Modern day slavery
The world drowns us in problems
Then expects us to breathe solutions
In a society that demands whispers of lullabies rocking them to sleep
Whilst we deal with the havoc they wreak
Safe in the silence of their homes
Black women have to deal with the chaos outside alone
The white man's mess becomes the black persons job
Our
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Categories:
oppressors, discrimination, prejudice, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
In a world
In 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 we know which one is all inclusive
Different paths
But the same ending?
In a world full of smiles
How do you differentiate between lie and truth
When promises are empty
And lies become
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Categories:
oppressors, discrimination, political, power, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
Drowning in a sea of their hate
Expectations
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 follow the rules
You are still not good enough
Because as long as your black
They will always have the last laugh
In a world that preaches equality
It sure is a hypocrite
From
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Categories:
oppressors, discrimination, hate, ocean, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
A protest of reclamation
The ground shakes in anticipation
A wave of newfound hope sparks the attention
Of surrounding people
A march dedicated to the right of freedom
Each step marks the ground of remembrance
A permanent mark that refuses erasure
The sound of revolution echoes in every building
Voices that demand to be heard
Voices that demand reperation
Each chant an indictment
Each sign
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Categories:
oppressors, community, discrimination, joy, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
A call for the oppressors downfall
Comfort wrapped in a blanket of security
Never fearing the chance of brutality
Only a freedom granted to those with fair skin
Greeted by the warmth of idiocy
Building a racist system of legacy
With followers who exhibit stupidity
But useful in killing democracy
To continue their self fulfilling prophecy
Of forced superiority
A politicians smile brings a darkness
Poisonous
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Categories:
oppressors, body, discrimination, political, power,
Form: Free verse
The white man's culture
A threat of superiority
Leads to inferiority
Of a heart consumed
By a venomous poison
Of hate lead by jealousy
A darkness claim their soul
Convinced that an enemy
Was those loved by the sun
With skin oh so golden
Threatened by a culture
To which they steal like vultures
Begging to be chosen
Colonising a moment
Belonging to those with a darker skin colour
All
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Categories:
oppressors, culture, discrimination, political, power,
Form: Free verse
God of the oppressors
I dont believe in God
Why would I?
No literally
Why? Would? I?
I dont believe
In this so called all loving being
That doesn't treat everyone equally
Because when has he ever helped black people
We never received equal treatment
At any point in history
He is all powerful but couldn't stop slavery
Or wouldn't
We are
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Categories:
oppressors, abuse, anger, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
The Oppressors Tool
Oh, oppression, thou art a tyrant's tool
Thou art a blight upon the human soul
Thou makest us cower in fear and dread
Thou art the source of our tears shed
Thou art a force that brings us low
Thou robb'st us of our rights to grow
Thou makest us feel like we are nothing
Thou makest us feel like we are
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Categories:
oppressors, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Oppressors
As I inhale and thread between these paths of solitude,
Entities lay stranded ahead,
Begging to be noticed in a long standing feud,
To latch on and let its poison spread,
The First.
Appearing noble, exuding black smoke,
A boast of satisfaction deepened by desire,
Relentless to dominate as pleasures evoke,
Smouldering gratitude, engulfed in fire.
The Second.
Dragging a mountain of emptiness behind,
Fortified by
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Categories:
oppressors, life, sin,
Form: Rhyme