, beautiful, black african
SHE DESERVESThe days are long and dangerous
For her she makes the best of it
Her past was just...
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black african american, age, anger, black african
RenaissanceCall me the Duke of Silence,
I resonate with the six elders at the Gala.
I would rather commend a madman for saving a cat,
Than applaud politicians...
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black african american, adventure, africa, age, art,
Being Black Is a RaceBeing Black is a race.
A race against time
A race from the police
A race from racism
A race from ourselves
A race from poverty, drugs and...
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beautiful, black african american,
Corner BoyWonderous creations
Flowing across nations
Filled with positive vibrations
That would lead down a path of negativity
Once Intune with one another
Unified by...
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black african american, age, anger, art, black
BpdBecause my brain fights me
People think I’m crazy.
Doomed either way....
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black african american, dark,
I Will Always Be a SeedMy calloused black skin got shoved in the soil by a white mans soiled thumb
Trying to make his mortgage off me
Buried
I found friends
Barely breathing
But...
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black african american, color,