Prejudice Poems | Examples of Prejudice Poetry

Skin broken cannot be repaired Healing is possible but trauma stays their Invisible to those with a privileged eye Visible to those who still ache and cry Skin will cover what the heart won't show A pain felt by those who know What it was like to be named ghetto Time can heal but what if it don't When the glue...

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It's not about tone Its about policing of voice It's not about the sound we make It's the words echoing through them They don't fear us being seen They fear us being heard That we will hypnotise the masses with our words They know their biggest threat is the power of our voice It's why they wield silence as a weapon It's why...

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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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Why as black women do we just have to accept everything Can't complain just accept the bare minimum Treated like mothers who didn't get a choice Forced into a life of sacrifice Treated like animals but stripped of dignity Our lives were never ours just a product of control Used and abused like some rag doll Dressed to...

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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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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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The water I see seems to be a mirage. Facts and fancies, like chameleons, camouflage. Abysses seem shallow when they are measured. Within wombs of tombs, riches are treasured. Sketches that look like walls, in truth, are poles. Hurdles hold their heads high to wreck the goals. Beasts that dine on guavas aren't crows but bats. I cut short my tours, confronting...

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The promise of a new world Lies they tell to keep us in line Easy to control when you abuse people's hope Easy to smile when you have no soul A change in name Is not a change in game Incarceration didn't just happen in a day It was just an evolution of slavery From the scorching hot days on the...

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Rage. Fury. A constant burning anger. A rage stemmed from generations of those who have come before me An inheritance we have the right to own Something passed through each black child born One that clings to our skin and bones A communal experience we share alone Every time a black child comes home from school Fallen tears from racial slurs Another wave of...

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Rip the sheets of comfort of their privileged bodies Let the cold hit their skin To feel the harsh reality of life Fed with safety and security No longer will they be coddled by warmth Whiteness will not save you Your evil will be put to shame Your secrets pushed into the spotlight Pandering will not be allowed We are tired of...

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Peace brings equality It's why they crave the chaos It makes then feel less empty It makes them feel validated Silence asks too many questions The silence holds the truth The chaos hides lies It's why they start wars As it distracts from accountability A pretence they've kept up for centuries Knowing one wrong move will have their facade crumble The...

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They told me I was pretty for a black girl But if that is the case You want me to interpret that as being special That out of every black girl Im the exception To your pre conceived perception To how you view a black woman The only way to take it Is as an insult Black women are beautiful But your attitude isn't And when...

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Stripped of dignity A refusal of warmth Forced palatability A black woman's life A spectacle to society Our pain Comedy Silence our only company In a world that chooses to ignore Our words speak with wisdom They choose to echo Educated and intellectual Our voices heed with warning Our weakness our instinct to nurture Despite their instinct to murder We want the world to progress Yet their...

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Perfection is a lie told by the white man They say 'the fairer, the better' But with ego comes the self proclaimed Perfection Where what they say goes Where objectivity is something they claimed to own However it just goes to show pride will be their downfall Distracted by vanity and ego And their self distorted reflection They painted in the...

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Bunkers Bonkers (we are our own archie enemy) The nastiest fiction has come to fruition The cautionary tales have tipped all the scales The global minority has declared their authority The white man is God and humanity is fraud For Arthur...

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