Hypocrisy Poems - Poems about Hypocrisy

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The voice within, a whisper bruised, Fights the noise the world has used To carve a man from primal bone To cage the beast, to leash the lone. The mind, a mat where wars unfold, Instincts wild, but nurtured cold. They tame him not with chains or rods, But with applause and wooden Gods. He wears the mask, rehearsed and tight, Performs by day,...

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Human being calls himself wisest man upon earth, But for solving his problem sits on uranium hearth. Human being calls himself faithful man upon earth, But dodges all natural friends to enjoy selfish mirth. Human being calls himself benevolent upon earth, Declares To fulfill his greed whole universe his wealth. Human being calls himself noble man...

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What makes it okay to bomb a nation? Kill so many who don’t have a station? Destroy a country, cities and families? Women, babies, children and men—all tragedies— Who never chose this war… suffer again and again. Across the globe, a catch twenty-two Do what I say, not as I do. What happened to the Fifth Commandment?, In a world where religion is...

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They 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 scream No justice, no peace We can't be silenced Even if we have to use violence You see the politicians using our graves To boost their campaigns 'Forgetting' to mention our names Then Simultaneously putting the blame On...

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Thunder only comes calling When the fervor has has hit it's zenith roar And one forgets to remember He omits testament is not testator Nor he grantor of municipal adage Until it seems, always, mid-December Once the cold has set in and the timbers Are far too wet to stoke and more His children have all but left therefore Nothing left Appalling, yes, and...

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I fear many things. I fear I stay complacent in my own misery. Time is of the essence, yet action for change is unattainable And I speak of change possible for myself, which is perhaps the most upsetting point to note, for my limits are set on a glass roof I fear I will shatter with my feet on the...

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Freedom 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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When 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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Four years before George Floyd met death Tony Timpa drew his last breath A cop pressed a knee into his back too Tony cried warnings, the warnings were true. Tony was white, George was black A knee in Tony's back wasn't a racist attack In neither case, was killing sought It was a bad police tactic, that cops were taught. If we talk...

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"Running away from pitch of battlefield ...

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Before the guns and bombs were made the clubs and fists were swung names for numbers now we trade the senseless turned all numb crumbled blocks broken down create, destroy, rebuild a three ringed circus paints a town the crop gives up its yield when fields demark a hospital operations carry hope what's kept for some is lost for all descent, a slippery slope the yoke...

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Chocolates, hearts and flowers are ubiquitous in the markets or stores It is like a frenzy storm, like heavy raindrops rushing through the gutters I am told at the big mall, it’s like Christmas Eve, where procrastinators Are buying boxes of chocolate, flowers, candies of all kinds and colors Candles, jewelries, intimate pajamas, and sexy accessories for loved ones Wow!...

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In Biden's corridors of power, silence veils the past A dance with shadows, as grievances amassed While some are judged by words that sting Joe finds comfort in a bigoted ring © daniel miltz...

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Wisdom came from the East, not the west. Who will give the West a cup of wisdom, maybe the East? The West had a great opportunity to change the world and make it a better place, but pride and pomposity got in the way. Western hypocrisy is a source of social disharmony in the world. They...

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