Black Family Poems
These Black Family poems are examples of Family poems about Black. These are the best examples of Family Black poems written by international poets.
Blood and waterI used to think blood meant forever,
That family would never hurt you.
“Blood’s thicker than water,” right?
But I take the water—
Wash away the blood,
Remove the red-soaked...
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anger, conflict, emotions, family,
A Family - The StonesSponsor Oliver Mckeithan Contest Name Stones Poems. 6/7/25
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WILD HORSES would not tear me away from you sweet one.
ANGIE our family is complete now we have...
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family,
In The Mouth of Desire
The summer heat was turned up to blasting with a huge yellow sun looking down. Our sweat had sweat. If only there was a breeze...
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Categories:
family, celebration, fun, july, summer,
A Season of Smiles - Updated x2In January, the kaboom of fireworks
Redefining glitter above us: What if
The sky was pink, should purple rain besmirch us
Yet, don a cheer for New Year.
In...
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appreciation, celebration, family, life,
Crows and me
Sitting in the balcony, I sit blank and stare
Two crows in the tree, some flying in the air
They hop and play without care or worry
I...
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family, 10th grade, angst, betrayal,
When We Say GoodbyeWhen we say goodbye,
Time will not stand still.
Life moves on as it always has,
Forsaking my own will.
Don’t try to feel sad—
I’ll know it’s all a...
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Categories:
family, absence, death, eulogy, farewell,
PETER GARGANO HATE CRIMES AGAINST MY DISABLED FAMILYTHE BREAK INS BEGAN IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SAN CARLOS BEACH PETER WAS THE TREASURY HE BECAME BITTER ANGRY WHEN HE SAW MY GRANDFATHER...
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family, allah,
Memory Revisitingblack cherry dusk skies
and moon rose, it was silver
butterfly quivers
the gemmed stars were out
and Mom tending blooms, singing
clematis clinging
jade dragonfly lake
comes again in memory
with anemones
Dad...
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beauty, family, flower, memory,
Superfly Cool In the Wonder Years of the GhettoverseI wonder if Pops will lie out in his trademark bell-bottoms—faded denim flares that split the air like his cool, bending time, making room for...
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family, black african american, childhood,
Reclaiming the absenceTo be a good father You already have to be a good man But apparently he couldn't be either guess it was just easier For...
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betrayal, children, family, mental
The voices we should hearI opened my mouth to let them speak
They told us their story of black fatigue
I let their words seep through me
Pen to paper their stories...
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family, appreciation, color, race,
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...
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color, discrimination, family, history,
Coat of Arms: For the Quiet and the FierceA silver shield—
not polished,
but burnished with time,
like moonlight caught in stone.
This is not a banner of conquest,
but of endurance.
At its center: a fox,
mid-step, not snarling—
alert,...
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family,
THE ROYAL FAMILY BOONEY BLACK APRIL 1979ABSOLUTLY NO FEAR OF YOUR THREATS FROM 1959 BASIC HEROIN ADDICT ADDICTED TO FENTANYL TODAY THE ROYAL FAMILY SPEAKS PERHAPS THROUGH SAINT ROYAL PLACE WHEN...
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family, allah,
BEING DISABLED AND CARING FOR A DISABLED FAMILY IN AMERICAANTHONY AND YOLANDA WE HAVE NORMAL DAYS GOOD DAYS AND TRYING ONES EACH REWARDING IN ITS ON WAY O DRIFT BACK ME WEARING WIRES PREGNANT...
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family, allah,