Sea Black African American Poems
These Sea Black African American poems are examples of Black African American poems about Sea. These are the best examples of Black African American Sea poems written by international poets.
Black and BlueYou never ask my race my face
Tells a solid story or two
Of a possible relationship to ancestors
An old African truth
You mistake my hair for...
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black african american, africa, america, anti bullying,
Help Me Reviving The DreamsThe Dreams…
That human beings pursue Freedom and Happiness
That men share all of Mother Nature’s resources
That all religions and faiths practice Compassion
That land and sea...
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black african american, dream,
The SystemIn shadows cast by Western might,
The System whispers, a colonial blight.
1. Shatter morals, a cultural fray,
where heritage falters, lost in dismay.
...
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black african american, africa, analogy, black african
The answerMy eyes grow heavy with the salty water that flows
But for whom do I cry?
As the water flows from my eyes
Along the landscape of...
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black african american, africa, angst, black african
SeedsSEEDS
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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black african american, absence, america, bereavement, black
I Ask Myself a Rhetorical Question RegardingI ask myself a rhetorical question regarding...
the durability, longevity, and tenacity of *****sapiens,
after screaming headlines report one after another atrocity.
How did the human species...
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black african american, africa, america, anger, april,
Greek Philosopher AnaximanderGreek Philosopher Anaximander proposed that
all life began in the sea.Allah"made from water
every living thing"And We created from water
every living thing.Darwin did not know genetics.
He...
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black african american, africa, age, allah, bible,
Backbones RisingI saw them,
there were so many
young and old
sick and broken
a sea of black bodies
hunched over
and shuffling through
a thick dense fog
of worry and bewilderment
their heads bobbed...
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america, black african american,
Nationa social commentary
Among the vast of sea and land
Where a nation is born
Where a nation arises from the ashes to stand
Upon other large shoulders.
And coming...
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america, black african american,
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
A Poetic Litany of Poems Celebrating Mlk DayThe Man…The Spirit
His name was Dr. Martin Luther King;
He was a peace-loving human being.
HIM
Preaching peace and love–
A mountain top of a man:-
Martin Luther King.
THE...
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black african american, high
Black HateWhy do the fair, seeing black humans try to flee?
Are black fruits, chocolates, gems, too, their enemy?
Don't they dive for treasures even in the black...
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black african american, hate,
Of Mountaintop Revelationsthe swinging swings
of the ups and downs
of the unbalanced scales
of justice now hang stilled
and suspended in bigoted air
anchored by the selfish weight
of the 5th amendment...
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black african american, allegory, america, analogy, black
Eyes Brown, Dark Like MeEyes brown, dark like
me
Eyes that see colors,
colors so brilliantly
These brown eyes, dark
like me
Have seen lots of stuff,
throughout history
Eyes brown, dark like
me
Eyes that have seen...
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beautiful, black african american,
Indesccribable SeaIn this indescribable sea discrepancy is the principle of inhalation and exhalation.
Fishes are judged by the color of their scales and fins...
where tilapia and...
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black african american, africa, betrayal, black african