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.
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, care,
ExchangePtsd 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 BrutalityRampant 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 NowhereFeel 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, feelings,
Tears For PapaI 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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america, black african american,
Africa Open Your EyesUntill 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 WonderingsWinter 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 QuestionWhat 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 WomanShe 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,
TeardropTeardrop
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
There For MeLooking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.
I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...
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black african american, 12th grade, character, hope,
I Can'T Breathe: a Tribute To George FloydPrivileged and lily white, my skin.
Complicit from silence, my shame.
All lives matter, but in this moment, in this uneasy time,
Black lives should matter, not...
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abuse, black african american,
I Can Breathe, If You Let MeI Can Breathe … IF You Let Me!
Woefully, from the days of our patriarch Kunta Kinte, to this century;
They have tried to strip us of...
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black african american, bereavement, betrayal, black african
Knees: a 7 Tier HaikuDeath torturing knee…
Law and order prevailing;
Oppression speaking…
One knee on my neck,
The other kicking my butt;
How long will this last?
We both have our knees…
You bend yours...
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black african american, 8th grade, america, black
The Deep Roots of RacismWhen God created this world, everything was nice and dandy and perfect,
But the disobedience of Adam and Eve introduced sin and sowed defect,
Soon thereafter sin...
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america, black african american,