Racism Free Verse Poems
These Racism Free Verse poems are examples of Free Verse poems about Racism. These are the best examples of Free Verse Racism poems written by international poets.
To the mother they stoleTo my mama they stole,
I dont blame you for what was done
You sacrificed your life for my childhood
You fought for my right of innocence
You...
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child, mom, prejudice, prison,
When they failed black kids without homesHer hair stood out
Reaching for the skies
Wishing on every star at night
Someone would hear her cries
Her need to have a life she doesn't just have...
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child abuse, discrimination, prejudice,
Fighting alongside the enemyDisposable.
Just like the bodies scattered
As unimportant as the soldiers blood splattered
A black man stands watching violence unfold
Not to the enemy
But those who fought...
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discrimination, prejudice, race, racism,
The chains are still there you've just got to look closerStalked all their life
Stained by a crime not committed
A permanent mark on black skin
A reminder how we will never fit in
Labelled as criminals
Despite...
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discrimination, freedom, power, prejudice,
The fear of nothing changingThe rush of emotion stilled
The air once consumed by an undiluted energy
Now eerily quiet
Something lingers in the air
Justice?
No something louder but hidden
A...
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change, discrimination, prejudice, race,
The truth hurts, doesn't it?You moan about how we say life isn't fair
But it shouldn't have to be fair for equality to exist
Life being fair isn't being born into...
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discrimination, jobs, prejudice, race,
The elegance of privilegePrivilege is elegant
Graceful, as it glides like a breeze
Unnoticed by those who catches its attention
Noticed by those who live in the shadow
Although...
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discrimination, power, prejudice, race,
The wound that never heals but continues to growSkin broken cannot be repaired
Healing is possible but trauma stays their
Invisible to those with a privileged eye
Visible to those who still ache and cry
Skin...
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discrimination, prejudice, race, racism,
The policing of voiceIt's not about tone
Its about policing of voice
It's not about the sound we make
It's the words echoing through them
They don't fear us being seen
They fear...
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history, prejudice, race, racism,
Modern day slaveryThe world drowns us in problems
Then expects us to breathe solutions
In a society that demands whispers of lullabies rocking them to sleep
Whilst...
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discrimination, prejudice, race, racism,
Why us?Why as black women do we just have to accept everything
Can't complain just accept the bare minimum
Treated like mothers who didn't get a...
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Categories:
discrimination, hate, jealousy, power,
In a worldIn a world full of snakes
How do you tell which is poisonous
Each identical
Yet some harmful
In a world full of political parties
How do...
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discrimination, political, power, prejudice,
Drowning in a sea of their hateExpectations
No rest
No time to breathe
A weight on your chest
Nothing less than excellence
Even that's not enough
A world that tells black people
That even if you...
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discrimination, hate, ocean, prejudice,
The lie you promisedThe promise of a new world
Lies they tell to keep us in line
Easy to control when you abuse people's hope
Easy to smile when you...
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change, discrimination, prejudice, race,
The rage of a tired black womanRage.
Fury.
A constant burning anger.
A rage stemmed from generations of those who have come before me
An inheritance we have the right to own
Something passed through...
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Categories:
anger, discrimination, mental health,