Human TreasureI will forever treasure the two of them.
One was a homeless man I met when
I was in the process of moving.
He said his name was Sky. My
Heart feels warmth each time
I think of him. You might say that
Meeting Sky was a 'going away
Present from God.
The other treasure, I never met.
She passed by and obtained a...
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Categories:
people,
Form: Narrative
Show, Don't Tell
In my experience
between the two
I'm not naming names
but what people say
and what they do
are not always
one and the same
as they don't follow through
life gets in the way
I understand
but that's no reason
not to let me know
there's been a change of plan
when told I'll call
give you a ring is when
I know I'll never
hear from them ever again
all...
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Categories:
how i feel, people,
Form: Rhyme
The choices we never got to makeA life of false happiness
Or death by defiance
They claim we have a choice
But what kind of choice is a life of imprisonment or a death penalty
An eternal life of isolation
Or an eternity of nothingness
With choices like that who needs control
Or to be caged by manipulation
For us the ideal choice
Would be death
To...
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Categories:
people, discrimination, freedom, history, peace,
Form: Free verse
White privilegeWhite privilege
The ability to exist Without fear
The ability to walk down the streets
And not jump at every siren
To not calculate every move
And overthink every word
Because in out world
Our existence gets us killed
And in your world a red carpet is rolled at your feet
Your privilege ignites your ignorance
And in a world where all...
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Categories:
people, discrimination, history, political, power,
Form: Free verse
Death by jealousyThey say beauty is in the eye of the beholder
That our differences make it subjective
But when it comes to black beauty
We are the blueprint
And objectively you can't argue with architecture
Especially when we've seen the beauty of its structure
You can't say you hate our skin
Then paint your skin our colour
Whilst simultaneously discriminate...
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Categories:
people, beauty, discrimination, jealousy, joy,
Form: Free verse
Perfect StrangersStrangers stun me, filling my heart.
In awe of my dancing, my art.
Their praise brings me that joy and glee.
Filling my heart, strangers stun me.
They amaze me to feel carefree.
That joy and glee, their praise brings me.
Their attention, they let me see.
To feel carefree, they amaze me.
They engage without pretension.
They let me see their attention.
True connection,...
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Categories:
people,
Form: Quatrain
Is America Great YetEverything this person say, think and do revolves around money. There was a saying that “Money is the root of all evil.” I beg to differ. Money is not the root, the love of money is.
The need and greed to be that obsessed displays someone who is possessed.
The need to control it all, to want...
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Categories:
america, bullying, money, people,
Form: Narrative
Love Is All That Is RealDestiny quivers,
like the lips of young lovers awaiting their first kiss.
As I quivered before our first … although just your hand.
It was filled with the passion of our unknowing souls.
Likewise, destiny,
Awaiting patiently,
The unfolding of each moment
As if it were the first moment of existence.
Though predestined,
From that first moment of creation,
The smallest...
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Categories:
people, creation, destiny, god, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
The Red Geranium
When the pungent dust
and smoke settles
on empty streets
and on the rubble strewn,
bombed out blocks -
when all colour
has been bled out
of the land
leaving a shroud
of deathly grey,
what can we do
but weep
and let our tears
trickle down onto
that red geranium
clinging to life
in a battered pot
balanced
on the last windowsill
left standing
in our homeland.
...
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Categories:
children, hope, loss, people,
Form: Free verse
Ways of Providence
Oh, come, gather up close to hear my story.
Of how ancient navigators crossed the sea to glory.
Going between Pacific islands with fantastic skill,
Using Providence to guide with nature's goodwill.
“It’s chance—they will never find their way."
“No compass drawn, no map to mark the day.”
“They drifted and then caught some lucky breeze."
"They stumbled blindly, blown...
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Categories:
inspiration, ocean, people,
Form: Rhyme
The currency of powerPower equals currency
In a world that actively yearns for it
The more you have the more you are worshiped
And with worship becomes freedom
Where inequality is something they abuse
And power is the excuse they use as a campaign
To bully the people that they blame
To start an agenda of hate for the only personal gain
The same...
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Categories:
people, discrimination, political, power, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
You can't run from accountabilityWe know your game
And we are not going to become slaves to it
We've seen you spin your lies like a spiders Web
Your crimes of deceit will come back to smite you
The heavens will rain down on you
There is no escape from eternity
Hear these words said
Let them infest your head
Your silence will betray you...
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Categories:
people, color, discrimination, prejudice, psychological,
Form: Free verse
The spiritual horror of psychological tortureWhen the mind slowly decays
It doesn’t just affect the mind
It affects the body, the spirit, the soul
The spiritual horror of psychological torture
Is how you treated black people
The way you penetrated our minds with accusations of inferiority
Treating us less than animals
Less than the dirt on your shoes
Generation after generation
You have tortured my people
Psychological...
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Categories:
people, discrimination, horror, prejudice, psychological,
Form: Free verse
A Man's Best Friendthe dog brings his leash
it’s time for our daily walk
I smile, his tail wags
...
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Categories:
people, animal, best friend, dog,
Form: Senryu
I dont blame herI dont blame her for how she chose to survive
It was never really her choice
It was a forced setup
A gun forced into our hand
To absolve them of guilt
But they guide our hands
On to the trigger
And coax us into pulling it
But was it really suicide
When the world forced...
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Categories:
people, discrimination, hate, prejudice, race,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of People Poems
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