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.
THE MASK OF VIRTUESI give love —
to my enemies,
not for their salvation,
but to tame the chasms within me.
The angel of death sneers
when vanity bewitches me
and whispers that its...
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12th grade,
There was a protest in my bodyMy heart The voice
Each beat a chant
Refusing to be silenced
Each beat getting louder
An act of defiance
It would not be quiet
Our skeleton
The foundation
The vessel which...
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body, discrimination, metaphor, prejudice,
The ballad of the last black girl in schoolThe last one standing
Would usually be a victory
But in this black girls story
It was the opposite
For her this was a loss
Being the only black...
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bullying, discrimination, race, racism,
A black girls guide to not being believedWell first of you have to be black
So if your not sorry about that
I guess you're just gonna have to be believed
I know...
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color, discrimination, race, racism,
He wore a hoodie, she had an attitudeHe wore a hoodie, she had an attitude
He wore a hoodie
So you immediately assumed he had a weapon
He wore a hoodie
So you immediately assumed...
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color, discrimination, prejudice, race,
The myth of justiceI knew justice was a myth
The first time I heard about trayvon martin
Killed over skittles
His killer
George zimmerman
Acquitted
He became a celebrity
And trayvon
He...
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myth, power, prejudice, racism,
They gave us a gun and called it freedomThey gave us a gun and called it freedom
So when you tell me you care
I dont believe you
Your performative allyship
And yes talking to you white...
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anger, political, prejudice, race,
Where do all the apologies goWhere do all the apologies go
The ones unheard, unspoken of
Do they haunt the houses they can't move on from
Do they move through the walls
Waiting for...
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Categories:
betrayal, color, community, home,
YesWhen they say not everything is about race
I say yes it is
You may not have experienced it
But I did
Your privilege is showing
Your ego suffocating
Your...
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Categories:
america, discrimination, race, racism,
If they shoot, tell my storyIf they shoot, tell my story
A boy writes a letter to his mother
She will know nothing of it
Until
Something bad happens
But he knows something will
He knows...
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death, discrimination, grief, mother
We are doneWhy we stopped explaining racism to you
Because even if it Slapped you in the face
You'd still claim it doesn't exist
So why would we spend our...
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color, discrimination, education, emotions,
The hypocrisy of democracyThey called it progress
But the last time I checked
Progress can't exist without justice
Especially when we still can't breathe even in the afterlife
But we will always...
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Categories:
america, black african american,
Rest is revolutionaryRest was a luxury black people weren't granted
Something we wanted
But couldn't afford it
Our survival was more important
Constantly looking over our shoulder
Wondering whilst we're walking
If this...
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Categories:
color, history, poems, prejudice,
If our hair was on trialIf our hair was on trial
And it was called to testify
And tell the truth
Of what the world put it through
It tells the stories
Of all the...
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color, hair, history, judgement,
Elemental rebellionOne of our only protectors
The sun burns their skins
With the reminder of their sins
The sun kisses our skin
Gifting it with affection
The wind echoes with...
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Categories:
earth, grave, history, race,