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When The Streets Birth
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Poetic Flame
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abortion, absence, political, prejudice,
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Man or Monster
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Nick Ruff
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prejudice, animal, discrimination, humanity, perspective,
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Mr President
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C.J. Writes
| Verse |
perspective, political, prejudice, presidents
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Equality
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C.J. Writes
| Verse |
prejudice, black love, community, conflict,
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Pride ISM's and Prejudice Prisons
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Nick Trim
| Free verse |
people, perspective, prejudice, wisdom,
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Why you shouldn't call me Cragger, nor Redneck
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Word Awl
| Free verse |
prejudice, discrimination, farm, funny, garden,
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Canadianie
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Inna Ayrapetova
| Lyric |
courage, health, inspiration, prejudice,
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International Stupidity
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Rico Leffanta
| Limerick |
prejudice, abuse, betrayal, crazy, international,
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Snapshot
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Rhona McFerran
| Free verse |
prejudice, discrimination, identity, image, judgement,
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Avoyelles Life
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Kristin Bordelon
| Sonnet |
prejudice, betrayal, corruption, death, discrimination,
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Not Like That
by David Welch
They didn’t even have railroads
back in the year eighteen hundred,
not every man would get to vote,
only those with property did!
And some of those folks did...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
prejudice, history, how i feel,
Rustle of lips
by Serge Lyrewing
Paper rustle of your lips
is not needed to her really,
You're a knight, but your heart weeps,
You were brave, why are you thrilling?
You would strip...
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Lyric |
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Categories:
prejudice, fantasy, hero, longing, love
THE VAGABOND
by Line Gauthier
the vagabond
nowhere to go
no human ties
posted on August 20, 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
community, lonely, poverty, prejudice,
He's traveled the world
by Gershon Wolf
Spain, France, Turkey or Athens, Greece
Where can he travel where they will not fleece
A Yankee who knows not one single tongue
Save the English...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
america, prejudice, travel,
B28-P13-WHO EVER BEEN IN LOVE
by Jerry Wells
POEM 13 WHO EVER BEEN IN LOVE
WHO EVER BEEN IN LOVE IT LIES NOT IN OUR POWER RO LOVE OR HATE.
WHO EVER BEEN...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
prejudice, anniversary, anti bullying, appreciation,
I Choose My Friends So Carefully - Collaboration with Caren Krutsinger
by Rhona McFerran
I Choose My Friends So Carefully
by Caren Krutsinger & Rhona McFerran
Get back in your house,
I will stay in mine.
We won’t act like neighbors,
Everything will be...
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Categories:
feelings, friendship, humorous, prejudice,
STOP DISCRIMINATION
by JAQUIN MOKAYA
POEM: ‘STOP DISCRIMINATION!’
By JAQUIN MOOGI MOKAYA
(July 7th 2018 8.57pm East African Time)
Group 1: Assertion ...
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Categories:
prejudice, anti bullying, child abuse,
Does Anyone Care
by Susan Gentry
To arrogantly use your words for knives
Foolishly repeating all that one hears
Spewing vitriol comments that hurt lives
Displaying high drama and made-up fears
Poems of inspirational prayers...
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Categories:
prejudice, america, character, heartbreak, poems,
Untouchable II
by Gregory R Barden
I sip Long Island Tea, watch your bare knees upon the tiles,
The suits and Blaneks...
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Categories:
analogy, poverty, prejudice, racism,
Untouchable
by Gregory R Barden
My breath catches
With but a moment of your gaze
...
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Categories:
prejudice, appreciation, beauty, humanity, love,
Caitiff
by Gary Bateman
Caitiff
A word to know well—
Someone who’s contemptible!
A coward for sure . . .
Infamous and obnoxious . . .
A miscreant immoral!
Gary Bateman, Copyright ©...
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Tanka |
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Categories:
prejudice, allegory, betrayal, dark, discrimination,
THE WEAK STILL CRIES
by MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA
In the capital streets, flocked local sheep
The sheep see right, in their whole might
Like frogs they march, toiling like rotting heap
When the weak no light,...
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Categories:
political, poverty, prejudice,
Intelligentsia
by Brian Densham
I think about intelligence
And wonder why we think our due
Is sanctioned by our own IQ
That...
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Categories:
discrimination, humanity, prejudice,
OPEN MY EYELIDS
by MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA
The silent I speak, whose eyes cannot see
So loud I shout, for my voice you hear
When sad I cry, for a tear can flow
From my...
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Categories:
hurt, innocence, prejudice,
MISTERY MISTRESSED
by MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA
Mister to mistress, down from helm
Read that face, the –ess before
Perhaps a freedom, attached for them
Elevated men form, -ess borrowed for
Names so matter, from less...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
abuse, community, conflict, prejudice,
CAPITALIST PIG
by arthur vaso
I AM A PIG
A HAPPY PIG
CAPITALIST PIG
WITH A PINK CAPE
I OWN THINGS
I BUY THINGS
PIG THINGS
AND WINGS
IT HAS BEEN SAID
I AM A SEXY PIG
SO VERY CLEAN
SEXY...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
prejudice, allusion, art, community, discrimination,
The Capitalist
by arthur vaso
The Capitalist
It was dark out
winds from the north
branches swaying over granite graves
The night seemed ominous
Poem will resume after this ad
Have been thinking about a funeral...
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Categories:
prejudice, america, discrimination, friendship, humorous,
Trumpland
by Rico Leffanta
I ride the mesas
Wherever I go
Are Hopi, Zuni,
And tall Navajo
So many people
On dry, barren land
All Trump says is,
"They sure have got sand!"...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
prejudice, betrayal, corruption, discrimination, environment,
roost
by sean ferris
Yo chickens coming home to roost bitches
While you went south stealing their riches
One hundred years you plundered
While putting South America asunder
Copper Silver and Gold
Polluting...
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Epitaph |
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Categories:
political, prejudice,
Faith or FATE
by Anil Deo
I will pray again today
Not in church, or park bench
Not in Tibet, nor indigenous forest
But in a nursing home, with the "affluent"
We need some thing...
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Categories:
prejudice, 11th grade, america, appreciation,