When I look into my grandmother's eyesWhen I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see what she's had to sacrifice
When I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see a lifetime of pain she's carried
When I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see the hurt of not being accepted
When I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see Someone who once despised her beautiful...
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Categories:
color, discrimination, family, history,
Form: Free verse
A BOY AND A BIG DREAMHe crossed the seas with dreams in his hands
a boy from home trying to understand
how to grow, how to belong,
how to be right when everything feels wrong.
On the streets of Germany he welcomed every stare
Every words whispered is a scare
"Schau dir den ‚Neger‘ an,
wie arm und wild er sein kann."
In classrooms, he knew his stuff
books,...
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Categories:
discrimination, 12th grade, abuse, africa,
Form: Free verse
Breath Again ReviewBreathe Again
Did I have years of experience
Or was it years of daily repeats
I must have had, my confidence had suffered,
Those pop-up painful memories
In my love life and work experience I feud daily
Here I am today as I am aging,
I developed this thing called
“I just don’t give a ”
About after I am gone,
Just buried me...
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Categories:
discrimination, allegory, anger, angst, anxiety,
Form: Epic
Feather SwordsWhat are you afraid of
Look in their eyes
For now it's time
You've been soft for too long
Head on her knees
Arms wrapped around her legs
And just like a prisoner
For freedom she begs
For a moment they pray
The other she turns to prey
If she doesn't marry, she's faulty
For crimes she never did she's guilty
Each day every...
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Categories:
courage, discrimination, freedom, inspirational,
Form: I do not know?
Categories:
america, corruption, depression, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
We Are HereWe are here sorrowfully happy
We are here crying and smiling
We are Rich only on TV
We are Rich only on newspapers.
Where are they says the leaders
Give them the remnants to eat
They deserves a natural glass of wine
And something to take as protein.
We are here living happily happy
With our swollen faces smiling
Lest we appear wretched on TV
Wearing...
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Categories:
discrimination, abuse, anxiety, corruption, cry,
Form: Free verse
Yesterday void of compassionWhen yesterdays become devoid of compassion
Past once filled with kindness
Became stripped of those gentle hues.
You look back,see what was care
What felt like love now appears tainted by ego
The smile you cherished now feels hollow.
...
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Categories:
age, care, character, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Limited Freedom Of ExpressionFreedom is somewhat limited
In a so-called democratic society
At times, people cannot truly tell it like it is
People cannot vote freely
Without some restrictions or some stupidities
In order to weaken the disadvantaged
Even though the US first amendment guarantees
Freedom of speech, freedom of expression
To assemble peacefully, freedom of religion
Freedom is not what it is
It is not how it...
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Categories:
black african american, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Freedom To SpeakWhen you're afraid to speak, you sell your rights for nothing
You sell your conscience, your soul and country for nothing
When you're afraid to express yourself, you don't subsist
You're no longer alive, you're dead, and you no longer exist.
Writers, poets, professors, professionals, teachers and students
Be not afraid to say something, to tell the truth, to tell...
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Categories:
black african american, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Walking Through The Veil of Hate
I walk through life like a shadow unseen,
Because they treat me like I’ve never been.
No chains can bind me, no laws confine,
Yet they whisper doubts as if they’re mine.
Why do you fear the faith I hold?
Why does my truth leave hearts so cold?
Is...
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Categories:
discrimination, betrayal, character, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
discrimination, africa, bible, black african
Form: Free verse
Racial Preferential TreatmentGod laughs when fools behave like racists
All persecuted individuals are His children
God laughs when a few are obviously chosen
And receive preferential treatment under the basis
That the lighter complexion is superior and better.
God created one race. The same blood flows like a river
In all God’s children veins. This blood is red, not amber
God laughs when a...
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Categories:
abuse, america, bible, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING AND SHOULD NOT BEThings going the way they are going, is really not good;
For today, things are not going the way they really should:-
Politics is, and will always be, about power and political control;
And today’s politicians are musky mongers, both young and old:-
Time for us to be about going and getting things as they ought to be;
Particularly with...
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Categories:
america, analogy, conflict, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
The Color of Judgment
They say that God is clothed in white,
A throne of clouds, a robe of light.
The angels, too, in linen gleam,
Like snowflakes stepping through a dream.
The lamb is white, the dove is pale—
All heaven's cast in frost and veil.
And yet, beneath that sacred lore,
A darker thread runs through the floor.
They say the devil wears the night,
That...
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Categories:
discrimination, abuse, africa, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
My Children and Grandchildren Don't Foolishly Follow People, Because They Will PayWhen problems come, we want to blame God first!
But the truth of it all is your actions put you under a curse.
The Bible says when you obey God, all will go right.
And when you do not, you'll struggle most of your life!
Cursed are all creatures who choose to disobey.
Everything in the bible, written to show...
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Categories:
discrimination, 12th grade, abuse, bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Discrimination Poems
Definition | What is Discrimination in Poetry?
Poems Related to Discrimination
intolerance, inequity, favoritism, bigotry, prejudice, injustice, unfairness, hatred, wrong, partiality, bias, taste, subtlety, sense, differentiation, decision, acumen, keenness, clearness, perception, understanding, refinement, penetration, preference, separation, difference, judgment, perspicacity, discernment, sagacity, acuteness, shrewdness, distinction, astuteness, percipience, astucity,