Metaphor Racism Poems
These Metaphor Racism poems are examples of Racism poems about Metaphor. These are the best examples of Racism Metaphor poems written by international poets.
Is it really hatred or something much deeper?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...
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racism, culture, discrimination, hate, metaphor,
What becomes of a world?The trees ache with a pain only those who have witnessed true horror
The swinging rope moping for it had been turned to a killer...
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racism, discrimination, family, funeral, metaphor,
Us be grateful for what?Let them eat cake
But with no hands
And a mouth sewn shut
Why us
Why must we suffer with crumbs
And be grateful
To be grateful when slavery...
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racism, discrimination, freedom, metaphor, prejudice,
I am the mirrorI am the mirror of truth
I am the reflection of accountability
That will show the shards of what is, not what's not
I will reflect their own...
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racism, discrimination, evil, metaphor, mirror,
The many languages of black voicesWe dont have to use our voice to scream
Because a voice isn't just words
It's art, it's our presence, it's how we exist
It's being unapologetically black
Our...
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racism, discrimination, jealousy, metaphor, prejudice,
When the music diedWhen the music died
It turned into police sirens
When the music died
It was like playing musical statues
Without the music
And forever stuck in...
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racism, discrimination, metaphor, music, prejudice,
Failing justice 101You claim that we live in a just society
One where law comforts the innocent
And justice punishes the victim
But that's not true is it?...
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racism, discrimination, metaphor, mirror, political,
Our life a horror movie they played to us in real lifeOur life a horror movie they played to us in real life
In horror films black people die first
We always make smart decisions
And yet they...
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racism, death, discrimination, horror, prejudice,
The case of lynching vs suicideThe case of lynching vs suicide
A black man
Hangs
Lifeless
Silent
Eerie
The only sound
Is the wind thrashing around
As it surrounds
The black man
Screaming loud
Trying to...
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political, prejudice, race, racism,
Black without a maskBlack without a mask
What would it look like to be black without a mask?
Would it look like freedom?
Or would they laugh?
At our attempt to be...
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racism, emotions, freedom, metaphor, prejudice,
The cold handShe just wanted help drowning
Everytime she tried speaking
It felt like a cold hand gripping her throat
It felt like racism breathing silence in her mouth
To other...
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racism, death, discrimination, mental health,
There was a protest in my bodyMy heart The voice
Each beat a chant
Refusing to be silenced
Each beat getting louder
An act of defiance
It would not be quiet
Our skeleton
The foundation
The vessel which...
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racism, body, discrimination, metaphor, prejudice,
Where do all the apologies goWhere do all the apologies go
The ones unheard, unspoken of
Do they haunt the houses they can't move on from
Do they move through the walls
Waiting for...
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racism, betrayal, color, community, home,
The many funerals of a black girlHow many funerals of ones self can someone have before there is nothing left
Don't answer
It's rhetorical anyway
Funeral number 1
A piece of her hair
A symbol...
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racism, beauty, color, daughter, discrimination,
AN EBONY REVELATION
We are not your Hams,
We’re Lambs of the Lord:
Our Liberator!
Your race-based biblical thoughts,
Are as snowballs sent to hell:-
...
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racism, allegory, bible, black african