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Ghetto Poems - Examples of all types of poems about ghetto to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read
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America Never Learns
...The powerful have bombs the students have voices enough is enough they say University campuses unite A map in the year of 1947 tells a story no one in the west really wants to hear thieves o......
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Arthur Vaso
Categories:
ghetto,
child abuse, evil, war,
Form:
Free verse
A Rispetto of the Ghetto
...Have you read Pavel Friedmann's "The Butterfly"? I discovered it in a Children's poem book he only rhymes with the words "high" and "goodbye" its imagery gives the ghetto a close look Only dand......
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Michelle Smith
Categories:
ghetto,
butterfly, cry, flower, holocaust,
Form:
Rispetto
Rays Of Light
...Rays Of Light Information contextual never absolute Naked in isolation relative and moot Inspiration celestial gifted from the throne Sending rays to light the dark — truth to stand alone......
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Kurt Philip Behm
Categories:
ghetto,
science, words,
Form:
Free verse
UNDERBELLIES
...UNDERBELLIES What underbelly is this containing quiet grasping greed for my magical sword gifted to me by St Michael ? What underbelly is this that deciphers my Heart thro......
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Ghairo Daniels
Categories:
ghetto,
12th grade, courage, deep,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
LIBERTY CITY
...Standing one in Liberty City They do not entertainment at the local bondage Structured homes ques blue and purple lilies Trees encapsulated in polluted environmental caskets ~ Solar......
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James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
ghetto,
addiction, allusion, analogy, city,
Form:
Rhyme
Rapid Urban Belt - Anacreontic Couplets
...Gilt-edged first light visions greet zestful horde in trendy street Luscious coffee bouncing bean set alight a dormant scene Pumpkin seeds dot fresh brown toast eager staff cool vibrant host ......
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Howard Kerr
Categories:
ghetto,
art, celebration, character, city,
Form:
Couplet
Wonder If Heaven's Got A Ghetto
...WONDER IF HEAVEN'S GOT A GHETTO Wonder if Heaven's got a ghetto, Where sinners & saints mellow, And unite with shinning hallow. The street glows golden yellow As we pray more grease to our el......
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Victor Immanuel
Categories:
ghetto,
1st grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Closed-In
...This day in the deep country, the sky it is high, blue, and vertical, with no hand holds, nor anything for the eye to cling to. In the city we don't get 'big sky, we get pencil thin ray......
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Eric Ashford
Categories:
ghetto,
poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Who The Police Protect, Part II
......It went up on the internet, people argued in vain, some said, “Monster,” some said, “It’s good that ‘the rich’ know their pain!” Tyler ignored all the hoopla, knew nothing would be done, all......
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David Welch
Categories:
ghetto,
conflict, corruption, dark, evil,
Form:
Narrative
We are not going to hell
...We are not going to hell Tell the preacher man To be upright with his words Cos we are not the reason Why tomorrow looks red We did not create the monster on the hills Either did we set the......
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Richard Nnoli
Categories:
ghetto,
africa, confidence, courage, freedom,
Form:
Epic
Holiday Christmas
...Ghetto blindness this rhyme Call the mountains to time Melody beats and blows The keep kissing your knees......
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Leroy Baker
Categories:
ghetto,
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form:
Blank verse
Born There
...I was born there, there between the grey days and ghostly nights. I came out of the warm cave fully encased with my mother's sadness. The ghetto walls moved in or out inch by crawling inch, th......
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Eric Ashford
Categories:
ghetto,
poetry,
Form:
Free verse
I Know
...I know, I have always known Exactly where I stand. My will is His will, I rest in his hand. And if the day of terror reaches my abode, That portion of the ghetto I've come to call home, And i......
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Catie Lindsey
Categories:
ghetto,
war,
Form:
Free verse
King Maker
...King maker Tell them who you are If they need to know Cos only God is a King maker King maker The world will not make you a king Untill you start to step up your star It doesn't m......
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Richard Nnoli
Categories:
ghetto,
africa, confidence, courage, freedom,
Form:
Epic
Ghetto Boy
...Ghetto boy Ghetto boy born Ghetto boy live From grass to grace Ghetto boy grow Ghetto boy survived The ghetto never die Ghetto boy Born in the ghetto Grew in the streets Initiated b......
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Richard Nnoli
Categories:
ghetto,
africa, confidence, courage, freedom,
Form:
Epic
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